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Top Public Universities in Iraq

What are the top public Universities in Iraq? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 54 public Iraqi higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • 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.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top public Iraqi Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Public Universities in Iraq


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List of Iraqi public universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 University of Baghdad Baghdad
2 University of Diyala Baqubah
3 The University of Mustansiriyah Baghdad
5 University of Anbar Ramadi
6 University of Kufa Kufa
7 University of Mosul Mosul
8 University of Babylon Hillah
10 University of Technology Baghdad
11 University of Basrah Basrah
13 Tikrit University Tikrit
14 University of Zakho Duhok
15 Salahaddin University-Erbil Erbil
17 University of Kerbala Karbala
18 University of Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah
19 Al Iraqia University Baghdad
20 Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University Najaf
21 University of Al-Qadisiyah Al Diwaniyah
23 Soran University Soran
24 Koya University Koya
25 University of Kirkuk Kirkuk
26 University of Thi-Qar Nasiriyah
27 The University of Duhok Duhok
29 University of Wasit Kut
30 Northern Technical University Mosul
31 Al Nahrain University Baghdad
32 University of Kurdistan Hewlêr Erbil
33 Middle Technical University Baghdad
35 Erbil Polytechnic University Erbil
36 Sulaimani Polytechnic University Sulaymaniyah
38 Al-Muthanna University Samawah
41 University of Halabja Halabja
42 University of Misan Amarah
46 University of Information Technology and Communications Baghdad
47 University of Telafer Tal Afar
48 Southern Technical University Basrah
49 Hawler Medical University Erbil
50 Duhok Polytechnic University Duhok
54 Ninevah University Mosul
59 University of Samarra Samarra
60 Imam Al-Kadhim University College of Islamic Sciences Baghdad
62 University of Garmian Kalar
66 The American University of Kurdistan Duhok
69 University of Fallujah Fallujah
71 Al-Qasim Green University Al-Qasim
73 Imam Al-Azam University College Baghdad
74 University of Raparin Rania
75 Jabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University Najaf
77 Al-Karkh University of Science Baghdad
88 University of Al Hamdaniya Bakhdida
90 Charmo University Chamchamal
91 Basra University of Oil an Gas Basrah
97 Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Baghdad
100 University of Sumer Al-Rifai
102 Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research Sulaymaniyah
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How many public universities are there in Iraq?

There are 54 officially chartered, licensed or accredited public Iraqi higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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