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Anadolu University

Anadolu Üniversitesi

  • Eskişehir
  • Founded 1973
  • 1 campus
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Overview

Anadolu University is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University serves as the primary national provider of distance education. The university offers a range of educational programs, both on-campus and through distance education. It is the third-largest university in the world by enrollment.

Anadolu University is a state university based in Eskişehir, founded in 1973. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 11 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 112 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 1,373,815 students; 116,106 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK).

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

At a glance

When and where was Anadolu University founded?
Anadolu University is a state university based in Eskişehir, founded in 1973. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Anadolu University have?
1,373,815 students in 2025-2026; 116,106 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Anadolu University have?
28.8 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (900 faculty members, 1,470 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Anadolu University have?
1 campus: .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Anadolu University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 112 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Anadolu University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 72, Türkiye 72; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1001-1200, Türkiye 14; QS World University Rankings 2026: world 1401+, Türkiye 23; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2025: world 1938, Türkiye 44; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 4408, Türkiye 18. Positions as published by each ranking.

Photos

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Campuses

1 campus

Eskişehir

Academic structure

Associate
42
Bachelor’s
70
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 11

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 500 299,33 859.348
    · 2 yrs TYT 500 279,63 1.115.234
    · 2 yrs TYT 150 305,38 788.529
    · 2 yrs TYT 2400 293,84 927.169
    · 2 yrs TYT 250 321,28 623.137
    · 2 yrs TYT 1000 256,63 1.445.499
    · 2 yrs TYT 250 301,07 838.676
    · 2 yrs TYT 500 271,93 1.223.507
    · 2 yrs TYT 1700 270,36 1.246.149
    · 4 yrs EA 100 264,74 645.774
    · 2 yrs TYT 1000 260,74 1.385.447
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 2000 215,49 970.211
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 5800 224,05 901.540
    · 2 yrs TYT 300 264,64 1.328.430
    · 4 yrs EA 100 295,16 381.226
    · 2 yrs TYT 150 275,83 1.168.332
    · 2 yrs TYT 900 285,83 1.031.004
    · 4 yrs EA 250 261,14 683.651
    · 2 yrs TYT 2000 249,40 1.551.487
    · 2 yrs TYT 300 290,04 975.603
    · 2 yrs TYT 250 306,19 779.221
    · 2 yrs TYT 113 313,97 695.054
    · 4 yrs EA 50 305,50 313.398
    · 4 yrs EA 250 277,85 519.873
    · 4 yrs EA 220 235,30 979.712
    · 2 yrs TYT 80 300,50 845.303
    · 2 yrs TYT 1300 261,24 1.378.066
    · 4 yrs EA 100 286,17 449.064
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 100 344,03 70.503
    · 2 yrs TYT 600 283,55 1.061.633
    · 2 yrs TYT 250 297,29 884.249
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 70 323,93 129.846
    · 2 yrs TYT 100 348,88 405.116
    · 4 yrs EA 480 256,29 736.054
    · 4 yrs EA 250 262,01 674.312
    · 4 yrs EA 180 254,31 758.156
    · 2 yrs TYT 250 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 3000 261,53 1.373.853
    · 2 yrs TYT 250 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 150 328,89 554.652
    · 4 yrs EA 100 304,50 319.515
    · 4 yrs EA 250 250,04 806.287
    · 4 yrs EA 250 261,67 677.933
    · 4 yrs EA 220 240,01 923.665
    · 2 yrs TYT 14500 240,24 1.686.098
    · 2 yrs TYT 200 306,04 780.895
    · 4 yrs EA 250 284,76 460.545
    · 4 yrs EA 150 269,08 601.950
    · 2 yrs TYT 300 300,07 850.564

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 81 455,43 41.247

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs DİL 27 327,51 53.647
    · 4 yrs EA 24 286,65 445.174
    · 4 yrs EA 35 288,83 427.842
    · 4 yrs EA 1 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 60 395,87 34.764
    · 4 yrs DİL 45 400,06 21.589
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 331,34 104.612
    · 4 yrs EA 40 316,58 252.785
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 358,81 42.737
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 341,30 77.145

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs DİL 50 399,30 21.891
    · 4 yrs DİL 1 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 313,00 264.801
    · 4 yrs DİL 30 391,15 25.188
    · 4 yrs DİL 1 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 393,66 10.703
    · 4 yrs EA 35 379,39 58.962
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 350,99 55.999
    · 4 yrs EA 50 381,50 55.363
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 70 418,99 3.217
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 343,10 188.056
    · 4 yrs DİL 45 450,90 6.386
    · 4 yrs DİL 27 323,49 55.535

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 358,49 158.468

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 160 425,96 9.923

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 60 329,80 193.797
    · 4 yrs EA 40 341,82 150.162
    · 4 yrs EA 40 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 40 349,59 126.549
    · 4 yrs EA 40 384,06 51.316
    · 4 yrs EA 30 321,29 230.295
    · 4 yrs EA 70 338,51 161.463
    · 4 yrs EA 60 361,08 96.628
    · 4 yrs EA 20 292,95 397.007
    · 4 yrs EA 75 343,44 145.028
    · 4 yrs EA 60 370,25 76.418

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 341,39 76.932
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 351,70 54.631
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 358,21 43.635
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 352,80 52.677

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 359,46 156.837
    · 4 yrs SAY 65 440,60 54.848
    · 4 yrs SAY 2 236,48 734.979
    · 4 yrs EA 38 322,28 225.761

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 65 391,49 11.776
    · 4 yrs DİL 45 395,33 23.451
    · 4 yrs DİL 1 — —
    · 4 yrs EA 55 302,48 332.126

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 2

Schools 1

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 11 249,36 1.552.009
    · 2 yrs TYT 11 224,06 1.918.030

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Vocational Schools 4

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 337,33 486.549
    · 2 yrs TYT 1 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 342,94 445.330
    · 2 yrs TYT 1 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 342,04 451.874
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 328,71 556.194
    · 2 yrs TYT 1 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 335,85 497.942

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 45 317,61 658.295
    · 2 yrs TYT 55 309,07 747.344

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Conservatories 1

Rankings

In international rankings

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

University rankings →

Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
1.373.815
2025-2026 academic year
New students
302.107
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
116.106
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%54,4
747.286 / 1.373.815

By level

  • Associate 881.177 %64
  • Bachelor 487.184 %35
  • Master 4.447 %0,3
  • Doctorate 1.007 %0,1

By mode of study

  • Formal 25.572 %1,9
  • Evening 362 %0,0
  • Distance 1.202 %0,1
  • Open education 1.346.679 %98

Open-education students do not study on campus; for the campus population look at formal and evening students.

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——212.074
2013-2014——202.184
2014-2015——237.248
2015-20162.896.762496.402200.608
2016-20173.023.194363.999150.348
2017-20183.211.489389.907146.048
2018-20193.361.273365.436170.574
2019-20203.462.443354.512319.808
2020-20213.492.833426.603322.480
2021-20223.538.594371.787132.095
2022-20231.891.766410.373151.865
2023-20241.773.233456.182117.232
2024-20251.567.238361.110116.106
2025-20261.373.815302.107—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
1.470
Faculty members
900
Students per faculty member
28,8

Research output

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

Publications
19.838
Citations
595.874
h-index
236
Journal articles · 2021–2025
4.948
Q1 share
%42,9
TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
2.166
Open access
%78,3
Articles per faculty member
1,10
Publications and citations by year (recent work has had less time to be cited)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Publications Citations to that year’s publications

Academic yearPublicationsCitations to that year’s publications
2021110011649
202210799743
2023134510158
202411686601
202513362817

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Eczacılık Fakültesi Q1 %26 722
  2. Eğitim Fakültesi Q1 %54 318
  3. İktisat Fakültesi Q1 %72 203
  4. Turizm Fakültesi Q1 %84 199
  5. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Q1 %57 135
  6. Açıköğretim Fakültesi Q1 %53 133
  7. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Q1 %46 127
  8. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 98

Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025

  • Q1 850 %43
  • Q2 612 %31
  • Q3 433 %22
  • Q4 86 %4,3

Articles in journals without a quartile (not in the SCImago list) are left out of the distribution.

Leading research topics

  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Plant chemical constituents analysis
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Journals published in most · 2021–2025

  1. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 74
  2. Anadolu Journal Of Educational Sciences International 55
  3. ACS Omega Q1 55
  4. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Q2 53
  5. Journal of Molecular Structure Q2 53
  6. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi 53

Most published academics · 2021–2025

Name Articles (5 yrs) Citations h-index
Yusuf Özkay Eczacılık Fakültesi 111 5.086 41
Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı Eczacılık Fakültesi 108 7.573 48
Betül Demırcı Eczacılık Fakültesi › Eczacılık Meslek Bilimleri Bölümü › Farmakognozi Anabilim Dalı 98 10.200 51
Begüm Nurpelin Sağlık Eczacılık Fakültesi 83 3.444 34
Derya Osmani̇ye Eczacılık Fakültesi 75 2.424 29
Şükrü Beydemir Eczacılık Fakültesi › Temel Eczacılık Bilimleri Bölümü › Biyokimya Anabilim Dalı 72 11.333 68
Serkan Levent Eczacılık Fakültesi 67 3.147 33
Aras Bozkurt Açıköğretim Fakültesi 66 13.855 52
Leyla Yurttaş Eczacılık Fakültesi 61 1.999 24
Ulviye Acar Çevik Eczacılık Fakültesi 54 2.352 28

Counts journal articles with fewer than 50 authors over the last five complete years; listed when OpenAlex gives this university as their latest institution. If a record is wrong or you prefer not to be listed, use “Report an error”.

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 OpenAlex record · Updated: 09.10.2026

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News and announcements

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

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

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Contact

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Website
anadolu.edu.tr
E-mail
gensek@anadolu.edu.tr
Phone
0222 335 05 81
Address
Anadolu Üniversitesi Yunus Emre Kampusü, 26470 Tepebaşı/ESKİŞEHİR

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Last updated:
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