63 Best universities for Pharmacy in Iran

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Pharmacy. A graph of 211K citations received by 16K academic papers made by 63 universities in Iran 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. Tarbiat Modares University

For Pharmacy

#56 in Asia

#237 in the World

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

2. Shahid Beheshti University

For Pharmacy

#76 in Asia

#287 in the World

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

3. Shiraz University

For Pharmacy

#92 in Asia

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

4. University of Tehran

For Pharmacy

#112 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

5. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Pharmacy

#116 in Asia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1973

6. Alzahra University

For Pharmacy

#158 in Asia

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

7. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#187 in Asia

#589 in the World

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

8. Isfahan University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#203 in Asia

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

9. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Pharmacy

#204 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

10. University of Guilan

For Pharmacy

#216 in Asia

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

11. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Pharmacy

#217 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

12. University of Isfahan

For Pharmacy

#221 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Zanjan University

For Pharmacy

#247 in Asia

#714 in the World

Founded: 1975

14. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Pharmacy

#263 in Asia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1979

15. Sharif University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#265 in Asia

#762 in the World

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

16. University of Tabriz

For Pharmacy

#287 in Asia

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

17. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Pharmacy

#288 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

18. Persian Gulf University

For Pharmacy

#325 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

19. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#330 in Asia

#942 in the World

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

20. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Pharmacy

#350 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,347
Founded: 1972

21. University of Kashan

For Pharmacy

#360 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

22. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Pharmacy

#371 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

23. Urmia University

For Pharmacy

#374 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 13,831
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1965

24. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Pharmacy

#377 in Asia

#1036 in the World

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

25. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

For Pharmacy

#384 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1982

26. Arak University

For Pharmacy

#387 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1971

27. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Pharmacy

#412 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

28. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#418 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

29. University of Birjand

For Pharmacy

#426 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1975

30. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#469 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

31. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences

For Pharmacy

#472 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#496 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

33. Damghan University

For Pharmacy

#498 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,373
Founded: 1989

34. Imam Khomeini International University

For Pharmacy

#510 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,547
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1983

35. Yazd University

For Pharmacy

#525 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

36. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Pharmacy

#552 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 8,589
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1986

37. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Pharmacy

#554 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1991

38. Shahrood University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#579 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

39. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Pharmacy

#612 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

40. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#619 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1946

41. Kerman Medical University

For Pharmacy

#626 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

42. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Pharmacy

#637 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

43. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#662 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 9,273
Founded: 1988

44. Kharazmi University

For Pharmacy

#670 in Asia

#1634 in the World

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

45. University of Zabol

For Pharmacy

#680 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

46. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Pharmacy

#692 in Asia

#1665 in the World

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

47. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Pharmacy

#698 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

48. Islamic Azad University, Zanjan

For Pharmacy

#708 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1985

49. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

For Pharmacy

#714 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1985

50. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Pharmacy

#715 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Founded: 1965

51. University of Maragheh

Iran | Maragheh

For Pharmacy

#720 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1987

52. Semnan University

For Pharmacy

#725 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1988

53. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Pharmacy

#742 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Founded: 1987

54. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#744 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Founded: 1947

55. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#753 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

56. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Pharmacy

#771 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

57. Imam Hossein University

For Pharmacy

#788 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Founded: 1986

58. Islamic Azad University of Arak

For Pharmacy

#801 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Founded: 1985

59. Shiraz University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#891 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Founded: 2004

60. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Pharmacy

#905 in Asia

#2051 in the World

Founded: 1982

61. Babol University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#946 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Founded: 1985

62. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

For Pharmacy

#954 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

63. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

For Pharmacy

#955 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Founded: 1956

The best cities to study Pharmacy in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shiraz, Hamadan, and Isfahan.

Medicine subfields in Iran

Anatomy and Physiology102

Anesthesiology74

Bioethics/Medical Ethics18

Biomedical Engineering45

Clinical Psychology94

Critical Care Nursing45

Family medicine58

Forensic Science12

Gastroenterology and Hepatology63

Health Science83

Healthcare Management (MHA)70

Medical Physics25

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)53

Occupational Therapy22

Oncology and Cancer research90

Ophthalmology30

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine53

Pharmacology101

Physical Therapy92

Plastic Surgery30

Public Health108

Radiation Therapy50

Radiology and Nuclear medicine102

Respiratory Therapy20

Sonography and Ultrasound18

Sports / Exercise science32

Sports Medicine63