Koç University (Turkish: Koç Üniversitesi) is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near Sarıyer in 2000.[9] Koç University is ranked highest in Turkey according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 2022 QS World University Rankings.[18][19] Koç University currently consists of Colleges of Social Sciences and Humanities, Administrative Sciences and Economics, Science, Engineering, Law, Nursing and Medicine.[2] Koç University offers 22 undergraduate, 29 graduate and 30 PhD programs.[2] The university is home to around 7,000 students. The university accepts international students from various countries and has an extensive network of over 250 partner-universities including University of California and other universities such as Northwestern University, Cornell University and Georgetown University.[20][21]
Founded in 1993, Koç University has become one of the most prestigious universities in Turkey. The university attracts many of the highest-scoring students from Turkey’s top high schools such as Koç School, Robert College, Uskudar American Academy and Istanbul High School.[22][23] The majority of classes (over 95%[21]) at Koç University are taught in English (a few exceptions are found only in the School of Law and School of Nursing).[24]
