According to the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) data for Turkey, İstinye University, which has shown a significant rise in recent years, continues its dynamic development in the 2024-2025 academic year with its outstanding performance in the fields of research and academia.İstinye University ranked 11th in the list of foundation universities last year. In the 2024-2025 ranking, it climbed four positions to 7th place. In the 2023-2024 URAP ranking among all universities, İstinye University was ranked 57th. However, this year İstinye University advanced 22 spots to reach 35th.
Since its establishment, İstinye University has been among the universities with the highest and most dynamic growth.
By means of its locally and globally impactful vision for education and research, İstinye University continues to expand the boundaries of science through innovative research. The university maintains continuous advancement in academic and scientific research with the contributions of distinguished faculty members.
İstinye University’s analysis of the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 URAP ranking results are as follows:
İstinye University rose 9 positions in the article score, ranking 2nd among foundation universities and overall.
climbed 37 positions in citation score, ranking 41st overall and 10th among foundation universities.
improved by 28 positions in the scientific document score, ranking 31st overall and 7th among foundation universities.
rose 18 positions in international collaboration score, ranking 12th overall and 5th among foundation universities.
advanced by 7 positions in domestic collaboration score, ranking 32nd overall and 5th among foundation universities.
The parameters used in the 2024-2025 URAP Turkey ranking include the total number of articles published, the number of articles per faculty member, citation count, total number of scientific documents, the number of international, collaborative articles per faculty member, and the number of projects funded by TÜBİTAK. The number of articles published in high-impact journals (Q1, Q2, and Q3) also plays a significant role in the achievement of successful rankings.
İstinye University stands out as the university showing the largest and most dynamic progress among young private universities in the URAP Turkey rankings. The University advanced from 11th to 7th place among foundation universities in just one year. İSU also made a significant leap in the "all universities" category (including both foundation and state universities), improving by 22 ranks.
As recorded, in the 2025 THE-WUR Turkey University rankings, İstinye University ranked 13th overall and 8th among foundation universities.
We would like to thank all the academicians, scholars, administrative staff, and students who contributed to İstinye University's success, as well as the stakeholders who supported the University in this achievement.