Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

14 Best Universities in Tehran

Exploring the academic landscape of Tehran, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 14 higher education institutions. The algorithmic evaluation processed 431.5K scholarly outputs and 7.8M peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

University of Tehran

#1 in Iran #42 in Asia

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

2

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran #85 in Asia

10% Acceptance

14,440 Enrollment

1934 Founded

3

Sharif University of Technology

#3 in Iran #148 in Asia

18% Acceptance

8,935 Enrollment

1965 Founded

4

Tarbiat Modares University

#5 in Iran #180 in Asia

12% Acceptance

9,270 Enrollment

1982 Founded

5

Amirkabir University of Technology

#7 in Iran #215 in Asia

23% Acceptance

12,468 Enrollment

1958 Founded

6

Iran University of Science and Technology

#12 in Iran #265 in Asia

12% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

7

Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

#19 in Iran #555 in Asia

15% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

8

Allameh Tabataba’i University

#20 in Iran #638 in Asia

42% Acceptance

13,637 Enrollment

1984 Founded

9

Shahed University

#38 in Iran #1179 in Asia

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

10

Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

#43 in Iran #1301 in Asia

12% Acceptance

100,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

11

Imam Hossein University

#54 in Iran #1470 in Asia

35% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

12

Petroleum University of Technology

#68 in Iran #1759 in Asia

20% Acceptance

10,064 Enrollment

1939 Founded

13

Imam Sadiq University

#124 in Iran #3048 in Asia

32% Acceptance

1982 Founded

14

Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute

#141 in Iran #3952 in Asia

48% Acceptance

87 Enrollment

1986 Founded