The ranking status of our university is as follows:
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026:
- 1001–1200 band worldwide
- 16th in Türkiye among 109 universities
- 1st in Türkiye in International Outlook
- 9th among Foundation Universities
- 13th among Foundation Universities in Türkiye in THE Interdisciplinary Science 2026 Rankings
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings:
- 401–500 band in Engineering
- 428th worldwide in Engineering
- 7th in Türkiye in Engineering
- 1001–1200 band in Medicine and Health Sciences
- 26 Turkish universities ranked in the Top 1000
Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025:
- 601–800 band worldwide
- 201–300 band in SDG-3 (Good Health & Well-Being)
- 201–300 band in SDG-12 (Responsible Consumption & Production)
- 401–600 band in SDG-5 (Gender Equality)
- 401–600 band in SDG-10 (Reduced Inequalities)
- 401–600 band in SDG-17 (Partnerships for the Goals)
URAP Türkiye Rankings 2025-2026 (METU):
- 31st overall in Türkiye (improved from 35th)
- 5th among Foundation Universities (improved from 7th)
URAP Field Rankings 2024-2025:
- 33rd in Türkiye in Medical and Health Sciences (among 80 universities)
- 6th among Foundation Universities in Medical and Health Sciences
- 33rd overall in Türkiye (improved from 41st)
- 6th among Foundation Universities (improved from 7th)
URAP World University Ranking 2024-2025:
- 1617th worldwide (improved from 2104th)
- 35th in Türkiye (improved from 57th)
- 7th among Foundation Universities (improved from 11th)
QS World University Rankings 2025:
- 601+ in Europe University Rankings
- 61st in Western Asia
US News World University Rankings 2025-2026:
- 1463rd in Best Global Universities (improved from 1739th)
- 541st in Best Global Universities in Asia (improved from 667th)
- 30th in Best Global Universities in Türkiye (improved from 43rd)
- 709th in Physics (Subject Ranking)
Round University Ranking (RUR) 2024:
- 249th worldwide
- 8th in Türkiye
- 23rd in Teaching
- 427th in Research
- 684th in International Diversity
- 958th in Financial Sustainability
- Silver League Award
Webometrics World University Ranking:
- 6640th worldwide
- 175th in Türkiye
ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS 2024):
- 401–500 band worldwide in Computer Science (Istinye University is the only university from Türkiye in this band)
- 201–300 band in Dentistry & Oral Science worldwide (4 universities from Türkiye are ranked in this field)
Service Exporters’ Association, under Turkey’s Ministry of Trade:
- Istinye University was awarded 4th place in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and 3rd place in 2024 in the Educational Services category among private and public institutions in the evaluation of Service Export Champions.