33 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Istanbul

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 177K citations received by 11.5K academic papers made by 33 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

#3 in Turkey

#77 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1933

2. Bogazici University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Turkey

#115 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1971

3. Marmara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Turkey

#152 in Asia

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Turkey

#160 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1992

5. Istanbul Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Turkey

#174 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1944

6. Sabanci University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Turkey

#290 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1996

7. Yildiz Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Turkey

#296 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1982

8. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Turkey

#431 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1996

9. Yeditepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Turkey

#484 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Kadir Has University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in Turkey

#734 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Turkey

#873 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2010

12. Ozyegin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in Turkey

#894 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 2007

13. Okan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#58 in Turkey

#897 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

14. Galatasaray University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#63 in Turkey

#938 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1994

15. Maltepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in Turkey

#1086 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Medipol University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Turkey

#1102 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 2009

17. Beykent University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Turkey

#1123 in Asia

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Aydin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#76 in Turkey

#1140 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 2007

19. Istanbul Kultur University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#77 in Turkey

#1147 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Sehir University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#78 in Turkey

#1156 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2008

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#79 in Turkey

#1171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

22. Isik University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in Turkey

#1174 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1996

23. Dogus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#85 in Turkey

#1236 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1997

24. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#93 in Turkey

#1405 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1982

25. Altinbas University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Turkey

#1419 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 2008

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Turkey

#1495 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 2007

27. Bezmialem Foundation University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Turkey

#1548 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2010

28. Nisantasi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#107 in Turkey

#1657 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,445
Founded: 2009

29. Acibadem University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Turkey

#1736 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 2007

30. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Turkey

#1746 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2010

31. Uskudar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Turkey

#1808 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 2011

32. Halic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Turkey

#1818 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1998

33. Mef University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Turkey

#1826 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 2012

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
87	Kocaeli University	25	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	23	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	32	Sakarya
176	Balikesir University	40	Balikesir
188	Anadolu University	15	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	43	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	37	Bolu
237	Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University	26	Canakkale
295	University of the Aegean	7	Mytilene

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Istanbul

Classics and Ancient History5

Communications and Public Relations5

Education Majors5

Gender Studies5

International Relations and Diplomacy9

Journalism and Digital Media3

Political Economy6

Political Science15