This year, the University of Ninevah made significant progress in the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2025, securing the 12th position among 25 Iraqi universities included in this ranking, competing alongside its prestigious Iraqi counterparts.
According to the global QS ranking (https://www.topuniversities.com/arab-region-university-rankings?countries=iq), 246 institutions from the Arab region competed based on indicators such as academic reputation (30%), employer reputation (20%), faculty-to-student ratio (15%), international research network (10%), web impact (5%), faculty with PhDs (5%), citations per paper (5%), papers per faculty (5%), international faculty ratio (2.5%), and international student ratio (2.5%).
The results also revealed a noticeable increase in the number of competing Iraqi universities, rising to 25 compared to 18 last year. The University of Baghdad ranked 38th in this edition, followed by the universities of Al-Mustansiriya, Basrah, Al-Nahrain, Kufa, Babylon, Technology, Anbar, Karbala, Mosul, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Ninevah, Tikrit, Diyala, Al-Qadisiyah, Islamic University, Wasit, Al-Iraqia, Al-Muthanna, Middle Technical University, Northern Technical University, Southern Technical University, Fallujah, Kirkuk, and Dhi Qar.
On this occasion, the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Osama Al-Mashhadani, congratulated the university council and staff on this achievement, praising the efforts of all university personnel in striving for advanced rankings. He expressed his wishes for further growth and success for the University of Ninevah.
Ranking of Iraqi universities in the QS Arab Region University Rankings:
1. University of Baghdad
2. Al-Mustansiriya University
3. University of Basrah
4. Al-Nahrain University
5. University of Kufa
6. University of Babylon
7. University of Technology
8. University of Anbar
9. University of Karbala
10. University of Mosul
11. Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University
12. University of Ninevah
13. University of Tikrit
14. University of Diyala
15. Al-Qadisiyah University
16. Islamic University
17. Wasit University
18. Al-Iraqia University
19. Al-Muthanna University
20. Middle Technical University
21. Northern Technical University
22. Southern Technical University
23. University of Fallujah
24. University of Kirkuk
25. University of Dhi Qar.