37 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 2.73M citations received by 145K 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 Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#111 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Engineering

#6 in Turkey

#229 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Engineering

#8 in Turkey

#253 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Bogazici University

For Engineering

#11 in Turkey

#291 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Engineering

#19 in Turkey

#383 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Engineering

#21 in Turkey

#432 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#480 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Engineering

#50 in Turkey

#912 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Engineering

#61 in Turkey

#1111 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Maltepe University

For Engineering

#63 in Turkey

#1136 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Engineering

#66 in Turkey

#1213 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Engineering

#79 in Turkey

#1384 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Galatasaray University

For Engineering

#82 in Turkey

#1403 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

14. Dogus University

For Engineering

#94 in Turkey

#1511 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

15. Altinbas University

For Engineering

#97 in Turkey

#1530 in Asia

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

16. Kadir Has University

For Engineering

#98 in Turkey

#1534 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Engineering

#99 in Turkey

#1552 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Aydin University

For Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1589 in Asia

Founded: 2007

19. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Engineering

#102 in Turkey

#1592 in Asia

Founded: 2010

20. Isik University

For Engineering

#106 in Turkey

#1654 in Asia

Founded: 1996

21. Okan University

For Engineering

#109 in Turkey

#1704 in Asia

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

22. Istanbul Commerce University

For Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1709 in Asia

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

23. Uskudar University

For Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1773 in Asia

Founded: 2011

24. Beykent University

For Engineering

#114 in Turkey

#1804 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Engineering

#115 in Turkey

#1813 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

26. Nisantasi University

For Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1825 in Asia

Founded: 2009

27. Acibadem University

For Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1940 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Piri Reis University

For Engineering

#122 in Turkey

#2001 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

29. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#2027 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#2032 in Asia

Founded: 2007

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Engineering

#129 in Turkey

#2122 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2165 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Halic University

For Engineering

#133 in Turkey

#2182 in Asia

Founded: 1998

34. Istanbul Science University

For Engineering

#134 in Turkey

#2249 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Engineering

#136 in Turkey

#2319 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Mef University

For Engineering

#138 in Turkey

#2353 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Engineering

#141 in Turkey

#2819 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	22	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	81	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	20	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	24	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	68	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	64	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	18	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	72	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	32	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	49	Duzce