28 Best Medical schools in Iraq

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 517K citations received by 74.2K 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 Medicine

#305 in Asia
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
70,614
Founded
1957

4. University of Basrah

For Medicine

#712 in Asia
#1932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1964

5. University of Sulaimani

For Medicine

#774 in Asia
#2053 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1967

7. University of Kufa

For Medicine

#864 in Asia
#2227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1987

8. Al Nahrain University

For Medicine

#923 in Asia
#2362 in the World
Enrollment
1,171
Founded
1987

9. Hawler Medical University

For Medicine

#927 in Asia
#2366 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2005

10. University of Duhok

For Medicine

#994 in Asia
#2513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1992

11. University of Anbar

For Medicine

#1140 in Asia
#2833 in the World
Enrollment
24,970
Founded
1970

12. University of Thi-Qar

For Medicine

#1162 in Asia
#2892 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
2002

15. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Medicine

#1293 in Asia
#3188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1968

16. University of Diyala

For Medicine

#1489 in Asia
#3641 in the World
Enrollment
26,887
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1999

17. University of Wasit

For Medicine

#1613 in Asia
#3881 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2003

18. University of Kirkuk

For Medicine

#1661 in Asia
#4003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2003

19. Tishk International University

For Medicine

#1739 in Asia
#4168 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2008

21. University of Zakho

For Medicine

#1930 in Asia
#4623 in the World
Enrollment
10,058
Founded
2010

22. Koya University

For Medicine

#1950 in Asia
#4670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
2003

24. Cihan University

For Medicine

#2113 in Asia
#5073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2007

25. Soran University

For Medicine

#2233 in Asia
#5331 in the World
Enrollment
4,992
Founded
2009

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

For Medicine

#2577 in Asia
#6236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2007

The best cities to study Medicine in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Mosul, Basra, and Sulaymaniyah.