9 Best Universities in Erbil [2026 Rankings]

Top 9 universities in Erbil ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 140K citations received by 14.9K academic publications made by 9 universities from Erbil, the popularity of 7 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Salahaddin University - Erbil

#2 in Iraq

#635 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

2. Hawler Medical University

#11 in Iraq

#1320 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

3. Cihan University

#19 in Iraq

#1785 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

4. Tishk International University

#28 in Iraq

#2904 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

5. Erbil Polytechnic University

#30 in Iraq

#3118 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1993

6. Knowledge University

#31 in Iraq

#3119 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2009

7. Lebanese French University

#33 in Iraq

#3121 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2007

8. University of Kurdistan Hewler

#37 in Iraq

#3127 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 917
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 2006

9. Bayan University

#59 in Iraq

#5225 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2013

Universities near Erbil

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
57	University of Al Hamdaniya	53	Bakhdida
58	Koya University	25	Koya
79	University of Raparin	38	Rania
80	University of Mosul	4	Mosul
80	Northern Technical University	62	Mosul
82	Ninevah University	51	Mosul
87	University of Kirkuk	18	Kirkuk
104	Charmo University	57	Chamchamal
116	Islamic Azad University, Mahabad	272	Mahabad
117	University of Zakho	12	Duhok