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Ardahan University

Ardahan Üniversitesi

  • Ardahan
  • Founded 2008
  • 2 campuses
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Overview

Ardahan University is a university located in Ardahan, Turkey. It was established in 2008.

Ardahan University is a state university based in Ardahan, founded in 2008. It teaches on 1 campus. Its academic units include 7 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 47 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 7,355 students; 876 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK).

Source: Wikipedia — Ardahan University · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

When and where was Ardahan University founded?
Ardahan University is a state university based in Ardahan, founded in 2008. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Ardahan University have?
7,355 students in 2025-2026; 876 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Ardahan University have?
31.2 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (236 faculty members, 380 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Ardahan University have?
2 campuses: , .
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Ardahan University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 47 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Ardahan University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 150, Türkiye 150; SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026: world 8808, Türkiye 139. Positions as published by each ranking.

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Campuses

2 campuses

Ardahan

Ardahan

Academic structure

Associate
26
Bachelor’s
21
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 7

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 45 220,10 1.155.678
    · 4 yrs EA 30 212,34 1.238.937
    · 4 yrs EA 40 213,53 1.226.504
    · 4 yrs EA 30 217,93 1.179.624

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 80 221,74 920.892
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 9 233,36 818.920

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs EA 16 210,65 1.255.966
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 40 229,51 853.815
    · 4 yrs EA 20 208,93 1.273.176
    · 4 yrs DİL 25 226,97 109.330
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 22 217,28 956.480
    · 4 yrs EA 25 211,07 1.251.814
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 225,31 890.816
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 30 235,39 800.127
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 55 211,18 1.001.955
    · 4 yrs DİL 40 313,52 60.438

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 55 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 30 239,15 705.073
    · 4 yrs SAY 40 344,07 186.062
    · 4 yrs EA 36 243,83 878.768

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Schools 1

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SÖZ 45 287,73 325.385

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Vocational Schools 7

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 260,79 1.384.741
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 256,08 1.453.443

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 296,22 897.376
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 259,61 1.402.083
    · 2 yrs TYT 18 234,01 1.777.010
    · 2 yrs TYT 55 276,81 1.154.480
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 298,41 870.405
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 263,19 1.349.495
    · 2 yrs TYT 27 332,00 528.589

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 315,67 677.615
    · 2 yrs TYT 39 331,59 531.996
    · 2 yrs TYT 34 320,66 629.011
    · 2 yrs TYT 60 286,99 1.015.558
    · 2 yrs TYT 32 276,41 1.160.172

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 263,47 1.345.454
    · 2 yrs TYT 25 237,38 1.727.965

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 263,64 1.343.075
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 255,09 1.468.069
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 254,52 1.476.587
    · 2 yrs TYT 15 240,51 1.682.127
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 282,28 1.078.768
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 269,80 1.254.115
    · 2 yrs TYT 35 267,92 1.281.183
    · 2 yrs TYT 30 238,62 1.709.880

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

University rankings →

Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
7.355
2025-2026 academic year
New students
2.041
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
876
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%54,2
3.985 / 7.355

By level

  • Associate 2.688 %37
  • Bachelor 4.155 %56
  • Master 502 %6,8
  • Doctorate 10 %0,1

By mode of study

  • Formal 7.315 %99
  • Evening 40 %0,5

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2012-2013——646
2013-2014——890
2014-2015——793
2015-20164.5471.598819
2016-20175.0291.586737
2017-20185.2131.138829
2018-20195.0171.133973
2019-20205.2121.5641.107
2020-20215.5621.7541.091
2021-20225.5461.4581.065
2022-20236.0412.154956
2023-20246.6172.1921.110
2024-20256.9902.278876
2025-20267.3552.041—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
380
Faculty members
236
Students per faculty member
31,2

Research output

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

Publications
2.869
Citations
30.866
h-index
78
Journal articles · 2021–2025
1.447
Q1 share
%42,4
TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
528
Open access
%77,3
Articles per faculty member
1,23
Publications and citations by year (recent work has had less time to be cited)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Publications Citations to that year’s publications

Academic yearPublicationsCitations to that year’s publications
20212654394
20223103836
20233672691
20243121647
20253741351

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Mühendislik Fakültesi Q1 %53 174
  2. Ardahan İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi Q1 %51 161
  3. Nihat Delibalta Göle Meslek Yüksekokulu Q1 %25 136
  4. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi 51
  5. İlahiyat Fakültesi 41
  6. Ardahan Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 39
  7. Sağlık Bilimleri Yüksekokulu 38
  8. Ardahan Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu 23

Articles by journal quartile · 2021–2025

  • Q1 269 %42
  • Q2 230 %36
  • Q3 112 %18
  • Q4 24 %3,8

Articles in journals without a quartile (not in the SCImago list) are left out of the distribution.

Leading research topics

  • Turkish Literature and Culture
  • Historical Turkish Studies
  • Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Islamic Thought and Society Studies
  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Linguistics and Cultural Studies
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Journals published in most · 2021–2025

  1. Journal of studies in advanced technologies. 18
  2. Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi 17
  3. RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi :/RumeliDe Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 15
  4. The Journal of Social Sciences 14
  5. Chemistry & Biodiversity Q2 14
  6. ChemistrySelect Q3 13

Most published academics · 2021–2025

Name Articles (5 yrs) Citations h-index
Hülya Durur Mühendislik Fakültesi › Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü 32 1.444 23
Zakir Çaldıran Physics and Astronomy 21 1.007 20
Ahmet Atalay Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu 21 395 10
Volkan Dede Ardahan İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi › Coğrafya Bölümü 21 335 11
Kuttusi Zorlu Ardahan İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi › Coğrafya Bölümü 19 279 8
Bilge Sayın Mühendislik Fakültesi › Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü 19 171 7
Mutlu Okcu Mühendislik Fakültesi 19 305 9
Taha YILMAZ İlahiyat Fakültesi 19 6 1
Ali Kemal Çeli̇k İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi › İktisat Bölümü 18 917 17
Derya ŞİMŞEKLİ BAKIRHAN Ardahan Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 16 14 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: 11.10.2026

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News and announcements

As published on the university’s own website; headlines link to the official page.

Source: ardahan.edu.tr · updated daily · content lives on the official site.

Campus life

Libraries, dining, sports and health facilities across campuses.

  • Prayer Room 1
  • Parking 1

Contact

Website
ardahan.edu.tr
E-mail
rektorluk@ardahan.edu.tr
Phone
0478 211 75 75
Address
Ardahan Üniversitesi Yenisey Kampüsü, Rektörlük Hizmet Binası, Çamlıçatak Mevkii, 75000, Merkez/Ardahan

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