37 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Iran

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 51.6K citations received by 6.39K academic papers made by 37 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. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#13 in Asia

#274 in the World

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

2. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#26 in Asia

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

3. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Isfahan

For Sports / Exercise science

#32 in Asia

#403 in the World

Founded: 1946

4. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#38 in Asia

#419 in the World

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

5. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Sports / Exercise science

#62 in Asia

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

6. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Sports / Exercise science

#64 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

7. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Sports / Exercise science

#72 in Asia

#569 in the World

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

8. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#80 in Asia

#596 in the World

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

9. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tabriz

For Sports / Exercise science

#81 in Asia

#598 in the World

Founded: 1947

10. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#96 in Asia

#657 in the World

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

11. Urmia University

Iran | Urmia

For Sports / Exercise science

#99 in Asia

#666 in the World

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

12. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Sports / Exercise science

#119 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Mashhad

For Sports / Exercise science

#127 in Asia

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

14. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Sports / Exercise science

#133 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

15. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Iran | Ahvaz

For Sports / Exercise science

#136 in Asia

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

16. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#155 in Asia

#884 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Sports / Exercise science

#167 in Asia

#917 in the World

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

18. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Sports / Exercise science

#168 in Asia

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

19. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Sports / Exercise science

#183 in Asia

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

20. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Sports / Exercise science

#187 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1979

21. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Ahvaz

For Sports / Exercise science

#188 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1956

22. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#195 in Asia

#990 in the World

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

23. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

Iran | Ardabil

For Sports / Exercise science

#197 in Asia

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

24. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#201 in Asia

#1003 in the World

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

25. Kerman Medical University

Iran | Kerman

For Sports / Exercise science

#210 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

26. Allameh Tabataba'i University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#212 in Asia

#1030 in the World

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

27. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

Iran | Isfahan

For Sports / Exercise science

#215 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

28. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Sports / Exercise science

#233 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

29. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Sports / Exercise science

#246 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1965

30. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Hamadan

For Sports / Exercise science

#254 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1986

31. Gilan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Rasht

For Sports / Exercise science

#258 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1985

32. University of Birjand

Iran | Birjand

For Sports / Exercise science

#276 in Asia

#1174 in the World

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

33. Bu-Ali Sina University

Iran | Hamadan

For Sports / Exercise science

#288 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Founded: 1973

34. Alzahra University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#304 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

35. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Sports / Exercise science

#311 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1982

36. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Iran | Yazd

For Sports / Exercise science

#322 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

37. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

Iran | Karaj

For Sports / Exercise science

#335 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Isfahan, Rasht, and Mashhad.