36 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Istanbul

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