100 Best Art & Design schools in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 991K citations received by 83.7K academic papers made by 139 universities in Turkey was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#84 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

2. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#120 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

3. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#126 in Asia

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

4. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#128 in Asia

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#145 in Asia

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#165 in Asia

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#170 in Asia

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

8. Ege University

For Art & Design

#197 in Asia

#936 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

9. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#203 in Asia

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

10. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Art & Design

#214 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

11. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Art & Design

#216 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

12. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#218 in Asia

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

13. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#245 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

14. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#260 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

15. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Art & Design

#261 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

16. Dokuz Eylul University

For Art & Design

#279 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

17. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Art & Design

#297 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Art & Design

#311 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Art & Design

#333 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

20. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Art & Design

#335 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

21. Cukurova University

For Art & Design

#339 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

22. Uludag University

For Art & Design

#347 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

23. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Art & Design

#379 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

24. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Art & Design

#398 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Art & Design

#421 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#448 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1996

27. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Art & Design

#480 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

28. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Art & Design

#489 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

29. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Art & Design

#509 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

30. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#528 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

31. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#543 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Art & Design

#570 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

33. Mugla University

For Art & Design

#575 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

34. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Art & Design

#582 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

35. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Art & Design

#585 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

36. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Art & Design

#623 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Art & Design

#653 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

38. Cumhuriyet University

For Art & Design

#664 in Asia

#2118 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

39. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Art & Design

#673 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

40. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Art & Design

#685 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

41. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Art & Design

#690 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

42. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#697 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

43. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Art & Design

#710 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

44. Izmir University of Economics

For Art & Design

#713 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

45. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Art & Design

#727 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

46. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Art & Design

#737 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

47. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Art & Design

#744 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Duzce University

For Art & Design

#747 in Asia

#2295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

49. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#762 in Asia

#2326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

50. Gebze University of Technology

For Art & Design

#764 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

51. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Art & Design

#790 in Asia

#2374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

52. Usak University

For Art & Design

#799 in Asia

#2392 in the World

Founded: 2006

53. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Art & Design

#818 in Asia

#2436 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

54. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Art & Design

#819 in Asia

#2439 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

55. Adnan Menderes University

For Art & Design

#830 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

56. Yasar University

For Art & Design

#836 in Asia

#2477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,423
Founded: 2001

57. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Art & Design

#839 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

58. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Art & Design

#848 in Asia

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

59. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Art & Design

#882 in Asia

#2561 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

60. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#885 in Asia

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

61. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Art & Design

#899 in Asia

#2590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

62. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#902 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Founded: 1997

63. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#904 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

64. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Art & Design

#935 in Asia

#2657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

65. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#947 in Asia

#2684 in the World

Founded: 2007

66. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#963 in Asia

#2721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

67. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#965 in Asia

#2723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

68. Cag University

Turkey | Mersin

For Art & Design

#971 in Asia

#2742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

69. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Art & Design

#977 in Asia

#2755 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Art & Design

#1003 in Asia

#2803 in the World

Founded: 2008

71. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1009 in Asia

#2815 in the World

Founded: 2010

72. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#1023 in Asia

#2839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

73. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Art & Design

#1051 in Asia

#2900 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

74. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1054 in Asia

#2911 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

75. Harran University

For Art & Design

#1056 in Asia

#2915 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Art & Design

#1062 in Asia

#2936 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Art & Design

#1111 in Asia

#3017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

78. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Art & Design

#1138 in Asia

#3095 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1144 in Asia

#3105 in the World

Founded: 1997

80. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1161 in Asia

#3137 in the World

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

81. Kafkas University

For Art & Design

#1191 in Asia

#3198 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Art & Design

#1204 in Asia

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

83. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1205 in Asia

#3232 in the World

Founded: 1997

84. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Art & Design

#1208 in Asia

#3238 in the World

Founded: 2006

85. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1214 in Asia

#3246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

86. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1226 in Asia

#3269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

87. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Art & Design

#1252 in Asia

#3326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

88. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Art & Design

#1254 in Asia

#3330 in the World

Founded: 2006

89. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Art & Design

#1260 in Asia

#3345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

90. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Art & Design

#1268 in Asia

#3361 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. Mus Alparslan University

For Art & Design

#1287 in Asia

#3405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

92. Ordu University

For Art & Design

#1296 in Asia

#3420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

93. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Art & Design

#1342 in Asia

#3523 in the World

Founded: 2006

94. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Art & Design

#1351 in Asia

#3553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

95. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Art & Design

#1379 in Asia

#3622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

96. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1385 in Asia

#3631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

97. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Art & Design

#1386 in Asia

#3632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

98. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Art & Design

#1394 in Asia

#3648 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Art & Design

#1419 in Asia

#3702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

100. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Art & Design

#1421 in Asia

#3706 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Art & Design in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Erzurum.