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İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi
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İzmir University of Economics
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İzmir University of Economics

İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi

  • Izmir
  • Founded 2001
  • 1 campus
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Overview

İzmir University of Economics (IEU) is a foundation university located in İzmir, Turkey. Founded on April 14, 2001, the university is the first foundation university of Aegean Region. The medium of instruction is English.

İzmir University of Economics is a foundation university based in Izmir, founded in 2001. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 8 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 110 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 11,642 students; 1,890 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 13% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (309) are full scholarships.

Source: Wikipedia — İzmir University of Economics · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

When and where was İzmir University of Economics founded?
İzmir University of Economics is a foundation university based in Izmir, founded in 2001. Source: YÖK.
How many students does İzmir University of Economics have?
11,642 students in 2025-2026; 1,890 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does İzmir University of Economics have?
32.6 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (356 faculty members, 626 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does İzmir University of Economics have?
1 campus: .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does İzmir University of Economics offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 110 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list İzmir University of Economics?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 96, Türkiye 96; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1601-1800, Türkiye 46; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 7467, Türkiye 94; TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024: world 45, Türkiye 45. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

1 campus

Academic structure

Associate
43
Bachelor’s
67
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 8

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 373,75 134.019
    · 4 yrs SAY 19 287,73 358.294
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 420,40 75.554
    · 4 yrs EA 50 329,87 193.456
    · 4 yrs EA 11 416,59 15.352
    · 4 yrs EA 18 286,61 445.520
    · 4 yrs EA 30 176,66 1.479.073
    · 4 yrs EA 4 370,60 75.695
    · 4 yrs DİL 55 — —
    · 4 yrs DİL 9 476,96 2.719

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 284,15 374.722
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 407,19 90.303
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 34 243,32 724.065
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 5 419,75 3.111
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 414,35 82.398
    · 4 yrs EA 25 249,45 813.157
    · 4 yrs EA 3 377,20 62.988
    · 4 yrs EA 19 305,41 313.952
    · 4 yrs EA 6 381,40 55.526
    · 4 yrs EA 19 246,26 850.356

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 96 355,04 111.594
    · 4 yrs EA 15 426,37 9.715

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 54 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 8 395,42 9.881
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 25 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 3 408,65 5.401
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 252,99 629.525
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 434,62 1.518

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 42 280,14 499.680
    · 4 yrs EA 6 437,57 5.684
    · 4 yrs EA 42 275,53 540.632
    · 4 yrs EA 6 393,43 37.893
    · 4 yrs EA 42 264,63 646.892
    · 4 yrs EA 6 400,09 29.877
    · 4 yrs EA 71 293,47 393.300
    · 4 yrs EA 10 409,34 20.813
    · 4 yrs EA 71 296,88 369.281
    · 4 yrs EA 10 418,66 14.062

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 71 375,82 130.997
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 469,47 29.827
    · 4 yrs SAY 54 338,32 198.448
    · 4 yrs SAY 8 460,50 36.959
    · 4 yrs SAY 71 368,96 141.259
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 455,07 41.581
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 308,06 280.647
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 434,63 60.691
    · 4 yrs SAY 48 335,07 205.821
    · 4 yrs SAY 7 483,22 20.269
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 320,33 243.325
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 453,78 42.709
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 310,17 273.709
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 447,99 47.966
    · 4 yrs SAY 71 324,24 232.610
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 452,37 43.971
    · 4 yrs SAY 23 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 3 400,15 98.818

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 280,57 391.768
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 388,17 113.904
    · 4 yrs SAY 26 283,02 380.116
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 381,97 122.266
    · 4 yrs SAY 42 293,17 335.078
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 385,10 118.024

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 6 yrs SAY 30 468,82 30.313
    · 6 yrs SAY 9 500,11 11.004

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Schools 2

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 42 251,65 642.760
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 6 440,30 1.137

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Vocational Schools 3

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 5 374,44 265.041
    · 2 yrs TYT 33 254,35 1.478.984
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 352,72 380.764
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 258,45 1.418.938
    · 2 yrs TYT 19 294,22 922.474
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 338,96 474.331
    · 2 yrs TYT 3 368,34 294.331
    · 2 yrs TYT 22 272,14 1.220.486
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 354,11 372.294
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 258,43 1.419.274
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 220,61 1.965.362
    · 2 yrs TYT 3 329,78 547.173
    · 2 yrs TYT 3 337,83 482.810
    · 2 yrs TYT 22 241,55 1.666.873
    · 2 yrs TYT 4 365,37 309.384
    · 2 yrs TYT 27 282,50 1.075.771

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Research Centres 3

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
11.642
2025-2026 academic year
New students
2.746
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
1.890
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%54,5
6.343 / 11.642

By level

  • Associate 2.346 %20
  • Bachelor 8.760 %75
  • Master 439 %3,8
  • Doctorate 97 %0,8

By mode of study

  • Formal 11.508 %99
  • Evening 115 %1,0
  • Distance 19 %0,2

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——1.076
2013-2014——1.069
2014-2015——1.388
2015-201610.1932.4011.337
2016-20179.9622.5061.716
2017-20189.7742.1261.847
2018-20199.3221.9611.714
2019-20209.4412.2771.757
2020-20219.9652.5451.799
2021-202210.0382.7241.722
2022-202310.6032.8391.634
2023-202411.2172.9861.691
2024-202511.6552.8391.890
2025-202611.6422.746—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
626
Faculty members
356
Students per faculty member
32,6

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 309 %13
  • 50% discount 1.435 %62
  • 25% discount 211 %9,1
  • Fee-paying 364 %16

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 2.319 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
519

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Tıp Fakültesi 149 TR Dizin
  2. Mühendislik Fakültesi 43 TR Dizin
  3. Hukuk Fakültesi 41 TR Dizin
  4. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 35 TR Dizin
  5. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 30 TR Dizin
  6. Güzel Sanatlar ve Tasarım Fakültesi 25 TR Dizin
  7. Mühendislik ve Bilgisayar Bilimleri Fakültesi 20 TR Dizin
  8. Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 18 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: ieu.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

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Contact

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Website
ieu.edu.tr
E-mail
ik@ieu.edu.tr
Phone
0232 279 25 25
Address
SAKARYA CAD. NO:156 BALÇOVA/İZMİR

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