28 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 417K citations received by 62K academic papers made by 28 universities in Iraq was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Baghdad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#360 in Asia

#1476 in the World

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

2. University of Mosul

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#760 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Founded: 1967

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#859 in Asia

#2676 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#962 in Asia

#2901 in the World

Founded: 1960

5. University of Babylon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1021 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. University of Basrah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1031 in Asia

#3049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Anbar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1056 in Asia

#3102 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. University of Kufa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1062 in Asia

#3112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

9. University of Tikrit

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1097 in Asia

#3188 in the World

Founded: 1987

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1115 in Asia

#3217 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1234 in Asia

#3468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

12. University of Duhok

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1339 in Asia

#3706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

13. Al Nahrain University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1433 in Asia

#3890 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

14. University of Diyala

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1519 in Asia

#4077 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

15. Tishk International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1533 in Asia

#4096 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1592 in Asia

#4208 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. University of Wasit

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1724 in Asia

#4510 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

18. University of Zakho

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1824 in Asia

#4729 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

19. Koya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1907 in Asia

#4901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

20. University of Kirkuk

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1910 in Asia

#4909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

21. Soran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1968 in Asia

#5045 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

22. Hawler Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1972 in Asia

#5053 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

23. Cihan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1976 in Asia

#5061 in the World

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

24. Al Muthanna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2214 in Asia

#5613 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. University of Misan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2241 in Asia

#5672 in the World

Founded: 2007

26. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2320 in Asia

#5851 in the World

Founded: 2014

27. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2361 in Asia

#5952 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2362 in Asia

#5955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Mosul, Hillah, and Basra.