Notable Universities in Iran

A closer look at 20 universities in Iran — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Petroleum University of Technology	Ahvaz	Public	1939	Persian	Petroleum EngineeringChemical EngineeringDrilling Engineering
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences	Jahrom	Public	1977	Persian	MedicineNursingPublic Health
Semnan University of Medical Sciences	Semnan	Public	1986	Persian, English	MedicineDentistryNursing
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences	Shahrekord	Public	1986	Persian, English	MedicineNursingDentistry
Yazd University	Yazd	Public	1986	Persian	EngineeringArchitectureDesert Studies
Ilam University of Medical Sciences	Ilam	Public	1993	Persian	MedicineNursingPublic Health
Shiraz University of Technology	Shiraz	Public	1994	Persian	Electrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringChemical Engineering
Jami Institute of Technology	Mashhad	Private	2005	Persian	Civil EngineeringArchitectureComputer Engineering
Urmia University of Technology	Urmia	Public	2007	Persian	Electrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringCivil Engineering
Damghan University	Damghan	Public	2009	Persian	PhysicsMathematicsEarth Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences	Tehran	Public	1851	English, Persian	MedicineDentistryPharmacy
Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology	Tehran	Public	1928	Persian	Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil Engineering
Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran	Tehran	Public	1929	Persian, English	Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
University of Tehran	Tehran	Public	1934	Persian, English	EngineeringLawPersian Language & Literature
School of Economic Sciences	Tehran	Public	1938	Persian	EconomicsAccountingManagement
Isfahan University	Isfahan	Public	1946	Persian	Persian Language and LiteratureBasic SciencesEngineering
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	Isfahan	Public	1946	Persian, English	MedicineDentistryPharmacy
Shiraz University	Shiraz	Public	1946	Persian	EngineeringMedical SciencesAgriculture
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	Shiraz	Public	1946	Persian, English	MedicineDentistryPharmacy
Tabriz University	Tabriz	Public	1947	Persian	EngineeringBasic SciencesAgriculture