Our university rankings
Discover SUE’s position in the world Our world-class research and teaching place us among the top 1201 universities globally.
A history of excellence
Over our 45+ year history, Salahaddin University-Erbil has grown to become one of the leading universities worldwide. Our passion and commitment to teaching, research, and student success are recognized by both local and international ranking bodies, as well as by our students.
World university rankings
International ranking bodies consistently place SUE among the universities worldwide.
- Top 2nd in Kurdistan, 4th in Iraq and 1201 worldwide in Times Higher Education World University Rankings2026. And 1501 in Impact rankings 2025.
- Top 4th in Kurdistan, 13th in Iraq and 81 in Arab University Rankings 2024.
- Top 2nd in Kurdistan, 9th in Iraq and 601 in Asia University Rankings 2025.
- Top 5th in Kurdistan, 15th in Iraq and 126 in QS Arab Region Rankings 2025.
- Top 3rd in Kurdistan, 15th in Iraq Ranking July 2025 and top 3059 world Rank in Webometrics Global Position
- Top 7th in Kurdistan 20th in Iraq and 8078 worldwide in SCIMAGO institutions Ranking 2025
- Top 1st in Kurdistan and 7th in Iraq Ranking 2025 EduRank
- Top 3rd in Kurdistan, 13th in Iraq UNIRANKS 2025 National Academic Leaders
Subject rankings
No matter your passion or area of expertise, you can be confident you're making the right choice when you choose to study at SUE – we're highly regarded in local and international subject rankings across a wide variety of disciplines.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026
- Top 1st in Kurdistan and 4th in Iraq and 1001 worldwide for Life Sciences
- Top 2nd in Kurdistan and 6th Iraq and 1001 worldwide for Engineering
- Top 3rd in Kurdistan and 16th in Iraq and 1251 worldwide for Physical Sciences
SCIMAGO institutions Ranking by subject 2025
- Top 1st in Kurdistan and Iraq and 3726 for Medicine
- Top 8th in Kurdistan, 19 in Iraq and 4156 worldwide for Agriculture and Biological Science
- Top 2nd and 5th in Iraq and 2318 worldwide in Plant Science
- Top 3rd in Kurdistan and 4th in Iraq and 4748 worldwide for Biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology.
- Top 10th in Kurdistan and 31 in Iraq and 4716 worldwide for Chemistry
- Top 8th in Kurdistan and 26th in Iraq and 3699 worldwide for Computer Science
- Top 5th in Kurdistan and 26 in Iraq and 3350 worldwide for Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Top 2nd in Kurdistan and 11 in Iraq and 1035 worldwide for Geology
- Top 3rd in Kurdistan and 15th in Iraq and 1066 worldwide for Veterinary