30 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 304K citations received by 15.8K academic papers made by 30 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 Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#69 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Turkey

#160 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Turkey

#283 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Bogazici University

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in Turkey

#326 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in Turkey

#333 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Sabanci University

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#405 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Koc University

For Aerospace Engineering

#26 in Turkey

#435 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

8. Yeditepe University

For Aerospace Engineering

#49 in Turkey

#860 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Maltepe University

For Aerospace Engineering

#52 in Turkey

#897 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Aerospace Engineering

#62 in Turkey

#1003 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Ozyegin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#66 in Turkey

#1036 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Aerospace Engineering

#73 in Turkey

#1149 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Isik University

For Aerospace Engineering

#74 in Turkey

#1166 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#80 in Turkey

#1226 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Galatasaray University

For Aerospace Engineering

#85 in Turkey

#1246 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

16. Dogus University

For Aerospace Engineering

#89 in Turkey

#1291 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

17. Piri Reis University

For Aerospace Engineering

#92 in Turkey

#1341 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

18. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Aerospace Engineering

#97 in Turkey

#1391 in Asia

Founded: 2010

19. Okan University

For Aerospace Engineering

#98 in Turkey

#1444 in Asia

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

20. Kadir Has University

For Aerospace Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1550 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

21. Nisantasi University

For Aerospace Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1578 in Asia

Founded: 2009

22. Istanbul Commerce University

For Aerospace Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1586 in Asia

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

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Aerospace Engineering

#111 in Turkey

#1587 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Aerospace Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1599 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Uskudar University

For Aerospace Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1672 in Asia

Founded: 2011

26. Acibadem University

For Aerospace Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1751 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

27. Halic University

For Aerospace Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1861 in Asia

Founded: 1998

28. Beykent University

For Aerospace Engineering

#123 in Turkey

#1878 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

29. Altinbas University

For Aerospace Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#1892 in Asia

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

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Aerospace Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#1942 in Asia

Founded: 2007

Universities for Aerospace Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	28	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	9	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	15	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	17	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	44	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	41	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	24	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	30	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	45	Edirne
237	Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University	50	Canakkale