Hacettepe University, which was declared a Research University by the decision taken on September 26, 2017 by the Council of Higher Education, has become one of Turkey’s brand universities with its original contributions to science in the last 50 years since its establishment. Hacettepe University is among the leading universities not only in Turkey but also in the world.

According to the latest list of URAP Research Laboratory summarizing the academic performance of universities, Hacettepe is the best university in Turkey. Our university is the only university in the top 500 in the URAP world university rankings.

Below is an overview of our university’s global standing according to various international ranking organizations:

THE 2021-2022 (601-800)
THE 2022-2023 (601-800)
THE 2023-2024 (601-800)
THE 2024-2025 (601-800)
THE 2025-2026 (801-1000)

URAP 2021-2022 (524)
URAP 2022-2023 (517)
URAP 2023-2024 (554)
URAP 2024-2025 (573)
URAP 2025-2026 (574)

US News Best 2022-2023 (510)
US News Best 2023-2024 (554)
US News Best 2024-2025 (649)
US News Best 2025-2026 (660)
US News Best 2026-2027 (657)

RUR 2022 (549)
RUR 2023 (686)
RUR 2024 (289)
RUR 2025 (551)
RUR 2026 (573)