22 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tehran

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 2.73M citations received by 190K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tehran 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 Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Iran

#63 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Iran

#90 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

3. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Iran

#176 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

4. Tarbiat Modares University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Iran

#180 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

5. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Iran

#204 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

6. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Iran

#212 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

7. Sharif University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Iran

#227 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

8. Shahid Beheshti University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Iran

#285 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

9. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Iran

#503 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1928

10. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Iran

#509 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,637
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1984

11. Kharazmi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Iran

#627 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

12. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Iran

#688 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

13. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Iran

#738 in Asia

Founded: 1994

14. Alzahra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Iran

#762 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

15. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Iran

#914 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 1982

16. Shahed University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in Iran

#1038 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

17. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Iran

#1198 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

18. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Iran

#1878 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

19. Petroleum University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Iran

#2006 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

20. Imam Hossein University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Iran

#2162 in Asia

Founded: 1986

21. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Iran

#2235 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

22. Islamic Azad University, Parand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Iran

#2404 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2003

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
43	Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch	57	Karaj
136	University of Qom	51	Qom
142	Islamic Azad University, Qazvin	46	Qazvin
142	Imam Khomeini International University	47	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	45	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	36	Babolsar
176	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	39	Sari
183	Semnan University	33	Semnan
187	Kashan University of Medical Sciences	55	Kashan
189	University of Kashan	53	Kashan

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tehran

Classics and Ancient History12

Communications and Public Relations14

Criminology and Criminal Justice6

Education Majors18

Forensic Science5

Gender Studies10

Human Rights Law5

Intellectual Property and Patent Law4

International Law5

International Relations and Diplomacy6

Journalism and Digital Media10

Library and Information science13

Military science8

Occupational Safety and Health6

Political Science22

Public Policy / Administration5

Radio and Television broadcasting4

Special Education5

Sports / Exercise science10

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies19

Urban and Regional planning8