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Social Sciences University of Ankara
Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi
- Ankara
- Founded 2013
- 1 campus
Overview
Ankara Social Sciences University is a public university located in Ankara, Turkey. Founded in 2013, it is Turkey's first public research university specialized in social sciences.
Social Sciences University of Ankara is a state university based in Ankara, founded in 2013. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 7 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 23 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 5,879 students; 883 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK).Source: Wikipedia — Social Sciences University of Ankara · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- When and where was Social Sciences University of Ankara founded?
- Social Sciences University of Ankara is a state university based in Ankara, founded in 2013. Source: YÖK.
- How many students does Social Sciences University of Ankara have?
- 5,879 students in 2025-2026; 883 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
- How many students per faculty member does Social Sciences University of Ankara have?
- 21.5 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (274 faculty members, 477 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
- How many campuses does Social Sciences University of Ankara have?
- 1 campus: .
- How many associate and bachelor programmes does Social Sciences University of Ankara offer?
- The ÖSYM guide lists 23 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
- Which rankings list Social Sciences University of Ankara?
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 174, Türkiye 174. Positions as published by each ranking.
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Campuses
1 campus
Academic structure
- Associate
- 0
- Bachelor’s
- 23
- Master’s
- 0
- Doctorate
- 0
Faculties 7
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Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank · 4 yrs SÖZ 60 346,84 64.211 · 4 yrs SÖZ 7 337,64 86.509 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 50 433,40 6.906 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 30 376,44 64.355 · 4 yrs EA 30 386,41 47.670 · 4 yrs EA 40 357,70 104.900 · 4 yrs EA 30 369,34 78.295 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 30 290,86 412.460 · 4 yrs EA 60 402,73 27.025 · 4 yrs EA 30 331,57 186.702 · 4 yrs EA 2 — — · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 395,35 9.918 · 4 yrs SÖZ 2 294,01 282.672 · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 346,90 64.063 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 30 — — 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 30 — — · 4 yrs DİL 40 419,00 14.685 · 4 yrs DİL 40 404,08 20.048 · 4 yrs DİL 1 — — · 4 yrs DİL 30 415,44 15.892 · 4 yrs DİL 50 429,54 11.389 · 4 yrs DİL 30 414,14 16.335 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 30 361,85 38.334 Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide
Graduate Schools 6
Schools 1
Rankings
In international rankings
- URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026 World 174 · Türkiye 174 ↗
From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.
Students and graduates
From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.
- Students
- 5.879
- 2025-2026 academic year
- New students
- 1.542
- 2025-2026 academic year
- Graduates
- 883
- 2024-2025 graduates
- Female students
- %58,9
- 3.461 / 5.879
By level
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Associate 8 %0,1
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Bachelor 4.473 %76
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Master 947 %16
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Doctorate 451 %7,7
By mode of study
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Formal 5.629 %96
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Evening 250 %4,3
Over the years
| Academic year | Students | New students | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | — | — | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 447 | 180 | 5 |
| 2017-2018 | 515 | 359 | 22 |
| 2018-2019 | 1.070 | 641 | 58 |
| 2019-2020 | 2.040 | 1.160 | 87 |
| 2020-2021 | 3.098 | 1.396 | 184 |
| 2021-2022 | 4.079 | 1.613 | 330 |
| 2022-2023 | 5.255 | 2.052 | 512 |
| 2023-2024 | 5.993 | 1.944 | 916 |
| 2024-2025 | 6.010 | 1.792 | 883 |
| 2025-2026 | 5.879 | 1.542 | — |
- Teaching staff · 2025-2026
- 477
- Faculty members
- 274
- Students per faculty member
- 21,5
Research output
Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).
- Publications
- 1.699
- Citations
- 2.146
- h-index
- 17
- Journal articles · 2021–2025
- 902
- Q1 share
- %29,4
- TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
- 788
- Open access
- %96,1
- Articles per faculty member
- 0,66
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Publications Citations to that year’s publications
| Academic year | Publications | Citations to that year’s publications |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | 294 |
| 2022 | 169 | 169 |
| 2023 | 262 | 297 |
| 2024 | 225 | 157 |
| 2025 | 227 | 89 |
Units publishing the most · 2021–2025
- Hukuk Fakültesi 104
- Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü 76
- Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi 46
- Dini İlimler Fakültesi 33
- Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi 26
- Yabancı Diller Fakültesi 7
- Hacı Bayram Veli İslam Araştırmalar Enstitüsü 5
- Sanat ve Tasarım Fakültesi 4
Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025
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Q1 25 %29
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Q2 26 %31
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Q3 20 %24
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Q4 14 %16
Articles in journals without a quartile (not in the SCImago list) are left out of the distribution.
Leading research topics
- Islamic Thought and Society Studies
- Qur’anic Interpretation Studies
- Historical Turkish Studies
- Islamic Studies and History
- Turkish Literature and Culture
- Legal Issues in Turkey
- Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Journals published in most · 2021–2025
- TSBS Bildiriler Dergisi 40
- Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi dergisi/Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi dergisi 33
- Türkiye Adalet Akademisi Dergisi 18
- ATEBE 17
- Eskiyeni (Online)/Eskiyeni 14
- Bilişim Hukuku Dergisi 12
Most published academics · 2021–2025
| Name | Articles (5 yrs) | Citations | h-index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asım Yapıcı Dini İlimler Fakültesi › Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölümü › Din Psikolojisi Anabilim Dalı | 11 | 176 | 7 |
| Sedat Batmaz Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi › Psikoloji Bölümü | 10 | 608 | 14 |
| Aykut Alper YILMAZ Dini İlimler Fakültesi › Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölümü | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Mahmut Sami YİĞİTER İnsan Kaynakları ve Stratejisi Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi | 9 | 97 | 5 |
| Hakan Karabacak Hukuk Fakültesi | 9 | 235 | 6 |
| İsa Güceyüz Dini İlimler Fakültesi › Temel İslam Bilimleri Bölümü › Arap Dili ve Belagatı Anabilim Dalı | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Mustafa Borsbuğa Dini İlimler Fakültesi › Temel İslam Bilimleri Bölümü › Kelam Anabilim Dalı | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Ejder Okumuş Hukuk Fakültesi | 8 | 150 | 7 |
| Hülya ÖZKAN Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| Osman AKTAŞ Dini İlimler Fakültesi › Temel İslam Bilimleri Bölümü | 8 | 24 | 2 |
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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- Website
- asbu.edu.tr
- bilgi@asbu.edu.tr
- Phone
- 0312 596 44 44
- Address
- Hükümet Meydanı No: 2 Ulus/ANKARA
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Where does this information come from?
- Last verified:
- 5 October 2026
- Last updated:
- 6 October 2026
- Sources:
- 16
- 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
- Official domain Public source Serper discovery Unverified Confidence: High confidence · 90
- Description Public source Yerleske kayıtlarından derlendi (YÖK, ÖSYM, resmî site) Confidence: Medium confidence · 80
- English name Public source Wikidata (Q19610523) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Location Public source OpenStreetMap (way/1347534972) Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
- Summary Public source Wikipedia — Social Sciences University of Ankara Unverified Confidence: Medium confidence · 72
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