Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (, Dâneshgâh-e 'elm va San'at-e Irân) is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran. The university is home to 13 faculties offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of engineering-based subjects as well as maths, physics, and department of foreign languages. In 1995 IUST awarded IranâÂÂs first PhDs in materials, metallurgical and traffic engineering. IUST is the only university in the Middle East which has a school of railway engineering and a school of progress engineering. It is also the only university in Iran which has a school of automotive engineering. There are also 12 research centres, nine centres of excellence and 19 specialised libraries as well as four satellite campuses in other parts of the country. IUST is located on Hengam Street in the Narmak neighborhood in northeast Tehran.
The 20,000 capacity IUST Stadium, which is used mostly for association football, is their main sports venue.
On 28 March 2026, it was bombed by Israeli forces during the 2026 Iran war, with a building of the university being reduced to rubble.
Iran University of Science and Technology was founded in 1929 as the first Iranian Institution to train engineers, named the Governmental Technical Institute. Soon it was named "HonarsarÃÂ-ye ÃÂlë" (Persian: ; Advanced Art College in English). In 1932, the first Iranian graduated in Machine Engineering and in 1935 the first Iranian graduated in Chemical Engineering. In 1958, the Institute started to enroll students for Masters programs under the name of Tehran Institute of Technology (TIT). In 1963, the Institute transferred to its current location in Narmak in northeast Tehran. In 1972, the title of the college upgraded to the Iran Faculty of Science and Technology due to the growth of the institute by the Ministry of Sciences. The faculty offered four-year bachelor's degrees in most areas of engineering and it is the first and for many years the only engineering university that consist of School of Architecture in the country.
In 1978, it was granted University Status by the Ministry of Sciences. Since then the institute was named Iran University of Science and Technology.
In 1990 it admitted students to Ph.D. programs in Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering fields. In 1995, IUST awarded the first Ph.D. degrees in Iran in the fields of Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Traffic Engineering.
The main campus has 15 faculties and three other departments with 380 members of the academic board. On the main campus, 9,000 students are studying in 90 fields of engineering and sciences, out of which 2,000 are M.Sc. and 546 are Ph.D. students. Over 50,000 students have graduated since 1932.
On 28 March 2026, it was bombed by Israeli forces during the 2026 Iran war. A building of the University within the complex was reduced to rubble.
Northeast of Tehran is where the main campus is situated, expanded in . Four further campuses of IUST are located in the cities of Arak, Behshahr, Damavand, and Noor; the latter two are still under construction.
IUST has 15 schools, 44 instruction groups, and 83 fields of study. Over 5,500 students study in the B.Sc program, over 5,400 students are studying in M.Sc. and over 940 are doing Ph.D. disciplines.
School of Electrical Engineering
School of Mechanical Engineering
School of materials science
School of Civil Engineering
School of Industrial Engineering
Other schools:
Departments:
Iran University of Science and Technology's most significant associations are:
Advanced and High-Tech Research Activities at IUST include:
The University Research Centers include:
Times Higher Education
According to QS World University Rankings 2016âÂÂ2017 Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) ranked as the second university of Iran after Sharif University of Technology and 491âÂÂ500 among world universities.
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) ranked 436th among World universities and 78th in Mathematics and computer science according to 2011âÂÂ2014 CWTS Leiden Ranking.
In 2017, the U.S. News & World Report ranked IUST Engineering Sciences 113th among world universities. Also, Materials Science of IUST ranked 169 among World Universities.
According to ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017, IUST has been ranked 101âÂÂ150 among world universities in Metallurgical Engineering and also 151âÂÂ200 in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering.