Shiraz University was placed among the best world universities in 2023.
According to the latest published results from the U.S. News ranking system of the best universities in the world in 2023, Shiraz University is ranked 821st in the world, 208th in Asia, and 12th in domestic among the Iranian universities included in this ranking.
According to the recent U.S. News rankings of the best universities in the world in 2023; 52 Iranian institutions are among the best establishments in the world.
In this ranking, approximately 20,002 institutions from all over the world have been evaluated. The table below shows the national and global ranking of the 13 first Iran universities.
| Score | Global ranking | National ranking | University Name |
| 57.1 | #329 | #1 | Tehran University |
| 54.6 | #394 | #2 | Islamic Azad University |
| 50.6 | #517 | #3 |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| 48.3 | #598 | #4 | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology |
| 48.3 | #598 | #4 | Sharif University of Technology |
| 47.7 | #625 | #6 | Tabriz University |
| 47.3 | #633 | #7 | Amirkabir University of Technology |
| 45.5 | #708 | #8 | Tarbiat Modares University |
| 44.6 | #739 | #9 | Isfahan University of Technology |
| 43.7 | #779 | #10 | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
| 43.3 | #794 | #11 | Iran University of Medical Sciences |
| 42.5 | #821 | #12 | Shiraz University |
| 42.4 | #826 | #13 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
