Istanbul Nişantaşı University

Nişantaşı University is a foundation university established in 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded and supported by the Nişantaşı Education and Culture Foundation, Nişantaşı University relocated to its NeoTech campus in 2017, where it provides higher education opportunities to more than 23,000 students through 5 faculties — the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences, and Faculty of Arts and Design — along with 4 schools, 1 conservatory, 2 vocational schools, and 6 application and research centers, offering 70 associate degree, 54 undergraduate, and 45 graduate and doctoral programs.

Certain undergraduate programs at Nişantaşı University are taught in English; prospective students are first required to take a placement and proficiency exam, and based on their score, they may either proceed directly to undergraduate study or enroll in a preparatory program. In addition, students who have achieved a sufficient score on proficiency exams administered by ÖSYM — such as TOEFL i-BT, PTE-Academic, CAE, YDS, or YÖKDİL — may apply for an exemption from the preparatory program.

Prospective students wishing to apply to undergraduate programs offered by Nişantaşı University must meet the admission requirements listed below.

For Turkish Students;

• High School Diploma
• Minimum YKS Base Score: 200.94593
• Maximum YKS Base Score: 413.77285

For International Students;

• SAT, ACT, Abitur, or Matura Score
  or
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or GCE A-Level Certificate
• Turkish Language Proficiency Certificate

For Preparatory Program Exemption;

• A sufficient score on a proficiency exam administered by ÖSYM, such as TOEFL i-BT, PTE-Academic, CAE, YDS, or YÖKDİL