10 Best Universities in Baghdad [2023 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 178K citations received by 34.9K academic publications made by 10 universities from Baghdad, the popularity of 108 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Baghdad

#1 in Iraq

#609 in Asia

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

2. University of Mustansiriyah

#2 in Iraq

#639 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 1963

3. University of Technology - Baghdad

#4 in Iraq

#1238 in Asia

Founded: 1960

4. Al Nahrain University

#12 in Iraq

#1883 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

5. Middle Technical University

#35 in Iraq

#3924 in Asia

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

6. University of Information Technology and Communications

#37 in Iraq

#4346 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

7. Al Iraqia University

#39 in Iraq

#4485 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1989

8. Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

#49 in Iraq

#5188 in Asia

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

9. Imam Ja'afar Al-sadiq University

#52 in Iraq

#5250 in Asia

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

10. Al-Karkh University of Science

#54 in Iraq

#5271 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2014

Universities near Baghdad

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	University of Diyala	5	Baqubah
59	University of Fallujah	27	Fallujah
91	University of Kerbala	32	Karbala
99	University of Babylon	6	Hillah
104	University of Anbar	10	Ramadi
106	University of Samarra	47	Samarra
120	Al Qasim Green University	41	Al-Qasim
147	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	33	Najaf
147	Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University	56	Najaf
149	University of Kufa	8	Kufa