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 6.3M citations received by 499K academic publications made by 37 universities from Tehran, the popularity of 693 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tehran

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

2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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

3. Sharif University of Technology

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

4. Tarbiat Modares University

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

5. Amirkabir University of Technology

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

7. Shahid Beheshti University

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

8. Iran University of Science and Technology

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

9. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

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

10. Allameh Tabataba'i University

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

11. Kharazmi University

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

12. Alzahra University

#23 in Iran
#795 in Asia
Enrollment
9,962
Founded
1964

14. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

#35 in Iran
#1110 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
100,000
Founded
1982

15. Shahed University

#38 in Iran
#1179 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1990

16. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

#40 in Iran
#1233 in Asia
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1982

19. Petroleum University of Technology

#53 in Iran
#1388 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

24. Islamic Azad University, Parand

#123 in Iran
#2878 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2003

25. Imam Sadiq University

#125 in Iran
#3043 in Asia
Founded
1982

26. University of Art

#127 in Iran
#3146 in Asia
Enrollment
4,590
Founded
1980

27. Technical and Vocational University

#129 in Iran
#3461 in Asia
Enrollment
156,953
Founded
1995

29. Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute

#134 in Iran
#3750 in Asia
Enrollment
87
Founded
1986

30. Baqir al-olum University

#154 in Iran
#4227 in Asia
Founded
1985

31. Islamic Azad University, West Tehran

#183 in Iran
#4602 in Asia
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2006

32. Ahlul Bayt International University

#218 in Iran
#4908 in Asia
Enrollment
104
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2014

34. Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods

#253 in Iran
#5190 in Asia
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
2001

36. Islamic Azad University, East Tehran

#262 in Iran
#5271 in Asia
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2001

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