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Işık University

Işık Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 1996
  • 2 campuses
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Overview

Işık University is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university operates under the Feyziye Schools Foundation's Işık Schools, which originated with the establishment of the Feyz-i Sıbyan School in the city of Salonica, modern Thessaloniki, on 14 December 1885.

Işık University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1996. It teaches on 2 campuses. Its academic units include 3 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 78 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 6,036 students; 1,172 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (184) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Işık University founded?
Işık University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1996. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Işık University have?
6,036 students in 2025-2026; 1,172 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Işık University have?
55.5 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (108 faculty members, 189 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Işık University have?
2 campuses: , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Işık University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 78 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Işık University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 165, Türkiye 165. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

2 campuses

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University Campus

Istanbul Bus Metro

Istanbul Bus

Academic structure

Associate
29
Bachelor’s
49
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 3

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 434,41 60.911
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 394,81 105.303
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 423,61 72.138
    · 4 yrs SAY 39 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 417,99 78.266
    · 4 yrs SAY 22 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 420,87 75.070
    · 4 yrs SAY 19 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 410,98 86.043
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 429,75 65.718

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 346,35 181.442
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 18 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 364,69 34.511
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 364,82 147.762
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 19 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 346,00 66.073
    · 4 yrs EA 27 213,28 1.229.200
    · 4 yrs EA 4 339,28 158.740
    · 4 yrs EA 4 207,03 1.291.382
    · 4 yrs EA 27 183,37 1.458.495
    · 4 yrs EA 4 341,24 152.140
    · 4 yrs EA 4 191,30 1.417.679

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 39 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 7 354,56 112.876
    · 4 yrs EA 5 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 39 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 7 358,17 103.695
    · 4 yrs EA 5 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 32 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 5 339,66 157.384
    · 4 yrs EA 19 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 340,73 153.824
    · 4 yrs EA 35 220,87 1.147.090
    · 4 yrs EA 7 379,90 58.080
    · 4 yrs EA 6 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 36 249,15 816.628
    · 4 yrs EA 6 391,29 40.792
    · 4 yrs EA 6 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 17 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 4 346,52 135.469
    · 4 yrs EA 34 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 5 347,03 133.946

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

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
6.036
2025-2026 academic year
New students
1.568
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
1.172
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%48,4
2.919 / 6.036

By level

  • Associate 1.741 %29
  • Bachelor 3.993 %66
  • Master 246 %4,1
  • Doctorate 56 %0,9

By mode of study

  • Formal 5.667 %94
  • Evening 332 %5,5
  • Distance 37 %0,6

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——527
2013-2014——545
2014-2015——926
2015-20166.2481.8051.175
2016-20177.1782.1451.525
2017-20187.6572.3561.595
2018-20196.9941.8711.445
2019-20207.6402.5251.433
2020-20217.5842.0821.532
2021-20227.1001.8431.531
2022-20236.9051.9071.336
2023-20246.9311.8981.173
2024-20256.3601.6441.172
2025-20266.0361.568—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
189
Faculty members
108
Students per faculty member
55,5

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 184 %14
  • 50% discount 1.039 %79
  • Fee-paying 89 %6,8

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 1.312 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
141

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 38 TR Dizin
  2. Mühendislik Fakültesi 20 TR Dizin
  3. Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi 15 TR Dizin
  4. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 12 TR Dizin
  5. Mimarlık ve Tasarım Fakültesi 10 TR Dizin
  6. Meslek Yüksekokulu 5 TR Dizin
  7. Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 1 TR Dizin
  8. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 1 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: isikun.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

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Contact

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Website
isikun.edu.tr
E-mail
info@isikun.edu.tr
Phone
4440 799 70 14
Address
Işık Üniversitesi, Meşrutiyet Köyü, Üniversitesi Sok. No:2 Şile/İSTANBUL

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Last verified:
5 October 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
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