19 Best Physical Therapy schools in Tehran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 239K citations received by 21.5K academic papers made by 19 universities in Tehran 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

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Iran

#12 in Asia

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

2. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Iran

#50 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

3. University of Tehran

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Iran

#65 in Asia

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

4. Tarbiat Modares University

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Iran

#145 in Asia

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

5. Shahid Beheshti University

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Iran

#228 in Asia

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

6. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Iran

#259 in Asia

Founded: 1994

7. Kharazmi University

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Iran

#291 in Asia

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

8. Sharif University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Iran

#299 in Asia

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

9. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#25 in Iran

#366 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

10. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Physical Therapy

#32 in Iran

#455 in Asia

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

11. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Physical Therapy

#37 in Iran

#491 in Asia

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

12. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Physical Therapy

#39 in Iran

#505 in Asia

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

13. Shahed University

For Physical Therapy

#44 in Iran

#545 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

14. Alzahra University

For Physical Therapy

#48 in Iran

#655 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

15. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Physical Therapy

#61 in Iran

#843 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

16. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#63 in Iran

#849 in Asia

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

17. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Physical Therapy

#66 in Iran

#859 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

18. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Physical Therapy

#72 in Iran

#934 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

19. Imam Hossein University

For Physical Therapy

#90 in Iran

#1466 in Asia

Founded: 1986

Universities for Physical Therapy near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
43	Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch	49	Karaj
142	Imam Khomeini International University	47	Qazvin
143	Qazvin University of Medical Sciences	33	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	28	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	36	Babolsar
176	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	22	Sari
183	Semnan University	46	Semnan
187	Kashan University of Medical Sciences	30	Kashan
230	University of Guilan	11	Rasht
234	Gilan University of Medical Sciences	23	Rasht