36 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 405K citations received by 29K academic papers made by 36 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 Optical Engineering

#3 in Turkey

#166 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Turkey

#271 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Optical Engineering

#11 in Turkey

#320 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Optical Engineering

#12 in Turkey

#333 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Bogazici University

For Optical Engineering

#16 in Turkey

#410 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Marmara University

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Turkey

#445 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Optical Engineering

#22 in Turkey

#465 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Ozyegin University

For Optical Engineering

#41 in Turkey

#770 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

9. Yeditepe University

For Optical Engineering

#45 in Turkey

#814 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Optical Engineering

#68 in Turkey

#1237 in Asia

Founded: 2009

11. Dogus University

For Optical Engineering

#70 in Turkey

#1271 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

12. Uskudar University

For Optical Engineering

#75 in Turkey

#1319 in Asia

Founded: 2011

13. Isik University

For Optical Engineering

#77 in Turkey

#1336 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Maltepe University

For Optical Engineering

#78 in Turkey

#1340 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Optical Engineering

#79 in Turkey

#1359 in Asia

Founded: 2010

16. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Optical Engineering

#83 in Turkey

#1384 in Asia

Founded: 2010

17. Kadir Has University

For Optical Engineering

#91 in Turkey

#1457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

18. Okan University

For Optical Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1547 in Asia

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

19. Acibadem University

For Optical Engineering

#102 in Turkey

#1554 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

20. Istanbul Kultur University

For Optical Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1628 in Asia

Founded: 1997

21. Istanbul Aydin University

For Optical Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1706 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Altinbas University

For Optical Engineering

#112 in Turkey

#1727 in Asia

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

23. Beykent University

For Optical Engineering

#115 in Turkey

#1797 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Optical Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1811 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Istanbul Commerce University

For Optical Engineering

#117 in Turkey

#1822 in Asia

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

26. Piri Reis University

For Optical Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1869 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

27. Nisantasi University

For Optical Engineering

#120 in Turkey

#1877 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Istanbul Science University

For Optical Engineering

#122 in Turkey

#1892 in Asia

Founded: 2006

29. Istanbul Sehir University

For Optical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#2007 in Asia

Founded: 2008

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Optical Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#2010 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Galatasaray University

For Optical Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2030 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

32. Istanbul Arel University

For Optical Engineering

#129 in Turkey

#2058 in Asia

Founded: 2007

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Optical Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2181 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Optical Engineering

#133 in Turkey

#2194 in Asia

Founded: 2010

35. Mef University

For Optical Engineering

#134 in Turkey

#2219 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Halic University

For Optical Engineering

#136 in Turkey

#2268 in Asia

Founded: 1998

Universities for Optical Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	20	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	21	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	19	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	57	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	60	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	28	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	55	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	44	Edirne