28 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 57.9K citations received by 14.7K 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 Law

#558 in Asia

#1971 in the World

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

2. University of Mustansiriyah

For Law

#1163 in Asia

#3243 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. University of Mosul

For Law

#1164 in Asia

#3248 in the World

Founded: 1967

4. University of Babylon

For Law

#1216 in Asia

#3369 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Tikrit

For Law

#1283 in Asia

#3500 in the World

Founded: 1987

6. University of Kufa

For Law

#1287 in Asia

#3507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

7. University of Basrah

For Law

#1304 in Asia

#3536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Law

#1309 in Asia

#3547 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. University of Anbar

For Law

#1392 in Asia

#3745 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Law

#1423 in Asia

#3809 in the World

Founded: 1960

11. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Law

#1529 in Asia

#4040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

12. University of Duhok

For Law

#1632 in Asia

#4254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

13. Al Nahrain University

For Law

#1684 in Asia

#4374 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

14. Tishk International University

For Law

#1854 in Asia

#4762 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

15. University of Diyala

For Law

#1856 in Asia

#4767 in the World

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

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Law

#1876 in Asia

#4803 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. Koya University

For Law

#1917 in Asia

#4916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

18. Cihan University

For Law

#1930 in Asia

#4938 in the World

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

19. University of Wasit

For Law

#1981 in Asia

#5065 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

20. Hawler Medical University

For Law

#2046 in Asia

#5216 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

21. University of Zakho

For Law

#2062 in Asia

#5262 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

22. Soran University

For Law

#2134 in Asia

#5454 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

23. University of Kirkuk

For Law

#2177 in Asia

#5568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

24. Al Muthanna University

For Law

#2295 in Asia

#5829 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Law

#2396 in Asia

#6067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Law

#2424 in Asia

#6137 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Law

#2475 in Asia

#6238 in the World

Founded: 2014

28. University of Misan

For Law

#2601 in Asia

#6480 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Law in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Mosul, Hillah, and Tikrit.