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Bahçeşehir University
Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 1998
- 7 campuses
Overview
Bahçeşehir University or commonly abbreviated as BAU is a private university located around the Bosphorus in Çırağan Caddesi, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey authorized the establishment of Bahçeşehir University by the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation in 1998. In February 1998, an academic and strategic collaboration was signed with San Diego State University in California.
Bahçeşehir University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1998. Its academic units include 10 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 149 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 21,282 students; 4,773 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 13% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (328) are full scholarships.At a glance
- When and where was Bahçeşehir University founded?
- Bahçeşehir University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 1998. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Bahçeşehir University have?
- 21,282 students in 2025-2026; 4,773 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Bahçeşehir University have?
- 37.8 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (560 faculty members, 838 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Bahçeşehir University have?
- 7 campuses: , , , , , and others.
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Bahçeşehir University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 149 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Bahçeşehir University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 48, Türkiye 48; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1001-1200, Türkiye 14; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026: world 1553, Türkiye 28; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 5691, Türkiye 32; TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024: world 10, Türkiye 10. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
7 campuses
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University
Campus
Academic structure
- Associate
- 20
- Bachelor’s
- 129
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 11
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 42 422,01 73.824 · 5 yrs SAY 7 475,44 25.444 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 5 yrs SAY 35 402,21 96.230 · 5 yrs SAY 5 459,97 37.405 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs DİL 28 308,77 62.843 · 4 yrs DİL 6 459,89 4.911 · 4 yrs DİL 13 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 53 370,69 75.529 · 4 yrs EA 10 447,86 3.681 · 4 yrs EA 18 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs EA 49 259,75 698.250 · 4 yrs EA 9 450,33 3.389 · 4 yrs EA 10 — — · 4 yrs EA 47 228,03 1.065.440 · 4 yrs EA 9 432,56 7.197 · 4 yrs EA 12 — — · 4 yrs EA 25 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 409,40 20.753 · 4 yrs EA 6 — — · 4 yrs EA 41 305,12 315.724 · 4 yrs EA 10 415,44 16.147 · 4 yrs EA 30 — — · 4 yrs EA 29 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 414,98 16.459 · 4 yrs EA 8 — — · 4 yrs EA 14 — — · 4 yrs EA 2 383,42 52.276 · 4 yrs EA 32 — — · 4 yrs EA 6 421,36 12.433 · 4 yrs EA 10 — — · 4 yrs EA 46 290,25 417.123 · 4 yrs EA 11 423,91 10.986 · 4 yrs EA 30 222,80 1.125.341 · 4 yrs EA 27 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 — — · 4 yrs DİL 34 262,01 87.702 · 4 yrs DİL 6 468,94 3.658 · 4 yrs DİL 8 — — · 4 yrs EA 49 305,19 315.292 · 4 yrs EA 15 437,68 5.650 · 4 yrs EA 47 248,83 820.304 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 37 276,39 413.647 · 4 yrs SAY 9 439,44 55.967 · 4 yrs SAY 28 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 444,06 964 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 15 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 426,22 2.313 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 20 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 420,68 2.976 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 29 253,38 625.700 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 431,72 1.747 · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 26 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 430,50 1.869 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 43 251,36 584.650 · 4 yrs SAY 9 396,00 103.781 · 4 yrs SAY 16 — — · 4 yrs SAY 31 — — · 4 yrs SAY 4 421,98 73.857 · 4 yrs EA 31 — — · 4 yrs EA 8 401,68 28.136 · 4 yrs EA 21 242,88 889.961 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 22 264,34 485.839 · 4 yrs SAY 5 426,49 69.050 · 4 yrs SAY 12 — — · 4 yrs SAY 56 348,04 178.136 · 4 yrs SAY 11 492,08 14.967 · 4 yrs SAY 20 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 2 429,84 65.614 · 4 yrs SAY 49 — — · 4 yrs SAY 8 472,91 27.259 · 4 yrs SAY 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 50 384,34 119.064 · 4 yrs SAY 14 469,82 29.530 · 4 yrs SAY 43 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 2 449,17 46.952 · 4 yrs SAY 19 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 458,81 38.439 · 4 yrs SAY 36 266,45 471.874 · 4 yrs SAY 8 432,14 63.215 · 4 yrs SAY 18 — — · 4 yrs SAY 40 332,63 211.512 · 4 yrs SAY 8 470,97 28.682 · 4 yrs SAY 14 — — · 4 yrs SAY 42 317,98 249.908 · 4 yrs SAY 8 465,57 32.862 · 4 yrs SAY 12 — — · 4 yrs SAY 20 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 420,99 74.955 · 4 yrs SAY 53 319,12 246.723 · 4 yrs SAY 10 466,12 32.358 · 4 yrs SAY 18 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SAY 18 239,19 704.582 · 4 yrs SAY 4 387,43 114.893 · 4 yrs SAY 9 — — · 4 yrs SAY 20 218,66 951.428 · 4 yrs SAY 4 407,95 89.435 · 4 yrs SAY 7 — — · 4 yrs SAY 24 242,00 674.415 · 4 yrs SAY 5 434,54 60.780 · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 19 207,03 1.084.603 · 4 yrs SAY 3 389,81 111.754 · 4 yrs SAY 25 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 395,02 105.007 · 4 yrs SAY 38 223,64 889.968 · 4 yrs SAY 6 404,05 93.965 · 4 yrs SAY 34 214,19 1.005.209 · 4 yrs SAY 5 425,17 70.456 · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 2 359,87 156.134 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 6 yrs SAY 71 — — · 6 yrs SAY 10 511,46 6.620 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Graduate Schools 1
Schools 1
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 26 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 32 176,44 1.160.787 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 432,78 1.661 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 3 525,14 2.876 · 4 yrs SAY 25 329,50 219.021 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Vocational Schools 1
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 — — · 2 yrs TYT 31 224,60 1.910.593 · 2 yrs TYT 4 385,32 218.805 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 381,20 235.554 · 2 yrs TYT 28 251,25 1.524.325 · 2 yrs TYT 4 399,01 169.949 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 377,04 253.481 · 2 yrs TYT 31 — — · 2 yrs TYT 4 384,53 221.926 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 349,62 400.233 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 347,79 412.261 · 2 yrs TYT 25 — — · 2 yrs TYT 3 366,86 301.778 · 2 yrs TYT 31 236,37 1.742.819 · 2 yrs TYT 4 375,79 259.082 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Rankings
In international rankings
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 World 1001-1200 · Türkiye 14 ↗
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 5691 · Türkiye 32 ↗
- CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026 World 1553 · Türkiye 28 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 48 · Türkiye 48 ↗
- TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024 World 10 · Türkiye 10 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 21.282
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 4.458
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 4.773
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %51,3
- 10.916 / 21.282
By level
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Associate 687 %3,2
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Bachelor 17.669 %83
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Master 2.487 %12
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Doctorate 439 %2,1
By mode of study
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Formal 21.181 %100
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Distance 101 %0,5
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | — | — | 2.403 |
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 3.188 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 3.537 |
| 2015-2016 | 20.754 | 6.344 | 3.082 |
| 2016-2017 | 23.179 | 5.931 | 3.932 |
| 2017-2018 | 24.372 | 6.618 | 4.832 |
| 2018-2019 | 25.142 | 6.510 | 4.264 |
| 2019-2020 | 25.334 | 6.352 | 4.458 |
| 2020-2021 | 27.222 | 7.076 | 4.380 |
| 2021-2022 | 27.546 | 7.371 | 4.879 |
| 2022-2023 | 29.267 | 7.685 | 5.044 |
| 2023-2024 | 26.710 | 5.847 | 5.056 |
| 2024-2025 | 24.091 | 5.315 | 4.773 |
| 2025-2026 | 21.282 | 4.458 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 838
- Faculty members
- 560
- Students per faculty member
- 37,8
Scholarships
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Full scholarship 328 %13
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50% discount 1.798 %69
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Fee-paying 494 %19
by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 2.620 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).
- Publications
- 11.637
- Citations
- 246.679
- h-index
- 172
- Journal articles · 2021–2025
- 4.370
- Q1 share
- %46,1
- TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
- 897
- Open access
- %64,0
- Articles per faculty member
- 1,56
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Publications Citations to that year’s publications
| Academic year | Publications | Citations to that year’s publications |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1075 | 16298 |
| 2022 | 1052 | 9594 |
| 2023 | 1007 | 8761 |
| 2024 | 1215 | 7062 |
| 2025 | 1261 | 3234 |
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Tıp Fakültesi Q1 %31 1.003
- Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Q1 %53 908
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Q1 %37 240
- İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Q1 %51 133
- Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Q1 %60 107
- Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Q1 %51 54
- İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 41
- Mühendislik Fakültesi 36
Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025
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Q1 1.464 %46
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Q2 1.038 %33
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Q3 495 %16
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Q4 182 %5,7
Articles in journals without a quartile (not in the SCImago list) are left out of the distribution.
Leading research topics
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Fractional Differential Equations Solutions
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Fuzzy Systems and Optimization
Journals published in most · 2021–2025
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer Q1 58
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Q1 39
- Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Q1 39
- Scientific Reports Q1 36
- Journal of High Energy Physics Q2 32
- Cureus 32
Most published academics · 2021–2025
| Name | Articles (5 yrs) | Citations | h-index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soheil Salahshour Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi | 376 | 9.629 | 48 |
| Senem Akkoç Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi | 83 | 2.392 | 27 |
| Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi | 78 | 29.299 | 86 |
| Serdar Durdağı Tıp Fakültesi › Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › Biyofizik Anabilim Dalı | 73 | 5.402 | 42 |
| Fatma Eti̇ Aslan Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi › Hemşirelik Bölümü | 61 | 824 | 15 |
| Nur DOKUZEYLÜL GÜNGÖR Tıp Fakültesi › Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü › Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı | 45 | 497 | 12 |
| İbrahim Ertuğrul Yalçın Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi › İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü | 36 | 1.588 | 19 |
| Allaberen Ashyralyev Mathematics | 35 | 4.276 | 31 |
| Ali Veysel Özden Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi › Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü | 33 | 253 | 9 |
| Berrin Pehlivan Tıp Fakültesi | 32 | 1.177 | 17 |
Counts journal articles with fewer than 50 authors over the last five complete years; listed when OpenAlex gives this university as their latest institution. If a record is wrong or you prefer not to be listed, use “Report an error”.
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 OpenAlex record · Updated: 11.10.2026
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- Website
- bahcesehir.edu.tr
- genelsekreterlik@bau.edu.tr
- Phone
- 4442864
- Address
- Çırağan Caddesi Osmanpaşa Mektebi Sokak No: 4-6 3453 Beşiktaş, İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE
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- Last verified:
- 5 October 2026
- Last updated:
- 6 October 2026
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- Legal name Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Institution type Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- City Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Founded Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Website Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- E-mail Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Phone Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Address Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Associate programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-3) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Bachelor programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-4) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Logo Official source YÖK Atlas (Yükseköğretim Kurulu) Unverified Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- English name Public source Wikidata (Q3409570) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Location Public source Wikidata (Q3409570) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Vikipedi — Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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