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Best Universities in IR 2027

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 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
University of Tehran
367
450
401-500
281
76.2
2
Amirkabir University of Technology
483
375
·
712
73.8
3
Iran University of Science and Technology
504
450
·
857
69.8
4
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
·
550
401-500
588
67.7
5
University of Tabriz
686
700
·
584
67.2
6
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
·
65
7
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
·
65
8
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
·
65
9
Golestan University
·
700
·
·
65
10
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
·
65
11
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
·
375
·
1084
63.5
12
Sharif University of Technology
390
375
801-900
565
63.3
13
Isfahan University of Technology
620
700
·
908
62.9
14
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
841
61.5
15
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
810
57.2
16
Babol University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
1018
57
17
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
·
700
·
1022
57
18
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
·
900
·
891
55.2
19
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
20
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
21
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
22
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
23
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
24
Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
25
Ilam University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
26
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
·
55
27
Shiraz University
791
900
·
1032
54.6
28
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
937
54.1
29
Shiraz University of Technology
·
550
·
1291
54
30
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
1157
53.6
31
Shahid Beheshti University
781
900
·
1117
53.4
32
Tarbiat Modares University
·
700
701-800
737
52.7
33
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
1001
900
·
1048
50.9
34
K.N. Toosi University of Technology
·
900
·
1169
48.3
35
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
1176
48.1
36
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
·
700
801-900
857
47.3
37
Urmia University
·
900
·
1284
45.4
38
Iran University of Medical Sciences
·
700
901-1000
857
44
39
Guilan University of Medical Sciences
·
900
·
1360
43.5
40
Urmia University of Medical Sciences
·
700
·
1592
42.7
41
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS)
·
900
·
1534
39.1
42
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 2027QS 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
Cite this page:
EduRank (2027). Best Universities in IR 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/ir/
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