28 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 165K citations received by 38.4K 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

#452 in Asia

#1748 in the World

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

2. University of Mustansiriyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#976 in Asia

#2964 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. University of Mosul

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1057 in Asia

#3132 in the World

Founded: 1967

4. University of Kufa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1152 in Asia

#3353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

5. University of Babylon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1175 in Asia

#3402 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. University of Tikrit

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1178 in Asia

#3407 in the World

Founded: 1987

7. University of Basrah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1203 in Asia

#3456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

8. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1210 in Asia

#3478 in the World

Founded: 1960

9. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1214 in Asia

#3483 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

10. University of Anbar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1264 in Asia

#3584 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

11. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1493 in Asia

#4030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

12. University of Duhok

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1517 in Asia

#4082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

13. Al Nahrain University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1662 in Asia

#4403 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

14. University of Diyala

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1796 in Asia

#4716 in the World

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

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1843 in Asia

#4819 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. University of Zakho

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1949 in Asia

#5069 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

17. University of Wasit

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1956 in Asia

#5088 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

18. Koya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2010 in Asia

#5206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

19. Tishk International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2033 in Asia

#5256 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

20. Hawler Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2047 in Asia

#5290 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

21. Soran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2120 in Asia

#5446 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

22. University of Kirkuk

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2125 in Asia

#5457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

23. Cihan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2150 in Asia

#5514 in the World

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

24. Al Muthanna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2308 in Asia

#5891 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2387 in Asia

#6085 in the World

Founded: 2014

26. University of Misan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2406 in Asia

#6132 in the World

Founded: 2007

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2410 in Asia

#6143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2550 in Asia

#6451 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

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