Sharif University of Technology

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Checked against the sources listed at the bottom of this page on 7 November 2026.

About Sharif University of Technology

The university was founded in 1966 as Aryamehr University of Industry by Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi, with four departments: electrical, metallurgical, mechanical and chemical engineering. After the 1979 revolution it was renamed, briefly Tehran University of Technology and then Sharif University of Technology, after Majid Sharif Vaghefi. Its Isfahan campus became Isfahan University of Technology in 1974.^[2]

It is in Tehran, in the Tarasht area near Azadi Square. The Wikipedia article counts 15 main departments in its introduction and 16 in its history section; the list includes aerospace, chemical and petroleum, chemistry, civil, computer, electrical, energy, industrial, management and economics, materials science, mathematics, mechanical, physics and philosophy of science, plus a languages and linguistics centre.^[2]

The Kish International Campus on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf was established in 2005. It has an engineering and science faculty and a management faculty, teaches in English and has about 1,000 students.^[2]

How is Sharif University of Technology ranked?

Tehran Times, in an article dated 27 June 2026, reports Sharif University of Technology at 390th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, behind the University of Tehran (367th) and ahead of Amirkabir University of Technology (483rd) and Isfahan University of Technology (620th).^[1] QS publishes the ranking at topuniversities.com, which blocks automated access, so we could not check the number there. The Wikipedia article lists 375th for the 2026 edition.^[2]

Rankings differ by publisher and year, so treat one position as one view. How we compile rankings.

What can you study at Sharif University of Technology?

Sharif is an engineering and science university. According to Wikipedia its departments cover aerospace, chemical and petroleum, civil, computer, electrical, energy, industrial, materials, mechanical and management and economics, alongside chemistry, mathematics, physics and philosophy of science.^[2] The Kish campus offers bachelor’s, master’s and PhD programmes in engineering and a master’s in management, taught in English.^[2]

Which fields accept international applicants in a given year is shown in the application system of the International Students Office, which we could not open.

How much does Sharif University of Technology cost?

We could not confirm current tuition amounts. The international office’s finance page says that the tuition fee consists of a fixed amount per semester plus a fee that depends on the number of course units taken.^[3] Search results showed two versions of the schedule with different euro figures, and a separate fee schedule for the Kish campus, so we do not print amounts here. Ask the International Students Office for the fee that applies to your level and campus, and ask which academic year it covers.

The university’s pages also give conflicting information on scholarships for international students, so confirm this directly as well.^[3]

How do you apply to Sharif University of Technology?

International applicants apply through the International Students Office. According to the office’s admissions pages, undergraduate applicants complete an online form and provide transcripts, a high-school certificate showing final grades, a résumé, reference letters, an English proficiency certificate, a passport and proof of financial support. Originals are needed at registration, and some certificates may need validation by the Iranian ministry responsible for higher education. Postgraduate applicants submit the same kind of documents through the same online form.^[4]

Admission is competitive, and each application is judged on its own merits. We give no deadlines because they change every year; the office publishes them. We could not open these pages directly, so the description above follows a search-engine extract of the page text; check each requirement on the official page before you apply.^[4]

Which language level do you need?

The international office states that all classes on the main Tehran campus are carried out in Persian, so international students must pass Persian proficiency courses before starting their programme. Those courses are offered by other institutions, such as the Dehkhoda institute, and admitted students are directed to them. A student who learned Persian elsewhere can prove proficiency in a short online interview.^[4]

The Kish International Campus teaches in English. Applicants there show English proficiency, with IELTS 5 or TOEFL iBT 52 given as examples, or pass an oral interview.^[4]

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