History
Iran University of Science and Technology was originally founded in 1929 as the first Iranian institution to train engineers. With more than 82 years of experience, IUST was initially named the State Technical Institute, and later it was named Honarsaraye A'li, i.e., Advanced Art College.
Education
The collegiate system is at the heart of the university’s success, giving students and academics the benefits of belonging to an internationally renowned institution and an interdisciplinary academic community. Through its schools and departments, IUST offers outstanding programs and degrees in about 100 fields.
Research
IUST Research and Technology Division forms one of the university keystones in expanding fundamental research and providing the society with scientific and applied services, and further promotes the national and international status of university. IUST has a strong reputation for training and educating future research leaders for public and private sectors. Its profile is further strengthened by the recruitment of eminent researchers and their outstanding teams.
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2025
436 15
2024
451 80
2023
531
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
-
2024
401 100
2023
501
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
-
2023
901 -100
2022
801
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
-
2024
789 90
2023
879
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.
Library services
Development of the library buildings and expanding collections of the central library has always been one of the major preoccupations of university authorities. The expansion of educational fields and research activities in IUST has faced the library with challenging requirements and obliged it to meet world's standards for libraries.
Sports facilities
IUST Sport is an experience of a lifetime! Not only student-athletes earn a degree, they will develop skills in addition to gaining an experience that will last forever. For over eighty years, learning and research at IUST has played a major part in the success of the city, the region and the nation. For almost as long, the university has pioneered the development of physical education and sport at all levels – from absolute beginner to the support of national and international class performers.