- Applied Ethics Research Center (UEAM)
   - Audio-Visual Research and Production Center (GİSAM)
   - Center for Black Sea and Central Asia(KORA)
   - BILTIR CAD/CAM/Robotics Application and Research Center (BILTIR)
   - Center for Research and Assessment of Historic Environment (TAÇDAM)
   - Central Laboratory
      - Molecular Biology-Biyotechnology R&D Center
      - R&D-Training Center
   - Construction Industry Training and Research Center (ISEM)
   - Confucius Research and Application Center
   - Continuing Education Center (SEM)
   - Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center (AFET)
   - E-Government Research and Application Center (EDMER)
   - Entrepreneurship Research Center (GIMER)
   - International Human Rights and Security Research Center
   - METU-Southeast Anatolia Project Research Center (GAP)
   - Modeling and Simulation Research Center (MODSIM)
   - Petroleum Research Center (PAL)
   - R&D and Production Facility for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (METU - MEMS)
   - Research Center for Science and Technology Policies (TEKPOL)
   - Society and Science Research and Application Center (TBM)
   - Welding Technology and Non-Destructive Testing Research Center (KAYNAK)

   - Centre for European Studies
   - Coastal Harbor Engineering Research Center
   - Distance Learning Research Center
   - Earthquake Engineering Research Center
   - Economic Research Center
   - Faculty of Architecture Center for Research, Design and Planning (FARDEP)
   - Geology-Geophysics Research Center
   - Ground Mechanics Research Center
   - Housing Research Center
   - International Relations-Region Research Center
   - Machine Design and Manufacturing Research Center
   - Management and Administration Research Center
   - Plant Biotechnology Research Laboratory
   - Public Politics and Urban Research Center
   - Software Research and Development Center (SRDC)
   - Special Structures and Tall Buildings Research Center
   - Transportation Research Center
   - Water Resources Research Center

   - Turkish Air Force - METU Coordination Center for R&D and Advanced Studies
   - METU-KOSGEB Technology Development Center
   - International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT)
   - TÜBITAK Units
      - Space Technologies Research Institute (UZAY)
      - High Energy Astrophysics Research Unit
      - SAGE Defense Industry Control Laboratory

   -  METU Areas of Interest