32 Best universities for Engineering in Istanbul

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 526K citations received by 28.6K academic papers made by 32 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 Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#113 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Engineering

#6 in Turkey

#227 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Engineering

#8 in Turkey

#267 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1971

4. Istanbul University

For Engineering

#10 in Turkey

#287 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1933

5. Koc University

For Engineering

#14 in Turkey

#340 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1992

6. Sabanci University

For Engineering

#17 in Turkey

#358 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1996

7. Marmara University

For Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#438 in Asia

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1982

8. Yeditepe University

For Engineering

#35 in Turkey

#703 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Engineering

#45 in Turkey

#780 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 2007

10. Galatasaray University

For Engineering

#54 in Turkey

#917 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1994

11. Dogus University

For Engineering

#59 in Turkey

#1016 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1997

12. Kadir Has University

For Engineering

#68 in Turkey

#1194 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1997

13. Istanbul Kultur University

For Engineering

#75 in Turkey

#1233 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1997

14. Isik University

For Engineering

#76 in Turkey

#1240 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1996

15. Istanbul Medipol University

For Engineering

#78 in Turkey

#1270 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 2009

16. Okan University

For Engineering

#83 in Turkey

#1323 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

17. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Engineering

#87 in Turkey

#1411 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2010

18. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Engineering

#91 in Turkey

#1474 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1996

19. Beykent University

For Engineering

#100 in Turkey

#1553 in Asia

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1997

20. Altinbas University

For Engineering

#104 in Turkey

#1602 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 2008

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1607 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

22. Uskudar University

For Engineering

#106 in Turkey

#1613 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 2011

23. Maltepe University

For Engineering

#108 in Turkey

#1642 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Aydin University

For Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1677 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 2007

25. Istanbul Sehir University

For Engineering

#111 in Turkey

#1689 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2008

26. Piri Reis University

For Engineering

#112 in Turkey

#1730 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2008

27. Bezmialem Foundation University

For Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1739 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2010

28. Istanbul Arel University

For Engineering

#118 in Turkey

#1815 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 2007

29. Nisantasi University

For Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1832 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,445
Founded: 2009

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Engineering

#122 in Turkey

#1944 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1982

31. Halic University

For Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#1971 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1998

32. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2045 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2010

Universities for Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	20	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	16	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	31	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	15	Sakarya
176	Balikesir University	51	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	46	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	21	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	47	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	55	Bolu