09/10/2025
The Times Higher Education (THE) has announced its World University Rankings. Sabancı University is one of three Turkish universities to rank among the World's Top 400 universities this year.
The Times Higher Education, a UK-based higher education ranking organization, has announced its "World University Rankings 2026," which evaluates the performance of higher education institutions worldwide. The rankings, which include an increasing number of universities each year, included 2,191 universities from 115 countries and regions worldwide this year. Turkey, represented by 91 universities last year, now features 109 universities, an 18 percent increase.
Sabancı University, as in the previous year, ranked in the 351-400 band in the THE 2026 World University Rankings, becoming one of three Turkish universities to rank among the top 400, along with Koç University and Middle East Technical University.
The World University Rankings, announced annually by Times Higher Education (THE), are calculated based on five main dimensions with 17 sub-indicators: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, and International Outlook. Sabancı University's scores in the "Teaching," "Research Environment," and "Industry" dimensions have increased compared to the previous year's results (2025).
