10 Best Universities in Baghdad [2026 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 546K citations received by 76.6K academic publications made by 10 universities from Baghdad, the popularity of 123 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Baghdad

#1 in Iraq

#375 in Asia

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

2. University of Mustansiriyah

#3 in Iraq

#883 in Asia

Founded: 1963

3. University of Technology - Baghdad

#6 in Iraq

#1060 in Asia

Founded: 1960

4. Al Nahrain University

#10 in Iraq

#1229 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

5. Al Iraqia University

#39 in Iraq

#3171 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1989

6. Middle Technical University

#42 in Iraq

#3562 in Asia

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

7. University of Information Technology and Communications

#46 in Iraq

#4166 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

8. Al-Karkh University of Science

#50 in Iraq

#4608 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

9. Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

#56 in Iraq

#4881 in Asia

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

10. Imam Ja'afar Al-sadiq University

#60 in Iraq

#5265 in Asia

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

Universities near Baghdad

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	University of Diyala	15	Baqubah
59	University of Fallujah	27	Fallujah
91	University of Kerbala	40	Karbala
99	University of Babylon	7	Hillah
104	University of Anbar	5	Ramadi
106	University of Samarra	54	Samarra
120	Al Qasim Green University	47	Al-Qasim
147	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	43	Najaf
147	Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University	48	Najaf
149	University of Kufa	9	Kufa