36 Best Materials Science schools in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.51M citations received by 70.2K 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

#116 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Materials Science

#8 in Turkey

#269 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Materials Science

#11 in Turkey

#297 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Marmara University

For Materials Science

#17 in Turkey

#380 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Koc University

For Materials Science

#21 in Turkey

#451 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Sabanci University

For Materials Science

#23 in Turkey

#473 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Bogazici University

For Materials Science

#24 in Turkey

#475 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

8. Yeditepe University

For Materials Science

#52 in Turkey

#935 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Materials Science

#73 in Turkey

#1210 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Maltepe University

For Materials Science

#75 in Turkey

#1243 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Materials Science

#88 in Turkey

#1400 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Materials Science

#93 in Turkey

#1444 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Materials Science

#94 in Turkey

#1461 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Altinbas University

For Materials Science

#95 in Turkey

#1465 in Asia

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

15. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Materials Science

#98 in Turkey

#1496 in Asia

Founded: 2010

16. Uskudar University

For Materials Science

#105 in Turkey

#1668 in Asia

Founded: 2011

17. Dogus University

For Materials Science

#107 in Turkey

#1720 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Materials Science

#108 in Turkey

#1751 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Beykent University

For Materials Science

#110 in Turkey

#1786 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Okan University

For Materials Science

#112 in Turkey

#1819 in Asia

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

21. Kadir Has University

For Materials Science

#113 in Turkey

#1836 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

22. Piri Reis University

For Materials Science

#114 in Turkey

#1840 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

23. Istanbul Commerce University

For Materials Science

#116 in Turkey

#1873 in Asia

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

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Materials Science

#119 in Turkey

#1889 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Nisantasi University

For Materials Science

#120 in Turkey

#1907 in Asia

Founded: 2009

26. Galatasaray University

For Materials Science

#121 in Turkey

#1921 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

27. Isik University

For Materials Science

#123 in Turkey

#1954 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Istanbul Arel University

For Materials Science

#127 in Turkey

#2040 in Asia

Founded: 2007

29. Acibadem University

For Materials Science

#128 in Turkey

#2062 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

30. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Materials Science

#129 in Turkey

#2069 in Asia

Founded: 2010

31. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Materials Science

#130 in Turkey

#2092 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Materials Science

#131 in Turkey

#2176 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Materials Science

#132 in Turkey

#2196 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Halic University

For Materials Science

#134 in Turkey

#2294 in Asia

Founded: 1998

35. Mef University

For Materials Science

#135 in Turkey

#2300 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Istanbul Science University

For Materials Science

#138 in Turkey

#2340 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Materials Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	20	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	64	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	26	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	59	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	55	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	69	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	49	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	44	Duzce