“QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Top Universities Under 50" rankings were revealed. The system uses the same methodology as the QS World University Rankings to determine the top universities under 50 years of age.  Sabancı University ranked between 81st and 90th. 

A project in which the Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a partner is to receive funding from the Horizon2020 Program.

Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Faculty Member Ogün Adebali and his team studied the spread and evolutionary background of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Turkey. The study revealed that the novel coronavirus entered Turkey from several sources independently. 

The 2019 Turkey results of CDP, implemented in Turkey by the Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum Since 2010, were announced to the public at the "CDP Turkey Climate Change 10th Year Conference" held online on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

The keynote speaker of the conference was Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Sabancı University Executive MBA program (EMBA) advanced by 5 positions to 66th place on QS Global Executive MBA Rankings, and became the only Turkish university in the top 100. 

Sabancı University 2nd year student Ali Eren Ak was among the 6 students from Turkey eligible to participate in the 155-billion-dollar Apple developer ecosystem this year. 

Sabancı University 1st year student Musa Sadık Ünal developed an online platform at salgitsin.com for university students to buy and sell second-hand items on campus and through a secure marketplace. The platform launched at Sabancı University and quickly reached more than 500 users.

Sabancı University Mechatronics Engineering Doctorate Program 2013 alumni Zeynep Temel was chosen to the World Economic Forum - WEF 2020 Cohort of Young Scientists. 

Sabancı University Computer Science and Engineering Program 2008 graduate Özgün Demir was featured in the PM360 Elite 100 list compiled by the influential US-based marketing journal 

The fourth webinar in SU Gender's "Sexual Harassment, Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination: Research, Action, Narrativization" series on sexual harassment and gender-based violence, diversity and inclusivity was delivered by sociologist Jessica Cabrera from the University of California Irvine.