36 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 665K citations received by 33.7K 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

#174 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Turkey

#255 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Optical Engineering

#11 in Turkey

#327 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Optical Engineering

#12 in Turkey

#349 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Bogazici University

For Optical Engineering

#17 in Turkey

#421 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Marmara University

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Turkey

#430 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Optical Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#485 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Optical Engineering

#43 in Turkey

#801 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Optical Engineering

#50 in Turkey

#898 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Optical Engineering

#66 in Turkey

#1174 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Optical Engineering

#74 in Turkey

#1306 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Uskudar University

For Optical Engineering

#76 in Turkey

#1315 in Asia

Founded: 2011

13. Maltepe University

For Optical Engineering

#81 in Turkey

#1357 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Optical Engineering

#82 in Turkey

#1366 in Asia

Founded: 2010

15. Dogus University

For Optical Engineering

#83 in Turkey

#1367 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Isik University

For Optical Engineering

#85 in Turkey

#1399 in Asia

Founded: 1996

17. Acibadem University

For Optical Engineering

#99 in Turkey

#1533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

18. Okan University

For Optical Engineering

#100 in Turkey

#1548 in Asia

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

19. Kadir Has University

For Optical Engineering

#106 in Turkey

#1647 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Optical Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1651 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Altinbas University

For Optical Engineering

#108 in Turkey

#1679 in Asia

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

22. Istanbul Kultur University

For Optical Engineering

#109 in Turkey

#1685 in Asia

Founded: 1997

23. Istanbul Commerce University

For Optical Engineering

#115 in Turkey

#1835 in Asia

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

24. Beykent University

For Optical Engineering

#117 in Turkey

#1847 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Optical Engineering

#118 in Turkey

#1862 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

26. Piri Reis University

For Optical Engineering

#120 in Turkey

#1919 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

27. Nisantasi University

For Optical Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1925 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Istanbul Science University

For Optical Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#1979 in Asia

Founded: 2006

29. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Optical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#1987 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Optical Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#2015 in Asia

Founded: 2007

31. Istanbul Sehir University

For Optical Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2051 in Asia

Founded: 2008

32. Galatasaray University

For Optical Engineering

#130 in Turkey

#2140 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

33. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Optical Engineering

#131 in Turkey

#2143 in Asia

Founded: 2010

34. Istanbul New Century University

For Optical Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2166 in Asia

Founded: 2016

35. Mef University

For Optical Engineering

#135 in Turkey

#2258 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Halic University

For Optical Engineering

#136 in Turkey

#2314 in Asia

Founded: 1998

Universities for Optical Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	22	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	21	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	68	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	19	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	55	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	60	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	31	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	57	Kutahya