- Total number of students55,645
- Number of international students1,127
- Total number of academic staff2,164
- Number of international staff17
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded3,245
- Number of master's degrees awarded14,239
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded918
- Number of research only staff20
- Number of new undergraduate students-
- Number of new master's students-
- Number of new doctoral students-
Despite a tradition of education that dates back to the Sassanid period (224 – 651 AD), the University of Tehran as it is known today wasn’t established until 1934, making it the country's oldest modern university. Also referred to as Iran's ‘mother university’, it is a government-funded, public institution. Catering for more than 50,000 students, the university comprises nine colleges within which 46 schools, 133 educational departments, 55 research centres and 550 labs exist. Maintaining this large-scale operation is an academic faculty of over 2,000 and around 5,000 administrative staff. In a great many fields within science and technology, the university has been declared by the government to be a Centre of Excellence. It cites its research strengths as the evaluation and improvement of irrigation networks, applied electromagnetic systems and sustainable urban planning and development, among others. With eight campuses in total, the oldest and most famous one is the Central Paradis campus and is found on Enqelab Avenue. The other seven include Amir Abad, where most of the university accommodation is found, the Karaj campus of agriculture and natural resources, the New Science and Technology campus, and two international sites known as Kish and Aras. The Tehran University of Medical Sciences became separate from the university in 1986 following a decision by the Majlis (Iranian parliament). Today, this college hosts 13,000 students and is considered one of the best medical schools in the country. Since 1967, the university’s Central Library and Documentation Centre has been a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. There are 56 libraries spread out across the university with over 75,000 members and more than 2,000 daily users. Close to 100,000 book titles are held within the system and it is home to 18,000 manuscripts in Persian, Arabic and Turkish. In addition to 19,000 journal and periodical titles, the library network holds 60,000 historical documents. The Central Library is the largest academic library in Iran. The university has also played a significant role in the country’s recent history. It was in front of its gates that the Shah of Iran’s army opened fire on protesters, triggering the 1979 Revolution. While many of Iran’s key political figures have been students there, including the nationalist leader Muhammad Mossadegh.
- Global score48.6
- Global research reputation#209
- Regional research reputation#61
- Publications#223
- Books#712
- Conferences#175
- Normalized citation impact#1,057
- Total citations#359
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#368
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#989
- International collaboration#60
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#910
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#529
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#1,117
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
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Percentage of International Students
44 : 56
Student Ratio of Females to Males
24.5
No. of students per staff
53,614
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2016
601
2017
601
2018
601
2019
601
2020
601
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Asia University Rankings
2016
141
2017
181
2018
0
2019
134
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Arts & humanities
2019
401
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Engineering & technology
2018
251
2019
251
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Life sciences
2019
601
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Physical sciences
2019
501
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Social sciences
2019
401
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Business & Economics
2019
301
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Computer Science
2019
401
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Education
2019
301
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#39Engineering
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- Engineering overall score78.8
- Engineering global research reputation#74
- Engineering regional research reputation#32
- Engineering publications#22
- Engineering normalized citation impact#368
- Engineering total citations#36
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#33
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#305
- Engineering international collaboration#34
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#516
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#29
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#229
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#67Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score61.5
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation#55
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation#8
- Agricultural Sciences publications#41
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact#178
- Agricultural Sciences total citations#72
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#78
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#163
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration#29
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#173
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#146
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#191
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#143Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score44.1
- Computer Science global research reputation#110
- Computer Science regional research reputation#28
- Computer Science publications#126
- Computer Science normalized citation impact#242
- Computer Science total citations#191
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#197
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#234
- Computer Science international collaboration#4
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#197
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#204
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#224
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#169Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score47.5
- Materials Science global research reputation#177
- Materials Science regional research reputation#119
- Materials Science publications#61
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#301
- Materials Science total citations#100
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#93
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#250
- Materials Science international collaboration#60
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#374
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#264
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#404
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#256Chemistry
Show ranking metrics under this major
- Chemistry overall score54.6
- Chemistry global research reputation#334
- Chemistry regional research reputation#69
- Chemistry publications#114
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#721
- Chemistry total citations#197
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#186
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#629
- Chemistry international collaboration#84
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#751
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#577
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#854
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#287Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score43.9
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#40
- Plant and Animal Science publications#82
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#477
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#219
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#285
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#473
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#73
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#382
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#372
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#474
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#347Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score32.3
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#28
- Environment/Ecology total citations#267
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#299
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#386
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#49
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#376
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#360
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#398
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#384Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score28.2
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#252
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#79
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#298
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#545
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#440
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#464
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#528
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#4
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#407
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#544
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#544
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#449Physics
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- Physics overall score46.7
- Physics global research reputation#228
- Physics regional research reputation#62
- Physics publications#458
- Physics normalized citation impact#514
- Physics total citations#516
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#556
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#583
- Physics international collaboration#27
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#613
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#490
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#494
