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Süleyman Demirel University

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi

  • Isparta
  • Founded 1992
  • 2 campuses

Overview

Süleyman Demirel University (SDU) is a public university located in Isparta, Turkey. Established in 1992, the university, with around 70.000 students, is the second largest academic institution in Turkey. SDU is known for its programs in agricultural research, medicine, engineering, and business sciences. The university is approved by the Erasmus programme for participation and funding.

Süleyman Demirel University is a state university based in Isparta, founded in 1992. It teaches on 2 campuses. Its academic units include 14 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 83 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 33,320 students; 6,031 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK).

Source: Wikipedia — Süleyman Demirel University · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

When and where was Süleyman Demirel University founded?
Süleyman Demirel University is a state university based in Isparta, founded in 1992. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Süleyman Demirel University have?
33,320 students in 2025-2026; 6,031 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Süleyman Demirel University have?
30.3 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (1,097 faculty members, 1,847 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Süleyman Demirel University have?
2 campuses: , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Süleyman Demirel University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 83 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Süleyman Demirel University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 42, Türkiye 42; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027: world 1001-1200, Türkiye 14; QS World University Rankings 2025: world 1201-1400, Türkiye 15; CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026: world 1872, Türkiye 43; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 6425, Türkiye 50; TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024: world 49, Türkiye 49. Positions as published by each ranking.

Photos

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Campuses

2 campuses

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University Campus

Isparta

Academic structure

Associate
20
Bachelor’s
63
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 14

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 338,37 198.344
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 277,34 408.504
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 274,66 423.108

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 100 405,48 24.296

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 158 254,78 612.018
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 18 263,33 530.102

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 318,15 249.419
    · 4 yrs SAY 60 343,89 186.415
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 317,51 251.247
    · 4 yrs SAY 140 375,31 131.753

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 63 469,46 29.843

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 6 yrs SAY 220 490,40 15.923

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 5 yrs SAY 27 452,04 44.272

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs DİL 25 298,63 67.940
    · 4 yrs SAY 12 — —
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 319,98 145.228
    · 4 yrs EA 45 365,45 86.645
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 350,77 56.404
    · 4 yrs SAY 20 311,78 268.627
    · 4 yrs DİL 27 421,83 13.826

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 40 264,92 643.893
    · 4 yrs EA 50 273,67 557.834
    · 4 yrs EA 60 289,57 422.213
    · 4 yrs EA 45 287,91 434.974
    · 4 yrs EA 60 283,65 469.591
    · 4 yrs EA 23 301,95 335.457
    · 4 yrs EA 40 269,66 596.171
    · 4 yrs EA 30 305,70 312.284
    · 4 yrs EA 45 291,96 404.211
    · 4 yrs EA 40 273,36 560.734
    · 4 yrs EA 60 284,23 464.872
    · 4 yrs EA 63 266,36 629.025
    · 4 yrs EA 90 292,55 400.006
    · 4 yrs EA 50 320,96 231.789

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 282,51 364.597
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 55 314,38 169.332
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 297,58 259.956
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 36 297,86 258.244

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 24 245,29 861.674
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 290,55 305.746
    · 4 yrs EA 30 247,07 840.860
    · 4 yrs EA 60 362,33 93.722
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 22 272,55 446.517
    · 4 yrs EA 40 267,30 619.483
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 297,41 260.958
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 299,41 248.686
    · 4 yrs DİL 30 392,50 24.620

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 85 395,61 104.282
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 277,91 405.440
    · 4 yrs SAY 50 378,13 127.655
    · 4 yrs SAY 75 370,95 138.127
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 271,63 440.190
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 307,91 281.146
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 297,45 318.338
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 343,74 186.754
    · 4 yrs SAY 80 349,21 175.880
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 299,44 310.785
    · 4 yrs SAY 35 325,59 229.025
    · 4 yrs SAY 15 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 10 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 324,03 233.225
    · 4 yrs SAY 25 312,75 265.558

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 5

Schools 2

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 45 321,57 229.026

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Vocational Schools 4

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 55 281,47 1.089.841
    · 2 yrs TYT 45 286,05 1.027.943
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 330,98 536.985
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 291,76 953.363
    · 2 yrs TYT 27 300,10 850.226
    · 2 yrs TYT 32 346,39 421.729

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 32 321,26 623.320
    · 2 yrs TYT 26 333,25 518.444
    · 2 yrs TYT 32 342,64 447.435

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 45 359,78 339.502
    · 2 yrs TYT 45 348,88 405.086
    · 2 yrs TYT 45 352,19 384.125
    · 2 yrs TYT 50 332,48 524.603
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 342,53 448.250
    · 2 yrs TYT 39 358,76 345.224
    · 2 yrs TYT 43 344,45 434.681
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 338,83 475.357
    · 2 yrs TYT 55 304,12 802.900
    · 2 yrs TYT 27 317,08 663.555
    · 2 yrs TYT 36 358,34 347.629

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

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
33.320
2025-2026 academic year
New students
5.701
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
6.031
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%56,0
18.662 / 33.320

By level

  • Associate 3.461 %10
  • Bachelor 27.083 %81
  • Master 2.050 %6,2
  • Doctorate 726 %2,2

By mode of study

  • Formal 29.321 %88
  • Evening 3.901 %12
  • Distance 98 %0,3

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——11.084
2013-2014——11.891
2014-2015——11.772
2015-201672.57021.30712.648
2016-201783.68221.11713.130
2017-201882.71117.02813.411
2018-201944.4699.53613.492
2019-202041.2889.44310.703
2020-202142.03510.07210.325
2021-202238.4728.5297.801
2022-202339.2199.4886.644
2023-202438.9099.2647.130
2024-202536.4177.2296.031
2025-202633.3205.701—
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
1.847
Faculty members
1.097
Students per faculty member
30,3

Research output

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

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
3.232

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Tıp Fakültesi 627 TR Dizin
  2. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 491 TR Dizin
  3. Mühendislik Fakültesi 422 TR Dizin
  4. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 325 TR Dizin
  5. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 190 TR Dizin
  6. Eczacılık Fakültesi 129 TR Dizin
  7. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 128 TR Dizin
  8. İlahiyat Fakültesi 92 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.

Campus life

Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.

  • Dining Hall 2
  • ATM 2
  • Café 11
  • Sports Centre 10
  • Dormitory 3
  • Parking 2
  • Prayer Room 4
  • Auditorium 1
  • Swimming Pool 1
  • Library 1

Contact

Website
sdu.edu.tr
Address
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Batı Yerleşkesi Rektörlük Binası 32260 Çünür / ISPARTA

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Sources

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Where does this information come from?

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