Al-Zahra University

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Alzahra University

Motto	Literate Woman, Flourishing Society
Type	Public
Established	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Chancellor	Zahra Nazem Bokaei
Academic staff	434
Students	8,861
Undergraduates	6,263
Postgraduates	3,791
Doctoral students	536
Location	Tehran , 1993893973 , Iran 35°46′03″N 51°23′33″E / 35.76750°N 51.39250°E / 35.76750; 51.39250
Campus	Urban
Website	en.alzahra.ac.ir

Alzahra University (Persian: دانشگاه الزهرا, Dāneshgāh-e Alzahrā) is a female-only public university in the Vanak neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. Alzahra University is the only comprehensive women's university in Iran and the Middle East. Acceptance to the university is competitive and entrance to undergraduate and graduate programs requires scoring among the top 1% of students in the Nationwide University Entrance Exams. Alzahra University is ranked second in Iran and 201–300 in the world, according to University Impact Rankings 2019, Times Higher Education (THE).^[1] Alzahra University ranked 17th in Iran and number 801+ worldwide, according to the physical sciences subject ranking, World University Rankings 2019^[2] by Times Higher Education.