28 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 350K citations received by 59.7K 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

#362 in Asia

#1491 in the World

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

2. University of Mosul

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#757 in Asia

#2475 in the World

Founded: 1967

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#857 in Asia

#2698 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#956 in Asia

#2926 in the World

Founded: 1960

5. University of Babylon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1025 in Asia

#3055 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. University of Basrah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1033 in Asia

#3066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Kufa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1064 in Asia

#3129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1065 in Asia

#3135 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Tikrit

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1090 in Asia

#3185 in the World

Founded: 1987

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1117 in Asia

#3259 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1230 in Asia

#3497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

12. University of Duhok

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1345 in Asia

#3745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

13. Al Nahrain University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1433 in Asia

#3926 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

14. Tishk International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1534 in Asia

#4117 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

15. University of Diyala

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1540 in Asia

#4128 in the World

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

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1628 in Asia

#4312 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. University of Wasit

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1735 in Asia

#4566 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

18. University of Zakho

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1854 in Asia

#4815 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

19. Koya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1915 in Asia

#4940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Kirkuk

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1962 in Asia

#5043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

21. Hawler Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1979 in Asia

#5077 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

22. Cihan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1992 in Asia

#5106 in the World

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

23. Soran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2000 in Asia

#5124 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

24. Al Muthanna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2224 in Asia

#5651 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. University of Misan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2256 in Asia

#5735 in the World

Founded: 2007

26. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2334 in Asia

#5913 in the World

Founded: 2014

27. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2373 in Asia

#5995 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2380 in Asia

#6007 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.