List of 37 best universities in Tehran

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EduRank

Top 37 universities in Tehran ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 9.09M citations received by 567K academic publications made by 37 universities from Tehran, the popularity of 729 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran
#44 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran
#92 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

3. Sharif University of Technology

#3 in Iran
#168 in Asia
Enrollment
8,935
Male:Female
66:34
Founded
1965

4. Tarbiat Modares University

#4 in Iran
#181 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
9,270
Founded
1982

6. Amirkabir University of Technology

#6 in Iran
#196 in Asia
Enrollment
12,468
Founded
1958

7. Shahid Beheshti University

#7 in Iran
#220 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
11,500
Founded
1959

8. Iran University of Science and Technology

#11 in Iran
#256 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1929

9. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

#19 in Iran
#467 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1928

10. Allameh Tabataba'i University

#21 in Iran
#671 in Asia
Enrollment
13,637
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1984

11. Kharazmi University

#22 in Iran
#766 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1919

12. Alzahra University

#26 in Iran
#858 in Asia
Enrollment
9,962
Founded
1964

14. Shahed University

#35 in Iran
#1116 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1990

15. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

#37 in Iran
#1195 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
100,000
Founded
1982

16. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

#40 in Iran
#1240 in Asia
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1982

19. Petroleum University of Technology

#56 in Iran
#1455 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

23. Islamic Azad University, Parand

#122 in Iran
#2877 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2003

24. Imam Sadiq University

#125 in Iran
#3064 in Asia
Founded
1982

25. University of Art

#128 in Iran
#3171 in Asia
Enrollment
4,590
Founded
1980

27. Technical and Vocational University

#133 in Iran
#3567 in Asia
Enrollment
156,953
Founded
1995

29. Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute

#140 in Iran
#3867 in Asia
Enrollment
87
Founded
1986

30. Baqir al-olum University

#158 in Iran
#4300 in Asia
Founded
1985

31. Islamic Azad University, West Tehran

#184 in Iran
#4678 in Asia
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2006

32. Ahlul Bayt International University

#211 in Iran
#4874 in Asia
Enrollment
104
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2014

34. Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods

#250 in Iran
#5226 in Asia
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
2001

35. Islamic Azad University, East Tehran

#258 in Iran
#5290 in Asia
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2001

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