About University of Tehran:

The University of Tehran is Iran's oldest modern university. It is also one of the most prestigious universities in Middle East. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching profile, UT has been nicknamed "The mother university of Iran" and is the symbol of higher education in Iran. It is always ranked as one of the best universities in Middle East in national and international rankings and one of the best engineering educational programs in the world. It is also the premier knowledge producing institute among all OIC countries. The university offers 111 bachelor's degree programs, 177 master's degree programs, and 156 Ph.D. programs. Many of the departments were absorbed into the University of Tehran from the Dar al-Funun established in 1851 and the Tehran School of Political Sciences established in 1899. The main campus of the University is located in the central part of the city.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 418 367 344 364 338 369 286 291 271

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture - - - - 101 245 239 216 222 208 182 161 125 123 123 103 105 110
Engineering - 210 116 138 121 120 155 133 110 95 79 76 70 70 70 100 117 102
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 351-400 301-350 301-350
Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 296 253 301-350
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 301-350 351-400

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences - 101 110 93 92 110 100 76 86 58 71 74 72 73 79
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400
Chemistry - - - - - 298 245 201 193 175 181 202 285 251 233
Chemical Engineering 171 76 106 113 94 72 56 35 28 42 45 32 31 30 28
Civil Engineering 127 78 100 77 62 68 46 43 59 64 47 46 48 149 152
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science 113 169 191 164 174 174 153 131 117 122 94 76 100 201 206
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - 250 274
Electrical Engineering 141 194 183 228 209 174 168 141 119 120 116 121 151 214 220
Environment / Ecology - - - 297 296 - 247 255 198 152 - - 131 128 141
Geosciences - - - - - 299 283 276 255 200 189 190 205 173 194
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 222 241 213 234 210 182 164 145 143 126 140 156 208 247 209
Mathematics 276 298 254 - - 300 318 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 300 401-450 451-500 -
Mechanical Engineering 156 52 57 46 39 26 14 9 9 13 24 28 27 34 35
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - 262 293 - - - 299
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - - - 190 116 104
Physics - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 -
Plant & Animal Science - - - - 284 272 272 228 214 240 190 182 153 128 157
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 301-350 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 40 57 25 30 37
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 143 145 146 149 148
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 134 169