YÖK Announced Research-Focused Universities Ranking
In the new research universities ranking announced by the Council of Higher Education, Koç University ranked first.
The Council of Higher Education re-ranked research-focused higher education institutions according to academic performance and quality capacities, dividing 23 universities into success tiers.
YÖK Ranking Criteria and Categories
The Council of Higher Education re-ranked research-focused higher education institutions according to their scientific production and quality capacities. In line with the disclosed data, 23 universities across Turkey were evaluated with the status of research universities.
A1 Group Top Five Rankings
While foundation universities occupied the first two spots of the A1 group, which is the top tier of the announced list, Koç University ranked first and Sabancı University ranked second.
In the A1 group, foundation universities were followed by Turkey's established technical and state universities, with METU ranking third, ITU fourth, and Yıldız Technical University fifth.
A2 Group Universities
In the A2 performance group, Boğaziçi University, Bilkent University, Ankara University, Istanbul University, Hacettepe University, and other successful higher education institutions were ranked.
A3 Group and Complete List
Gebze Technical University, Marmara University, Fırat University, Karadeniz Technical University, Bursa Uludağ University, and Çukurova University took place in the A3 group.