20 Best universities for Engineering in Tehran

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.32M citations received by 82.9K academic papers made by 20 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. University of Tehran

For Engineering

#2 in Iran

#71 in Asia

Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

2. Sharif University of Technology

For Engineering

#3 in Iran

#76 in Asia

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

3. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Engineering

#4 in Iran

#86 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#5 in Iran

#98 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

5. Tarbiat Modares University

For Engineering

#7 in Iran

#129 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Engineering

#10 in Iran

#175 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1928

7. Shahid Beheshti University

For Engineering

#12 in Iran

#263 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

8. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Engineering

#19 in Iran

#394 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

9. Petroleum University of Technology

For Engineering

#35 in Iran

#593 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1939

10. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Engineering

#39 in Iran

#664 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1980

11. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Engineering

#40 in Iran

#682 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,366
Founded: 1960

12. Shahed University

For Engineering

#43 in Iran

#743 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1990

13. Kharazmi University

For Engineering

#45 in Iran

#758 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

14. Alzahra University

For Engineering

#50 in Iran

#854 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1964

15. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Engineering

#58 in Iran

#937 in Asia

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1982

16. Imam Hossein University

For Engineering

#66 in Iran

#1139 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1986

17. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Engineering

#68 in Iran

#1206 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1994

18. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Engineering

#73 in Iran

#1387 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1982

19. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Engineering

#74 in Iran

#1389 in Asia

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

20. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Engineering

#84 in Iran

#1800 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
136	University of Qom	53	Qom
142	Imam Khomeini International University	33	Qazvin
149	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	20	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	32	Babolsar
183	Semnan University	14	Semnan
189	University of Kashan	13	Kashan
230	University of Guilan	15	Rasht
239	Islamic Azad University of Arak	59	Arak
240	Arak University	38	Arak
284	Bu-Ali Sina University	23	Hamadan