28 Best universities for Psychology in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 170K citations received by 29.8K academic papers made by 28 universities in Iraq 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. University of Baghdad

For Psychology

#421 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

2. University of Mosul

For Psychology

#723 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Founded: 1967

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Psychology

#838 in Asia

#2298 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Kufa

For Psychology

#977 in Asia

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

5. University of Babylon

For Psychology

#1060 in Asia

#2766 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. University of Basrah

For Psychology

#1094 in Asia

#2830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Psychology

#1099 in Asia

#2845 in the World

Founded: 1960

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Psychology

#1122 in Asia

#2909 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. Al Nahrain University

For Psychology

#1229 in Asia

#3123 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

10. University of Anbar

For Psychology

#1247 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

11. University of Duhok

For Psychology

#1282 in Asia

#3239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

12. University of Tikrit

For Psychology

#1300 in Asia

#3281 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. University of Diyala

For Psychology

#1320 in Asia

#3322 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Psychology

#1371 in Asia

#3413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. Hawler Medical University

For Psychology

#1423 in Asia

#3530 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

16. Tishk International University

For Psychology

#1438 in Asia

#3567 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

17. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Psychology

#1519 in Asia

#3725 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

18. University of Wasit

For Psychology

#1813 in Asia

#4426 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

19. Koya University

For Psychology

#1839 in Asia

#4488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Zakho

For Psychology

#1899 in Asia

#4636 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Cihan University

For Psychology

#1951 in Asia

#4738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

22. University of Kirkuk

For Psychology

#2001 in Asia

#4850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

23. Al Muthanna University

For Psychology

#2229 in Asia

#5397 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Psychology

#2238 in Asia

#5425 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. Soran University

For Psychology

#2247 in Asia

#5464 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

26. University of Misan

For Psychology

#2303 in Asia

#5606 in the World

Founded: 2007

27. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Psychology

#2444 in Asia

#5950 in the World

Founded: 2014

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Psychology

#2664 in Asia

#6457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Psychology in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Mosul, Kufa, and Hillah.

Psychology subfields in Iraq

Child Psychology16

Clinical Psychology9

Cognitive Science21

Education Majors20

Social Psychology27