25 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 96.4K citations received by 12.8K academic papers made by 25 universities in Iraq was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Baghdad

For Structural Engineering

#195 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Structural Engineering

#219 in Asia

#726 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Structural Engineering

#358 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Structural Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Structural Engineering

#538 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. Al Nahrain University

For Structural Engineering

#548 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

7. University of Anbar

For Structural Engineering

#580 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. University of Basrah

For Structural Engineering

#592 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

9. University of Diyala

For Structural Engineering

#628 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

10. University of Kufa

For Structural Engineering

#648 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. University of Tikrit

For Structural Engineering

#745 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Structural Engineering

#761 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

13. University of Wasit

For Structural Engineering

#815 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Structural Engineering

#872 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Duhok

For Structural Engineering

#965 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Structural Engineering

#1056 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. University of Misan

For Structural Engineering

#1182 in Asia

#2680 in the World

Founded: 2007

18. University of Kirkuk

For Structural Engineering

#1259 in Asia

#2835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Al Muthanna University

For Structural Engineering

#1283 in Asia

#2874 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. Tishk International University

For Structural Engineering

#1363 in Asia

#3040 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. Koya University

For Structural Engineering

#1425 in Asia

#3173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

22. Soran University

For Structural Engineering

#1577 in Asia

#3488 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

23. Cihan University

For Structural Engineering

#1623 in Asia

#3601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

24. University of Zakho

For Structural Engineering

#1722 in Asia

#3802 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

25. Hawler Medical University

For Structural Engineering

#1804 in Asia

#3968 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Structural Engineering in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Hillah, Mosul, and Ramadi.

Engineering subfields in Iraq

Acoustical Engineering25

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics8

Architectural Engineering8

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering6

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology19

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering20

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction9

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering27

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research9

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering12

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Telecommunications23

Transportation Engineering6