- Total number of students27,294
- Number of international students1,702
- Total number of academic staff847
- Number of international staff40
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded2,510
- Number of master's degrees awarded580
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded182
- Number of research only staff1,698
- Number of new undergraduate students3,209
- Number of new master's students1,188
- Number of new doctoral students399
Founded in 1956, the Middle East Technical University (METU), based in Turkey, specialises in the natural and social sciences. Its motto is: ‘Science is the truest guide in life.’ Architecture was the first academic programme to be taught at the university, which now offers 43 undergraduate, 107 post-graduate and 69 doctorate programmes to around 30,000 students. METU is organised across five faculties – Architecture, Engineering, Administrative Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education – and separate graduate schools of Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Informatics, Applied Mathematics, and Marine Sciences. Originally based within two small buildings, METU gradually grew in size. In 1963 it relocated to its current site in Ankara, becoming the first university campus in the country. Today, METU is an internationally-focused institution, boasting more income from international research projects than any other Turkish university, with partnerships in place with such leading global organisations as NASA, NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank and Erasmus. All METU's degree programmes are taught in English and the university is home to over 1,700 international students from almost 100 different countries. In 2003 it opened an international campus in Northern Cyprus – the first overseas campus of a Turkish university. Its main campus in Ankara is situated within 11,000 acres of land designed to resemble a forest, complete with a lake – Lake Eymir – which a focal point for students’ recreational activities. While its Erdemli campus, situated on the Mediterranean coast, is the site of META’s Graduate School of Marine Sciences. Other METU facilities include Turkey’s first science and research development park. Known as METU Technopolis and located on its main campus, the park aims to act as a hub for high-tech start-ups.
- Global score51.9
- Global research reputation#81
- Regional research reputation#16
- Publications#545
- Books#377
- Conferences#281
- Normalized citation impact#714
- Total citations#564
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#590
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#821
- International collaboration#5
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#645
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#640
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#828
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
31.6
No. of students per staff
6%
Percentage of International Students
44 : 56
Student Ratio of Females to Males
27,455
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2011
183
2012
276
2013
201
2014
201
2015
85
2016
501
2017
601
2018
601
2019
601
2020
601
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Asia University Rankings
2013
22
2014
29
2015
12
2016
0
2017
101
2018
0
2019
159
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World Reputation Rankings
2012
91
2013
51
2014
71
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Arts & humanities
2018
301
2019
401
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Engineering & technology
2015
99
2018
301
2019
501
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Physical sciences
2015
67
2019
601
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Social sciences
2018
301
2019
401
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Business & Economics
2019
401
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Computer Science
2019
501
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Education
2019
176
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Psychology
2019
301
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
2019
301
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
2019
301
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Emerging Economies
2014
9
2015
3
2016
0
2017
80
2018
0
2019
0
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#119Physics
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- Physics overall score70.5
- Physics global research reputation#124
- Physics regional research reputation#19
- Physics publications#281
- Physics normalized citation impact#157
- Physics total citations#203
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#224
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#217
- Physics international collaboration#77
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#248
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#198
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#181
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#195Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score36.5
- Computer Science global research reputation#64
- Computer Science regional research reputation#12
- Computer Science publications#249
- Computer Science normalized citation impact#192
- Computer Science total citations#243
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#215
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#134
- Computer Science international collaboration#117
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#235
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#204
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#182
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#240Engineering
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- Engineering overall score55.5
- Engineering global research reputation#41
- Engineering regional research reputation#9
- Engineering publications#195
- Engineering normalized citation impact#630
- Engineering total citations#294
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#342
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#637
- Engineering international collaboration#117
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#549
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#581
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#689
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#296Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score34.7
- Materials Science global research reputation#73
- Materials Science regional research reputation#24
- Materials Science publications#329
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#442
- Materials Science total citations#421
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#426
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#440
- Materials Science international collaboration#134
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#371
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#400
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#433
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#377Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score29.1
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#100
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#10
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#388
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#533
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#514
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#487
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#512
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#8
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#367
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#492
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#522
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#452Chemistry
Show ranking metrics under this major
- Chemistry overall score43.2
- Chemistry global research reputation#42
- Chemistry regional research reputation#16
- Chemistry publications#510
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#815
- Chemistry total citations#611
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#655
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#802
- Chemistry international collaboration#718
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#745
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#883
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#883
