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

#518 in Asia

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

2. University of Mustansiriyah

#2 in Iraq

#604 in Asia

Founded: 1963

3. University of Technology - Baghdad

#4 in Iraq

#1082 in Asia

Founded: 1960

4. Al Nahrain University

#11 in Iraq

#1745 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

5. Al Iraqia University

#34 in Iraq

#3856 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1989

6. Middle Technical University

#35 in Iraq

#3929 in Asia

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

7. University of Information Technology and Communications

#39 in Iraq

#4465 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

8. Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

#48 in Iraq

#5186 in Asia

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

9. Al-Karkh University of Science

#51 in Iraq

#5209 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

10. Imam Ja'afar Al-sadiq University

#54 in Iraq

#5271 in Asia

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

Universities near Baghdad

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	University of Diyala	3	Baqubah
59	University of Fallujah	28	Fallujah
91	University of Kerbala	32	Karbala
99	University of Babylon	6	Hillah
104	University of Anbar	10	Ramadi
106	University of Samarra	50	Samarra
120	Al Qasim Green University	41	Al-Qasim
147	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	33	Najaf
147	Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University	55	Najaf
149	University of Kufa	9	Kufa