Girne American University Rankings

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Rank Ranking
#4742 of 14,131 In the World
#1218 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 43 In Cyprus
#1 of 3 In Kyrenia

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
75%
Enrollment
17,500
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.gau.edu.tr
Languages
English;Turkish

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate75%
Admissions RequirementsUndergraduate: High School Diploma or equivalent; evidence of English competence such as TOEFL (500 or 173: paper or computer) or IELTS (6.0). Master's programme: Bachelor's degree, plus the above English-language competence.
Academic CalendarSeptember to August. (September to January; February to June; June to August)
Enrollment17,500
Full time employee650
Student:staff ratio27:1

Publications & Citations

Publications
412
Citations
3,307

Girne American University majors

by publication & citation count

Business
94 / 1,486
Engineering
86 / 739
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
84 / 534
Computer Science
66 / 1,287
Medicine
53 / 167
Psychology
40 / 220
Economics
38 / 286
Physics
35 / 515
Environmental Science
35 / 149
Marketing
32 / 590
Mathematics
30 / 270
Political Science
24 / 57
Chemistry
21 / 371
Geography and Cartography
20 / 30
Biology
20 / 96
Sociology
18 / 30
Communications and Public Relations
17 / 212
Hospitality and Hotel Management
15 / 136
Art & Design
15 / 28
Management Information Systems
14 / 636
Materials Science
14 / 280
Math Teachers
13 / 18
Journalism and Digital Media
11 / 49
Health Science
11 / 30
Renewable Energy Engineering
11 / 105
Social Psychology
11 / 69
Clinical Psychology
11 / 43
Information Technology
11 / 469
Quantum and Particle physics
10 / 183
Demography
10 / 20
Electronic Engineering
10 / 58
Advertising
10 / 123
Environmental Management
9 / 103
Computer Networking
9 / 59
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9 / 47
Cyber Security
9 / 34
Development Studies
8 / 17
Architecture
8 / 18
Education Majors
8 / 108
Data Science
7 / 94

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1998 9 9
1999 0 19
2000 0 18
2001 6 20
2002 2 26
2003 3 14
2004 0 14
2005 2 11
2006 2 9
2007 9 7
2008 7 20
2009 3 19
2010 2 25
2011 5 30
2012 14 28
2013 14 77
2014 22 103
2015 28 135
2016 45 150
2017 47 180
2018 47 256
2019 45 376
2020 87 685
2021 93 1384

Tuition

UndergraduateGraduate
Local students $6,250$8,750
International students $6,250$8,750

Girne American University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

Programs Associate's degree Bachelor's Master's Doctoral
Design | Arts | Humanities ++++
Business | Politics | Social Sciences ++++
Languages | Culture | Linguistics ++++
Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine +++
Engineering | IT ++++
Maths | Natural Sciences ++++

General info

Alternative names GAU
Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi
Founded 1985
Accreditation Council of Higher Education (YÖK); Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council of North Cyprus (YÖDAK)
Motto Discendo Vivimus
Vision for the Future
Colors red, navy, white
Affiliations and memberships Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW)
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Eurhodip
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA)
European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
European Council for Business Education (ECBE)

Location and Contacts

Address University Drive, PO Box 5
Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, 99428
Cyprus
City population 33,000
Phone +90 (850) 650 2000
Fax +90 (392) 650 2061

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