Sabancı University ranked 36th on the Times Higher Education (THE) Asian University Rankings.
Times Higher Education (THE) revealed the 2019 Asian University Rankings. Sabancı University ranked 36th among all 417 entrants, and had the highest position among 23 Turkish universities included in the rankings.
Similar to the World University Rankings, the THE Asian University Rankings list uses a methodology that covers Teaching, Research, Citations, International Outlook and Industry Income using 13 performance indicators.
The Asian University Rankings use the same indicators as the World University Rankings; however, there are changes to the weights of categories and indicators that are specific to universities in Asia. The weight of prestige surveys is reduced while the weights of industry income, research income and productivity (number of citations) are increased.
The Turkish universities on the Asian University Rankings and their positions are: Koç University 47th, Bilkent University 82nd, Boğaziçi University 88th, ITU 115th, Hacettepe University 116th, and METU 159th.