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İstinye University

İstinye Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 2015
  • 2 campuses

Overview

İstinye University is a private university in Istanbul, established in 2015 by the 21st Century Anatolian Foundation. It builds upon the MLP Care Group, which integrates the hospital brands “Liv Hospital,” “Medical Park,” and “VM Medical Park.”

İstinye University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2015. It teaches on 2 campuses. Its academic units include 9 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 155 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 17,697 students; 3,067 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (534) are full scholarships.

Source: Wikipedia — İstinye University · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

When and where was İstinye University founded?
İstinye University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2015. Source: YÖK.
How many students does İstinye University have?
17,697 students in 2025-2026; 3,067 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does İstinye University have?
33.7 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (525 faculty members, 745 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does İstinye University have?
2 campuses: , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does İstinye University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 155 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list İstinye University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 31, Türkiye 31; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 801-1000, Türkiye 7; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 6919, Türkiye 68; TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024: world 38, Türkiye 38. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

2 campuses

Istanbul

Academic structure

Associate
58
Bachelor’s
97
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 9

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 38 413,12 83.701
    · 5 yrs SAY 6 450,79 45.437
    · 5 yrs SAY 23 404,81 93.087
    · 5 yrs SAY 3 450,02 46.120

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 34 203,59 1.322.984
    · 4 yrs EA 5 362,56 93.206
    · 4 yrs EA 34 192,28 1.411.470
    · 4 yrs EA 5 332,46 183.234
    · 4 yrs EA 23 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 3 324,75 214.850
    · 4 yrs EA 25 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 3 343,25 145.635
    · 4 yrs EA 47 242,00 900.428
    · 4 yrs EA 7 353,74 115.061
    · 4 yrs EA 31 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 348,72 129.025
    · 4 yrs EA 42 225,22 1.097.878
    · 4 yrs EA 6 389,47 43.270
    · 4 yrs EA 76 227,46 1.072.095
    · 4 yrs EA 11 399,55 30.462
    · 4 yrs EA 34 238,75 938.854
    · 4 yrs EA 5 361,27 96.206

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 365,68 146.398
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 411,02 4.795
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 25 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 428,06 2.133
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 382,47 121.587
    · 4 yrs EA 38 245,81 855.631
    · 4 yrs EA 6 346,60 135.258

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 25 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 387,99 13.641
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 363,60 35.944
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 23 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 374,51 23.879
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 37 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 388,19 13.536

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 27 224,77 875.779
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 359,42 156.927
    · 4 yrs SAY 59 253,95 562.711
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 404,57 93.372
    · 4 yrs SAY 76 242,63 667.851
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 339,26 196.405
    · 4 yrs SAY 23 227,70 839.279
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 348,76 176.760
    · 4 yrs SAY 23 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 350,50 173.360
    · 4 yrs SAY 98 252,29 576.668
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 376,58 129.928
    · 4 yrs SAY 37 233,80 765.936
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 376,17 130.483
    · 4 yrs EA 29 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 326,18 208.747

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 35 432,67 62.681
    · 5 yrs SAY 5 470,63 28.918
    · 5 yrs SAY 46 416,89 79.507
    · 5 yrs SAY 7 469,50 29.810

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 69 198,78 1.364.136
    · 4 yrs EA 10 368,78 79.486
    · 4 yrs EA 54 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 8 380,76 56.614
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 352,09 53.934
    · 4 yrs DİL 30 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 4 421,18 14.017
    · 4 yrs DİL 54 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 8 430,01 11.266

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 37 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 424,39 71.320
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 442,83 52.787
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 17 373,26 134.743
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 432,65 62.707
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 424,32 71.391
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 358,38 158.700
    · 4 yrs SAY 13 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 408,25 89.092
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 370,32 139.122
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 400,83 97.946
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 360,12 155.747
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 406,18 91.445
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 436,62 58.760

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 6 yrs SAY 85 451,78 44.518
    · 6 yrs SAY 13 500,63 10.783
    · 6 yrs SAY 59 — —
    · 6 yrs SAY 9 510,20 7.019

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Vocational Schools 2

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 61 201,58 2.189.020
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 329,31 551.093
    · 2 yrs TYT 61 281,73 1.086.321
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 362,11 326.648
    · 2 yrs TYT 61 230,75 1.824.116
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 344,36 435.313
    · 2 yrs TYT 31 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 323,31 604.136
    · 2 yrs TYT 51 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 8 329,28 551.420
    · 2 yrs TYT 59 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 9 335,20 502.985
    · 2 yrs TYT 38 207,93 2.123.869
    · 2 yrs TYT 6 339,30 471.741
    · 2 yrs TYT 31 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 326,36 576.629
    · 2 yrs TYT 31 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 322,58 611.063
    · 2 yrs TYT 61 238,06 1.718.052
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 349,23 402.762
    · 2 yrs TYT 58 194,21 2.246.968
    · 2 yrs TYT 9 340,19 465.210
    · 2 yrs TYT 31 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 337,37 486.296
    · 2 yrs TYT 61 272,73 1.212.018
    · 2 yrs TYT 10 355,01 366.974

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Rankings

In international rankings

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

University rankings →

Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
17.697
2025-2026 academic year
New students
4.446
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
3.067
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%59,2
10.468 / 17.697

By level

  • Associate 3.604 %20
  • Bachelor 12.327 %70
  • Master 1.168 %6,6
  • Doctorate 598 %3,4

By mode of study

  • Formal 17.187 %97
  • Evening 510 %2,9

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2016-2017604563—
2017-20182.5901.789284
2018-20195.4482.957661
2019-20208.1723.5361.283
2020-202110.5763.8301.927
2021-202212.2384.1662.155
2022-202315.4046.1102.503
2023-202418.5656.2492.915
2024-202517.7314.2083.067
2025-202617.6974.446—
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
745
Faculty members
525
Students per faculty member
33,7

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 534 %14
  • 50% discount 3.253 %86

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 3.787 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).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
754

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Tıp Fakültesi 314 TR Dizin
  2. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 83 TR Dizin
  3. İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi 60 TR Dizin
  4. Eczacılık Fakültesi 32 TR Dizin
  5. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 28 TR Dizin
  6. Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi 13 TR Dizin
  7. Meslek Yüksekokulu 9 TR Dizin
  8. Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 8 TR Dizin

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 · Updated: 08.10.2026

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News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Campus life

Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.

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Contact

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Website
istinye.edu.tr
Address
Ayazağa Mahallesi, Azerbaycan Caddesi Vadi İstanbul 4A Blok No: 3H Sarıyer/İstanbul

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Sources

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Where does this information come from?

Last verified:
5 October 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
Sources:
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