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
Academic structure
- Associate
- 20
- Bachelor’s
- 63
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 14
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Graduate Schools 5
Schools 2
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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
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Vocational Schools 4
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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
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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
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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
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Rankings
In international rankings
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 World 1001-1200 · Türkiye 14 ↗
- CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) 2026 World 1872 · Türkiye 43 ↗
- SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 World 6425 · Türkiye 50 ↗
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 42 · Türkiye 42 ↗
- QS World University Rankings 2025 World 1201-1400 · Türkiye 15 ↗
- TÜBİTAK Girişimci ve Yenilikçi Üniversite Endeksi 2024 World 49 · Türkiye 49 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
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
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Associate 3.461 %10
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Bachelor 27.083 %81
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Master 2.050 %6,2
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Doctorate 726 %2,2
By mode of study
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Formal 29.321 %88
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Evening 3.901 %12
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Distance 98 %0,3
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | — | — | 11.084 |
| 2013-2014 | — | — | 11.891 |
| 2014-2015 | — | — | 11.772 |
| 2015-2016 | 72.570 | 21.307 | 12.648 |
| 2016-2017 | 83.682 | 21.117 | 13.130 |
| 2017-2018 | 82.711 | 17.028 | 13.411 |
| 2018-2019 | 44.469 | 9.536 | 13.492 |
| 2019-2020 | 41.288 | 9.443 | 10.703 |
| 2020-2021 | 42.035 | 10.072 | 10.325 |
| 2021-2022 | 38.472 | 8.529 | 7.801 |
| 2022-2023 | 39.219 | 9.488 | 6.644 |
| 2023-2024 | 38.909 | 9.264 | 7.130 |
| 2024-2025 | 36.417 | 7.229 | 6.031 |
| 2025-2026 | 33.320 | 5.701 | — |
- 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
- Tıp Fakültesi 627 TR Dizin
- İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 491 TR Dizin
- Mühendislik Fakültesi 422 TR Dizin
- Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi 325 TR Dizin
- Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 190 TR Dizin
- Eczacılık Fakültesi 129 TR Dizin
- Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 128 TR Dizin
- 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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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
- bidb@sdu.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0246 211 10 00
- 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:
- 14
- Legal name Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Institution type Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- City Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Founded Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Website Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- E-mail Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Phone Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Address Official source YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri — Üniversiteler Hakkında Genel Bilgiler Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Associate programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-3) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Bachelor programmes Official source ÖSYM 2026 YKS Kontenjan Kılavuzu (Tablo-4) Confidence: High confidence · 97
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- English name Public source Wikidata (Q1509957) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Süleyman Demirel University Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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