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MEF University

MEF Üniversitesi

  • Istanbul
  • Founded 2012
  • 1 campus
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Overview

MEF University is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, founded by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation. It opened in the academic year 2014–2015. It is the first university in the world to adopt the "flipped classroom" educational model university-wide. MEF University is one of only eight universities in Turkey that have the ABET accreditation.

MEF University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2012. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 5 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 32 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 3,708 students; 788 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 13% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (91) are full scholarships.

Source: Wikipedia — MEF University · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

When and where was MEF University founded?
MEF University is a foundation university based in Istanbul, founded in 2012. Source: YÖK.
How many students does MEF University have?
3,708 students in 2025-2026; 788 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does MEF University have?
32.2 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (115 faculty members, 181 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does MEF University have?
1 campus: .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does MEF University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 32 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list MEF University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 161, Türkiye 161. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

1 campus

Istanbul

Academic structure

Associate
0
Bachelor’s
32
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 5

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 63 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 10 431,83 7.454

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 25 283,14 473.942
    · 4 yrs EA 3 421,82 12.138
    · 4 yrs EA 65 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 9 402,72 27.038
    · 4 yrs EA 20 264,50 648.283
    · 4 yrs EA 4 414,53 16.791
    · 4 yrs EA 31 306,31 308.725
    · 4 yrs EA 4 423,17 11.355
    · 4 yrs EA 37 297,87 362.597
    · 4 yrs EA 5 419,68 13.403

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 76 313,86 262.156
    · 4 yrs SAY 11 463,34 34.636
    · 4 yrs SAY 58 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 9 450,79 45.443
    · 4 yrs SAY 81 336,71 202.029
    · 4 yrs SAY 13 455,67 41.041
    · 4 yrs SAY 5 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 309,35 276.356
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 458,60 38.604
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 303,36 296.692
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 456,14 40.634
    · 4 yrs SAY 19 302,54 299.602
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 422,80 73.001

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 227,44 842.452
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 406,14 91.502
    · 4 yrs SAY 31 323,33 235.139
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 419,54 76.524
    · 4 yrs SAY 23 269,54 452.636
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 383,37 120.382
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 253,77 564.201

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

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Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
3.708
2025-2026 academic year
New students
785
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
788
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%56,4
2.093 / 3.708

By level

  • Bachelor 3.551 %96
  • Master 145 %3,9
  • Doctorate 12 %0,3

By mode of study

  • Formal 3.708 %100

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2015-20161.273745—
2016-20171.91567949
2017-20182.683827149
2018-20193.207746409
2019-20203.507822564
2020-20213.821972599
2021-20224.051982628
2022-20234.3201.053621
2023-20244.276815766
2024-20253.901732788
2025-20263.708785—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
181
Faculty members
115
Students per faculty member
32,2

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 91 %13
  • 50% discount 622 %86
  • Fee-paying 8 %1,1

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 721 places

These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
92

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Hukuk Fakültesi 31 TR Dizin
  2. İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi 20 TR Dizin
  3. Mühendislik Fakültesi 6 TR Dizin
  4. Eğitim Fakültesi 5 TR Dizin
  5. Mühendislik ve Mimarlık Fakültesi 3 TR Dizin
  6. Sanat, Tasarım ve Mimarlık Fakültesi 2 TR Dizin

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026

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News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Source: mef.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

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Contact

© OpenStreetMap contributors Directions
Website
mef.edu.tr
E-mail
mef@mef.edu.tr
Phone
0212 395 36 00
Address
Huzur Mah. Maslak Ayazağa Cad. No:4 Sarıyer İstanbul

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Last verified:
5 October 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
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