22 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tehran

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.76M citations received by 166K 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

#53 in Asia

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

2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Iran

#88 in Asia

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

3. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Iran

#155 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Tarbiat Modares University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Iran

#159 in Asia

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

5. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Iran

#174 in Asia

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

6. Sharif University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Iran

#176 in Asia

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

7. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Iran

#181 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

8. Shahid Beheshti University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Iran

#248 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

#443 in Asia

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

10. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Iran

#533 in Asia

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

11. Alzahra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Iran

#679 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

12. Kharazmi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Iran

#703 in Asia

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

13. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Iran

#772 in Asia

Founded: 1994

14. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Iran

#791 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

15. Shahed University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Iran

#970 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

16. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Iran

#973 in Asia

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

17. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#56 in Iran

#1127 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

18. Petroleum University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Iran

#1851 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

19. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Iran

#1924 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

20. Imam Hossein University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Iran

#2111 in Asia

Founded: 1986

21. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#113 in Iran

#2203 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

22. Islamic Azad University, Parand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Iran

#2384 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	55	Karaj
136	University of Qom	59	Qom
142	Islamic Azad University, Qazvin	42	Qazvin
142	Imam Khomeini International University	44	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	45	Babol
149	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	63	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	32	Babolsar
176	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	40	Sari
183	Semnan University	30	Semnan
187	Kashan University of Medical Sciences	58	Kashan

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tehran

Classics and Ancient History12

Communications and Public Relations14

Criminology and Criminal Justice6

Education Majors17

Forensic Science6

Gender Studies10

Human Rights Law5

Intellectual Property and Patent Law5

International Law5

International Relations and Diplomacy7

Journalism and Digital Media10

Library and Information science13

Military science8

Occupational Safety and Health7

Political Science22

Public Policy / Administration5

Radio and Television broadcasting5

Special Education6

Sports / Exercise science10

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies19

Urban and Regional planning5