19 Best Physical Therapy schools in Tehran

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 135K citations received by 17.9K 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

#13 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

#60 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

3. University of Tehran

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Iran

#65 in Asia

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

4. Tarbiat Modares University

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Iran

#141 in Asia

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

5. Shahid Beheshti University

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Iran

#223 in Asia

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

6. Sharif University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Iran

#270 in Asia

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

7. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Physical Therapy

#17 in Iran

#274 in Asia

Founded: 1994

8. Kharazmi University

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Iran

#322 in Asia

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

9. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#24 in Iran

#336 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

10. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Physical Therapy

#33 in Iran

#458 in Asia

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

11. Shahed University

For Physical Therapy

#34 in Iran

#470 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

12. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Physical Therapy

#36 in Iran

#480 in Asia

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

13. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Physical Therapy

#40 in Iran

#520 in Asia

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

14. Alzahra University

For Physical Therapy

#50 in Iran

#657 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

15. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#61 in Iran

#810 in Asia

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

16. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Physical Therapy

#62 in Iran

#822 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

17. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Physical Therapy

#64 in Iran

#861 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

18. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Physical Therapy

#66 in Iran

#885 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

19. Imam Hossein University

For Physical Therapy

#87 in Iran

#1303 in Asia

Founded: 1986

Universities for Physical Therapy near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
143	Qazvin University of Medical Sciences	37	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	28	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	32	Babolsar
176	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	21	Sari
187	Kashan University of Medical Sciences	30	Kashan
230	University of Guilan	13	Rasht
234	Gilan University of Medical Sciences	25	Rasht
239	Arak University of Medical Sciences	42	Arak
284	Bu-Ali Sina University	35	Hamadan
285	Hamadan University of Medical Sciences	22	Hamadan