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Boğaziçi University

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 1971
  • 7 campuses
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Overview

Boğaziçi University is a public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus in Bebek is located just west of the Bosphorus, from which the institution takes its name. It is historically linked to Robert College, the first American college founded outside the United States.

Boğaziçi University is a state university based in Istanbul, founded in 1971. It teaches on 7 campuses. Its academic units include 6 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 40 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 13,839 students; 2,514 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK).

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

At a glance

When and where was Boğaziçi University founded?
Boğaziçi University is a state university based in Istanbul, founded in 1971. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Boğaziçi University have?
13,839 students in 2025-2026; 2,514 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Boğaziçi University have?
27.5 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (503 faculty members, 1,031 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Boğaziçi University have?
7 campuses: , , , , , and others.
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Boğaziçi University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 40 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Boğaziçi University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 18, Türkiye 18; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 401-450, Türkiye 4; QS World University Rankings 2027: world 345, Türkiye 4; ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) 2018: world 901-1000, Türkiye 11; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026: world 785, Türkiye 5; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 2601, Türkiye 4. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

7 campuses

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University Campus

Istanbul Bus

Academic structure

Associate
0
Bachelor’s
40
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 6

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 438,01 57.396
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 401,13 97.610
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 411,25 85.761
    · 4 yrs SAY 1 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 413,83 82.932
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 451,79 44.514
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 436,32 1.395
    · 4 yrs EA 30 441,03 4.889
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 422,30 73.504
    · 4 yrs DİL 36 484,34 2.042

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 485,49 18.856
    · 4 yrs SAY 45 473,79 26.634
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 497,01 12.452
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 483,77 19.937

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 60 474,76 1.367

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 80 474,17 1.397
    · 4 yrs EA 30 463,70 2.096
    · 4 yrs EA 30 485,02 945
    · 4 yrs EA 50 488,77 788
    · 4 yrs EA 90 494,65 598
    · 4 yrs EA 80 495,76 578

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs DİL 40 489,52 1.646
    · 4 yrs EA 35 436,55 5.949
    · 4 yrs EA 1 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 40 467,16 1.832
    · 4 yrs EA 30 455,45 2.836
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 50 465,24 340
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 373,07 25.218
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 449,06 768
    · 4 yrs DİL 40 496,55 1.220
    · 4 yrs DİL 2 398,91 22.049
    · 4 yrs DİL 40 489,63 1.636

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 80 533,05 1.448
    · 4 yrs SAY 75 529,60 1.993
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 529,35 2.050
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 507,94 7.818
    · 4 yrs SAY 65 521,95 3.596
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 487,92 17.323
    · 4 yrs SAY 1 323,71 234.127

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 7

Schools 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
13.839
2025-2026 academic year
New students
2.381
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
2.514
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%44,6
6.178 / 13.839

By level

  • Bachelor 11.845 %86
  • Master 1.400 %10
  • Doctorate 594 %4,3

By mode of study

  • Formal 13.577 %98
  • Evening 262 %1,9

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——2.053
2013-2014——460
2014-2015——2.166
2015-201616.2243.0622.221
2016-201716.6533.0792.490
2017-201816.8052.9962.504
2018-201916.4103.0032.801
2019-202015.3903.2412.405
2020-202115.9793.3782.589
2021-202215.8353.3902.629
2022-202316.2273.2662.599
2023-202415.7743.0322.480
2024-202514.6392.6902.514
2025-202613.8392.381—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
1.031
Faculty members
503
Students per faculty member
27,5

Research output

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

Publications
25.525
Citations
2.054.928
h-index
411
Journal articles · 2021–2025
4.394
Q1 share
%62,3
TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
481
Open access
%69,8
Articles per faculty member
1,75
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
2021124023886
2022122918514
2023148118498
202414259055
202513613540

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Mühendislik Fakültesi Q1 %68 782
  2. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Q1 %61 671
  3. Biyomedikal Mühendislik Enstitüsü Q1 %58 288
  4. Eğitim Fakültesi Q1 %67 161
  5. Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü Q1 %70 140
  6. Çevre Bilimleri Enstitüsü Q1 %68 128
  7. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Q1 %71 122
  8. Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu Q1 %66 73

Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025

  • Q1 2.308 %62
  • Q2 1.088 %29
  • Q3 243 %6,6
  • Q4 65 %1,8

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

Leading research topics

  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Historical Turkish Studies
  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design

Journals published in most · 2021–2025

  1. Journal of High Energy Physics Q2 368
  2. The European Physical Journal C Q1 140
  3. Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Q1 128
  4. Physical Review Letters Q1 117
  5. Gait & Posture Q1 48
  6. Physics Letters B Q1 33

Most published academics · 2021–2025

Name Articles (5 yrs) Citations h-index
Ilgın Gökaşar Mühendislik Fakültesi › İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü 58 3.220 33
Müslüm Demir Mühendislik Fakültesi › Kimya Mühendisliği Bölümü 56 4.865 44
Amitav Sanyal Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi › Kimya Bölümü 48 6.447 48
Okyay Kaynak Mühendislik Fakültesi › Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü 39 22.929 73
Ramazan Yıldırım Mühendislik Fakültesi › Kimya Mühendisliği Bölümü 37 4.988 34
Rana Sanyal Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi › Kimya Bölümü 35 3.641 39
Ceyhun Elgin İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi › İktisat Bölümü 29 2.765 27
Duygu Ege Biyomedikal Mühendislik Enstitüsü 29 1.269 18
Esin Öztürk-Işık Biyomedikal Mühendislik Enstitüsü 27 1.181 20
Kutlu Ö. Ülgen Mühendislik Fakültesi › Kimya Mühendisliği Bölümü 26 3.654 30

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

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

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

Campus life

Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.

  • Café 6
  • Health Centre 1
  • Parking 5
  • Sports Centre 14
  • ATM 3
  • Dining Hall 4
  • Dormitory 6
  • Gym 1

Contact

© OpenStreetMap contributors Directions
Website
bogazici.edu.tr
E-mail
medya@bogazici.edu.tr
Phone
0212 359 54 00
Address
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi 34342 Bebek/Istanbul Türkiye

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