About
Sabancı University is a private research university that adopts a liberal arts education approach, established in 1994 and located on a 1.26 million squaremeter campus which is about 40 km from Istanbul's city center. Its first students matriculated in 1999. The first academic session started on October 20, 1999 .
Ranked Top 351 worldwide across 2 major ranking systems
Ranked in 9 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
—
Not Ranked
THE
351–400
—
49.9
2026
ARWU
—
Not Ranked
US News
=714
59
46.7
2026
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Key Facts
3,752
Students
19.5 : 1
Student-Staff Ratio
12%
Int'l Students
36 : 64
Female : Male
388
Staff
Historical Trend
THE
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
151–175
Social Sciences
301–400
Engineering & Technology
301–400
Business & Economics
301–400
Psychology
401–500
Computer Science
501–600
Physical Sciences
=555
Engineering
=616
Materials Science
=682
Chemistry
Subject Rankings
THE
6 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 151–175 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 301–400 | 41.5 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 301–400 | 39.5 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 301–400 | 38.3 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 401–500 | 38.3 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 501–600 | 37.4 | 2026 |
US News
3 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | =555 | 46.7 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =616 | 46.7 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =682 | 46.7 | 2026 |