Tehran, Oct 7, IRNA � Eight Iranian universities were in the Best Global Universities list, according to US News and World Report on Tuesday.

The Iranian universities, including University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran University of Science & Technology and Islamic Azad University Karaj are among the top 750 universities around the world.

According to 2015 rankings, only three Iranian universities were among the list.

After Turkey, Iran has the top universities in the region of Middle East.

By IRNA