Ankara University: Statistics

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#556 of 14,131 In the World
#94 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 175 In Turkey
#1 of 16 In Ankara
#138 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
Top50% For 164 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
28,757
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
Turkish;English
Acceptance rate
40%*

* Ankara University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (graduation from lycée) or recognized foreign equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarOctober to June (October - January; February-June)
Enrollment28,757

Research profile

Ankara University is a world-class research university with 41,712 scientific papers published and 524,776 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Engineering, Genetics, Biochemistry, and Pathology.

Publications
41,712
Citations
524,776

Ankara University majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
27,199 / 427,366
Medicine
23,836 / 352,197
Chemistry
19,469 / 322,754
Environmental Science
14,971 / 207,664
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
14,638 / 142,406
Physics
14,181 / 204,325
Engineering
14,106 / 209,026
Genetics
14,063 / 239,350
Biochemistry
12,722 / 228,673
Pathology
10,961 / 182,040
Organic Chemistry
10,262 / 187,595
Surgery
10,011 / 151,989
Computer Science
9,972 / 135,911
Psychology
9,710 / 122,779
Philosophy
8,567 / 58,191
Geology
8,214 / 118,031
Quantum and Particle physics
8,105 / 118,147
Materials Science
7,393 / 120,612
Paleontology
6,782 / 99,621
Mathematics
6,294 / 88,223
Psychiatry
6,294 / 90,457
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
6,071 / 82,583
Immunology
5,809 / 112,606
Geography and Cartography
5,798 / 62,759
Ecology
5,670 / 85,293
Statistics
5,259 / 80,479
Political Science
5,063 / 42,670
Sociology
4,857 / 55,482
Botany
4,496 / 78,653
Anatomy and Physiology
4,397 / 61,217
Law
4,202 / 41,487
History
4,112 / 42,920
Linguistics
3,997 / 40,160
Optical Engineering
3,736 / 58,872
Metallurgical Engineering
3,678 / 66,002
Archaeology
3,626 / 40,066
Oncology and Cancer research
3,163 / 60,485
Business
3,110 / 33,255
Neuroscience
3,092 / 39,377
Economics
2,893 / 27,196

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 129 211
1992 154 255
1993 199 327
1994 238 371
1995 245 472
1996 329 636
1997 326 692
1998 368 1020
1999 444 1209
2000 529 1669
2001 605 2148
2002 636 2709
2003 784 3360
2004 904 4441
2005 928 5766
2006 991 6909
2007 1158 8722
2008 1030 10401
2009 1080 12377
2010 1129 14604
2011 1122 17035
2012 1188 19282
2013 1327 21338
2014 1344 23383
2015 1600 25082
2016 1750 25958
2017 2111 26439
2018 2234 29033
2019 2308 34448
2020 2879 41868
2021 3242 51461
2022 3337 57330
2023 3412 59930
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Ankara University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Faculty Program Tuition Cost (per year)
Faculty of Law Law 15,000 Turkish Lira
Faculty of Medicine Medicine 25,000 Turkish Lira
Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering 20,000 Turkish Lira
Faculty of Letters English Language and Literature 10,000 Turkish Lira
Faculty of Science Physics 12,000 Turkish Lira

Ankara University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Ankara University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Diş Hekimligi Diplomasi Dentistry
Lisans Diplomasi Acting, Actuarial Science, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, American Studies, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Armenian, Art History, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Crop Production, Dairy, Dance, Dietetics, Economics, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Finance, Fishery, Folklore, Food Science, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, German, Greek, Greek (Classical), Health Administration, History, Horticulture, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hungarian, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Italian, Japanese, Journalism, Korean, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Latin, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Mathematics, Midwifery, Music, Musical Instruments, Nursing, Persian, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Engineering, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Polish, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Restoration of Works of Art, Russian, Singing, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Theatre, Theology, Turkish, Urdu
Tip Doktorlugu Diplomasi Medicine
Veteriner Hekim Diplomasi Veterinary Science
Yüksek Lisans Diplomasi Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Equipment, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Armenian, Art Education, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Curriculum, Dairy, Demography and Population, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Finance, Fishery, Folklore, Food Technology, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, History, Horticulture, Human Rights, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hungarian, Indic Languages, Information Technology, International Business, International Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Islamic Studies, Italian, Japanese, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Latin, Latin American Studies, Law, Library Science, Logic, Maritime Law, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Museum Studies, Music, Native Language Education, Persian, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physical Engineering, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Polish, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Private Law, Public Law, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Regional Studies, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Russian, Science Education, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Special Education, Sports, Statistics, Technology Education, Turkish, Water Management, Women's Studies
Doktora Diplomasi Adult Education, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Equipment, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Art Education, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Bulgarian, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Clinical Psychology, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Dairy, Dietetics, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, English, Environmental Management, Finance, Fishery, Folklore, Food Technology, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geological Engineering, German, Histology, History, History of Religion, Horticulture, Human Resources, Human Rights, Hungarian, Immunology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Islamic Theology, Italian, Japanese, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Logic, Maritime Law, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Microbiology, Native Language Education, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Orthodontics, Pathology, Persian, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Engineering, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Polish, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Private Law, Public Law, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Religion, Religious Education, Russian, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Turkish, Urdu
Tipta Uzmanlik Diploması Medicine

Ankara University alumni

  1. Abdullah Öcalan

    Abdullah Öcalan
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politicianwriteractivist
    Biography

    Abdullah Öcalan, also known as Apo (short for Abdullah in Turkish; Kurdish for "uncle"), is a political prisoner and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

  2. Adnan Menderes

    Adnan Menderes
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1899-1961 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Adnan Menderes was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was tried and hanged under the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet members, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan. One of the accusations brought against him was of him ordering the Istanbul pogrom against citizens of Greek ethnicity. He was the last Turkish political leader to be executed after a military coup and is also one of the four political leaders of the Turkish Republic (along with Kemal Atatürk, Süleyman Demirel and Turgut Özal) to have had a mausoleum built in his honour.

  3. Bülent Ecevit

    Bülent Ecevit
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1925-2006 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpoetdiplomatjournalist
    Biography

    Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in 1974, 1977, 1978–1979, and 1999–2002. Ecevit was chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1987 he became chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP).

  4. Selahattin Demirtaş

    Selahattin Demirtaş
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    authorpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Selahattin Demirtaş is a Turkish politician, author, political prisoner and former member of the parliament of Turkey. He was the co-leader of the left-wing pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), serving alongside Figen Yüksekdağ from 2014 to 2018. Selahattin Demirtaş announced that he left politics after the May 2023 elections.

All 100 notable alumni

Ankara University faculties and divisions

College : Foreign Languages Modern Languages
Conservatory : State Conservatory Dance, Music
Faculty : Agriculture Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Dairy, Fishery, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Plant and Crop Protection, Water Science
Faculty : Applied Sciences Actuarial Science, Insurance, Management, Real Estate, Transport Management
Faculty : Communication Cinema and Television, Communication Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting
Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Periodontics
Faculty : Divinity Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Religious Studies, Theology
Faculty : Educational Sciences Adult Education, Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Primary Education, Religious Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Training
Faculty : Engineering Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Food Technology, Geological Engineering, Physical Engineering
Faculty : Fine Arts Art Education, Fine Arts, Heritage Preservation, Museum Studies, Restoration of Works of Art
Faculty : Health Sciences Child Care and Development, Dietetics, Health Education, Nutrition, Social Work, Welfare and Protective Services
Faculty : Languages, History and Geography Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Classical Languages, Ethnology, European Languages, Folklore, Geography, History, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Oriental Languages, Paleontology, Philosophy, Psychology, Slavic Languages, Sociology, Theatre, Turkish
Faculty : Law Economics, Finance, Law, Private Law, Public Health
Faculty : Medicine Medicine
Faculty : Nursing Midwifery, Nursing
Faculty : Pharmacy Pharmacy
Faculty : Political Sciences Business Administration, Economics, Finance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Management, Political Sciences, Public Administration
Faculty : Sciences Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
Faculty : Sport Sciences Physical Education, Sports
Faculty : Veterinary Science Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science
Higher Vocational School : Başkent Accountancy, Heritage Preservation
Higher Vocational School : Beypazari Banking, Insurance, Tourism
Higher Vocational School : Elmadağ Accountancy, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, Secretarial Studies, Taxation
Higher Vocational School : Haymana Paramedical Sciences, Physical Therapy
Higher Vocational School : Health Sciences Health Administration
Higher Vocational School : Justice Justice Administration
Higher Vocational School : Kalecik Agriculture, Food Technology, Oenology, Viticulture
Institute : Accelerator Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physical Engineering
Institute : Biotechnology Bioengineering, Biotechnology
Institute : Educational Sciences Educational Sciences
Institute : Forensic Medicine Forensic Medicine and Dentistry
Institute : Health Sciences Health Sciences
Institute : Hepatology Hepatology
Institute : Natural and Applied Sciences Engineering, Natural Resources
Institute : Nuclear Sciences Nuclear Physics
Institute : Research Institute of Forensic Medicine Medicine
Institute : Social Sciences Social Sciences
Institute : Stem Cell Cell Biology
Institute : Turkish Revolution History History
Institute : Water Administration Water Management
Research Division : African Studies African Studies
Research Division : Aging Studies Gerontology
Research Division : Astronomy and Space Sciences Astronomy and Space Science
Research Division : Autistic Children Diagnosis and Treatment Special Education
Research Division : Brain Research Medicine
Research Division : Children's and Youth Literature Literature
Research Division : Communication Communication Studies
Research Division : Development Studies Development Studies
Research Division : Earthquake Studies Seismology
Research Division : Environmental Problems Environmental Studies
Research Division : European Union European Studies
Research Division : Fertility Diagnosis and Treatment Embryology and Reproduction Biology
Research Division : Fishery Products Fishery, Water Science
Research Division : Geography of Turkey Geography
Research Division : Human Resources and Career Consultancy Human Resources
Research Division : Intellectual and Industrial Rights Private Law
Research Division : Latin American Studies Latin American Studies
Research Division : Oncology Oncology
Research Division : Ottoman History History
Research Division : Psychiatric Crisis Psychiatry and Mental Health
Research Division : Small Enterprises and Entrepreneurship Business Administration
Research Division : Southeast Europe Studies Eastern European Studies
Research Division : Special Education Special Education
Research Division : Turkish and Foreign Languages Modern Languages, Turkish
Research Division : Underwater Archeological Studies Archaeology
Research Division : Women's Studies Women's Studies

General information

Alternative names AU
Ankara Üniversitesi
Founded 1946
Accreditation Council of Higher Education (YÖK)

Location and contacts

Address Dögol Caddesi Tandoğan Meydani
Ankara, Ankara, 06100
Turkey
City population 5,504,000

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