22 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Tehran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 688K citations received by 38.6K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tehran 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. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#1 in Iran

#34 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

2. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Structural Engineering

#2 in Iran

#45 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#3 in Iran

#53 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

4. University of Tehran

For Structural Engineering

#4 in Iran

#59 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

5. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#6 in Iran

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1928

6. Tarbiat Modares University

For Structural Engineering

#7 in Iran

#111 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

7. Shahid Beheshti University

For Structural Engineering

#17 in Iran

#248 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

8. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Structural Engineering

#23 in Iran

#393 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

9. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Structural Engineering

#26 in Iran

#407 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

10. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Structural Engineering

#33 in Iran

#472 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

11. Kharazmi University

For Structural Engineering

#36 in Iran

#567 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

12. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Structural Engineering

#45 in Iran

#707 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

13. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Structural Engineering

#48 in Iran

#721 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 1982

14. Shahed University

For Structural Engineering

#56 in Iran

#808 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

15. Imam Hossein University

For Structural Engineering

#73 in Iran

#1114 in Asia

Founded: 1986

16. Petroleum University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#77 in Iran

#1238 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

17. Alzahra University

For Structural Engineering

#80 in Iran

#1298 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

18. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Structural Engineering

#88 in Iran

#1421 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

19. Islamic Azad University, Parand

For Structural Engineering

#91 in Iran

#1530 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2003

20. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Structural Engineering

#92 in Iran

#1533 in Asia

Founded: 1994

21. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Structural Engineering

#97 in Iran

#1726 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,637
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1984

22. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Structural Engineering

#101 in Iran

#1847 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

Universities for Structural Engineering near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
43	Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch	51	Karaj
136	University of Qom	54	Qom
142	Imam Khomeini International University	18	Qazvin
142	Islamic Azad University, Qazvin	57	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	35	Babol
149	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	16	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	39	Babolsar
183	Semnan University	12	Semnan
189	University of Kashan	15	Kashan
230	University of Guilan	10	Rasht