Country guide · Middle East
MBBS admissions in Iran
Top Iranian medical universities have international campuses teaching in English.
- Duration:
- 7 years
- Medium:
- English (international campuses)
Admission route
International medicine programmes have their own entry requirements. Confirm English-language availability, Persian requirements for patient care, programme length and document requirements through the university's international admissions office.
Iran University of Medical Sciences- 1
Check eligibility
Check the university's current medicine entry requirements, accepted school qualifications and eligibility for international applicants.
- 2
Confirm the programme
Verify the degree, teaching language, entrance tests, clinical language requirements and internship arrangements directly with the university.
- 3
Prepare your documents
Confirm requirements for transcripts, passport, language evidence and document certification. Check tuition and living costs before accepting an offer.
- 4
Apply & verify licensing
Apply through the official university or national admission portal. Check home-country medical registration requirements and visa rules before enrolment.
Entry rules, fees and deadlines vary by institution and session. A QS rank is not medical accreditation or permission to practise. For practice in Pakistan, confirm the current requirements directly with PMDC; a World Directory of Medical Schools listing alone is not accreditation.
Medical universities in Iran
7 listed institutions, grouped by public/private and ordered by verified QS World University Rankings 2026. Faculty entries use the parent university's overall rank, not a medicine-subject rank. Unverified ranks appear last. This is not a complete national register or a list of approved English-medium programmes. Closing-merit figures have not been verified for these institutions.
7 of 7 universities
Public universities (7)
- Official website preview unavailable
1.Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
2.Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Tehran
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
3.Iran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
4.Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Shiraz
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
5.Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Mashhad
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
6.Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
7.Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Isfahan
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission