28 Best universities for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 249K citations received by 13.6K academic papers made by 28 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 Structural Engineering

#2 in Turkey

#78 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Structural Engineering

#3 in Turkey

#153 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Structural Engineering

#7 in Turkey

#222 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Istanbul University

For Structural Engineering

#9 in Turkey

#253 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Sabanci University

For Structural Engineering

#22 in Turkey

#366 in Asia

Founded: 1996

6. Marmara University

For Structural Engineering

#30 in Turkey

#475 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

7. Koc University

For Structural Engineering

#32 in Turkey

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

8. Maltepe University

For Structural Engineering

#54 in Turkey

#776 in Asia

Founded: 1997

9. Istanbul Kultur University

For Structural Engineering

#62 in Turkey

#893 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Structural Engineering

#63 in Turkey

#915 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Yeditepe University

For Structural Engineering

#64 in Turkey

#922 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

12. Ozyegin University

For Structural Engineering

#73 in Turkey

#990 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Structural Engineering

#90 in Turkey

#1232 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Dogus University

For Structural Engineering

#93 in Turkey

#1321 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

15. Okan University

For Structural Engineering

#94 in Turkey

#1346 in Asia

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

16. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Structural Engineering

#100 in Turkey

#1414 in Asia

Founded: 2010

17. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Structural Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1430 in Asia

Founded: 2010

18. Altinbas University

For Structural Engineering

#102 in Turkey

#1445 in Asia

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

19. Beykent University

For Structural Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Isik University

For Structural Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1558 in Asia

Founded: 1996

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Structural Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1597 in Asia

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

22. Nisantasi University

For Structural Engineering

#112 in Turkey

#1643 in Asia

Founded: 2009

23. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Structural Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1647 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Structural Engineering

#114 in Turkey

#1650 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Kadir Has University

For Structural Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1692 in Asia

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

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Structural Engineering

#118 in Turkey

#1719 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Acibadem University

For Structural Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1770 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Mef University

For Structural Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1821 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

Universities for Structural Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	27	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	21	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	12	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	55	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	10	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	50	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	46	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	43	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	23	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	29	Edirne