32 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science 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 Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 30.3K citations received by 5.51K academic papers made by 32 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

#11 in Asia

#262 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

#27 in Asia

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

3. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Isfahan

For Sports / Exercise science

#32 in Asia

#414 in the World

Founded: 1946

4. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#35 in Asia

#421 in the World

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

5. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Sports / Exercise science

#47 in Asia

#480 in the World

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

6. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Sports / Exercise science

#51 in Asia

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

7. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Sports / Exercise science

#57 in Asia

#535 in the World

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

8. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#69 in Asia

#580 in the World

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

9. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tabriz

For Sports / Exercise science

#75 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 1947

10. Urmia University

Iran | Urmia

For Sports / Exercise science

#83 in Asia

#659 in the World

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

11. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#92 in Asia

#691 in the World

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

12. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Sports / Exercise science

#116 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Sports / Exercise science

#132 in Asia

#822 in the World

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

14. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Sports / Exercise science

#134 in Asia

#828 in the World

Founded: 1979

15. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Mashhad

For Sports / Exercise science

#143 in Asia

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

16. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#150 in Asia

#891 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Iran | Ahvaz

For Sports / Exercise science

#152 in Asia

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

18. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Sports / Exercise science

#153 in Asia

#895 in the World

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

19. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Sports / Exercise science

#161 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

20. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#167 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

21. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

Iran | Ardabil

For Sports / Exercise science

#168 in Asia

#941 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

22. Kerman Medical University

Iran | Kerman

For Sports / Exercise science

#180 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

23. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Ahvaz

For Sports / Exercise science

#183 in Asia

#975 in the World

Founded: 1956

24. Allameh Tabataba'i University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#189 in Asia

#993 in the World

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

25. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#192 in Asia

#1001 in the World

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

26. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Sports / Exercise science

#194 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

27. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Sports / Exercise science

#197 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

28. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

Iran | Isfahan

For Sports / Exercise science

#219 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

29. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Sports / Exercise science

#220 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Founded: 1965

30. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Hamadan

For Sports / Exercise science

#233 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Founded: 1986

31. University of Birjand

Iran | Birjand

For Sports / Exercise science

#238 in Asia

#1092 in the World

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

32. Alzahra University

Iran | Tehran

For Sports / Exercise science

#253 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

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