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 430K citations received by 69.9K 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

#304 in Asia
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
70,614
Founded
1957

4. University of Basrah

For Medicine

#709 in Asia
#1941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1964

5. University of Sulaimani

For Medicine

#784 in Asia
#2088 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1967

6. University of Kufa

For Medicine

#866 in Asia
#2234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1987

8. Hawler Medical University

For Medicine

#926 in Asia
#2375 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2005

9. Al Nahrain University

For Medicine

#936 in Asia
#2394 in the World
Enrollment
1,171
Founded
1987

10. University of Duhok

For Medicine

#991 in Asia
#2527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1992

11. University of Anbar

For Medicine

#1148 in Asia
#2877 in the World
Enrollment
24,970
Founded
1970

12. University of Thi-Qar

For Medicine

#1183 in Asia
#2964 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
2002

15. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Medicine

#1294 in Asia
#3207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1968

16. University of Diyala

For Medicine

#1509 in Asia
#3702 in the World
Enrollment
26,887
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1999

17. University of Wasit

For Medicine

#1616 in Asia
#3925 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2003

18. University of Kirkuk

For Medicine

#1690 in Asia
#4083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2003

19. Tishk International University

For Medicine

#1755 in Asia
#4232 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2008

21. University of Zakho

For Medicine

#1960 in Asia
#4713 in the World
Enrollment
10,058
Founded
2010

22. Koya University

For Medicine

#1988 in Asia
#4776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2003

24. Cihan University

For Medicine

#2162 in Asia
#5186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2007

25. Soran University

For Medicine

#2243 in Asia
#5378 in the World
Enrollment
4,992
Founded
2009

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

For Medicine

#2602 in Asia
#6295 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.