List of 52 best universities in Istanbul

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EduRank

Top 52 universities in Istanbul ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 5.05M citations received by 333K academic publications made by 52 universities from Istanbul, the popularity of 442 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Istanbul University

#1 in Turkey
#81 in Asia
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

2. Istanbul Technical University

#5 in Turkey
#99 in Asia
Enrollment
15,358
Founded
1944

3. Bogazici University

#6 in Turkey
#147 in Asia
Enrollment
3,998
Founded
1971

4. Marmara University

#9 in Turkey
#201 in Asia
Enrollment
14,066
Founded
1982

5. Yildiz Technical University

#14 in Turkey
#273 in Asia
Enrollment
9,842
Founded
1982

6. Koc University

#15 in Turkey
#277 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1992

8. Yeditepe University

#27 in Turkey
#506 in Asia
Enrollment
19,508
Founded
1996

9. Istanbul Bilgi University

#35 in Turkey
#591 in Asia
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1996

11. Ozyegin University

#47 in Turkey
#788 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

12. Kadir Has University

#48 in Turkey
#796 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1997

14. Istanbul Commerce University

#62 in Turkey
#1021 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,730
Founded
2001

17. Galatasaray University

#65 in Turkey
#1106 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

18. Istanbul Medipol University

#66 in Turkey
#1132 in Asia
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
2009

19. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

#68 in Turkey
#1134 in Asia
Enrollment
2,237
Founded
1982

21. Okan University

#72 in Turkey
#1186 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
12,908
Founded
1999

22. Beykent University

#74 in Turkey
#1189 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

25. Dogus University

#83 in Turkey
#1415 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1997

29. Acibadem University

#97 in Turkey
#1661 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

30. Mef University

#109 in Turkey
#1848 in Asia
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2012

33. Piri Reis University

#132 in Turkey
#2342 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
2008

35. Altinbas University

#134 in Turkey
#2427 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,000
Founded
2008

36. Turkish-German University

#140 in Turkey
#2646 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2010

39. Istanbul Developmental University

#146 in Turkey
#3129 in Asia
Enrollment
23,368
Founded
2011

40. Bahcesehir University

#147 in Turkey
#3158 in Asia
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1998

41. Health Sciences University

#148 in Turkey
#3196 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2015

42. Istanbul Gedik University

#151 in Turkey
#3404 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2016

44. Fatih Sultan Mehmet Waqf University

#154 in Turkey
#3468 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
2010

45. Ibn Haldun University

#155 in Turkey
#3472 in Asia
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
2015

46. Istinye University

#157 in Turkey
#3502 in Asia
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
2015

47. Biruni University

#159 in Turkey
#3549 in Asia
Founded
2014

48. Istanbul Rumeli University

#161 in Turkey
#3680 in Asia
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2015

49. Beykoz University

#163 in Turkey
#3824 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2016

50. Istanbul 29 May University

#164 in Turkey
#3833 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2010

51. Fenerbahce University

#167 in Turkey
#3900 in Asia
Founded
2016

52. Istanbul Kent University

#170 in Turkey
#3984 in Asia
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2016

Universities near Istanbul

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
40 Gebze University of Technology 39
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Gebze
47 University of Yalova 118
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Yalova
87 Kocaeli University 28
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Kocaeli
88 Uludag University 18
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Bursa
92 Bursa Technical University 110
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Bursa
116 Tekirdag Namik Kemal University 76
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Tekirdag
119 Sakarya University 23
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Sakarya
129 Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University 98
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Bilecik
166 Kirklareli University 116
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Kirklareli
176 Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University 162
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Balikesir