36 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 1.3M citations received by 95.1K 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 Computer Science

#1 in Turkey

#116 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Computer Science

#5 in Turkey

#171 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Istanbul University

For Computer Science

#6 in Turkey

#185 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Computer Science

#12 in Turkey

#275 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Koc University

For Computer Science

#14 in Turkey

#301 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Marmara University

For Computer Science

#15 in Turkey

#302 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Computer Science

#17 in Turkey

#368 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Computer Science

#38 in Turkey

#819 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Computer Science

#41 in Turkey

#859 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Computer Science

#55 in Turkey

#975 in Asia

Founded: 2009

11. Galatasaray University

For Computer Science

#59 in Turkey

#1041 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

12. Maltepe University

For Computer Science

#61 in Turkey

#1066 in Asia

Founded: 1997

13. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Computer Science

#67 in Turkey

#1199 in Asia

Founded: 2010

14. Altinbas University

For Computer Science

#68 in Turkey

#1213 in Asia

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

15. Kadir Has University

For Computer Science

#69 in Turkey

#1228 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Kultur University

For Computer Science

#70 in Turkey

#1230 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Dogus University

For Computer Science

#71 in Turkey

#1240 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

18. Isik University

For Computer Science

#77 in Turkey

#1380 in Asia

Founded: 1996

19. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Computer Science

#80 in Turkey

#1391 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

20. Istanbul Commerce University

For Computer Science

#83 in Turkey

#1462 in Asia

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

21. Okan University

For Computer Science

#89 in Turkey

#1513 in Asia

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

22. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Computer Science

#91 in Turkey

#1550 in Asia

Founded: 2010

23. Istanbul Aydin University

For Computer Science

#96 in Turkey

#1610 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Acibadem University

For Computer Science

#98 in Turkey

#1629 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

25. Uskudar University

For Computer Science

#100 in Turkey

#1640 in Asia

Founded: 2011

26. Beykent University

For Computer Science

#108 in Turkey

#1721 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

27. Istanbul Arel University

For Computer Science

#114 in Turkey

#1839 in Asia

Founded: 2007

28. Nisantasi University

For Computer Science

#116 in Turkey

#1865 in Asia

Founded: 2009

29. Istanbul Sehir University

For Computer Science

#118 in Turkey

#1898 in Asia

Founded: 2008

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Computer Science

#120 in Turkey

#1913 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Computer Science

#121 in Turkey

#1920 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Halic University

For Computer Science

#124 in Turkey

#2001 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Istanbul Science University

For Computer Science

#127 in Turkey

#2135 in Asia

Founded: 2006

34. Mef University

For Computer Science

#130 in Turkey

#2201 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Piri Reis University

For Computer Science

#133 in Turkey

#2269 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Computer Science

#137 in Turkey

#2335 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Computer Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	27	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	18	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	22	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	76	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	78	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	23	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	64	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	45	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	25	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	31	Eskisehir

Universities for Computer Science near Istanbul

Computer Science subfields in Istanbul