10 Best Universities in Baghdad [2025 Rankings]

Top 10 universities in Baghdad ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 468K citations received by 73.8K academic publications made by 10 universities from Baghdad, the popularity of 118 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Baghdad

#1 in Iraq

#452 in Asia

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

2. University of Mustansiriyah

#2 in Iraq

#1027 in Asia

Founded: 1963

3. University of Technology - Baghdad

#3 in Iraq

#1111 in Asia

Founded: 1960

4. Al Nahrain University

#12 in Iraq

#1701 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

5. Al Iraqia University

#32 in Iraq

#3815 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1989

6. Middle Technical University

#33 in Iraq

#3853 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 2014

7. University of Information Technology and Communications

#38 in Iraq

#4385 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

8. Imam Ja'afar Al-sadiq University

#44 in Iraq

#4889 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2004

9. Al-Karkh University of Science

#48 in Iraq

#5034 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

10. Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

#58 in Iraq

#5404 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2014

Universities near Baghdad

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	University of Diyala	10	Baqubah
59	University of Fallujah	28	Fallujah
91	University of Kerbala	30	Karbala
99	University of Babylon	5	Hillah
104	University of Anbar	9	Ramadi
106	University of Samarra	47	Samarra
120	Al Qasim Green University	43	Al-Qasim
147	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	31	Najaf
147	Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University	53	Najaf
149	University of Kufa	8	Kufa