U.S. News & World Report published a global ranking for universities and institutes of higher education in 2018. The best global universities in Iran were ranked as follows:
Ranking of Iranian universities
Rank University City
1 University of Tehran Tehran
2 Islamic Azad University Tehran
3 Sharif University of Technology Tehran
4 Isfahan University of Technology Isfahan
5 Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) Tehran
6 Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran
7 Tarbiat Modares University Tehran
8 Iran University Science & Technology Tehran
9 Ferdowsi University Mashhad Mashhad
10 University of Tabriz Tabriz
11 Babol Noshirvani University of Technology Isfahan
12 Mashhad University Medical Science Tehran
13 Shahid Beheshti University Medical Sciences Shiraz
14 Technical and Vocational University Tehran
15 University of Babol Babol
Ranking by number of publications (ISI)
As per the data published on QS World University Rankings official website, Sharif University of Technology, ranked 432, Amirkabir University of Technology, ranked 498, Iran University of Science and Technology, ranked between 601 to 651, University of Tehran, ranked between 701 to 750, Shahid Beheshti University, ranked between 800 to 1000, and Shiraz University, ranked between 800 to 1000, are the top 6 Iranian universities among world-class universities.
The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings website has listed the world's best universities that are aged 50 years or under in 2018. Three Iranian universities are included in the recent Times Higher Education Young University Rankings. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, ranked 55, Isfahan University of Technology, ranked between 101 and 150, and University of Gilan ranked between 201 and 250, are among the young top universities worldwide.
Medical schools
ISC's most recent list of the highest-ranked universities in the medical field for 2012 is:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Former National University)
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Mashad University of Medical Sciences
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Dental schools
According to the 2007 rankings the top five rated schools in the dental field in Iran are:
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Mashad University of Medical Sciences
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services and Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Babol University of Medical Sciences
Pharmacy schools
According to the 2010 rankings the top three rated schools in the pharmaceutical field in Iran are:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Engineering schools
According to the 2019 U.S.News university ranking the top-ranked engineering schools in the engineering field and their rank among world universities are:
Islamic Azad University 31
University of Tehran 39
Sharif University of Technology 92
Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) 106
Iran University Science & Technology 145
University of Tabriz 192
Isfahan University of Technology 202
Tarbiat Modares University 207
Ferdowsi University Mashhad 228
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology 231
Technical and Vocational University 250_300