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Biruni University

Biruni Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 2014
  • 1 campus
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Overview

Biruni University is a university established in Istanbul, Turkey in 2014 by the World Education Foundation. Classes are taught in Turkish and English.

Biruni University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2014. Its academic units include 7 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 103 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 15,154 students; 2,905 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (407) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Biruni University founded?
Biruni University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2014. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Biruni University have?
15,154 students in 2025-2026; 2,905 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Biruni University have?
43.7 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (347 faculty members, 449 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Biruni University have?
1 campus: .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Biruni University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 103 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Biruni University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 62, Türkiye 62; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1001-1200, Türkiye 14; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 6316, Türkiye 44. Positions as published by each ranking.

Photos

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Campuses

1 campus

Istanbul

Academic structure

Associate
36
Bachelor’s
67
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 7

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 64 436,55 58.838
    · 5 yrs SAY 10 471,45 28.323
    · 5 yrs SAY 51 422,79 73.007
    · 5 yrs SAY 8 471,41 28.350

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 61 409,37 87.833
    · 5 yrs SAY 10 451,14 45.116
    · 5 yrs SAY 38 399,61 99.470
    · 5 yrs SAY 6 451,02 45.229

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 383,93 16.155
    · 4 yrs EA 34 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 5 360,98 96.836
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 51 349,62 58.541
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 402,89 7.064
    · 4 yrs DİL 46 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 7 428,68 11.634

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 51 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 417,77 78.502
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 434,58 60.742
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 391,58 109.452
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 407,34 90.110
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 342,99 188.301
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 392,45 108.276
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 251,55 582.978
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 414,07 82.692
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 408,51 88.810
    · 4 yrs EA 41 236,14 969.744
    · 4 yrs EA 6 346,42 135.780

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 46 223,53 891.297
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 357,53 160.236
    · 4 yrs SAY 68 265,30 479.406
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 412,81 84.019
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 230,52 804.885
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 409,46 87.714
    · 4 yrs SAY 102 242,37 670.595
    · 4 yrs SAY 16 343,37 187.543
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 227,60 840.524
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 367,28 143.874
    · 4 yrs SAY 46 250,37 593.401
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 344,10 185.981
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 207,35 1.081.282
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 355,20 164.480
    · 4 yrs SAY 93 272,12 437.271
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 384,50 118.833
    · 4 yrs SAY 68 238,10 716.517
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 379,43 125.805
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 323,38 235.017
    · 4 yrs EA 46 227,80 1.068.065
    · 4 yrs EA 7 322,63 224.111

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 6 yrs SAY 85 466,44 32.127
    · 6 yrs SAY 13 502,72 9.897
    · 6 yrs SAY 85 455,71 41.003
    · 6 yrs SAY 13 500,16 10.981

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 385,27 15.299
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 260,27 513.948
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 365,98 145.878
    · 4 yrs DİL 42 276,78 79.392
    · 4 yrs DİL 7 417,74 15.102

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

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
15.154
2025-2026 academic year
New students
4.149
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
2.905
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%69,0
10.458 / 15.154

By level

  • Associate 3.206 %21
  • Bachelor 11.202 %74
  • Master 531 %3,5
  • Doctorate 215 %1,4

By mode of study

  • Formal 14.659 %97
  • Evening 495 %3,3

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2015-20164.5022.593889
2016-20176.5132.7751.745
2017-20187.5042.4822.725
2018-20198.3753.1542.537
2019-20209.7443.7083.362
2020-202110.0283.3832.751
2021-202211.2023.8672.687
2022-202312.7394.3672.854
2023-202413.9984.3793.028
2024-202514.5154.4262.905
2025-202615.1544.149—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
449
Faculty members
347
Students per faculty member
43,7

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 407 %14
  • 50% discount 2.575 %86

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 2.982 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
584

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Tıp Fakültesi 253 TR Dizin
  2. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 123 TR Dizin
  3. Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi 61 TR Dizin
  4. Eczacılık Fakültesi 29 TR Dizin
  5. Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 27 TR Dizin
  6. Eğitim Fakültesi 23 TR Dizin
  7. Meslek Yüksekokulu 13 TR Dizin
  8. Rektörlük 2 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.

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

Campus life

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Contact

© OpenStreetMap contributors Directions
Website
biruni.edu.tr
E-mail
info@biruni.edu.tr
Phone
4448276
Address
Merkezefendi, 75 Sk No:1-13 M. G, 34015 Zeytinburnu/İstanbul

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