Academic Index Last updated: June 05, 2026

10 Best Universities in Baghdad

Exploring the academic landscape of Baghdad, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 10 higher education institutions. The algorithmic evaluation processed 76.6K scholarly outputs and 545.5K peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

University of Baghdad

#1 in Iraq #375 in Asia

75% Acceptance

70,614 Enrollment

1957 Founded

2

University of Mustansiriyah

#3 in Iraq #883 in Asia

62% Acceptance

1,171 Enrollment

1963 Founded

3

University of Technology – Baghdad

#6 in Iraq #1060 in Asia

64% Acceptance

26,887 Enrollment

1960 Founded

4

Al Nahrain University

#10 in Iraq #1229 in Asia

66% Acceptance

1,171 Enrollment

1987 Founded

5

Al Iraqia University

#39 in Iraq #3171 in Asia

64% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

6

Middle Technical University

#42 in Iraq #3562 in Asia

89% Acceptance

100,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

7

University of Information Technology and Communications

#46 in Iraq #4166 in Asia

82% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

8

Al-Karkh University of Science

#50 in Iraq #4608 in Asia

84% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

9

Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

#56 in Iraq #4881 in Asia

89% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

10

Imam Ja’afar Al-sadiq University

#60 in Iraq #5265 in Asia

79% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded