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Istanbul Nişantaşı University
İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 2009
- 2 campuses
Overview
Istanbul Nişantaşı University is a private, non-profit educational institution, founded in 2012 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is supported financially by the Nişantaşı Education and Culture Foundation. It started education in the academic term 2010-11.
Istanbul Nişantaşı University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2009. Its academic units include 6 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 335 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 42,826 students; 6,384 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (918) are full scholarships.Source: Wikipedia — Istanbul Nişantaşı University · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- When and where was Istanbul Nişantaşı University founded?
- Istanbul Nişantaşı University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2009. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Istanbul Nişantaşı University have?
- 42,826 students in 2025-2026; 6,384 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Istanbul Nişantaşı University have?
- 88.2 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (485 faculty members, 783 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Istanbul Nişantaşı University have?
- 2 campuses: Main Campus, .
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Istanbul Nişantaşı University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 335 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Istanbul Nişantaşı University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 134, Türkiye 134; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 801-1000, Türkiye 7; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 3990, Türkiye 16. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
2 campuses
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University
Campus
Academic structure
- Associate
- 165
- Bachelor’s
- 170
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 6
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 6 yrs SAY 84 — — · 6 yrs SAY 13 480,07 22.248 · 6 yrs SAY 1 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 45 — — · 5 yrs SAY 7 460,90 36.632 · 5 yrs SAY 1 — — · 5 yrs SAY 30 — — · 5 yrs SAY 4 458,87 38.393 · 5 yrs SAY 1 — — 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 81 — — · 4 yrs SAY 12 385,01 118.161 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 20 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 393,85 106.501 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 50 — — · 4 yrs SAY 8 386,78 115.701 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 6 — — · 4 yrs SAY 9 355,93 163.195 · 4 yrs SAY 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 361,55 153.231 · 4 yrs SAY 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 351,57 171.253 · 4 yrs SAY 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 357,26 160.709 · 4 yrs SAY 81 — — · 4 yrs SAY 12 381,66 122.677 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 341,97 190.467 · 4 yrs SAY 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 350,59 173.174 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 60 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 326,02 227.878 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 60 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 329,63 218.676 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 90 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 14 373,41 24.901 · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 234,82 805.449 · 4 yrs SÖZ 53 188,16 1.129.000 · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 351,90 54.270 · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 350,99 56.000 · 4 yrs SÖZ 47 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 344,98 68.331 · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 28 233,59 768.466 · 4 yrs SAY 4 325,47 229.352 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 26 222,36 905.778 · 4 yrs SAY 4 331,73 213.630 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — 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 41 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 324,19 217.295 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 50 214,15 1.220.105 · 4 yrs EA 8 315,90 256.114 · 4 yrs EA 1 274,11 553.807 · 4 yrs SÖZ 49 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 345,00 68.303 · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 60 212,67 1.235.483 · 4 yrs EA 10 335,46 172.175 · 4 yrs EA 1 223,62 1.116.198 · 4 yrs EA 60 242,94 889.278 · 4 yrs EA 10 344,77 140.827 · 4 yrs EA 1 209,59 1.266.598 · 4 yrs EA 60 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 313,33 269.468 · 4 yrs EA 1 301,93 335.638 · 4 yrs EA 72 — — · 4 yrs EA 11 348,20 130.487 · 4 yrs EA 1 257,92 718.028 · 4 yrs EA 60 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 350,88 122.914 · 4 yrs EA 1 303,09 328.130 · 4 yrs EA 24 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 312,90 271.773 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 64 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 313,12 270.559 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 24 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 303,74 324.137 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 24 — — · 4 yrs EA 3 307,69 300.619 · 4 yrs EA 1 245,26 861.944 · 4 yrs EA 47 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 306,91 305.172 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 58 242,04 899.884 · 4 yrs EA 10 326,38 207.871 · 4 yrs EA 1 249,33 814.508 · 4 yrs EA 49 — — · 4 yrs EA 8 320,88 232.154 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 41 — — · 4 yrs EA 6 329,24 195.985 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 75 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 11 359,03 42.403 · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 248,12 677.301 · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 365,55 33.464 · 4 yrs SÖZ 1 205,73 1.038.724 · 4 yrs EA 84 — — · 4 yrs EA 13 350,98 122.632 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 64 — — · 4 yrs EA 9 361,17 96.452 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 41 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 323,03 222.378 · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 33 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 — — · 4 yrs EA 1 — — · 4 yrs DİL 54 — — · 4 yrs DİL 9 399,31 21.887 · 4 yrs DİL 1 228,67 108.189 · 4 yrs DİL 64 — — · 4 yrs DİL 9 402,79 20.528 · 4 yrs DİL 1 343,82 45.977 · 4 yrs EA 70 230,92 1.031.541 · 4 yrs EA 10 329,14 196.405 · 4 yrs EA 1 236,03 971.021 · 4 yrs EA 75 185,05 1.451.272 · 4 yrs EA 12 338,76 160.573 · 4 yrs EA 1 258,05 716.567 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 30 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 322,32 237.901 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 41 243,47 659.165 · 4 yrs SAY 7 390,04 111.456 · 4 yrs SAY 1 — — · 4 yrs SAY 33 214,00 1.007.465 · 4 yrs SAY 5 329,59 218.791 · 4 yrs SAY 1 231,96 787.486 · 4 yrs SAY 35 217,38 967.046 · 4 yrs SAY 5 322,09 238.511 · 4 yrs SAY 1 254,39 559.131 · 4 yrs SAY 92 — — · 4 yrs SAY 15 352,57 169.382 · 4 yrs SAY 1 229,27 820.095 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Graduate Schools 1
Schools 3
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 42 231,87 788.593 · 4 yrs SAY 7 376,85 129.529 · 4 yrs SAY 1 308,68 278.588 · 4 yrs SAY 6 512,77 6.191 · 4 yrs SAY 40 297,37 318.613 · 4 yrs SAY 75 255,02 554.034 · 4 yrs SAY 11 375,21 131.896 · 4 yrs SAY 1 251,07 587.160 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 33 215,16 993.822 · 4 yrs SAY 5 310,23 273.501 · 4 yrs SAY 1 206,80 1.087.029 · 4 yrs DİL 24 — — · 4 yrs DİL 3 394,31 23.848 · 4 yrs DİL 1 — — · 4 yrs EA 50 212,98 1.232.252 · 4 yrs EA 8 319,20 239.888 · 4 yrs EA 1 210,50 1.257.442 · 4 yrs SAY 41 — — · 4 yrs SAY 6 330,91 215.565 · 4 yrs SAY 1 225,52 866.409 · 4 yrs SAY 33 230,70 802.781 · 4 yrs SAY 5 331,21 214.849 · 4 yrs SAY 1 220,99 922.642 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Vocational Schools 2
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 321,22 623.694 · 2 yrs TYT 1 205,11 2.154.374 · 2 yrs TYT 60 234,29 1.772.957 · 2 yrs TYT 10 346,73 419.395 · 2 yrs TYT 1 242,95 1.646.331 · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 330,19 543.723 · 2 yrs TYT 1 202,31 2.182.181 · 2 yrs TYT 33 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 309,20 745.844 · 2 yrs TYT 1 — — · 2 yrs TYT 33 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 314,69 687.604 · 2 yrs TYT 1 292,28 946.758 · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 317,35 660.762 · 2 yrs TYT 1 209,46 2.106.225 · 2 yrs TYT 67 249,81 1.545.398 · 2 yrs TYT 10 344,11 436.992 · 2 yrs TYT 1 296,73 891.087 · 2 yrs TYT 51 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 319,06 644.262 · 2 yrs TYT 1 236,35 1.743.066 · 2 yrs TYT 53 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 313,63 698.602 · 2 yrs TYT 1 — — · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 324,61 592.260 · 2 yrs TYT 1 326,04 579.406 · 2 yrs TYT 53 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 312,93 706.109 · 2 yrs TYT 1 — — · 2 yrs TYT 67 207,98 2.123.356 · 2 yrs TYT 10 325,53 583.971 · 2 yrs TYT 1 268,98 1.265.848 · 2 yrs TYT 36 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 309,93 737.892 · 2 yrs TYT 1 — — · 2 yrs TYT 53 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 316,75 666.808 · 2 yrs TYT 1 268,20 1.277.150 · 2 yrs TYT 41 — — · 2 yrs TYT 6 315,30 681.439 · 2 yrs TYT 1 306,97 770.534 · 2 yrs TYT 50 — — · 2 yrs TYT 8 310,50 731.725 · 2 yrs TYT 1 273,19 1.205.351 · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 325,44 584.824 · 2 yrs TYT 1 229,87 1.836.859 · 2 yrs TYT 60 — — · 2 yrs TYT 10 334,83 505.804 · 2 yrs TYT 1 272,69 1.212.565 · 2 yrs TYT 57 — — · 2 yrs TYT 9 326,73 573.370 · 2 yrs TYT 1 242,70 1.650.053 · 2 yrs TYT 33 — — · 2 yrs TYT 5 317,70 657.439 · 2 yrs TYT 1 211,72 2.079.535 · 2 yrs TYT 60 194,64 2.244.177 · 2 yrs TYT 10 311,18 724.452 · 2 yrs TYT 1 246,24 1.598.008 · 2 yrs TYT 60 246,17 1.598.988 · 2 yrs TYT 10 344,01 437.671 · 2 yrs TYT 1 244,17 1.628.330 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Rankings
In international rankings
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 World 801-1000 · Türkiye 7 ↗
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 3990 · Türkiye 16 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 134 · Türkiye 134 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 42.826
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 11.675
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 6.384
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %40,9
- 17.501 / 42.826
By level
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Associate 19.368 %45
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Bachelor 21.230 %50
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Master 2.073 %4,8
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Doctorate 155 %0,4
By mode of study
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Formal 39.174 %91
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Evening 3.615 %8,4
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Distance 37 %0,1
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | — | — | 368 |
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 1.307 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 2.979 |
| 2015-2016 | 15.620 | 7.142 | 4.253 |
| 2016-2017 | 22.042 | 9.472 | 5.482 |
| 2017-2018 | 20.714 | 5.902 | 5.143 |
| 2018-2019 | 20.030 | 5.814 | 4.362 |
| 2019-2020 | 20.011 | 4.901 | 4.752 |
| 2020-2021 | 21.088 | 7.014 | 4.847 |
| 2021-2022 | 26.145 | 10.004 | 4.903 |
| 2022-2023 | 31.793 | 5.091 | 5.973 |
| 2023-2024 | 36.721 | 12.471 | 6.260 |
| 2024-2025 | 38.102 | 9.885 | 6.384 |
| 2025-2026 | 42.826 | 11.675 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 783
- Faculty members
- 485
- Students per faculty member
- 88,2
Scholarships
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Full scholarship 918 %14
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50% discount 5.682 %84
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Fee-paying 147 %2,2
by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 6.747 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
- 600
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- İktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi 189 TR Dizin
- Sanat ve Tasarım Fakültesi 38 TR Dizin
- Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi 34 TR Dizin
- Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu 13 TR Dizin
- Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu 9 TR Dizin
- Nişantaşı Meslek Yüksekokulu 8 TR Dizin
- Sivil Havacılık Yüksekokulu 6 TR Dizin
- Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 5 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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Event29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı 103. Yıl Kutlama Töreni (opens on the official site)
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Directions
- Website
- nisantasi.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0212 210 10 10
- Address
- Maslak Mahallesi, Taşyoncası Sokak, No: 1V ve No:1Y Bina Kodu: 34481742 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:
- 16
- 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 (Q6069457) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Location Public source Wikidata (Q6069457) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Istanbul Nişantaşı University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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