31 Best universities for Chemical Engineering 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 502K citations received by 21.2K academic papers made by 31 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 Chemical Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#137 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in Turkey

#324 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Chemical Engineering

#10 in Turkey

#379 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Marmara University

For Chemical Engineering

#11 in Turkey

#413 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Koc University

For Chemical Engineering

#19 in Turkey

#503 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Sabanci University

For Chemical Engineering

#22 in Turkey

#547 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Bogazici University

For Chemical Engineering

#25 in Turkey

#565 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

8. Yeditepe University

For Chemical Engineering

#45 in Turkey

#939 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Maltepe University

For Chemical Engineering

#71 in Turkey

#1291 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Chemical Engineering

#88 in Turkey

#1486 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Galatasaray University

For Chemical Engineering

#89 in Turkey

#1489 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

12. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Chemical Engineering

#90 in Turkey

#1547 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Ozyegin University

For Chemical Engineering

#91 in Turkey

#1578 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Istanbul Medipol University

For Chemical Engineering

#92 in Turkey

#1579 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

15. Beykent University

For Chemical Engineering

#98 in Turkey

#1660 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

16. Piri Reis University

For Chemical Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1678 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

17. Istanbul Aydin University

For Chemical Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1724 in Asia

Founded: 2007

18. Uskudar University

For Chemical Engineering

#106 in Turkey

#1747 in Asia

Founded: 2011

19. Altinbas University

For Chemical Engineering

#109 in Turkey

#1762 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Kultur University

For Chemical Engineering

#111 in Turkey

#1795 in Asia

Founded: 1997

21. Kadir Has University

For Chemical Engineering

#112 in Turkey

#1807 in Asia

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

22. Okan University

For Chemical Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1898 in Asia

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

23. Nisantasi University

For Chemical Engineering

#117 in Turkey

#1922 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Istanbul Commerce University

For Chemical Engineering

#118 in Turkey

#1929 in Asia

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

25. Isik University

For Chemical Engineering

#122 in Turkey

#1985 in Asia

Founded: 1996

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Chemical Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#2032 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Dogus University

For Chemical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#2049 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

28. Acibadem University

For Chemical Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#2057 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

29. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Chemical Engineering

#127 in Turkey

#2062 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

30. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Chemical Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2087 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Chemical Engineering

#129 in Turkey

#2105 in Asia

Founded: 2010

Universities for Chemical Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	15	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	54	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	20	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	40	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	52	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	56	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	18	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	57	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	47	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	55	Duzce