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Higher education statistics in Türkiye

Students, new students and graduates by university, level and mode of study, archived by year.

Students
6.301.434
2025-2026 academic year
New students
1.393.763
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
874.171
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%53,4
3.366.849 / 6.301.434

By level

  • Associate 2.532.769 %40
  • Bachelor 3.348.536 %53
  • Master 330.464 %5,2
  • Doctorate 89.665 %1,4

By mode of study

  • Formal 3.751.527 %60
  • Evening 229.568 %3,6
  • Distance 71.947 %1,1
  • Open education 2.248.392 %36

Open-education students do not study on campus; for the campus population look at formal and evening students.

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——688.437
2013-2014——733.237
2014-2015——801.498
2015-20166.689.1851.535.409802.824
2016-20177.198.9871.434.589804.435
2017-20187.560.3711.382.589845.859
2018-20197.740.5021.492.277891.458
2019-20207.940.1331.516.2871.112.747
2020-20218.240.9971.780.4881.167.119
2021-20228.296.9591.660.912903.673
2022-20236.950.1421.846.654961.194
2023-20247.081.2891.949.627919.373
2024-20256.835.1151.629.468874.171
2025-20266.301.4341.393.763—

Universities with the most students · 2025-2026

Rank University Students Formal + evening Female students
1 Anadolu University Anadolu University Eskişehir · State 1.373.815 25.934 %54
2 Istanbul University Istanbul University Istanbul · State 514.242 52.770 %63
3 Atatürk University Atatürk University Erzurum · State 491.370 58.279 %57
4 Ankara University Ankara University Ankara · State 86.878 56.128 %52
5 Selçuk University Selçuk University Konya · State 61.783 61.768 %53
6 Bursa Uludağ University Bursa Uludağ University Bursa · State 58.341 58.341 %50
7 Dokuz Eylül University Dokuz Eylül University Izmir · State 58.037 56.833 %48
8 Marmara University Marmara University Istanbul · State 57.705 56.733 %52
9 Akdeniz University Akdeniz University Antalya · State 56.317 55.992 %48
10 Kocaeli University Kocaeli University Kocaeli · State 54.792 53.036 %46
11 Ege University Ege University Izmir · State 50.283 49.852 %50
12 Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul · Foundation 49.066 49.066 %62
13 Sakarya University Sakarya University Sakarya · State 48.572 44.027 %53
14 Istanbul Aydın University Istanbul Aydın University Istanbul · Foundation 47.483 47.200 %50
15 Ondokuz Mayıs University Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun · State 47.227 44.852 %54
16 Gaziantep University Gaziantep University Gaziantep · State 46.870 45.986 %50
17 Sivas Cumhuriyet University Sivas Cumhuriyet University Sivas · State 46.823 46.095 %53
18 Hacettepe University Hacettepe University Ankara · State 45.699 45.592 %55
19 Çukurova University Çukurova University Adana · State 45.695 44.430 %46
20 Aydın Adnan Menderes University Aydın Adnan Menderes University Aydın · State 43.715 43.686 %55
21 Manisa Celal Bayar University Manisa Celal Bayar University Manisa · State 43.589 42.218 %48
22 Dicle University Dicle University Diyarbakır · State 43.447 42.368 %46
23 Erciyes University Erciyes University Kayseri · State 43.316 42.735 %50
24 Pamukkale University Pamukkale University Denizli · State 43.013 43.013 %52
25 Istanbul Nişantaşı University Istanbul Nişantaşı University Istanbul · Foundation 42.826 42.789 %41
26 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Çanakkale · State 42.607 42.341 %55
27 Fırat University Fırat University Elazığ · State 40.211 39.181 %47
28 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla · State 39.480 39.185 %51
29 Mersin University Mersin University Mersin · State 39.196 37.444 %50
30 Kütahya Dumlupınar University Kütahya Dumlupınar University Kütahya · State 38.491 38.491 %47
31 Gazi University Gazi University Ankara · State 38.365 38.023 %52
32 Karabük University Karabük University Karabük · State 38.081 37.533 %41
33 Trakya University Trakya University Edirne · State 37.391 35.922 %52
34 Istanbul Gelisim University Istanbul Gelisim University Istanbul · Foundation 36.767 36.730 %45
35 Yildiz Technical University Yildiz Technical University Istanbul · State 36.618 36.618 %47
36 Necmettin Erbakan University Necmettin Erbakan University Konya · State 36.239 36.239 %56
37 Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Burdur · State 34.393 34.361 %53
38 Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Istanbul · State 33.900 33.900 %37
39 Süleyman Demirel University Süleyman Demirel University Isparta · State 33.320 33.222 %56
40 Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Istanbul · State 32.669 29.490 %52
41 Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Tokat · State 32.388 32.387 %53
42 İnönü University İnönü University Malatya · State 32.164 30.854 %54
43 Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Kahramanmaraş · State 31.495 30.728 %51
44 Abant Izzet Baysal University Abant Izzet Baysal University Bolu · State 30.796 30.443 %56
45 Kırıkkale University Kırıkkale University Kırıkkale · State 30.555 29.779 %50
46 Afyon Kocatepe University Afyon Kocatepe University Afyonkarahisar · State 30.254 29.711 %49
47 Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Ankara · State 30.055 30.055 %42
48 Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Zonguldak · State 29.717 29.666 %54
49 Sakarya University of Applied Sciences Sakarya University of Applied Sciences Sakarya · State 29.466 29.466 %39
50 Karadeniz Technical University Karadeniz Technical University Trabzon · State 29.132 28.957 %47

Open-education students do not study on campus; for the campus population look at formal and evening students.

Teaching staff · 2025-2026

Teaching staff
189.868
Faculty members
115.544
Students per faculty member
34,5
Women among staff
%47

Professors, associate and assistant professors. Students in formal and evening education (open and distance education excluded) ÷ faculty members, same academic year.

By title

  • Professor 42.195 %22
  • Associate professor 25.733 %14
  • Assistant professor 47.616 %25
  • Lecturer 34.646 %18
  • Research assistant 39.678 %21

Teaching staff by year

Teaching staff Faculty members · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearTeaching staffFaculty members
2014-2015148.90368.342
2015-2016156.16872.740
2016-2017151.76371.390
2017-2018158.09876.616
2018-2019166.22581.368
2019-2020174.49486.176
2020-2021179.68589.848
2021-2022184.70293.813
2022-2023184.566100.958
2023-2024184.021104.914
2024-2025185.169110.752
2025-2026189.868115.544

Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System, Table 28 — teaching staff by academic title.

Universities with the most teaching staff · 2025-2026

  1. 1 University of Health Sciences 4.397
  2. 2 Ankara University 3.702
  3. 3 Hacettepe University 3.536
  4. 4 Marmara University 3.410
  5. 5 Istanbul University 3.379
  6. 6 Gazi University 3.115
  7. 7 Ege University 2.983
  8. 8 Dokuz Eylül University 2.951
  9. 9 Atatürk University 2.758
  10. 10 Akdeniz University 2.658
  11. 11 Selçuk University 2.594
  12. 12 Istanbul Technical University 2.524
  13. 13 Bursa Uludağ University 2.331
  14. 14 Ondokuz Mayıs University 2.305
  15. 15 Erciyes University 2.195
  16. 16 Kocaeli University 2.174
  17. 17 Karadeniz Technical University 2.144
  18. 18 Çukurova University 2.116
  19. 19 Pamukkale University 2.113
  20. 20 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University 2.058
  21. 21 Middle East Technical University 2.058
  22. 22 Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa 2.053
  23. 23 Necmettin Erbakan University 1.954
  24. 24 Aydın Adnan Menderes University 1.924
  25. 25 Fırat University 1.924

Fewest students per faculty member · 2025-2026

  1. 1 University of Health Sciences 6,3
  2. 2 Sivas University of Science and Technology 11,6
  3. 3 Istanbul Health and Technology University 14,7
  4. 4 Istanbul Bilim University 14,7
  5. 5 Sanko University 15,0
  6. 6 Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University 16,7
  7. 7 Ankara University of Music and Fine Arts 16,9
  8. 8 Maltepe University 17,0
  9. 9 İbn Haldun University 17,1
  10. 10 Bezmialem Vakif University 17,6
  11. 11 Başkent University 18,2
  12. 12 Yüksek İhtisas University 18,5
  13. 13 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University 19,6
  14. 14 Koç University 19,9
  15. 15 Gazi University 20,3
  16. 16 Kütahya Health Sciences University 20,7
  17. 17 Lokman Hekim University 21,3
  18. 18 Istanbul Medeniyet University 21,4
  19. 19 Social Sciences University of Ankara 21,5
  20. 20 Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University 21,8
  21. 21 Erzurum Technical University 21,9
  22. 22 Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa 22,4
  23. 23 Hacettepe University 22,6
  24. 24 Samsun University 22,8
  25. 25 TOBB University of Economics and Technology 23,1

Universities with at least 50 faculty members.

Scholarships at foundation universities

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 25.343 %14
  • 50% discount 119.311 %68
  • 25% discount 8.044 %4,6
  • Fee-paying 23.382 %13

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 176.080 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.

Foundation universities with the highest share of full-scholarship places

Rank University Full-scholarship share Full scholarship Places
1 İbn Haldun University %92,8 129 139
2 Istanbul Health and Technology University %33,9 405 1.193
3 Istanbul Bilim University %24,4 191 782
4 Koç University %23,7 259 1.093
5 Bilkent University %20,3 420 2.070
6 OSTIM Technical University %19,7 406 2.060
7 Beykoz University %19,5 237 1.213
8 Istanbul Rumeli University %18,6 338 1.813
9 Çankaya University %17,8 192 1.078
10 Hasan Kalyoncu University %17,1 272 1.594
11 Istanbul Esenyurt University %17,0 383 2.252
12 Sabancı University %16,8 135 805
13 Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University %16,6 281 1.692
14 Bezmialem Vakif University %16,6 189 1.136
15 Konya Food and Agriculture University %16,1 53 329
16 Yeditepe University %16,0 429 2.680
17 Toros University %15,8 212 1.345
18 Alanya University %15,8 112 710
19 Başkent University %15,6 650 4.156
20 Gedik University %14,9 352 2.361
21 Avrasya University %14,7 346 2.346
22 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University %14,6 309 2.113
23 Istanbul Bilgi University %14,4 542 3.751
24 Istanbul Arel University %14,4 435 3.025
25 Fenerbahçe University %14,3 255 1.783

Source: YÖK Higher Education Information Management System (istatistik.yok.gov.tr), Tablo 105 (mezun) 2024-2025, Tablo 103 2025-2026, Tablo 105 2025-2026. Graduate counts refer to the previous academic year. istatistik.yok.gov.tr