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 3.31M citations received by 260K academic publications made by 52 universities from Istanbul, the popularity of 410 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Istanbul University

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

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

3. Bogazici University

#7 in Turkey
#162 in Asia
Enrollment
3,998
Founded
1971

4. Marmara University

#10 in Turkey
#199 in Asia
Enrollment
14,066
Founded
1982

5. Koc University

#14 in Turkey
#271 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1992

6. Yildiz Technical University

#15 in Turkey
#298 in Asia
Enrollment
9,842
Founded
1982

8. Yeditepe University

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

9. Istanbul Bilgi University

#39 in Turkey
#654 in Asia
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1996

10. Kadir Has University

#44 in Turkey
#765 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1997

11. Ozyegin University

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

15. Galatasaray University

#61 in Turkey
#1067 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

16. Istanbul Commerce University

#66 in Turkey
#1147 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,730
Founded
2001

17. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

#67 in Turkey
#1157 in Asia
Enrollment
2,237
Founded
1982

21. Beykent University

#72 in Turkey
#1217 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

23. Okan University

#75 in Turkey
#1279 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
12,908
Founded
1999

27. Dogus University

#87 in Turkey
#1521 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1997

28. Acibadem University

#93 in Turkey
#1620 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

29. Mef University

#110 in Turkey
#1914 in Asia
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2012

34. Piri Reis University

#132 in Turkey
#2307 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
2008

35. Altinbas University

#134 in Turkey
#2399 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,000
Founded
2008

36. Fatih Sultan Mehmet Waqf University

#137 in Turkey
#2485 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
2010

37. Turkish-German University

#140 in Turkey
#2593 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2010

39. Biruni University

#144 in Turkey
#2661 in Asia
Founded
2014

41. Istanbul Developmental University

#147 in Turkey
#3121 in Asia
Enrollment
23,368
Founded
2011

42. Bahcesehir University

#148 in Turkey
#3154 in Asia
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1998

43. Health Sciences University

#149 in Turkey
#3167 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2015

44. Istanbul Gedik University

#153 in Turkey
#3393 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2016

45. Istinye University

#156 in Turkey
#3532 in Asia
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
2015

46. Ibn Haldun University

#157 in Turkey
#3606 in Asia
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
2015

47. Beykoz University

#161 in Turkey
#3777 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2016

48. Istanbul 29 May University

#162 in Turkey
#3823 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2010

49. Fenerbahce University

#165 in Turkey
#3886 in Asia
Founded
2016

51. Istanbul Kent University

#170 in Turkey
#4082 in Asia
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2016

52. Istanbul Rumeli University

#171 in Turkey
#4185 in Asia
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2015

Universities near Istanbul

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
40 Gebze University of Technology 37
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Gebze
47 University of Yalova 107
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Yalova
87 Kocaeli University 30
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Kocaeli
88 Uludag University 18
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Bursa
92 Bursa Technical University 109
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Bursa
116 Tekirdag Namik Kemal University 78
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Tekirdag
119 Sakarya University 23
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Sakarya
129 Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University 101
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Bilecik
166 Kirklareli University 112
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Kirklareli
176 Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University 160
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Balikesir