International Office

National/International Rankings

The ranking status of our university is as follows:
 

In Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025:

  • Overall score in World 1001-1200
  • 13th  among 91 universities from Türkiye
  • 1st in International Outlook in Türkiye
  • 2nd in Research Quality in Türkiye
  • 9th among Foundation Universities in Türkiye
  • 4th among Foundation Universities in Türkiye (THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings)
  • 7th among Foundation Universities in the Research Environment category
  • 89th worldwide in International Outlook


In QS World University Rankings 2025:

  • 61st in Western Asia
  • 601+ in Europe University Rankings

In US News World University Rankings 2025-2026:

  • 1,463rd  in Best Global Universities
  • 541st in Best Global Universities in Asia
  • 30th in Best Global Universities in Türkiye
  • 709Th in Physics (Subject Rankings)
     

In US News World University Rankings 2025-2026:

  • 249th in World Rank (RUR Overall)
  • 8th in Country Rank
  • 23rd in RUR Teaching
  • 427th in RUR Research
  • 684th in RUR International Diversity
  • 958th in RUR Financial Sustainability
  • Received the Silver League
     

According to the Webometrics World University Ranking:

  • 6,640th worldwide
  • 175th in Türkiye

In Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2025: 

  • 601-800 in Overall Score in the World
  • 201-300 in Good Health and Well-Being / SDG-3) and Responsible Consumption and Production / SDG-12
  • 401-600 in Gender Equality / SDG-5 and Reducing Inequalities / SDG-10 and Partnership for the goals / SDG-17
     

The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), organized by Middle East Technical University (METU) 2024-2025:

  • 33rd among 80 universities in Türkiye in the field of Medical and Health Sciences
  • 6th among Foundation Universities in Türkiye
  • 33rd overall among all universities compared to last year
  • 6th among Foundation Universities compared to last year

 

According to the Hizmet İhracatçıları Birliği (Service Exporters' Association), under Turkey's Ministry of Trade: 

  • Istinye University was awarded 4th place in the Educational Services category among private and public institutions in the evaluation of Service Export Champions for both 2021 and 2022.

 

In the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings: 

  • 428th worldwide
  • 7th in Türkiye
  • 401-500 in Engineering
  • 1001-1200 in the field of Medicine and Health Sciences