36 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 1.39M citations received by 67.8K 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

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Materials Science

#8 in Turkey

#268 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Materials Science

#11 in Turkey

#289 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Marmara University

For Materials Science

#17 in Turkey

#375 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

5. Koc University

For Materials Science

#22 in Turkey

#448 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Bogazici University

For Materials Science

#23 in Turkey

#466 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

7. Sabanci University

For Materials Science

#24 in Turkey

#475 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Materials Science

#52 in Turkey

#927 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Materials Science

#73 in Turkey

#1216 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Maltepe University

For Materials Science

#75 in Turkey

#1237 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Materials Science

#88 in Turkey

#1424 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Materials Science

#93 in Turkey

#1456 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Altinbas University

For Materials Science

#94 in Turkey

#1467 in Asia

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

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Materials Science

#95 in Turkey

#1485 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Materials Science

#96 in Turkey

#1494 in Asia

Founded: 2010

16. Uskudar University

For Materials Science

#105 in Turkey

#1669 in Asia

Founded: 2011

17. Dogus University

For Materials Science

#106 in Turkey

#1702 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Materials Science

#108 in Turkey

#1734 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Beykent University

For Materials Science

#109 in Turkey

#1781 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Kadir Has University

For Materials Science

#112 in Turkey

#1834 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

21. Okan University

For Materials Science

#113 in Turkey

#1842 in Asia

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

22. Piri Reis University

For Materials Science

#114 in Turkey

#1848 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

23. Istanbul Commerce University

For Materials Science

#117 in Turkey

#1887 in Asia

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

24. Nisantasi University

For Materials Science

#119 in Turkey

#1899 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Galatasaray University

For Materials Science

#120 in Turkey

#1901 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

26. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Materials Science

#121 in Turkey

#1904 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

27. Isik University

For Materials Science

#122 in Turkey

#1913 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Acibadem University

For Materials Science

#127 in Turkey

#2054 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Materials Science

#128 in Turkey

#2084 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Materials Science

#129 in Turkey

#2092 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Materials Science

#130 in Turkey

#2116 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Materials Science

#131 in Turkey

#2161 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Materials Science

#133 in Turkey

#2202 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Mef University

For Materials Science

#134 in Turkey

#2304 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Halic University

For Materials Science

#135 in Turkey

#2305 in Asia

Founded: 1998

36. Istanbul Science University

For Materials Science

#138 in Turkey

#2333 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	63	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	26	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	61	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	56	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	70	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	49	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	46	Duzce