The Office of Admissions should receive Application for International Admission and all required credentials by the appropriate deadline listed in the following table. Please submit as much of the required information as possible in one packet. ITU Registration Office does not accept the applications by post ***.

Required Credentials: (Explanations are given in the brackets)

1- Application Form [It should be filled completely. It is also important to submit the form of Statement of Purpose as a part of Application form.]

2- Diploma or certificate of graduation [The latter should be an original document.]

3- Transcript [One copy of the applicant's official university transcript showing work completed. If you have attended more than one university,a transcript from each institution must be submitted.]

4- Official scores on the GRE, the GMAT or A.L.E.S. (Academic Personal and Graduate Study Entrance Exam) tests (whichever applicable) [The total of "Analytical" and "Quantitative" scores in GRE will be taken into evaluation. For GRE minimum acceptable score in Quantitative part is 610, for A.L.E.S. minimum acceptable score is 55. However the required score can be defined above this basis by the department and announced as special conditions in the admission period. Hence we highly recommend you to confirm this score with department coordinator]

5- Official scores for English Proficiency [One of the following scores with given minimum value should be submitted: 513 for TOEFL (Old); 183 for TOEFL (new); 65 for internet based TOEFL; 65 for I.T.U. proficiency exam (only for masters admissions not valid for PhD); 65 for U.D.S.; 65 for K.P.D.S.; and 6.0 for IELTS (from each section). Note that validation of all these scores is two years and scores of ITU College of Foreign Languages' Exams for Research Assistanship are invalid for Graduate Education Applications. Foreign students who speaks Turkish also need to meet this English proficiency requirement since in ITU; 30% of the classes are tought in English. Foreign students with government scholarship need to provide TOMER score] ETS Code for ITU: 7117. To register for the TOEFL iBT test: Click here

6- Two letters of recommendation [At least one of the Letters of Recommendation should be from college or university professors.]

7- Receipt of application fee [Applicant who is accepted for admission will pay approximately 110 USD :150 YTL in Turkish currency during the appropriate registration week at ITU campus.]
Swift Code : ISBKTRIS
Branch ID : 1281
Account Number : 1290
IBAN : TR950006400000112810001290
*Please state this note "[TR] Mr./Ms....(Your name, surname and the candidate number given when you filled the online admission form) için önkayıt bedeli
[EN] Application fee for Mr./Ms....(Your name, surname and the candidate number given when you filled the online admission form)" on your bank receipt.
Important note: The selection committee evaluates the applicant's file and makes a final decision for acceptance.
[TR] *** Posta ile yapılan başvurular kabul edilmeyecektir (One of the application procedures defined by ITU Registration Office).

Approximate Budget:

-Admission: ~110 USD
-Annual Tuition Fee: ~1000 USD (it is paid once a year)
-Student residence (monthly): 200 ~ 500 USD
-Average living expenses: ~500 USD

Useful Links:

-Institute Staff and Contact Info
-Where are we?
-The Graduate Programs of our Institute (In Turkish)
-The Lecture Contents and Codes (In Turkish)
-Student Automation System, Lecture Schedule
-Arrival Guide
-ITU International Office & Partnerships & Cultural Exchange Agreements
-EUcenter of ITU
-Turkey in pictures
-Sattellite Images of Istanbul
-Ministery of Education, List of Bilateral Agreements
-ITU Erasmus Program, List of Bilateral Agreements
-ITU-TUD Agreement in the framework of the T.I.M.E. network
-List of Erasmus Mundus Courses in Europe
-Undergraduate Study in Turkey (Search for "YOS")
-Turkish Higher Education System
-About Turkey
-Tourism Page
-ITU is 390 th in top 500 university list, 2007 rankings ( Link - List )
-Supercomputer configuration of ITU is 482 nd in top 500 list, November 2007 (Link - high performance computing center )

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact with us through the following e-mail: Send Email