International Office

Quotas and Tuition Fees

Tuition Fees for Newly Registered International Students as of 2025-2026 Academic Year

*The tuition fees have been updated by taking into account the revised value added tax rates (VAT).

Name of ProgramDuration (Year)QuotaMedium of InstructionTuition Fee (Year)Campus
Faculty of Medicine     
Medicine684Turkish23.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Medicine685English29.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Dentistry     
Dentistry550Turkish20.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Dentistry570English24.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Pharmacy     
Pharmacy560Turkish14.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Pharmacy560English15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences     
Psychology435Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Psychology450English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Turkish Language and Literature410Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
English Language and Literature430English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
English Interpretation and Translation 440English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Philosophy4-Turkish-Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture     
Interior Architecture and Environmental Design430Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Architecture4-Turkish-Vadi İstanbul
Architecture460English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts420Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts440English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Digital Game Design460English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Textile and Fashion Design430Turkish5.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences     
Software Engineering450Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Software Engineering467English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Mechanical Engineering430English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Computer Engineering478English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Computer Engineering460Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Electrical and Electronics Engineering440English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Industrial Engineering460English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Biomedical Engineering460English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Molecular Biology and Genetics470English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Mathematics410English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Chemistry430English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Software Development4-Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences     
Economics440English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Business Administration4100English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Health Management420Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Political Science and Public Administration420Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
International Relations440English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
International Trade and Business480English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Management Information Systems420Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Management Information Systems460English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Logistics Management4-Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Communication     
Visual Communication Design420Turkish6.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Public Relations and Advertising460Turkish6.000 $Vadi İstanbul
New Media and Communication460English6.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Radio, Television and Cinema480English6.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Faculty of Health Sciences     
Nutrition and Dietetics430Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Child Development420Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Speech and Language Therapy430Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Midwifery430Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation460Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation460English8.000 $Topkapı
Nursing440Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Nursing460English8.000 $Topkapı

Tuition fees cover the entire program.

Field of Social Sciences

Name of ProgramDuration (Year)QuotaMedium of InstructionTuition Fee (Whole Program)Campus
Master's Programs
Business Administration (with thesis) / Focused Programs (Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Business Administration (non-thesis) / Focused Programs (Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance)130Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Business Administration (with thesis) / Focused Programs (Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Business Administration (non-thesis) / Focused Programs (Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance)130English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Health Management (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Health Management (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Political Science and International Relations (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Political Science and International Relations (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Psychology (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Psychology (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Clinical Psychology (non-thesis)130Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Turkish Language and Literature (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Occupational Health and Safety (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Management Information Systems (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Cinema and Television (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $ Vadi İstanbul
Textile and Fashion Design (with thesis) 215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Textile and Fashion Design (non-thesis) 130Turkish8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Data Science (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Data Science (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $ Vadi İstanbul
Data Science (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Cyber Security (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Cyber Security (non-thesis)130English8.000 $ Vadi İstanbul
PhD Programs
Business Administration (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Health Management (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Communication Sciences (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
PhD Programs with Bachelor’s Degree
Business Administration (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Health Management (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Communication Sciences (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul

Field of Health Sciences

Name of ProgramDuration (Year)QuotaMedium of InstructionTuition Fee (Whole Program)Campus
Master's Programs
Surgical Disease Nursing (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Surgical Disease Nursing (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Obstetrics and Gynaecologic Nursing (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Obstetrics and Gynaecologic Nursing (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Midwifery (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (with thesis)215English8.500 $Topkapı
Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Neuroscience (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Cancer Biology and Pharmacology (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Medical Biology and Genetics (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Speech and Language Therapy (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Nutrition and Dietetics (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Nutrition and Dietetics (non-thesis)130Turkish8.000 $Topkapı
Sports Physiotherapy (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Topkapı
Anatomy (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
PhD Programs
Obstetrics and Gynaecologic Nursing (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Topkapı
Midwifery (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Topkapı
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (PhD)4-Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Topkapı
Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Neuroscience (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Medical Biology and Genetics (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Speech and Language Therapy (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Topkapı
Nutrition and Dietetics (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Topkapı
Molecular Oncology (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Histology and Embryology (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Clinical Anatomy (PhD)415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
PhD Programs with Bachelor’s Degree
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (PhD)5-Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Speech and Language Therapy (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Topkapı
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Topkapı
Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Medical Biology and Genetics (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Nutrition and Dietetics (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Topkapı
Molecular Oncology (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Histology and Embryology (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Obstetrics and Gynaecologic Nursing (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Topkapı
Midwifery (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Topkapı
Neuroscience (PhD)515Turkish15.000 $Vadi İstanbul

Field of Natural and Applied Sciences

Name of ProgramDuration (Year)QuotaMedium of InstructionTuition Fee (Whole Program)Campus
Master's Programs
Architectural Design (with thesis) 215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Architectural Design (with thesis) 215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Interior Architecture (with thesis)215Turkish8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Computer Engineering (with thesis) 215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Computer Engineering (non-thesis) 130English8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Artificial Intelligence Engineering (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Molecular Biology and Genetics (with thesis)215English8.500 $Vadi İstanbul
PhD Programs
Chemistry (PhD)415English12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Physics (PhD)415English12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
Architecture (PhD) 415Turkish12.500 $Vadi İstanbul
PhD Programs with Bachelor’s Degree
Chemistry (PhD)515English15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Physics (PhD)515English15.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Name of ProgramTuition Fee (Year)Campus
English Preparatory Program8.000 $Vadi İstanbul
Turkish Preparatory Program3.000 $Vadi İstanbul

*For final registration, at least half of the annual tuition fee of the department must be paid. The remaining amount must be paid no later than December 1, 2025. Otherwise, student rights will not be granted. A 5% cash discount will be applied only to the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy if the tuition fee is paid in a single installment. The 5% cash payment discount does not apply to any other departments/programs. 

**If final registration is not completed, the paid pre-registration fee is non-refundable and cannot be transferred to another candidate or semester.

***If preparatory education is required, the preparatory education fee will be deducted from the total tuition fee paid. If the preparatory education fee is higher than the enrolled department/program fee, the difference must be paid before the start of education.

****International student admissions are not available for our associate degree programs.

*****The tuition fees stated above are only valid for the 2025-2026 academic year and will be updated in subsequent years as deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees.

******Click here for the Administrative and Financial Procedures and Principles Applicable to Registered International Students.     

Discounts:     

1. Employee and First-Degree Relatives Discount: 

  • A 10% discount is applied for Istinye University and MLPCare Group (Medical Park and Liv Hospital) employees and their first-degree relatives (spouse, mother, father, and children). (A minimum of one year of employment is required, and the active employment status must be documented during each annual re-registration process.)

2. Sibling Discount: 

  • A 5% discount is applied to each sibling if they are simultaneously active students (having renewed their registration by paying the tuition fee) at our university. 

3.  Istinye Alumni Discount:

  • A 10% alumni discount is applied to candidates who hold an Istinye University diploma. 
     

*The total discount rate cannot exceed 15%. 
 

Merit Scholarship

At our university, students who have completed one academic year may be awarded a merit scholarship in varying amounts. These scholarships are granted based on their GPA and their ranking within their department, in accordance with the criteria set by the Board of Trustees.