Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Technical University
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Motto
Asırlardır Çağdaş
Motto in English
Contemporary through the Ages
TypeState technical university
Established1773; 251 years ago (1773)[1]
RectorHasan Mandal[2]
Academic staff
2,277; professor 547 [3]
Students37,092[3]
Undergraduates25,470[3]
Postgraduates11,622[3]
Location
Istanbul
,
Turkey
Campus4 urban, 1 suburban, 1 abroad
ColorsNavy blue and honey yellow    
Sporting affiliations
Turkish Basketball Division II[4]
ITU Hornets (American football) Ünilig Super League
MascotBee
Websitewww.itu.edu.tr

Istanbul Technical University, also known as Technical University of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as İTÜ), is an public technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university dedicated to engineering and natural sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey.[10]

İTÜ is ranked 95th worldwide (1st nationwide) in the field of "Engineering & Technology", and 275th worldwide (2nd nationwide) in the field of "Natural Sciences" by the QS World University Rankings in 2024.[11] The university has 92 undergraduate programs and 188 graduate programs in 14 faculties, 277,160 m2 of laboratory space, and 12 research centers.[3]

Acceptance to the university is competitive, and entrance to most of its departments require scoring among the top 1% of nearly 3 million applicants at the national university entrance examination known as "YKS" every year.[12][13] Graduates of ITU have received many TUBITAK science and TUBA awards. Numerous graduates have also become members of the academy of sciences in the United States, Britain and Russia. The university's basketball team, İTÜ BK, is in the Turkish Basketball Super League.

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  11. ^ "Istanbul Technical University". Top Universities. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  12. ^ "The minimum scores in the national university entrance examination to study at ITU" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. ^ "İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi 2023 Taban Puanları ve Başarı Sıralamaları". BenimHedefim (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-05.