Boğaziçi University is a major public research university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded as “Robert College” in 1863, the first American higher education institution outside the United States. Though under entirely Turkish administration today, the university still maintains strong ties to the American educational system. Only the top 800 of the approximately 1,8 million participants to the annual Turkish university entrance examination are admitted to register for top subjects at Boğaziçi University. To be admitted into other degree programs at the institution, one usually has to be in the top 1% of the university entrance exam as well. This allows Boğaziçi University to attract many of the highest scoring students in the nation; as well as having the most sought applied science, education, engineering, and social science programs in Turkey.
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Boğaziçi University
Country
- Turkey
City
- Instanbul ,
Founding year
1863
Acceptance rate
65%
Fall semester application deadline
April 15
Spring semester application deadline
September 15
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
From €2900/semester
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Subjects available to free mover students
Biological Sciences [English]Business & Management Studies [English]Chemistry [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Earth & Marine Sciences [English]Economics & Econometrics [English]Education & Training [English]Engineering Chemical [English]Engineering CiviI & Structural [English]Engineering Electrical & Electronic [English]Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing [English]History [English]Hospitality & Leisure Management [English]Linguistics [English]Mathematics [English]Modern Languages [English]Philosophy [English]Physics & Astronomy [English]Politics & International Studies [English]Sociology [English]
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General rankings position
QS World University Rankings
701-750°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
601–800°
Center for World University Rankings
645°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
1074°
Webometrics
568°
QS World Universities by Subject
Arts & Humanities
283°
Engineering and Technology
277°
Natural Sciences
401-450°
Social Sciences & Management
276°
Biological Sciences
601-640°
Computer Science & Information Systems
201-250°
Economics & Econometrics
351-400°
Education & Training
251-300°
Engineering Chemical
251-300°
Engineering CiviI & Structural
151-200°
Engineering Electrical & Electronic
151-200°
Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
251-300°
English Language & Literature
251-300°
Hospitality & Leisure Management
101-150°
Linguistics
201-250°
Mathematics
401-450°
Modern Languages
251-300°
Physics & Astronomy
301-350°
Statistics & Operational Research
151-200°