- There are 3 public and 2 private universities in Konya, namely Selçuk University, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya Technical University, KTO Karatay University, and Konya Food and Agriculture University.
- Konya hosts 3 medical schools: Meram Medical School, a faculty of Necmettin Erbakan University, KTO Karatay Medical School and Selçuklu Medical School, a faculty of Selçuk University.
- Konya has 701 primary schools, 564 middle schools and 546 high schools and 206 vocational&technic schools. (2023)
- There are 162,835 primary school, 150,242 middle school and 247,838 high school students in Konya. Vocational&technic schools have 70,532 students (2023)
- More schools are opening in Konya for prominent sectors. Karatay Ayken Vocational School in Aykent Shoemakers Industrial Site, Üzümlü Defense Industry Vocational School, Huğlu Defense Industry Vocational School, Ereğli Fatih Vocational School and Aselsan Vocational School are few of the examples.
- With 292,193 university graduates, Konya is ranked 8th in Türkiye. Konya also hosts 40,224 master’s degree holders (6th), 6,794 PhDs (4th) and over 129.904 university students (6th). (2024)
- Konya hosts more than 5,300 academics with 1,271 of them being professors. Konya is 4th in Türkiye in both of these categories. (2024)
- Konya also hosts vocational schools of higher education providing a qualified workforce to various sectors.
- Student number per class is 23 for primary schools, 19 for high schools and 18 for vocational&technic schools. (2023)
- Selçuk University is the biggest university in the city with 68.637 students 24 faculties, 7 institutes, 5 higher education schools, 23 vocational higher education schools, 53 research centers and a conservatory. (2025)
- KTO Karatay University has 9,656 students, 6 faculties, 2 higher education schools, 3 vocational schools, 1 institute and 6 research centers. (2025)
- Necmettin Erbakan University has 39,388 students, 20 faculties, 7 vocational schools, 4 institutes and 28 research centers. (2025)
- Konya Food and Agriculture University has 1,665 students, 3 faculties, 1 institutes and 7 research centers. (2025)
- Konya Technical University has 5 faculties, 1 vocational school, 1 institute, 12 research centers and 12,176 students. (2025)
Source: TURKSTAT, YÖK, Websites of Universities
