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Üsküdar University
Üsküdar Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 2011
- 9 campuses
Overview
Üsküdar University is a foundation university established in 2011 in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey by the Human Values and Mental Health Foundation under the leadership of Prof. Nevzat Tarhan, who served as the president. The law concerning the establishment of the university was published in the Official Gazette on March 3, 2011, under number 27863.
Üsküdar University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2011. It teaches on 5 campuses. Its academic units include 6 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 170 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 23,805 students; 5,514 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (637) are full scholarships.Source: Wikipedia — Üsküdar University · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- When and where was Üsküdar University founded?
- Üsküdar University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2011. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Üsküdar University have?
- 23,805 students in 2025-2026; 5,514 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Üsküdar University have?
- 47.0 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (506 faculty members, 702 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Üsküdar University have?
- 9 campuses: , , , , , and others.
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Üsküdar University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 170 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Üsküdar University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 139, Türkiye 139; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 2001+, Türkiye 91; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 8056, Türkiye 117. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
9 campuses
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University
Campus
Academic structure
- Associate
- 79
- Bachelor’s
- 91
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 6
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 42 438,34 57.080 · 5 yrs SAY 6 467,30 31.458 · 5 yrs SAY 20 — — · 5 yrs SAY 4 465,21 33.138 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 352,29 53.572 · 4 yrs SÖZ 71 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 365,98 32.921 · 4 yrs SÖZ 48 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 351,83 54.395 · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 357,87 44.144 · 4 yrs SÖZ 37 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 350,26 57.379 · 4 yrs SÖZ 71 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 379,28 19.695 · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 394,50 10.313 · 4 yrs SÖZ 59 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 9 372,00 26.239 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 16 — — · 4 yrs EA 14 308,28 297.271 · 4 yrs EA 39 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 383,25 52.529 · 4 yrs EA 23 — — · 4 yrs EA 61 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 394,69 36.227 · 4 yrs EA 65 206,27 1.298.661 · 4 yrs EA 9 335,34 172.637 · 4 yrs EA 42 — — · 4 yrs EA 6 348,58 129.388 · 4 yrs EA 25 — — · 4 yrs EA 17 326,19 208.658 · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 9 357,04 45.510 · 4 yrs EA 25 281,64 486.700 · 4 yrs EA 4 377,94 61.578 · 4 yrs DİL 59 — — · 4 yrs DİL 9 424,95 12.809 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 68 230,54 804.628 · 4 yrs SAY 10 372,95 135.189 · 4 yrs SAY 25 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 — — · 4 yrs SAY 65 — — · 4 yrs SAY 9 427,34 68.149 · 4 yrs SAY 17 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 414,48 82.239 · 4 yrs SAY 59 — — · 4 yrs SAY 9 408,24 89.103 · 4 yrs SAY 48 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 415,92 80.566 · 4 yrs SAY 42 — — · 4 yrs SAY 6 412,27 84.635 · 4 yrs SAY 42 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 378,10 127.686 · 4 yrs SAY 64 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 394,49 105.734 · 4 yrs SAY 65 — — · 4 yrs SAY 9 407,57 89.864 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 27 261,14 507.535 · 4 yrs SAY 4 338,31 198.481 · 4 yrs SAY 38 306,93 284.342 · 4 yrs SAY 11 412,81 84.022 · 4 yrs SAY 38 223,43 892.478 · 4 yrs SAY 36 252,20 577.404 · 4 yrs SAY 11 340,85 192.897 · 4 yrs SAY 40 194,91 1.194.606 · 4 yrs SAY 40 203,66 1.118.757 · 4 yrs SAY 6 325,60 228.993 · 4 yrs SAY 44 233,84 765.431 · 4 yrs SAY 8 330,47 216.618 · 4 yrs SAY 9 — — · 4 yrs SAY 32 294,48 329.784 · 4 yrs SAY 13 370,88 138.234 · 4 yrs SAY 56 221,81 912.644 · 4 yrs SAY 42 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 312,19 267.304 · 4 yrs SAY 50 — — · 4 yrs SAY 8 324,89 230.880 · 4 yrs EA 42 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 315,88 256.241 · 4 yrs EA 37 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 319,47 238.634 · 4 yrs EA 56 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 321,54 229.180 · 4 yrs SAY 48 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 295,77 324.628 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 6 yrs SAY 50 460,78 36.735 · 6 yrs SAY 8 498,42 11.775 · 6 yrs SAY 50 — — · 6 yrs SAY 8 496,49 12.711 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Graduate Schools 6
Vocational Schools 1
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 46 196,99 2.227.582 · 2 yrs TYT 7 314,93 685.231 · 2 yrs TYT 61 235,17 1.760.203 · 2 yrs TYT 10 326,43 576.004 · 2 yrs TYT 21 303,13 814.418 · 2 yrs TYT 10 357,14 354.513 · 2 yrs TYT 40 211,57 2.081.375 · 2 yrs TYT 50 275,71 1.169.823 · 2 yrs TYT 10 343,64 440.312 · 2 yrs TYT 11 — — · 2 yrs TYT 54 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 317,05 663.786 · 2 yrs TYT 61 208,91 2.112.704 · 2 yrs TYT 10 322,21 614.511 · 2 yrs TYT 37 295,81 902.433 · 2 yrs TYT 10 351,52 388.187 · 2 yrs TYT 31 230,57 1.826.664 · 2 yrs TYT 58 210,26 2.096.757 · 2 yrs TYT 9 329,72 547.679 · 2 yrs TYT 65 — — · 2 yrs TYT 9 321,60 620.188 · 2 yrs TYT 37 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 307,52 764.472 · 2 yrs TYT 37 199,02 2.211.561 · 2 yrs TYT 5 307,49 764.821 · 2 yrs TYT 61 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 336,88 489.975 · 2 yrs TYT 42 — — · 2 yrs TYT 7 321,88 617.508 · 2 yrs TYT 42 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 322,68 610.076 · 2 yrs TYT 34 195,06 2.241.391 · 2 yrs TYT 5 317,11 663.286 · 2 yrs TYT 68 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 327,76 564.356 · 2 yrs TYT 56 239,71 1.693.894 · 2 yrs TYT 10 332,67 523.083 · 2 yrs TYT 12 — — · 2 yrs TYT 42 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 315,17 682.725 · 2 yrs TYT 60 181,53 2.297.391 · 2 yrs TYT 10 330,64 539.822 · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 322,25 614.148 · 2 yrs TYT 42 191,52 2.262.684 · 2 yrs TYT 7 323,38 603.584 · 2 yrs TYT 68 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 319,50 640.034 · 2 yrs TYT 51 220,28 1.969.961 · 2 yrs TYT 8 320,59 629.684 · 2 yrs TYT 42 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 329,62 548.488 · 2 yrs TYT 37 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 317,44 659.915 · 2 yrs TYT 33 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 318,48 649.684 · 2 yrs TYT 38 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 319,70 638.171 · 2 yrs TYT 60 217,02 2.013.043 · 2 yrs TYT 10 341,62 454.883 · 2 yrs TYT 50 280,91 1.097.539 · 2 yrs TYT 10 349,89 398.482 · 2 yrs TYT 11 — — · 2 yrs TYT 58 269,69 1.255.576 · 2 yrs TYT 9 340,07 466.086 · 2 yrs TYT 22 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 314,75 687.081 · 2 yrs TYT 42 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 349,62 400.262 · 2 yrs TYT 37 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 311,88 717.049 · 2 yrs TYT 54 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 316,88 665.491 · 2 yrs TYT 61 226,83 1.879.890 · 2 yrs TYT 10 319,15 643.398 · 2 yrs TYT 42 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 308,35 755.315 · 2 yrs TYT 10 351,79 386.544 · 2 yrs TYT 61 229,34 1.844.460 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Rankings
In international rankings
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 World 2001+ · Türkiye 91 ↗
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 8056 · Türkiye 117 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 139 · Türkiye 139 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 23.805
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 7.076
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 5.514
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %62,7
- 14.923 / 23.805
By level
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Associate 8.476 %36
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Bachelor 12.146 %51
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Master 2.857 %12
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Doctorate 326 %1,4
By mode of study
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Formal 22.365 %94
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Evening 1.440 %6,0
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 304 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 1.295 |
| 2015-2016 | 9.995 | 4.455 | 2.525 |
| 2016-2017 | 13.442 | 5.140 | 3.387 |
| 2017-2018 | 16.270 | 5.771 | 4.255 |
| 2018-2019 | 18.983 | 6.773 | 5.073 |
| 2019-2020 | 21.227 | 7.359 | 5.949 |
| 2020-2021 | 22.967 | 7.670 | 6.176 |
| 2021-2022 | 23.319 | 7.463 | 5.807 |
| 2022-2023 | 24.762 | 8.069 | 6.048 |
| 2023-2024 | 24.643 | 6.886 | 6.393 |
| 2024-2025 | 24.143 | 8.521 | 5.514 |
| 2025-2026 | 23.805 | 7.076 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 702
- Faculty members
- 506
- Students per faculty member
- 47,0
Scholarships
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Full scholarship 637 %14
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50% discount 3.642 %79
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Fee-paying 332 %7,2
by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 4.611 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
- 689
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 181 TR Dizin
- Tıp Fakültesi 125 TR Dizin
- İletişim Fakültesi 76 TR Dizin
- Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 72 TR Dizin
- İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi 57 TR Dizin
- Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü 52 TR Dizin
- Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 25 TR Dizin
- Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 22 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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Campus life
Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.
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Contact
- Website
- uskudar.edu.tr
- info@uskudar.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0216 400 22 22
- Address
- Altunizade Mah. Üniversite Sok. No:14 Üsküdar/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:
- 14
- Legal name Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Institution type Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- City Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Founded Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Website Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- E-mail Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Phone Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Address Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Associate programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-3) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Bachelor programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-4) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- English name Public source Wikidata (Q6063394) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Üsküdar University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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