Best Universities in Iran – GURI 2026

Top universities in Iran

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Iran are University of Tehran, Iran University of Science and Technology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences and others. Iran has 82 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #320.

1. #1University of TehranGURI #320 · Score 79.74
2. #2Iran University of Science and TechnologyGURI #544 · Score 69.03
3. #3Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesGURI #571 · Score 67.89
4. #4University of TabrizGURI #592 · Score 67.13
5. #5Alzahra UniversityGURI #622 · Score 65.62
6. #6Shiraz University of TechnologyGURI #655 · Score 64.49
7. #7Amirkabir University of TechnologyGURI #709 · Score 62.15
8. #8Tabriz University of Medical SciencesGURI #753 · Score 60.44
9. #9Isfahan University of Medical SciencesGURI #801 · Score 58.49
10. #10Shiraz University of Medical SciencesGURI #802 · Score 58.49

How universities in Iran perform globally

Across the 82 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 41.20 and the median is 40.34. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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Edition GURI 2026 · Published by GURI Global LLC · Independent of QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking.