Universities in Iran
Higher Education in Iran
Overview
What are the most popular Universities in Iran? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2023 Iranian University Ranking of 311 Iranian higher-education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Iranian higher education-related organization.
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
2023 Ranking of Iranian Universities New
Explore the uniRank League Table and University Ranking of 311 Universities in Iran
2023 Sub-rankings by Provinces New
The Islamic Republic of Iran is divided into 31 provinces (Persian: Ostanha). The greater number of higher education institutions meeting the uniRank selection criteria are located in the most populated province of Tehran, which hosts the capital and largest city of Tehran. The following uniRank league tables or sub-rankings take into consideration all provinces which include at least 2 Iranian higher education institutions meeting the uniRank selection criteria.
| Ardabil (4) | Bushehr (3) |
| Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (2) | East Azerbaijan (15) |
| Fars (25) | Gilan (6) |
| Golestan (7) | Hamadan (7) |
| Hormozgan (4) | Ilam (4) |
| Isfahan (21) | Kerman (15) |
| Kermanshah (4) | Khuzestan (19) |
| Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad (4) | Kurdistan (4) |
| Lorestan (5) | Markazi (11) |
| Mazandaran (17) | North Khorasan (7) |
| Qazvin (5) | Qom (9) |
| Razavi Khorasan (20) | Semnan (11) |
| Sistan and Baluchestan (9) | South Khorasan (5) |
| Tehran (44) | West Azerbaijan (6) |
| Yazd (10) | Zanjan (6) |
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