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Çankaya University

Çankaya Üniversitesi

  • Ankara
  • Founded 1997
  • 2 campuses
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Overview

Çankaya University is a private university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on July 9, 1997, by the Sıtkı Alp Education Foundation. The university began its teaching in the Fall 1997 semester. Sıtkı Alp is the chairman of the board of trustees. English language is predominant medium of teaching, learning and research at the Çankaya University.

Çankaya University is a foundation university based in Ankara, founded in 1997. It teaches on 2 campuses. Its academic units include 5 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 54 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 6,416 students; 956 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 18% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (192) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Çankaya University founded?
Çankaya University is a foundation university based in Ankara, founded in 1997. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Çankaya University have?
6,416 students in 2025-2026; 956 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Çankaya University have?
43.3 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (148 faculty members, 260 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Çankaya University have?
2 campuses: , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Çankaya University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 54 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Çankaya University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 76, Türkiye 76; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1001-1200, Türkiye 14; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2024: world 1935, Türkiye 48; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 5847, Türkiye 37. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

2 campuses

Ankara Bus

Ankara

Academic structure

Associate
6
Bachelor’s
48
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 5

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 32 235,51 746.313
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 404,03 93.989
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 388,43 113.561
    · 4 yrs EA 61 259,16 704.695
    · 4 yrs EA 10 398,88 31.238
    · 4 yrs EA 4 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 15 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 5 439,08 8.878
    · 4 yrs DİL 34 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 6 444,09 7.739

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 95 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 17 427,45 9.202

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 17 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 358,89 42.624
    · 4 yrs EA 33 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 6 370,40 76.113
    · 4 yrs EA 33 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 6 363,67 90.605
    · 4 yrs EA 48 270,96 583.518
    · 4 yrs EA 8 393,75 37.451
    · 4 yrs EA 2 240,64 916.245
    · 4 yrs EA 15 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 7 374,10 68.852
    · 4 yrs EA 36 225,08 1.099.487
    · 4 yrs EA 7 370,93 75.027

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 16 318,95 247.156
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 410,05 87.063
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 263,97 488.316
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 374,22 133.377
    · 4 yrs SAY 22 200,03 1.152.476
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 340,42 193.837

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 69 349,89 174.564
    · 4 yrs SAY 13 459,64 37.692
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 61 329,08 220.015
    · 4 yrs SAY 11 461,06 36.495
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 59 324,77 231.185
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 445,63 50.114
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 443,98 51.683
    · 4 yrs SAY 19 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 430,83 64.570
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 447,32 48.552
    · 4 yrs SAY 19 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 397,36 102.141

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 24 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 6 402,13 160.093
    · 2 yrs TYT 16 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 6 366,92 301.504
    · 2 yrs TYT 16 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 6 343,09 444.261

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

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Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
6.416
2025-2026 academic year
New students
1.187
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
956
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%47,7
3.063 / 6.416

By level

  • Associate 185 %2,9
  • Bachelor 5.506 %86
  • Master 649 %10
  • Doctorate 76 %1,2

By mode of study

  • Formal 6.401 %100
  • Distance 15 %0,2

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——722
2013-2014——693
2014-2015——777
2015-20167.9001.680888
2016-20178.7151.6441.171
2017-20188.8281.5721.309
2018-20198.1481.2691.453
2019-20207.4041.2731.400
2020-20216.8761.4041.427
2021-20226.5591.4151.239
2022-20236.5251.5931.071
2023-20246.7011.619964
2024-20256.4681.314956
2025-20266.4161.187—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
260
Faculty members
148
Students per faculty member
43,3

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 192 %18
  • 50% discount 876 %81
  • Fee-paying 10 %0,9

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 1.078 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.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
336

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Hukuk Fakültesi 87 TR Dizin
  2. Mühendislik Fakültesi 51 TR Dizin
  3. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 46 TR Dizin
  4. Mimarlık Fakültesi 42 TR Dizin
  5. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 35 TR Dizin
  6. Rektörlük 9 TR Dizin
  7. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 9 TR Dizin
  8. Adalet Meslek Yüksekokulu 4 TR Dizin

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026

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News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Source: cankaya.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

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Contact

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Website
cankaya.edu.tr
E-mail
webadmin@cankaya.edu.tr
Phone
0312233100003122844500
Address
Çankaya Üniversitesi Merkez Kampüs : Eskişehir Yolu 29. Km Yukarıyurtçu Mahallesi, Mimar Sinan Caddesi No:4, 06790, Etimesgut / ANKARA

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Last updated:
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