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Sabancı University

Sabancı Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 1996
  • 1 campus
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Overview

Sabancı University is a private research university that adopts a liberal arts education approach, established in 1994 and located on a 1.26 million square meter campus which is about 40 km from Istanbul's city center. Its first students matriculated in 1999. The first academic session started on October 20, 1999 .

Sabancı University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1996. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 3 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 9 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 5,093 students; 1,123 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 17% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (135) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Sabancı University founded?
Sabancı University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1996. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Sabancı University have?
5,093 students in 2025-2026; 1,123 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Sabancı University have?
24.0 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (212 faculty members, 363 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Sabancı University have?
1 campus: .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Sabancı University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 9 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Sabancı University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 10, Türkiye 10; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 376-400, Türkiye 3; QS World University Rankings 2027: world 357, Türkiye 5; ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) 2018: world 901-1000, Türkiye 11; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026: world 1700, Türkiye 35; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 2995, Türkiye 8. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

1 campus

Istanbul

Academic structure

Associate
0
Bachelor’s
9
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 3

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 65 362,39 93.592
    · 4 yrs EA 27 501,85 430
    · 4 yrs EA 55 285,41 455.225

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 160 437,48 57.932
    · 4 yrs SAY 81 529,12 2.093
    · 4 yrs SAY 245 326,27 227.187

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 85 383,19 52.615
    · 4 yrs EA 27 508,29 290
    · 4 yrs EA 60 296,39 372.630

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 3

Research Centres 1

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

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Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
5.093
2025-2026 academic year
New students
1.407
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
1.123
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%39,2
1.999 / 5.093

By level

  • Bachelor 4.126 %81
  • Master 665 %13
  • Doctorate 302 %5,9

By mode of study

  • Formal 5.093 %100

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——734
2013-2014——711
2014-2015——747
2015-20164.2271.279887
2016-20174.7041.3981.179
2017-20185.0081.2651.052
2018-20195.1721.3231.143
2019-20205.1801.3941.177
2020-20215.3141.4801.327
2021-20225.2241.3411.241
2022-20235.3091.4351.242
2023-20245.3191.4221.124
2024-20255.0971.4141.123
2025-20265.0931.407—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
363
Faculty members
212
Students per faculty member
24,0

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 135 %17
  • 50% discount 310 %39
  • Fee-paying 360 %45

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 805 places

These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

Publications
13.106
Citations
586.243
h-index
252
Journal articles · 2021–2025
2.861
Q1 share
%73,0
TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
134
Open access
%62,3
Articles per faculty member
2,70
Publications and citations by year (recent work has had less time to be cited)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Publications Citations to that year’s publications

Academic yearPublicationsCitations to that year’s publications
202185623331
202283914141
20238789700
20248525776
20259433310

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Q1 %75 1.388
  2. Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Q1 %80 128
  3. Mühendislik Fakültesi Q1 %73 112
  4. Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi 3
  5. Nanoteknoloji Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi 0

Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025

  • Q1 1.916 %73
  • Q2 569 %22
  • Q3 122 %4,6
  • Q4 17 %0,6

Articles in journals without a quartile (not in the SCImago list) are left out of the distribution.

Leading research topics

  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Turkey's Politics and Society
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Coding theory and cryptography
  • Historical Turkish Studies
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

Journals published in most · 2021–2025

  1. ACS Omega Q1 47
  2. Scientific Reports Q1 35
  3. Polymer Composites Q1 32
  4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Q1 31
  5. Journal of Applied Polymer Science Q2 21
  6. Composite Structures Q1 21

Most published academics · 2021–2025

Name Articles (5 yrs) Citations h-index
Mehmet Yıldız Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 99 7.337 51
Milad Ashrafizadeh Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 90 24.723 85
Ali Koşar Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 87 11.095 48
Emre Erdem Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 79 7.584 44
Bahattin Koç Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 55 3.587 36
Adnan Kefal Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 47 3.292 30
Ersin Göğüş Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 42 5.299 42
Burcu Saner Okan Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 39 1.808 26
Yusuf́ Z. Menceloǵlu Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 38 7.064 45
Morteza Ghorbani Mühendislik Fakültesi 38 1.237 22

Counts journal articles with fewer than 50 authors over the last five complete years; listed when OpenAlex gives this university as their latest institution. If a record is wrong or you prefer not to be listed, use “Report an error”.

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr OpenAlex record · Updated: 09.10.2026

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News and announcements

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Source: sabanciuniv.edu · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

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Contact

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Website
sabanciuniv.edu
E-mail
rektor@sabanciuniv.edu
Phone
0216 483 90 00
Address
Sabancı Üniversite Orta Mah. Üniversite Caddesi No:27 34956 Orhanlı Tuzla İstanbu

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Last updated:
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