Ankara Universities: Private Universities by Size - LATEST 2026

StudyLeo lists 13 private universities in Ankara, and size is the quickest way to tell them apart. Baskent University is the largest, with 19,500 students. Bilkent University, founded in 1986, has 13,000, Ankara Medipol University has 12,000 and Atilim University 10,000.

In the middle sit Çankaya University, with 7,786 students, and TOBB University of Economics and Technology, founded in 2003, with 6,000. At the small end are Ankara Bilim University with 1,364 students, Yuksek Ihtisas University with 2,317 and Turkish Aeronautical Association University with 3,379. If you would rather study somewhere with fewer students, start with these three.

All 13 have dormitories and accept applications through StudyLeo, so housing and the application route are the same whichever you choose. Fees and teaching language are set by program, and Turkish and English are the usual options. Undergraduate degrees typically take four years. Pick the subject first, then compare what each university charges for it.