27 Best universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 230K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 27 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#1 in Turkey

#86 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#4 in Turkey

#178 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#14 in Turkey

#308 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Bogazici University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#17 in Turkey

#367 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#23 in Turkey

#440 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#30 in Turkey

#602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#35 in Turkey

#652 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Maltepe University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#49 in Turkey

#899 in Asia

Founded: 1997

9. Yeditepe University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#62 in Turkey

#1060 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Ozyegin University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#65 in Turkey

#1092 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#83 in Turkey

#1379 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#89 in Turkey

#1460 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#90 in Turkey

#1477 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Istanbul Kultur University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#99 in Turkey

#1596 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Isik University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#104 in Turkey

#1663 in Asia

Founded: 1996

16. Istanbul Commerce University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#105 in Turkey

#1667 in Asia

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

17. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#107 in Turkey

#1760 in Asia

Founded: 2010

18. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#108 in Turkey

#1762 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

19. Dogus University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#109 in Turkey

#1798 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

20. Beykent University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#111 in Turkey

#1854 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

21. Altinbas University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#113 in Turkey

#1873 in Asia

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

22. Okan University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#114 in Turkey

#1905 in Asia

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

23. Nisantasi University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#115 in Turkey

#1930 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Kadir Has University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#116 in Turkey

#1947 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

25. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#119 in Turkey

#2018 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#120 in Turkey

#2027 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Acibadem University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#121 in Turkey

#2031 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

Universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	26	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	12	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	27	Sakarya
184	Duzce University	48	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	29	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	33	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	55	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	44	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	47	Bolu

Environmental Science subfields in Istanbul

Agricultural Science18

Earth science and Geophysics17

Environmental Chemistry17

Environmental Engineering8

Environmental Management27

Geography and Cartography37

Geotechnical Engineering15

Petrology and Geochemistry11

Urban and Regional planning5

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation10