37 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 114K 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

#120 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Computer Science

#5 in Turkey

#175 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Istanbul University

For Computer Science

#6 in Turkey

#184 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Computer Science

#12 in Turkey

#273 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Marmara University

For Computer Science

#14 in Turkey

#295 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Computer Science

#15 in Turkey

#314 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Computer Science

#18 in Turkey

#407 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Computer Science

#40 in Turkey

#855 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Computer Science

#50 in Turkey

#945 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Computer Science

#51 in Turkey

#951 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Galatasaray University

For Computer Science

#61 in Turkey

#1081 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

12. Altinbas University

For Computer Science

#64 in Turkey

#1177 in Asia

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

13. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Computer Science

#65 in Turkey

#1188 in Asia

Founded: 2010

14. Maltepe University

For Computer Science

#68 in Turkey

#1203 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Kadir Has University

For Computer Science

#70 in Turkey

#1260 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Kultur University

For Computer Science

#71 in Turkey

#1281 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Computer Science

#78 in Turkey

#1371 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

18. Dogus University

For Computer Science

#79 in Turkey

#1377 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Computer Science

#80 in Turkey

#1388 in Asia

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

20. Isik University

For Computer Science

#88 in Turkey

#1472 in Asia

Founded: 1996

21. Istanbul Aydin University

For Computer Science

#89 in Turkey

#1477 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Okan University

For Computer Science

#92 in Turkey

#1512 in Asia

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

23. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Computer Science

#95 in Turkey

#1532 in Asia

Founded: 2010

24. Uskudar University

For Computer Science

#98 in Turkey

#1595 in Asia

Founded: 2011

25. Acibadem University

For Computer Science

#106 in Turkey

#1666 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

26. Beykent University

For Computer Science

#109 in Turkey

#1700 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

27. Istanbul Arel University

For Computer Science

#114 in Turkey

#1796 in Asia

Founded: 2007

28. Nisantasi University

For Computer Science

#115 in Turkey

#1804 in Asia

Founded: 2009

29. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Computer Science

#116 in Turkey

#1843 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Computer Science

#122 in Turkey

#1977 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Halic University

For Computer Science

#123 in Turkey

#1981 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Computer Science

#124 in Turkey

#1994 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul Science University

For Computer Science

#131 in Turkey

#2181 in Asia

Founded: 2006

34. Mef University

For Computer Science

#132 in Turkey

#2250 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Piri Reis University

For Computer Science

#137 in Turkey

#2312 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Computer Science

#138 in Turkey

#2362 in Asia

Founded: 2016

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Computer Science

#141 in Turkey

#2678 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	82	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	81	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	20	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	62	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	43	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	25	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	31	Eskisehir

Universities for Computer Science near Istanbul

Computer Science subfields in Istanbul