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Best Universities in IR 2026

A consensus ranking of 42 universities in IR, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 University of Tehran 322 450 401-500 281 75.6
2 Amirkabir University of Technology 456 375 · 712 74.3
3 Iran University of Science and Technology 496 450 · 857 70
4 University of Tabriz 578 700 · 584 69
5 Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 550 401-500 588 66
6 Isfahan University of Technology 571 700 · 908 63.7
7 Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences · 375 · 1084 63.5
8 Sharif University of Technology 375 375 801-900 565 62.3
9 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · 700 · 841 61.5
10 Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · 900 · 810 57.2
11 Babol University of Medical Sciences · 700 · 1018 57
12 Babol Noshirvani University of Technology · 700 · 1022 57
13 Shiraz University 701-710 900 · 1032 56
14 Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources · 900 · 891 55.2
15 Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · 900 · 937 54.1
16 Shiraz University of Technology · 550 · 1291 54
17 Shahid Beheshti University 741-750 900 · 1117 54
18 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 700 · 1157 53.6
19 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 951-1000 900 · 1048 51.3
20 Tarbiat Modares University · 700 701-800 737 51
21 K.N. Toosi University of Technology · 900 · 1169 48.3
22 Kerman University of Medical Sciences · 900 · 1176 48.1
23 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · 700 801-900 857 45.7
24 Urmia University · 900 · 1284 45.4
25 Guilan University of Medical Sciences · 900 · 1360 43.5
26 Urmia University of Medical Sciences · 700 · 1592 42.7
27 Iran University of Medical Sciences · 700 901-1000 857 42.4
28 Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) · 900 · 1534 39.1
29 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · 900 · 1953 28.7

About IR higher education

Universities in IR are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in IR 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/ir/
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