History
- It began its mission in 1961 with establishing the School of Medicine.
Education
- Presently, the university benefits from 12 schools admitting students in a wide and varied range of fields from, 26 sub-specialties, 48 fellowships, 35 specialties, 49 PhDs, 15 MPH, 3 general medical fields (medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy), to 67 majors at MSC and BSC disciplines. The university also benefits from the full time and invaluable cooperation of 1410 academic staff including 209 professors, 403 associate professors, 738 assistant professors, and 60 lecturers in 2017 that educates and train more than 12780 students.
Research
- The SBUMS benefits from 5 research institute, and more than 76 research centers, among which 7 are working with World Health Organization (WHO) as WHO collaborating center.
Career
- This university has trained thousands and thousands of students in different levels (undergraduate & graduate levels) in various fields of specialty as general medical fields, PhDs, specialty, sub-specialty, fellowships, etc, who are presently providing health-related services to our own nation and many foreign countries.
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
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2024
601 400
2023
1001
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2024
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2023
701
2022
701
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2025
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2024
758 68
2023
826
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
- International students who wish to pursue their higher educationat shahid beheshti university of medical sciences must fill the forms online and send it to our international department. Then committee will review the applications and admission will be granted accordingly.
Housing services
- University will provide accommodation for international student after approving the application It is worth mentioning that admitted applicants will pay the cost of accommodation. Currently, there are twelve dormitories with a total capacity of 3650 students. Among the dormitories, there are two complex dormitories.
Library services
- The SBMU Central Library was established following the formation of the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and medical Education in 1986, and in the year 2000 it was relocated at the 1st Floor of the SBMU School of Medicine in an area of almost 1000 m².
ICT services
- The Central Library is composed of several sections, including Collection & Organization, References, Informatics, E-Services, Copy Room, and the E-Library Resources Workshop.
Medical services
- At the beginning of each academic year, SBUMS students undergo preliminary medical checkups simuleaneous to their registration. The program is conducted based on recognizing health care and treatment needs of the students. The SBUMS students may use their insurance at all SBUMS affiliated hospitals.