Sabancı University is a top-ranked research university with and interdiciplinary academic programs with state-of-the-art technology and infrastructure on their beautiful green campus in İstanbul, Turkey.Graduates of Sabancı University are highly valued across all sectors and many countries. 86% of our graduates find employment within a year of their graduation.
Bachelor's programmes
Engineering & Technology (6)
Social Sciences (3)
- B.A. Economics
- B.A. Psychology
Business & Management (2)
- B.A. Economics
- B.A. Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (2)
Arts, Design & Architecture (1)
Computer Science & IT (1)
About
History
With science, technology, and social structures advancing day by day, the world needs more qualified individuals who possess the knowledge and skills required to pursue a career anywhere in the world. Aware of this pressing issue, in 1994 the Sabanci Group decided to establish a "world university" led by the Sabanc?iFoundation.
Education
Sabanci University provides a multidisciplinary education across its three faculties. At SU students have the chance to choose their majors after their first or second academic year. This allows students to decide what program to study at university with greater understanding about higher education and about their own academic and career interests.
The interdisciplinary design of the academic programs offered by The Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS), The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and Sabanci Business School (SBS) prepares students for the diverse challenges of modernity and technology.
Research
Sabancı University’s 2018-2023 Strategic Plan defines “to resolve selected global and regional issues and to raise individuals towards this goal” as the main objective. The main research related strategies to achieve this objective are:
- Improve the university's interaction with the industry and civil society in selected areas
- Enhance centers’ support for research and graduate/undergraduate research projects
- Encourage inter-faculty and interdisciplinary research
- Increase the number of PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and researchers
Career
Graduates of Sabanci University are highly valued across all sectors and many countries. 86% of graduates find employment within a year of their graduation, and our over 15,000 alumni have gone on to start their careers or do their postgraduates studies at some of the best companies and universities in the world.
The universities our graduates chose as their destinations for graduate school include Carnegie Mellon University, University of California, Politecnico di Milano, Boston University, Harvard University, Brown University, Stanford University and University of Massachusetts, only to name a few.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2022
501
2021
501 -100
2020
401
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2022
541 -20
2021
521
2020
521
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2022
-
2021
901 -51
2020
850
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Housing services
Part of the university experience and the setting of many fond memories is the dormitory.The term “dormitory” in Turkey may invoke a vast variety of images in the minds of university graduates depending on their experiences of dorm life and the physical setting of their experience.
For us, dormitories are an essential part of a proper university education and a happy life at university, where friendships are made and where tolerance, sharing, helping others –the art of living together in short– is learned. Our housing facilities are designed as homes away from home, where students can gather around for a friendly conversation or study in solitude, all within a family atmosphere.
Medical services
Located in the housing section on campus, the Health Center provides the services below:
- Emergency Response Services: An emergency response team with a physician, an anesthetic technician and a driver is on call 24/7 to respond to emergencies. Treatment Services: Policlinic is open 7 days a week from 08:45 to 18:00 and from 19:30 to 23:30.
Student Life
Campus life
Sabancı University’s campus construction and the landscape project were completed at the same time in 1999. In this project; geographic, architectural, social and cultural characteristics of environment were taken into consideration and also the plant, soil and water properties were evaluated in addition to the location and physical condition of the land. The existing flora on the field was observed and given opportunity for propagation; for the new-planted flora, attention was given to select plants which were suitable to local climate and nature.
Sports facilities
The Sports Center has a main hall, used for basketball and volleyball games, with a capacity of 1200. Other facilities include three squash courts, exercise and cardio halls, fitness studios and table tennis areas, and a climbing wall used for mountain climbing exercises. COURSES Tournaments
Student clubs
There are 50+ active student clubs including the Diving Club (SUSS), Dance Club (SUDance), Sailing Club (SU Sail), Radio Club (RadyoSU). The student body is also active in sports and the university has 15 sports teams that active competes in tournements.
Student Reviews
Sabanci Review
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
The teachers are very smart. They care about the students. The university is a bit away from the city.
I don’t want to give up
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
I needed financial help yet they couldn’t help with it as my grades were below average
Research at SU
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
I got many interdiciplinary courses and Sabanci University allows you to choose your major after your first year. That allows you to discover your interests. There are many oppourtunities to do research even if you are an undergraduate student.
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