Categorisation of medical universities in terms of developmental indicators
| Type of regions | Medical university name |
| Developed regions | Tehran, Tebriz, Shahid Beheshti, Shiraz, Isfahan, Kerman, Iran, Shahid Beheshti, Baqiyatallah, Shahed, Artesh, Behzisti, Mashhad, Ahwaz |
| Moderately developed regions | Gilan, Mazandaran, Babol, Golestan, Semnan, Ardabil, Uromieh, Kermanshah, Hamadan, Zanjan, Arak, Qazvin, Qom, Alborz, Kashan, Rafsanjan, Birjand, Zahedan, Yazd, Lorestan, Hormozgan |
| Non-developed regions | Ilam, Kordestan, Dezfool, Jahrom, Fasa, Bam, Jiroft, Yasooj, Bushehr, Shahrood, Bojnoord, Abadan, Zabol, Torbat Heidarieh, Sabzavar, Gonabad |