Our Universities' 2025 THE Report Cards
- Sabancı University
Has been rising since 2022 and this year reached the highest total score among all our universities since 2016. - Koç University
Has been rising since 2021 and reached the second highest total score in the country since 2016 in the latest ranking. - METU
Has been rising since 2019. METU, which achieved the sharpest rise in the country, nearly doubled its 2016 score in six years and ranks first among public universities by a wide margin.
These 3 universities of ours are well ahead of our other universities in the ranking. Sabancı is particularly close to entering the 301-350 range. While Sabancı and Koç have shared the 1st and 2nd positions since 2016, METU rose from 7th to 3rd place.
- ITU
Has been rising since 2021 and reached its highest total score since 2016. This score is higher than our highest university score in the 2021 rankings. - Boğaziçi
This year, by raising its score in all categories, reached its highest score since 2016. Considering that the university has been going through a difficult process, I find the academics' success noteworthy. - Bilkent
By raising its score in all criteria except the last one, reached its highest score since 2016. Bilkent, which could rank in the top three in the country until 2020, experienced some decline in the country ranking as it could not keep up with the score increases of other universities.
As can be seen, all 6 of our universities that entered the top 800 have consistently raised their scores. As I emphasized in my previous article, the reason for the declines in rankings is not a decrease in our universities' performance, but rather the increase in the number of schools ranked and especially the very serious investments made in universities in some developing countries like China.
- Çankaya University
The decline of Çankaya University, which climbed to the top 500 thanks to an academic who published 349 articles in 2020, continues. Those curious about this university's place in the rankings can look at Sultan Uçar's article in Sözcü (January 28, 2022). - Kadir Has University
For those not closely following academia, this year's surprise is Kadir Has. With 5,000 students and 200 academics, one of the smallest universities in the ranking, Kadir Has ranked 8th in the country, especially with its performance in citations. Those following the school are aware of the importance this school has given to research in recent years. This ranking performance will go even further. - Hacettepe
Perhaps the biggest disappointment of this study. Hacettepe, which achieved a great rise between 2016 and 2021, doubling its score, was 3rd in the country and placed in the 501–600 range worldwide in the 2021 ranking. However, in the following years, it remained stagnant while other universities made advances, and fell to 9th in the country and 849th worldwide. - YTU
YTU, which entered the ranking for the first time in 2022 in the 1001–1200 range, has been placed in the 801–1,000 range for two years. I expect this university of ours, which is open to development in every area except industrial income, to go further. - Bahçeşehir
Entered the top 1,000 universities for the first time in 2022, rose to the 601–800 range the following year, but has fallen to the 801–1,000 range for two years, especially due to the decline in industry income. It may be difficult for this university of ours to rise higher. - Özyeğin
Özyeğin, our last university in the top 1,000, has been in the 801–1,000 range since 2023. I think this university, which I know closely, especially its education and research scores, is very open to development. With the right steps, I think it can rise to at least the 601–800 range.
I congratulate all our universities that were successful in the latest THE ranking. I think the improvement in most of their performances should be appreciated. Under today's conditions, I don't find it very realistic for our universities to rise much higher in the rankings (for example, top 100, or even top 200).