24 Best universities for Telecommunications in Iraq

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 125K citations received by 15.4K academic papers made by 24 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 Telecommunications

#381 in Asia

#1038 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Telecommunications

#393 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mosul

For Telecommunications

#505 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 1967

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Telecommunications

#569 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Babylon

For Telecommunications

#595 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. Al Nahrain University

For Telecommunications

#690 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

7. University of Basrah

For Telecommunications

#734 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

8. University of Anbar

For Telecommunications

#1008 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Kufa

For Telecommunications

#1073 in Asia

#2356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Telecommunications

#1076 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

11. University of Diyala

For Telecommunications

#1092 in Asia

#2386 in the World

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

12. University of Wasit

For Telecommunications

#1160 in Asia

#2527 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

13. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Telecommunications

#1226 in Asia

#2671 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

14. University of Tikrit

For Telecommunications

#1264 in Asia

#2738 in the World

Founded: 1987

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Telecommunications

#1296 in Asia

#2808 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. Cihan University

For Telecommunications

#1338 in Asia

#2895 in the World

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

17. Koya University

For Telecommunications

#1459 in Asia

#3150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

18. University of Duhok

For Telecommunications

#1468 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

19. University of Kirkuk

For Telecommunications

#1579 in Asia

#3412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Misan

For Telecommunications

#1671 in Asia

#3619 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Al Muthanna University

For Telecommunications

#1686 in Asia

#3654 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Tishk International University

For Telecommunications

#1719 in Asia

#3715 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. University of Zakho

For Telecommunications

#1836 in Asia

#3951 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

24. Soran University

For Telecommunications

#2143 in Asia

#4719 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

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

Engineering subfields in Iraq

Acoustical Engineering25

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering22

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction10

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research10

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering13

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Structural Engineering25

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Transportation Engineering6