33 Best universities for Transportation Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 82.8K citations received by 6.72K 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

#281 in the World

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

3. Sharif University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#100 in Asia

#371 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

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#147 in Asia

#536 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

#621 in the World

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

7. Isfahan University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Transportation Engineering

#205 in Asia

#711 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

#238 in Asia

#803 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

#245 in Asia

#818 in the World

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

10. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#307 in Asia

#966 in the World

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

11. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#312 in Asia

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

12. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Transportation Engineering

#313 in Asia

#977 in the World

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

13. Imam Khomeini International University

Iran | Qazvin

For Transportation Engineering

#352 in Asia

#1067 in the World

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

14. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Transportation Engineering

#353 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

15. Zanjan University

Iran | Zanjan

For Transportation Engineering

#369 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1975

16. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Transportation Engineering

#371 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

17. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

18. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Hamadan

For Transportation Engineering

#458 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Transportation Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

20. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1383 in the World

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

21. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Transportation Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

22. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Transportation Engineering

#513 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

23. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tabriz

For Transportation Engineering

#518 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1947

24. Yazd University

Iran | Yazd

For Transportation Engineering

#531 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

25. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

Iran | Qazvin

For Transportation Engineering

#585 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

26. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Iran | Kerman

For Transportation Engineering

#605 in Asia

#1572 in the World

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

27. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

Iran | Babol

For Transportation Engineering

#612 in Asia

#1582 in the World

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

28. Semnan University

Iran | Semnan

For Transportation Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1585 in the World

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

29. Shahrood University of Technology

Iran | Shahrud

For Transportation Engineering

#621 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

30. Urmia University

Iran | Urmia

For Transportation Engineering

#650 in Asia

#1646 in the World

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

31. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Transportation Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1707 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

#716 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

33. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Transportation Engineering

#769 in Asia

#1833 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.