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World University Rankings 2026: Iran

70 universities ranked in Iran, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Iran yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Iran’s universities on the global measures.

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Tehran	139	48.0	86	81	est.	86–512
2	Tabriz University of Medical Sciences	291	39.6	81	68	est.	151–821
3	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	=294	39.4	84	21	est.	132–914
4	Amirkabir University of Technology	=327	38.5	83	21	est.	170–878
5	Sharif University of Technology	=389	36.4	71	81	est.	190–912
6	University of Tabriz	=463	34.2	76	45	est.	244–1099
7	K.N. Toosi University of Technology	=480	33.9	76	55	est.	245–1101
8	Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences	=637	29.4	72	21	est.	328–1394
9	Semnan University	=707	27.6	69	21	est.	368–1487
10	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences	=804	25.2	67	21	est.	444–1648
11	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	=809	25.1	66	21	est.	386–1814
12	Bu-Ali Sina University	=813	25.0	66	21	est.	451–1685
=13	Iran University of Medical Sciences	=819	24.9	60	72	est.	407–1653
=13	Shahid Beheshti University	=819	24.9	61	70	est.	417–1705
15	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences	=848	24.3	65	21	est.	443–1776
16	University of Kashan	=890	23.4	64	21	est.	499–1768
17	Isfahan University of Technology	=895	23.3	63	51	est.	494–1731
18	Ferdowsi University of Mashhad	=918	23.0	62	49	est.	499–1762
19	University of Isfahan	=949	22.4	57	68	est.	509–1763
20	Islamic Azad University of Najafabad	=966	22.0	61	21	est.	519–1854
21	Urmia University	=1001	20.9	59	21	est.	578–1858
22	University of Kurdistan	=1021	20.4	59	21	est.	572–1920
23	Shiraz University of Medical Science	=1033	20.1	58	21	est.	573–1942
24	Islamic Azad University, Science and Research, Tehran	=1039	20.0	58	21	est.	613–1921
25	Kerman University of Medical Sciences	=1044	19.9	58	21	est.	628–1899
26	Shiraz University	=1138	18.6	54	56	est.	612–2041
27	Imam Khomeini International University	=1143	18.5	37	77	est.	541–1999
28	Shiraz University of Technology	=1172	17.8	54	21	est.	676–2014
=29	Golestan University	=1190	17.5	53	21	est.	693–2039
=29	Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman	=1190	17.5	52	50	est.	696–2035
31	Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch	=1248	16.8	52	21	est.	714–2080
=32	Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University	=1256	16.7	51	21	est.	714–2072
=32	University of Mohaghegh Ardabili	=1256	16.7	51	21	est.	716–2058
34	Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources	=1280	16.4	51	21	est.	745–2109
35	Shahrekord University	=1306	16.1	50	21	est.	720–2083
36	Yazd University	=1439	14.8	46	21	est.	826–2146
37	Allameh Tabataba'i University	=1451	14.7	43	54	est.	806–2148
38	Kharazmi University	=1472	14.5	38	61	est.	807–2136
39	Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	=1483	14.4	44	21	est.	785–2171
40	Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran	=1501	14.2	43	21	est.	869–2166
41	University of Maragheh	=1512	14.1	43	21	est.	856–2161
42	Kashan University of Medical Sciences	=1526	14.0	43	21	est.	833–2176
43	Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch	=1538	13.9	42	21	est.	834–2172
44	Lorestan University	=1566	13.7	41	21	est.	873–2169
45	University of Shahrood	=1607	13.4	40	21	est.	876–2190
46	Birjand University of Medical Sciences	=1648	13.1	39	21	est.	924–2190
47	University of Zanjan	=1665	13.0	38	21	est.	912–2199
48	University of Mazandaran	=1693	12.9	37	21	est.	894–2199
=49	Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch	=1723	12.7	37	21	est.	915–2201
=49	Razi University	=1723	12.7	37	21	est.	906–2200
51	Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch	=1804	12.2	32	43	est.	934–2204
52	Lorestan University of Medical Sciences	=1821	12.1	33	21	est.	932–2216
=53	Ardabil University of Medical Sciences	=1836	12.0	32	21	est.	955–2211
=53	Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch	=1836	12.0	25	56	est.	948–2218
55	Qazvin University of Medical Sciences	=1849	11.9	31	21	est.	942–2218
56	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	=1861	11.8	31	21	est.	967–2227
57	Alborz University of Medical Sciences	=1885	11.7	30	21	est.	952–2219
=58	Babol University of Medical Sciences	=1931	11.4	28	21	est.	966–2235
=58	Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences (BMSU)	=1931	11.4	29	21	est.	992–2234
60	Alzahra University	=1950	11.3	22	53	est.	982–2236
61	Hamedan University of Medical Sciences	=1981	11.1	26	21	est.	1006–2232
62	Islamic Azad University, Esfahan Branch	=2032	10.7	22	21	est.	1001–2235
63	Zahedan University of Medical Sciences	=2067	10.5	20	21	est.	1053–2242
=64	Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences	=2086	10.3	19	21	est.	1023–2251
=64	Golestan University of Medical Sciences	=2086	10.3	18	21	est.	1031–2248
=64	Shahed University	=2086	10.3	18	21	est.	1034–2246
67	University of Birjand	=2102	10.2	18	21	est.	1024–2244
68	Guilan University of Medical Sciences	=2127	9.9	15	21	est.	1064–2255
=69	University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences	=2147	9.7	13	21	est.	1047–2254
=69	Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences	=2147	9.7	14	21	est.	1099–2257

70 universities

Research Index for Iran · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.