Times Higher Education (THE), the London-based international higher education rating agency, announced the World University Rankings for 2025. The ranking was evaluated with the criteria of Education, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry and International Outlook between 2019-2023. In this process, those who met various criteria from approximately 40,000 universities worldwide were included in the ranking. While there are more than 2,000 institutions in this ranking, Türkiye has achieved a historical success by being represented by 91 universities. In addition, 12 Turkish universities were included in the top 1000.

IGU, which achieved a significant successin the World Universities Ranking 2025, was ranked in the 1001-1200 in the world in general rankings, being 13th among Turkish universities and 8th among foundation universities.

IGU, which ranks 473rd in the world with Research Quality field, was listed as the 3rd among Turkish universities and as the 2nd among foundation universities.

In the field of International Outlook, it ranked 596th in the world, and 5th in Türkiye.

The success of IGU in the rankings shows the university's commitment to high-quality education and research and its compliance with international standards. IGU, which advances to the vision of the world university, takes firm steps towards becoming a globally recognized university by supporting its research activities while providing an innovative and contemporary education to its students.

“This achievement is not only a ranking; it is also a reflection of our understanding of academic excellence and innovative education”

Istanbul Gelisim University Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin: “As Istanbul Gelisim University, we are proud to be among the top 500 universities in the field of Research Quality in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Ranking 2025. The fact that we are ranked 8th among the foundation universities in Turkey by being in the 1001-1200 in the general rankings in the international arena is a result of the intense efforts and dedication we carry out together. This achievement is not only a ranking; it is also a reflection of our understanding of academic excellence and innovative education. Our vision is to provide our students with the highest quality education, making them individuals who can compete on a global level. We aim to be a pioneer in knowledge production with our studies in the field of research and innovation. I would like to thank all our academicians and stakeholders of our university who contributed to achieving this success. We will continue to work to achieve many more achievements that will strengthen the presence of IGU in the international arena by continuing to move forward with determination to achieve larger goals in the future."

Commenting on Türkiye's success in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 World University Rankings, THE Global President Phil Baty stated, "The increase in the number of Turkish universities in the top rankings is an indication that Türkiye has made rapid progress in terms of research and education quality. It is really great to observe this and we think it will go higher in the rankings of universities.”