List of 37 best universities in Tehran

Top 37 universities in Tehran ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 5.26M citations received by 446K academic publications made by 37 universities from Tehran, the popularity of 674 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tehran

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

2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran
#91 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

3. Sharif University of Technology

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

4. Tarbiat Modares University

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

5. Amirkabir University of Technology

#5 in Iran
#169 in Asia
Enrollment
12,468
Founded
1958

7. Shahid Beheshti University

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

8. Iran University of Science and Technology

#10 in Iran
#233 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1929

9. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

#18 in Iran
#443 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1928

10. Allameh Tabataba'i University

#19 in Iran
#622 in Asia
Enrollment
13,637
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1984

12. Kharazmi University

#23 in Iran
#760 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1919

14. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

#33 in Iran
#1039 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
100,000
Founded
1982

15. Shahed University

#36 in Iran
#1159 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1990

16. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

#40 in Iran
#1205 in Asia
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1982

18. Petroleum University of Technology

#49 in Iran
#1329 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

22. Islamic Azad University, Parand

#122 in Iran
#2960 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2003

23. Imam Sadiq University

#123 in Iran
#2991 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1982

24. University of Art

#125 in Iran
#3146 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
4,590
Founded
1980

27. Technical and Vocational University

#129 in Iran
#3408 in Asia
Enrollment
156,953
Founded
1995

28. School of International Relations

#133 in Iran
#3596 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1942

29. Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute

#137 in Iran
#3772 in Asia
Enrollment
87
Founded
1986

30. Baqir al-olum University

#156 in Iran
#4174 in Asia
Founded
1985

31. Islamic Azad University, West Tehran

#184 in Iran
#4586 in Asia
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2006

32. Ahlul Bayt International University

#186 in Iran
#4624 in Asia
Enrollment
104
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2014

34. Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods

#247 in Iran
#5109 in Asia
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
2001

35. Islamic Azad University, East Tehran

#272 in Iran
#5308 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2001

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