37 Best universities for Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 2.35M citations received by 121K 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 Environmental Science

#1 in Turkey

#107 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Environmental Science

#4 in Turkey

#148 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Environmental Science

#14 in Turkey

#256 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Marmara University

For Environmental Science

#16 in Turkey

#310 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Bogazici University

For Environmental Science

#17 in Turkey

#312 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Koc University

For Environmental Science

#37 in Turkey

#580 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Environmental Science

#44 in Turkey

#656 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Environmental Science

#55 in Turkey

#854 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Environmental Science

#69 in Turkey

#1184 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Environmental Science

#70 in Turkey

#1189 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Maltepe University

For Environmental Science

#86 in Turkey

#1350 in Asia

Founded: 1997

12. Istanbul Aydin University

For Environmental Science

#92 in Turkey

#1397 in Asia

Founded: 2007

13. Ozyegin University

For Environmental Science

#93 in Turkey

#1435 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Environmental Science

#101 in Turkey

#1529 in Asia

Founded: 2010

15. Galatasaray University

For Environmental Science

#102 in Turkey

#1538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Environmental Science

#103 in Turkey

#1561 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Nisantasi University

For Environmental Science

#110 in Turkey

#1678 in Asia

Founded: 2009

18. Kadir Has University

For Environmental Science

#111 in Turkey

#1695 in Asia

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

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Environmental Science

#114 in Turkey

#1727 in Asia

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

20. Beykent University

For Environmental Science

#115 in Turkey

#1735 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

21. Okan University

For Environmental Science

#117 in Turkey

#1773 in Asia

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

22. Uskudar University

For Environmental Science

#118 in Turkey

#1792 in Asia

Founded: 2011

23. Dogus University

For Environmental Science

#119 in Turkey

#1798 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

24. Altinbas University

For Environmental Science

#120 in Turkey

#1820 in Asia

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

25. Istanbul Kultur University

For Environmental Science

#121 in Turkey

#1831 in Asia

Founded: 1997

26. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Environmental Science

#123 in Turkey

#1858 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Acibadem University

For Environmental Science

#124 in Turkey

#1870 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Isik University

For Environmental Science

#127 in Turkey

#1967 in Asia

Founded: 1996

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Environmental Science

#128 in Turkey

#1985 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Environmental Science

#129 in Turkey

#1995 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Istanbul Sehir University

For Environmental Science

#131 in Turkey

#2066 in Asia

Founded: 2008

32. Halic University

For Environmental Science

#133 in Turkey

#2141 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Piri Reis University

For Environmental Science

#134 in Turkey

#2198 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

34. Istanbul Science University

For Environmental Science

#135 in Turkey

#2223 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Environmental Science

#136 in Turkey

#2226 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Mef University

For Environmental Science

#138 in Turkey

#2359 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Environmental Science

#141 in Turkey

#2721 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Environmental Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	39	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	24	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	90	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	56	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	22	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	77	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	50	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	48	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	21	Eskisehir