Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey.
It has four faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees,
and six institutes offering graduate degrees. Founded in 1863, it is the
first American higher education institution founded outside the United States, having strong ties to the American educational system through Robert College.
Boğaziçi University consistently ranks highest in Turkey, having the most number of applicants via the YGS-LYS Turkish university entrance examinations. This allows Boğaziçi University to attract many of the highest scoring students; as well as having the most preferred applied science, education, engineering, and social science programs in Turkey. The language of instruction is English. Boğaziçi University is the only
Turkish university among first 200 universities worldwide according to
the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2013-2014.
Aside from the South Campus (Güney Kampüs) which was inherited from Robert College, the university has buildings in five other campuses. The North Campus
(Kuzey Kampüs), Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located near the
Güney Campus. The South Campus is situated on a hill between Bebek
and Rumeli Hisarüstü while the North Campus and Hisar Campus are
located in Rumeli Hisarüstü itself. The Kandilli Campus is located on
the Asian side of Istanbul (in Çengelköy) and hosts the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
(KOERI). The newest campus is in Kilyos and is called the Sarıtepe
Campus. South Campus is the most popular campus among students and the
visitors alike.
