page_title: Istanbul University
section_title: International perspective and rankings
hierarchical_section_title: Istanbul University / International perspective and rankings
caption_attribution_description: English: Istanbul University Observatory
context_page_description: Istanbul University is a prominent Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square in Fatih, the capital district of the province, on the European side of the city. Some pre-1923/1930 western sources refer to it as the University of Constantinople, after the previous name of the city.
  Istanbul University is associated with 2 Nobel laureates, Aziz Sancar and Orhan Pamuk.
context_section_description: Istanbul University School of Business is the only AACSB-Accredited Business School among the public universities in Turkey.
  In the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019, Istanbul University is ranked at 401-500th worldwide (1st in Turkey). It is also ranked at 251-300th in "Veterinary Sciences", 401-500th in "Clinical Medicine", 101-150th in "Dentistry & Oral Sciences", 201-300th in "Nursing" and 301-400th in "Medical Technology".
  In 2020, Times Higher Education ranked the university top 1000 in the world, and 401-500th in "Clinical, pre-clinical and health", 401-500th in "Education" and 501-600th in "Social Sciences".
  In the QS World University Rankings 2020, Istanbul University is ranked at 801-1000th globally. In the broad subject areas, it is ranked 342nd in "Life Sciences and Medicine" and 451-500th in "Arts and Humanities". In the subject areas, it is ranked at 201-250th in "Modern Languages", 301-350th in "Agriculture & Forestry", 301-350th in "Medicine" and 401-450th in "Biological Sciences".
  The Best Global Universities Ranking 2019 of the U.S. News & World Report ranks Istanbul University 706th in the world, 225th in "Surgery", 239th in "Clinical Medicine", 244th in "Neuroscience and Behavior", 383rd in "Molecular Biology and Genetics", 436th in "Plant and Animal Science", 481st in "Biology and Biochemistry" and 619th in "Physics".
  By CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019, Istanbul University is ranked 335th (overall), 196th in "Biomedical and Health Sciences", 374th in "Life and Earth Sciences", 669th in "Mathematics and Computer Science", 544th in "Physical Sciences and Engineering" and 570th in "Social Sciences and Humanities".
  By Round University Ranking 2019, Istanbul University is ranked 529th in the world, 490th in "Humanities", 496th in "Life Sciences", 329th in "Medical Sciences", 556th in "Natural Sciences", 506th in "Social Sciences" and 600th in "Technical Sciences".
caption: Istanbul University Observatory
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