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A-Z Universities in Kurdistan (governorate)

Looking for a specific university in Kurdistan? uniRank provides a comprehensive 2026 A-Z list of 28 Kurdistan higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Iraq.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

A-Z Universities in Kurdistan


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A-Z list of 28 Kurdistan universities by university name
University Town/City #
Bayan University Erbil 98
Catholic University in Erbil Erbil 58
Charmo University Chamchamal 90
Cihan University Erbil 37
Duhok Polytechnic University Duhok 50
Erbil Polytechnic University Erbil 35
Hawler Medical University Erbil 49
International University of Erbil Erbil 99
Knowledge University Erbil 51
Komar University of Science and Technology Sulaymaniyah 28
Koya University Koya 24
Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research Sulaymaniyah 102
Lebanese French University Erbil 44
Nawroz University Duhok 81
Salahaddin University-Erbil Erbil 15
Soran University Soran 23
Sulaimani Polytechnic University Sulaymaniyah 36
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah 22
The American University of Kurdistan Duhok 66
The University of Duhok Duhok 27
Tishk International University Erbil 4
University of Garmian Kalar 62
University of Halabja Halabja 41
University of Human Development Sulaymaniyah 52
University of Kurdistan Hewlêr Erbil 32
University of Raparin Rania 74
University of Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah 18
University of Zakho Duhok 14
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There are 28 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Kurdistan higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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