33 Best universities for Transportation Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Transportation Engineering. A graph of 93.3K citations received by 6.9K academic papers made by 33 universities in Iran 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. Iran University of Science and Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in Asia

#171 in the World

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

2. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in Asia

#276 in the World

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

3. Sharif University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#103 in Asia

#368 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#113 in Asia

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#145 in Asia

#521 in the World

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

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#172 in Asia

#606 in the World

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

7. Isfahan University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Transportation Engineering

#211 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

8. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#237 in Asia

#796 in the World

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

9. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Transportation Engineering

#248 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

10. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#302 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

11. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#309 in Asia

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

12. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Transportation Engineering

#319 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

13. Imam Khomeini International University

Iran | Qazvin

For Transportation Engineering

#340 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,547
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1983

14. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Transportation Engineering

#374 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

15. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Transportation Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

16. Zanjan University

Iran | Zanjan

For Transportation Engineering

#395 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Founded: 1975

17. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Transportation Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

18. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Hamadan

For Transportation Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Transportation Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

20. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

21. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1379 in the World

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

22. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tabriz

For Transportation Engineering

#512 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1947

23. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Transportation Engineering

#522 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

24. Yazd University

Iran | Yazd

For Transportation Engineering

#548 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

25. Semnan University

Iran | Semnan

For Transportation Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1988

26. Shahrood University of Technology

Iran | Shahrud

For Transportation Engineering

#588 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

27. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

Iran | Qazvin

For Transportation Engineering

#595 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

28. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

Iran | Babol

For Transportation Engineering

#606 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Enrollment: 5,744
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1970

29. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Iran | Kerman

For Transportation Engineering

#619 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

30. Urmia University

Iran | Urmia

For Transportation Engineering

#666 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Enrollment: 13,831
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1965

31. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Transportation Engineering

#707 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1991

32. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Iran | Yazd

For Transportation Engineering

#735 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

33. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#785 in Asia

#1868 in the World

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

The best cities to study Transportation Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Shirvan.