According to ISNA, the Center for World University Rankings 2017 in a report of rankings by subject announced the University of Tehran as the 4th university of the world in the field of Petroleum Engineering.
In addition to the University of Tehran, two other Iranian academies are among the top ten lists of the Center for World University Rankings 2017. Amirkabir University of Technology is ranked the fifth in the world in the field of Materials Science and Composites. Petroleum University of Technology is another Iranian academy which is among the top ten best universities in the field of Petroleum Engineering with the 7th place.