Key Figures - Graduate Programs

Key Figures
Guided by the educational philosophy of “creative teaching and participatory learning”,
Koç University’s pedagogical strategies aim to encourage students to search for truth, and
explore their creativity.
400
5,443
faculty member
students
65%
2,786
of the Graduate
Students are
studying with full
scholarship
516
foreign students with
more than 50 countries
student dormitory
capacity
100%
Full Scholarship for
PhD Programs
9,320
22
alumni
undergraduate, 31
master’s and 16
doctoral programs
more than
200
international
student exchange
partners
77
research
laboratories
Outstanding Features
Internationally renowned faculty
working to contribute to the universal
body of science
Composed of Turkey’s most talented
and accomplished students
“Creative Teaching/Participatory
Learning” philosophy
First university in Turkey to be
endowed with its own fund
Exceptionally low student-faculty ratio,
providing an exemplary learning
environment
One of the top Turkish institutions
vis-à-vis faculty publication rate, attesting to the quality and quantity of
research
Numerous faculty members elected to
the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the
country’s highest scholarly society
Lively campus life, with an abundance
of social and cultural activities
2013 Undergraduate Placements:
top 100
1- 100 Success RaDo
2.4%
2.2%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
5
4
1
0.2%
Number of Students Placed in 1- 100
40
23
28
23
6
Total Number of Placed Students
6.112
3.601
Note: Universi-es with less than 500 students placed in 2013- 2014 are not included
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Bo
1.450
896
rs
i
ty
rs
i
ity
rs
ve
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ni
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Ko
2.301
1.833
962
2013 Undergraduate Placements:
top 500
1- 500 Success RaDo
15.2%
8.2%
4.0%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Number of Students Placed in 1- 500
279
153
91
79
25
14
Total Number of Placed Students
2.391
1.450
3.601
TÜ
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ut
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36
6.112
2.301
1.833
15
25
2013 Undergraduate Placements:
top 1.000
1- 1.000 Success RaDo
29.7%
13.4%
6.6%
5.3%
4.3%
3.5%
2.6%
2.3%
Number of Students Placed in 1- 1.000
404
544
129
122
92
48
Total Number of Students Placed
33
21
6.112
3.601
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1.450
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2.301
2013 Undergraduate Placements:
top 5.000
1- 5.000 Success RaDo
61.5%
29.8%
20.3%
18.0%
4.3%
14.1%
13.4%
12.1%
Number of Students Placed in 1- 5.000
1.798
1.128
1.027
822
731
415
287
86
Total Number of Students Placed
12.723
6.728
3.601
nc
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6.112
2013 Undergraduate Placements:
top 20.000
1- 20.000 Success RaDo
80.0%
56.9%
49.2%
47.3%
37.8%
34.0%
32.6%
32.4%
Number of Students Placed 1- 20.000
4.322
2.313
1.771
2.180
1.435
749
547
Total Number of Students Placed
3.033
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12.723
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1.466
2013 Undergraduate Placements:
top 50.000
1- 50.000 Success RaDo
94.3%
84.3%
80.2%
71.8%
65.1%
63.6%
54.8%
54.3%
Number of Students Placed in 1- 50.000
3.978
3.650
2.908
2.586
2.433
1.728
1.261
811
Total Number of Students Placed
6.112
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Projects Funded by TÜBİTAK in
2012�(1001 – 3501 – 1010)
50
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Recognition of KU Excellence in
Research: TUBA GEBIP* AWARDS
Number of TUBA GEBIP Awards*
50
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Research: TUBITAK* AWARDS
35
TÜBİTAK Special Award
2007-2013
32
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2000-2013
3
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(1001–3501 Programmes)
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Euros
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R&D Funding for Turkish Universities
under EU-FP7 Programmes
FP7 Funding Amounts
14.8
14
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7.9
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2
0
Number of Partnerships for Turkish
Universities in EU-FP7 Programmes
FP7 Number of Projects/Partnerships
80
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