36 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.17M citations received by 106K academic papers made by 36 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 University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Turkey

#86 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Istanbul Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Turkey

#110 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Marmara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Turkey

#122 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Turkey

#164 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Yildiz Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Turkey

#213 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Turkey

#222 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Turkey

#352 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Turkey

#595 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Yeditepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Turkey

#646 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Turkey

#690 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Galatasaray University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Turkey

#696 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in Turkey

#751 in Asia

Founded: 2009

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Turkey

#826 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Maltepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Turkey

#845 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Ozyegin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Turkey

#914 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Istanbul Commerce University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#91 in Turkey

#926 in Asia

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

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Turkey

#1017 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Kadir Has University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Turkey

#1031 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

19. Beykent University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#103 in Turkey

#1052 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Dogus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#107 in Turkey

#1137 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

21. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#108 in Turkey

#1169 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

22. Okan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Turkey

#1242 in Asia

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

23. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Turkey

#1250 in Asia

Founded: 2010

24. Isik University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Turkey

#1353 in Asia

Founded: 1996

25. Nisantasi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Turkey

#1367 in Asia

Founded: 2009

26. Uskudar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Turkey

#1396 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Istanbul Arel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#120 in Turkey

#1450 in Asia

Founded: 2007

28. Altinbas University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in Turkey

#1498 in Asia

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

29. Istanbul Sehir University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#125 in Turkey

#1562 in Asia

Founded: 2008

30. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#126 in Turkey

#1568 in Asia

Founded: 2010

31. Halic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#129 in Turkey

#1615 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Acibadem University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#132 in Turkey

#1696 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Turkey

#1831 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Istanbul Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#135 in Turkey

#2003 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Mef University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#136 in Turkey

#2022 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Piri Reis University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#139 in Turkey

#2164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	66	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	97	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	25	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	18	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	62	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	96	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	82	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	48	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	51	Duzce