The University of Guilan (Persian: دانشگاه گیلان, Daneshgah-e Gilân) is an institute of higher education and graduate studies in Rasht, a large city in the province of Guilan, in Northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea. It has nearly 24,000 students enrolled. According to the latest Shanghai ranking, University of Guilan was ranked 8th among Iran's comprehensive universities in 2013.[3] Also, based on the Times ranking in 2019, this University was ranked 6th among Iran's comprehensive universities.[4] Source: Wikipedia (en)