36 Best universities for Chemistry in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 2.64M citations received by 131K academic papers made by 36 universities in Istanbul 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.

1. Istanbul University

For Chemistry

#2 in Turkey

#170 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Istanbul Technical University

For Chemistry

#3 in Turkey

#179 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Marmara University

For Chemistry

#14 in Turkey

#335 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Chemistry

#17 in Turkey

#375 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Bogazici University

For Chemistry

#25 in Turkey

#505 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Koc University

For Chemistry

#31 in Turkey

#575 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Chemistry

#39 in Turkey

#639 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Chemistry

#54 in Turkey

#899 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Chemistry

#63 in Turkey

#1240 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Maltepe University

For Chemistry

#70 in Turkey

#1317 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Chemistry

#76 in Turkey

#1343 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Chemistry

#78 in Turkey

#1355 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Ozyegin University

For Chemistry

#90 in Turkey

#1538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Acibadem University

For Chemistry

#97 in Turkey

#1599 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

15. Uskudar University

For Chemistry

#99 in Turkey

#1632 in Asia

Founded: 2011

16. Istanbul Aydin University

For Chemistry

#103 in Turkey

#1658 in Asia

Founded: 2007

17. Altinbas University

For Chemistry

#105 in Turkey

#1707 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2008

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Chemistry

#108 in Turkey

#1824 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Okan University

For Chemistry

#111 in Turkey

#1858 in Asia

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

20. Beykent University

For Chemistry

#113 in Turkey

#1888 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

21. Kadir Has University

For Chemistry

#114 in Turkey

#1891 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

22. Dogus University

For Chemistry

#117 in Turkey

#1930 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Istanbul Science University

For Chemistry

#118 in Turkey

#1952 in Asia

Founded: 2006

24. Nisantasi University

For Chemistry

#119 in Turkey

#1992 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Galatasaray University

For Chemistry

#122 in Turkey

#2042 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

26. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Chemistry

#124 in Turkey

#2065 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Chemistry

#125 in Turkey

#2089 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

28. Isik University

For Chemistry

#126 in Turkey

#2102 in Asia

Founded: 1996

29. Istanbul New Century University

For Chemistry

#127 in Turkey

#2118 in Asia

Founded: 2016

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Chemistry

#128 in Turkey

#2123 in Asia

Founded: 2007

31. Istanbul Commerce University

For Chemistry

#130 in Turkey

#2145 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

32. Piri Reis University

For Chemistry

#131 in Turkey

#2154 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

33. Halic University

For Chemistry

#132 in Turkey

#2250 in Asia

Founded: 1998

34. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Chemistry

#133 in Turkey

#2262 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

35. Istanbul Sehir University

For Chemistry

#137 in Turkey

#2386 in Asia

Founded: 2008

36. Mef University

For Chemistry

#140 in Turkey

#2536 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

Universities for Chemistry near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	32	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	89	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	24	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	71	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	57	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	21	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	83	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	30	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	55	Duzce