36 Best Materials Science schools in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 958K citations received by 57.7K 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 Technical University

For Materials Science

#1 in Turkey

#110 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Materials Science

#8 in Turkey

#274 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Materials Science

#11 in Turkey

#302 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Marmara University

For Materials Science

#18 in Turkey

#389 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

5. Koc University

For Materials Science

#21 in Turkey

#431 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Bogazici University

For Materials Science

#22 in Turkey

#437 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

7. Sabanci University

For Materials Science

#25 in Turkey

#462 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Materials Science

#53 in Turkey

#942 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Materials Science

#59 in Turkey

#1070 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Maltepe University

For Materials Science

#70 in Turkey

#1178 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Materials Science

#92 in Turkey

#1479 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Materials Science

#93 in Turkey

#1487 in Asia

Founded: 2009

13. Altinbas University

For Materials Science

#94 in Turkey

#1525 in Asia

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

14. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Materials Science

#96 in Turkey

#1529 in Asia

Founded: 2010

15. Istanbul Aydin University

For Materials Science

#99 in Turkey

#1562 in Asia

Founded: 2007

16. Dogus University

For Materials Science

#103 in Turkey

#1643 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

17. Uskudar University

For Materials Science

#105 in Turkey

#1667 in Asia

Founded: 2011

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Materials Science

#106 in Turkey

#1693 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Beykent University

For Materials Science

#110 in Turkey

#1760 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Kadir Has University

For Materials Science

#111 in Turkey

#1771 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

21. Galatasaray University

For Materials Science

#112 in Turkey

#1832 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

22. Isik University

For Materials Science

#114 in Turkey

#1841 in Asia

Founded: 1996

23. Okan University

For Materials Science

#116 in Turkey

#1894 in Asia

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

24. Nisantasi University

For Materials Science

#118 in Turkey

#1900 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Piri Reis University

For Materials Science

#119 in Turkey

#1901 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

26. Istanbul Commerce University

For Materials Science

#120 in Turkey

#1921 in Asia

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

27. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Materials Science

#122 in Turkey

#1978 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

28. Acibadem University

For Materials Science

#124 in Turkey

#2006 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

29. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Materials Science

#127 in Turkey

#2100 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Materials Science

#128 in Turkey

#2106 in Asia

Founded: 2007

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Materials Science

#129 in Turkey

#2133 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Materials Science

#130 in Turkey

#2141 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Materials Science

#131 in Turkey

#2199 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Mef University

For Materials Science

#133 in Turkey

#2294 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Halic University

For Materials Science

#135 in Turkey

#2350 in Asia

Founded: 1998

36. Istanbul Science University

For Materials Science

#138 in Turkey

#2399 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Materials Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	19	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	65	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	20	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	28	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	62	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	55	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	72	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	24	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	49	Duzce