Facts and Figures

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History

  • Iran’s leading modern university

  • Some parts of the university were established at the time of Amirkabir, the then prime minister of the Qajar dynasty, within the framework of Darul-Funun (Polytechnic) School in 1851.

  • University of Tehran was officially ratified by the Iranian parliament in 1934.

  • A comprehensive university offering a variety of disciplines.

  • Over 1,000,000 square meters of educational space

Basic Statistics:

  • 10 Campuses in over 1,000,000 m2 of educational space in Tehran, Karaj, Qom, Pakdasht, Kish, Jolfa, Qeshm, Arvand, Fouman and Rezvanshar cities

  • Central campus at the heart of Tehran metropolis

  • 12 Colleges

  • 54 Faculties/Schools

  • 254 Departments

  • 48 Research Centers

  • 19 Centers of Excellence

  • 550 Labs.

  • 158 Scientific Journals

  • 749 International Agreements/MOU’s

  • Membership in International Associations and Unions: IAU, FUIW, BRICS, ACD, AUAP, IASPO, IUHPS, ISC, COSPAR, IGU, IOBIC, GEM, WTO, IUGG, IFLA, ICODE,…

  • More than 407,000 students have graduated from the University of Tehran (UT).

  • Our alumni have held high academic and administrative positions throughout the world.

  • ​​​​Dormitories in the city of Tehran have the capacity to house approximately 12,000 residents.

Faculty Members (2024):

Total: 2,332

  • Professors: 606

  • Associate Professors: 831

  • Assistant Professors: 871

  • Lecturers: 24

Enrolled Students (2024):

Total: 55,183

  • Ph.D. Students: 11,799

  • Professional Doctorate Students: 716

  • Master’s Students: 23,109

  • Bachelor’s Students: 19,559

International Students (2024):

Full Time International Students: 1,781

  • Ph.D. Students: 996

  • Professional Doctorate Students: 3

  • Master’s Students: 499

  • Bachelor’s Students: 283

  • Short TermNon-degree Students: 613

Staff (2024):

  • Total: 3,529

Academic Publications (January, 2025):

  • Number of Web of Science Indexed Documents (Indexes: SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, BKCI-S, BKCI-SSH, CCR-EXPANDED, IC., ESCI; Since 1972): 71,715

  • Number of Scopus Indexed Documents (Since 1953): 84,778

  • Number of WoS 2024 Indexed Documents: 3,700

  • Number of Scopus 2024 Indexed Documents: 5,575

  • Citations per Paper (Citation Impact): 18.19

  • H-Index (WoS): 243

  • H-Index (Scopus): 270

  • International Collaborations: ~33% of WoS Indexed Documents, 150 Collaborating Countries

Library Statistics:

  • Central and Specialized Libraries of Colleges/Faculties: 56
  • Library Members: 75,000
  • Book Titles: ~1,000,000
  • Manuscripts: 18,000 Persian, Arabic and Turkish
  • Journal and Periodicals: 19,000
  • Historical Documents: 60,000

Graduates:

Total: 7,498

  • Ph.D. Students: 809

  • Professional Doctorate Students: 35

  • Master’s Students: 3,901

  • Bachelor’s Students: 2,753

Global Subject/Faculty Rankings:

  • ARWU (2024): Mining & Mineral Engineering (51-75), Water Resources (51-75), Civil Engineering (76-100), Metallurgical Engineering (76-100), Agricultural Sciences (101-150), Food Science & Technology (101-150), Instruments Science & Technology (101-150), Energy Science & Engineering (151-200), Chemical Engineering (201-300), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (201-300), Environmental Science & Engineering (201-300), Geography (201-300), Mechanical Engineering (201-300), Telecommunication Engineering (201-300), Veterinary Sciences (201-300), Biotechnology (301-400), Computer Science & Engineering (301-400), Management (301-400).
  • THE (2024): Education (201-250), Engineering (201-250), Business and Economics (251-300), Computer Science (301-400).
  • U.S. News (2024): Green and Sustainable Science and Technology (7), Polymer Science (10), Water Resources (20), Engineering (31), Energy and Fuels (32), Mechanical Engineering (37), Agricultural Sciences (38), Food Science and Technology (40), Civil Engineering (50), Artificial Intelligence (53), Computer Science (82), Plant and Animal Science (84), Pharmacology and Toxicology (85), Environmental Engineering (94), Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology (110), Chemical Engineering (119), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (137), Chemistry (149), Materials Science (152), Environment/Ecology (183), Physical Chemistry (221), Biology and Biochemistry (225), Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (242), Social Sciences and Public Health (294), Geosciences (306).
  • NTU Ranking (2024): Chemical Engineering (30), Energy Science & Engineering (30), Mechanical Engineering (34), Agricultural Sciences (73), Pharmacology & Toxicology (116), Environment / Ecology (128), Plant & Animal Science (128), Biomedical Engineering (134), Civil Engineering (149), Environmental Science & Engineering (149), Geosciences (173), Computer Science (201), Electrical Engineering (214), Materials Science (247), Economics & Business (250), Chemistry (251).