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Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi
- Istanbul
- Founded 2010
- 3 campuses
Overview
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University is a Turkish private higher-education institution established by "İlim Yayma Vakfı" on April 24, 2010. Classes at the university began in the 2011–12 term.
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2010. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 8 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 91 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 8,740 students; 1,796 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 17% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (281) are full scholarships.Source: Wikipedia — Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- When and where was Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University founded?
- Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2010. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University have?
- 8,740 students in 2025-2026; 1,796 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University have?
- 33.5 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (261 faculty members, 392 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University have?
- 3 campuses: , , .
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 91 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 127, Türkiye 127; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 5992, Türkiye 39. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
3 campuses
Academic structure
- Associate
- 0
- Bachelor’s
- 91
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 8
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs DİL 20 — — · 4 yrs DİL 5 372,56 33.012 · 4 yrs SÖZ 44 318,81 150.012 · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 394,36 10.370 · 4 yrs EA 30 — — · 4 yrs EA 4 373,77 69.420 · 4 yrs EA 50 325,44 211.920 · 4 yrs EA 9 369,66 77.660 · 4 yrs EA 5 315,97 255.739 · 4 yrs SÖZ 34 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 378,52 20.294 · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 335,89 91.204 · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 430,86 1.839 · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 — — · 4 yrs SAY 15 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 353,22 168.142 · 4 yrs DİL 42 267,51 84.556 · 4 yrs DİL 8 431,96 10.693 · 4 yrs DİL 6 — — 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 95 368,87 79.308 · 4 yrs EA 16 414,61 16.748 · 4 yrs EA 6 — — Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 34 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 392,14 11.479 · 4 yrs EA 39 281,01 492.153 · 4 yrs EA 8 384,94 49.958 · 4 yrs EA 9 263,44 659.341 · 4 yrs EA 34 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 390,94 41.260 · 4 yrs EA 8 — — · 4 yrs EA 42 — — · 4 yrs EA 7 372,18 72.471 · 4 yrs EA 10 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 320,44 234.146 · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 404,01 6.690 · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 10 356,77 45.918 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 58 286,47 334.555 · 4 yrs SÖZ 25 248,76 671.079 · 4 yrs SÖZ 4 367,18 31.475 · 4 yrs SÖZ 9 368,81 29.678 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 55 228,44 1.060.595 · 4 yrs EA 10 334,80 174.570 · 4 yrs EA 4 — — · 4 yrs EA 60 245,18 863.010 · 4 yrs EA 10 343,92 143.528 · 4 yrs EA 8 — — · 4 yrs EA 34 237,06 958.814 · 4 yrs EA 5 346,24 136.346 · 4 yrs EA 34 — — · 4 yrs EA 5 346,80 134.625 · 4 yrs EA 15 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 327,33 203.860 · 4 yrs EA 10 — — · 4 yrs EA 10 336,54 168.319 · 4 yrs EA 40 269,43 598.438 · 4 yrs EA 7 344,00 143.282 · 4 yrs EA 5 — — · 4 yrs EA 40 239,54 929.381 · 4 yrs EA 7 342,80 147.086 · 4 yrs EA 4 — — 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 38 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 434,43 60.890 · 4 yrs SAY 2 — — · 4 yrs SAY 34 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 424,33 71.379 · 4 yrs SAY 34 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 419,60 76.484 · 4 yrs SAY 10 — — · 4 yrs SAY 10 368,04 142.690 · 4 yrs SAY 11 333,62 209.156 · 4 yrs SAY 7 383,88 119.687 · 4 yrs SAY 32 — — · 4 yrs SAY 5 375,05 132.119 · 4 yrs SAY 2 — — · 4 yrs SAY 40 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 424,44 71.256 · 4 yrs EA 35 229,95 1.042.942 · 4 yrs EA 7 353,37 115.948 · 4 yrs EA 11 205,00 1.310.386 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 38 — — · 4 yrs SAY 7 337,42 200.477 · 4 yrs SAY 2 — — · 4 yrs SAY 65 266,82 469.580 · 4 yrs SAY 13 377,75 128.199 · 4 yrs SAY 20 211,83 1.032.219 · 4 yrs EA 23 199,09 1.361.692 · 4 yrs EA 3 329,96 193.115 · 4 yrs EA 34 187,74 1.438.299 · 4 yrs EA 5 330,82 189.717 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
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Graduate Schools 2
Rankings
In international rankings
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 5992 · Türkiye 39 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 127 · Türkiye 127 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 8.740
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 2.137
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 1.796
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %63,3
- 5.529 / 8.740
By level
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Bachelor 7.752 %89
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Master 696 %8,0
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Doctorate 292 %3,3
By mode of study
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Formal 8.740 %100
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | — | — | 590 |
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 150 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 313 |
| 2015-2016 | 4.658 | 2.226 | 612 |
| 2016-2017 | 7.053 | 2.525 | 754 |
| 2017-2018 | 9.319 | 2.772 | 934 |
| 2018-2019 | 10.453 | 2.695 | 1.710 |
| 2019-2020 | 11.131 | 2.634 | 2.082 |
| 2020-2021 | 11.116 | 2.843 | 2.334 |
| 2021-2022 | 10.809 | 2.602 | 2.162 |
| 2022-2023 | 10.615 | 2.598 | 2.138 |
| 2023-2024 | 9.874 | 2.129 | 2.069 |
| 2024-2025 | 8.850 | 2.234 | 1.796 |
| 2025-2026 | 8.740 | 2.137 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 392
- Faculty members
- 261
- Students per faculty member
- 33,5
Scholarships
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Full scholarship 281 %17
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50% discount 949 %56
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25% discount 365 %22
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Fee-paying 97 %5,7
by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 1.692 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
- 602
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 106 TR Dizin
- Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi 74 TR Dizin
- Eğitim Fakültesi 68 TR Dizin
- İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi 44 TR Dizin
- İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi 41 TR Dizin
- Hukuk Fakültesi 32 TR Dizin
- İslami İlimler Fakültesi 25 TR Dizin
- Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 8 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
All research data →News and announcements
As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.
Source: izu.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.
Campus life
Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.
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Contact
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Directions
- Website
- izu.edu.tr
- ozelkalem@izu.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0212 692 96 05
- Address
- Halkalı Cad. No: 281 Halkalı - Küçükçekmece / İSTANBUL Posta Kodu: 34303
Student reviews
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Sources
Sources and verification status of the information on this page.
Where does this information come from?
- Last verified:
- 5 October 2026
- Last updated:
- 6 October 2026
- Sources:
- 14
- 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
- Bachelor programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-4) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- English name Public source Wikidata (Q6073295) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Location Public source OpenStreetMap (way/967221756) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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