TEHRAN – The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 has positioned 101 Iranian universities among the many prime establishments, up from 85 universities in 2025.
The 2026 rankings embrace 2,191 ranked universities from 115 international locations and territories. There are 99 new entries in contrast with final 12 months.
The THE World University Rankings are the one international efficiency tables that choose research-intensive universities throughout all their core missions: instructing, analysis, data switch, and worldwide outlook.
The newest methodology consists of 18 fastidiously calibrated efficiency indicators to offer probably the most complete and balanced comparisons, trusted by college students, lecturers, college leaders, business, and governments. One of the metrics (research overseas) presently has zero weight, however it’s deliberate to be included in the longer term.
Amirkabir University of Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, and Sharif University of Technology are among the many prime Iranian universities, with a world rating of 351-400.
Iran University of Science and Technology, and University of Tehran are collectively positioned second, rating 401-500 globally. Shiraz University of Technology and Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked third collectively, with a world rating of 501-600.
Twelve different universities are ranked 601-800 worldwide, together with Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Golesran University, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, University of Tabriz, and Urmia University of Medical Sciences.
In the University rankings 2026, Oxford retains the primary spot for the tenth consecutive 12 months, pushed by a powerful analysis surroundings rating. Princeton rises to joint third place and is the one US college to attain its best-ever end this 12 months. China has 5 universities in the highest 40, up from three final 12 months, however prime universities stay regular. Hong Kong occupies a file six spots in the highest 200 on account of enhancements in instructing metrics. India now has the second-highest variety of ranked universities for the primary time, behind solely the US.
Latest rankings
The 2024 World University Rankings (WUR) report by the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) has included 72 Iranian universities, up from 69 in 2023. A complete of 426 universities from 31 Islamic international locations are listed in the rating, the place Turkey, with 102 universities and Iran, with 72 universities, and Pakistan, with 39 universities, are positioned first to 3rd, IRNA reported.
Among the highest universities of Islamic international locations, Saudi Arabia ranks 172. Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Egypt collectively rank 401–450, Qatar ranks 451–500, and Turkey, the UAE, and Lebanon rank 501–600.
Tehran University’s rating has modified from 501-600 in 2023 to 401-500 in 2024. The University is positioned first in the nation. Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks second. The college’s international rating is 501-600, up from 601-700 in 2023.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences’ rating has additionally improved from 801-900 in 2023 to 601-700 in 2024, rating third in the nation. Sharif University of Technology and Tarbiat Modares University are positioned fourth and Fifth, respectively.
Shanghai University rating 2025 has positioned six Iranian universities among the many prime 1,000 establishments worldwide, down from 9 in 2024. Tehran University of Medical Sciences and University of Tehran are among the many prime 500 universities in the world, rating 401–500 globally. Tarbiat Modares University ranks 701–800.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Sharif University of Technology rank 801-900. Iran University of Medical Sciences ranks 901–1000. The July version of the Webometrics world rating has included 64 medical universities from Iran, unchanged from January’s version, 11 of which have superior in the rating in comparison with the January version.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (485) is the one college ranked among the many prime 500 establishments in the world, Mehr information company reported. Among Iranian universities, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, and Yazd University of Medical Sciences have improved their rankings by 1002, 961, and 948 positions, respectively.
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Kordestan University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, and Maraghe University of Medical Sciences are the opposite universities which have noticeably improved their rankings.
The Times Higher Education (THE) has included 34 universities from Iran among the many prime universities pursuing sustainable growth targets (SDGs), up from 33 universities in 2024. Iran University of Medical Sciences, with a world rating of 301-400, is positioned first in the nation.
Alzahra University, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (rating 401-600) are positioned second. Iran University of Medical Sciences ranks forty eighth in good well being and well-being in addition to diminished inequalities, and 62nd in high quality training targets.
Alzahra University and Kerman University of Medical Sciences rank eighty fifth and 89th in gender equality, respectively. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ranks thirtieth in good well being and well-being.
Amirkabir University of Technology and Shahid Beheshti University rank forty sixth and sixtieth in business, innovation, and infrastructure. The twenty second version of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR), 2026, has positioned 9 Iranian universities among the many world’s prime institutes, unchanged from the 2025 rating.
University of Tehran, with a world rating of 322, ranks first among the many Iranian universities. Sharif University of Technology (rating 375) and Amirkabir University of Technology (456) are positioned second and third.
Iran University of Science and Technology (496), Isfahan University of Technology (571), University of Tabriz (578), Shiraz University (701-710), Shahid Beheshti University (741-750), and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (951- 1000) are different prime universities included in this 12 months’s rating.
The Round University Ranking (RUR) 2025 has positioned 36 Iranian universities among the many prime universities in the world, up from 32 universities in 2024. Islamic Azad University, with a world rating of 93, is positioned first in the nation.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (125), University of Tehran (202), Iran University of Science and Technology (355), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (371), Sharif University of Technology (389), University of Tabriz (422), Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (440), Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (445), and Shahid Beheshti University (454) ranked second to tenth.
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