Nevnihal Erdoğan was born in Kars. She studied in İstanbul Technical University in 1978. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in 1982. Between 1982-1984 she completed her master's degree in Architectural Design-Housing Program of Institute of Social Sciences. In 1986, she started at the Institute of Science at ITU. In 1992, she completed her PhD thesis titled “Gecekondular ve Köken Yerleşmelerinin Yapısal Kültür Bağlamında İncelenmesi”. She carries out her own project groups in the Department of Architecture.