36 Best universities for Social Psychology in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 275K citations received by 17K 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 Social Psychology

#3 in Turkey

#97 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Social Psychology

#5 in Turkey

#155 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Koc University

For Social Psychology

#7 in Turkey

#171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Istanbul Technical University

For Social Psychology

#9 in Turkey

#183 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Bogazici University

For Social Psychology

#16 in Turkey

#233 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Social Psychology

#19 in Turkey

#276 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Social Psychology

#41 in Turkey

#497 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Social Psychology

#54 in Turkey

#661 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Social Psychology

#55 in Turkey

#665 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Aydin University

For Social Psychology

#58 in Turkey

#696 in Asia

Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Social Psychology

#59 in Turkey

#707 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Yeditepe University

For Social Psychology

#65 in Turkey

#765 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

13. Uskudar University

For Social Psychology

#71 in Turkey

#822 in Asia

Founded: 2011

14. Istanbul Commerce University

For Social Psychology

#74 in Turkey

#848 in Asia

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

15. Ozyegin University

For Social Psychology

#77 in Turkey

#886 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Maltepe University

For Social Psychology

#78 in Turkey

#909 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Okan University

For Social Psychology

#82 in Turkey

#951 in Asia

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

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Social Psychology

#83 in Turkey

#963 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Beykent University

For Social Psychology

#89 in Turkey

#1022 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Kadir Has University

For Social Psychology

#91 in Turkey

#1057 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

21. Galatasaray University

For Social Psychology

#95 in Turkey

#1074 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

22. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Social Psychology

#97 in Turkey

#1124 in Asia

Founded: 2010

23. Dogus University

For Social Psychology

#99 in Turkey

#1192 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Arel University

For Social Psychology

#101 in Turkey

#1229 in Asia

Founded: 2007

25. Isik University

For Social Psychology

#104 in Turkey

#1246 in Asia

Founded: 1996

26. Altinbas University

For Social Psychology

#110 in Turkey

#1319 in Asia

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

27. Nisantasi University

For Social Psychology

#119 in Turkey

#1551 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Acibadem University

For Social Psychology

#121 in Turkey

#1603 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

29. Halic University

For Social Psychology

#122 in Turkey

#1613 in Asia

Founded: 1998

30. Mef University

For Social Psychology

#123 in Turkey

#1634 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

31. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Social Psychology

#124 in Turkey

#1641 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

32. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Social Psychology

#126 in Turkey

#1745 in Asia

Founded: 2010

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Social Psychology

#127 in Turkey

#1749 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Istanbul Science University

For Social Psychology

#130 in Turkey

#1863 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Social Psychology

#137 in Turkey

#2069 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Piri Reis University

For Social Psychology

#139 in Turkey

#2075 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

Universities for Social Psychology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	28	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	29	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	21	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	11	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	47	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	38	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	15	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	25	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	72	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	34	Edirne

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology30

Cognitive Science28

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience35

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Psychiatry35