Former Rectors :
Rectors on duty in METU since its founding:
| Name and Surname | Time of Duty | |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Turhan FEYZİOĞLU | 17.08.1960-08.02.1961 |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Seha MERAY | 23.02.1961-05.08.1961 |
| 3 | Kemal KURDAŞ | 20.11.1961-30.11.1969 |
| 4 | Prof. Dr. Erdal İNÖNÜ | 11.09.1970-09.03.1971 |
| 5 | Em.Gen. Şefik ERENSÜ | 04.06.1971-23.03.1972 |
| 6 | Prof. Dr. İsmet ORDEMİR | 01.04.1972-01.04.1974 |
| 7 | Prof. Dr. Tarık SOMER | 01.04.1974-04.04.1976 |
| 8 | Prof. Dr. Ilgaz ALYANAK | 05.04.1976-12.02.1977 |
| 9 | Prof. Dr. Hasan TAN | 14.02.1977-05.10.1977 |
| 10 | Prof. Dr. Nuri SARYAL | 05.10.1977-25.06.1979 |
| 11 | Prof. Dr. Mehmet KICIMAN | 25.06.1979-31.07.1982 |
| 12 | Prof. Dr. Mehmet GÖNLÜBOL | 01.08.1982-31.07.1987 |
| 13 | Prof. Dr. Ömer SAATÇIOĞLU | 01.08.1987-19.08.1992 |
| 14 | Prof. Dr. Suha SEVÜK | 20.08.1992-06.08.2000 |
| 15 | Prof. Dr. Ural AKBULUT | 07.08.2000-05.08.2008 |
| 16 | Prof. Dr. Ahmet ACAR | 06.08.2008-28.07.2016 |
| 17 | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Verşan KÖK | 29.07.2016-Still on duty. |