collageTop Universities and Colleges in Turkey
You may be able to find two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in Turkey; but you’ll also find some of the best universities and institutions in the world. They may as well be their own category of wonders!
Universities that are top-ranked, with a wide reputation, are located in Turkey, and they are known around the world for producing some of the sharpest students. Turkey has several high ranking schools and colleges for you to pursue your Master’s, Bachelor’s, or Ph.D; and you’ll attend some of the best, well-known law schools, business schools, engineering schools, and medical schools on the planet. Koc University, Sabanci University, and Bilkent University are just some of the many institutions in Turkey that rest at the top of global rankings lists.
Best Universities in Turkey according to International Rankings
| Universities | Times Higher Education Ranking (2022) | Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking (2021) | TopUniversities Ranking (2022) | U.S. News & World Report Ranking (2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cankaya University | 401 | – | – | – |
| Koc University | 501 | – | 511 | 733 |
| Sabanci University | 501 | – | 541 | 901 |
| Bilkent University | 601 | – | 591 | 614 |
| Hacettepe University | 601 | 701 | 801 | 511 |
| Istanbul Technical University | 601 | 901 | 701 | 486 |
| METU Middle East Technical University | 601 | 901 | 551 | 453 |
| BAU | 801 | – | – | – |
| Bogazici University | 801 | – | 701 | – |
| Istanbul University | 801 | 401 | 801 | 714 |
Best Universities In The World
Want to study at one of the world’s top 100 universities? The QS World University Rankings offers an annually updated list of top 1,029 universities worldwide. We will be revealing which of these made the top 100.
In the 2022 edition of the QS World University Rankings, just under half of the top 100 universities in the world are located in the US (which has 26 representatives) or the UK (18).
Here’s a complete rundown of the world’s top 100 universities.
| Top 100 Universities in the WorldAccording to the QS World University Rankings 2022 | ||
| Rank | University | Location |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States |
| 2 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| =3 | Stanford University | United States |
| =3 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Harvard University | United States |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | United States |
| 7 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom |
| =8 | ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | Switzerland |
| =8 | UCL (University College London) | United Kingdom |
| 10 | University of Chicago | United States |
| 11 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore |
| 12 | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) | Singapore |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | United States |
| =14 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | Switzerland |
| =14 | Yale University | United States |
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