37 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 2.12M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 37 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

#125 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Computer Science

#5 in Turkey

#181 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

#11 in Turkey

#275 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Marmara University

For Computer Science

#14 in Turkey

#295 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Computer Science

#15 in Turkey

#319 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Computer Science

#18 in Turkey

#417 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Computer Science

#41 in Turkey

#870 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medipol University

For Computer Science

#48 in Turkey

#913 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

10. Ozyegin University

For Computer Science

#52 in Turkey

#953 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Galatasaray University

For Computer Science

#61 in Turkey

#1090 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

12. Altinbas University

For Computer Science

#64 in Turkey

#1175 in Asia

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

13. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Computer Science

#65 in Turkey

#1179 in Asia

Founded: 2010

14. Maltepe University

For Computer Science

#68 in Turkey

#1224 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Kadir Has University

For Computer Science

#70 in Turkey

#1254 in Asia

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

16. Istanbul Kultur University

For Computer Science

#73 in Turkey

#1303 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Computer Science

#78 in Turkey

#1375 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

18. Istanbul Commerce University

For Computer Science

#79 in Turkey

#1379 in Asia

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

19. Dogus University

For Computer Science

#82 in Turkey

#1392 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Computer Science

#89 in Turkey

#1457 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Isik University

For Computer Science

#93 in Turkey

#1497 in Asia

Founded: 1996

22. Okan University

For Computer Science

#95 in Turkey

#1513 in Asia

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

23. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Computer Science

#97 in Turkey

#1516 in Asia

Founded: 2010

24. Uskudar University

For Computer Science

#98 in Turkey

#1566 in Asia

Founded: 2011

25. Acibadem University

For Computer Science

#108 in Turkey

#1673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

26. Beykent University

For Computer Science

#110 in Turkey

#1685 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

27. Nisantasi University

For Computer Science

#114 in Turkey

#1765 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Istanbul Arel University

For Computer Science

#115 in Turkey

#1775 in Asia

Founded: 2007

29. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Computer Science

#116 in Turkey

#1817 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Halic University

For Computer Science

#121 in Turkey

#1934 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Computer Science

#123 in Turkey

#1972 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Computer Science

#126 in Turkey

#2011 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul Science University

For Computer Science

#131 in Turkey

#2189 in Asia

Founded: 2006

34. Mef University

For Computer Science

#132 in Turkey

#2220 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Piri Reis University

For Computer Science

#136 in Turkey

#2294 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Computer Science

#138 in Turkey

#2356 in Asia

Founded: 2016

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Computer Science

#141 in Turkey

#2666 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Computer Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	30	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	17	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	23	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	80	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	81	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	19	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	62	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	42	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	25	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	31	Eskisehir

Universities for Computer Science near Istanbul

Computer Science subfields in Istanbul