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Ondokuz Mayis University

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Samsun, Türkiye
1501+ in World University Rankings 2025
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About Ondokuz Mayis University

Basic information and contact details for Ondokuz Mayis University

institution

Founded in 1975, the Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU) is named after the date of the 19th May, when founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, came to Samsun to begin the War of Independence.

Kurupelit, its main campus, is located in Samsun on a 10,000 acre-site, between the coast of the Black Sea and the Kocadag Mountain.

Ondokuz Mayis University has 17 faculties (aeronautics and space sciences, agriculture, architecture, arts and sciences, communication, dentistry, divinity, economics and administrative sciences, education, engineering, fine arts, law, medicine, tourism, health sciences, sports sciences and veterinary medicine), five graduate schools, 11 vocational schools, three schools and a conservatoire.

The faculty of medicine, the first and also the largest faculty, is also the university hospital and the faculty of dentistry is a dental hospital too, both of which are frequented by residents from the entire Black Sea region

OMU also has a fine arts campus near the entrance to the city of Samsun, as well as the Mustafa Kemal Güneşdoğdu Campus in the town of Carsamba, plus 10 different sites throughout the district.

On-campus facilities include five indoor sports complexes, four football fields, a tennis court, a swimming complex with an Olympic and diving pool, as well as fitness suites, saunas and a spa.

Not only is Samsun the most populated city in the Black Sea region, it is also the area’s traditional capital. It is home to some of the Black Sea Coast’s best museums and has population of 605,300.

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
10203040
Teaching 20.1
Research Environment 11
Research Quality 26.9
Industry 26.8
International Outlook 37.3
141618202018201920202021202220232024202516.714.115.515.714.816.11920.1

Breakdown via year: Teaching

Ranking positions 2018 to 2025
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Impact Rankings

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Impact Ranking positions 2020 to 2024
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2024
801-1000th
2023
801-1000th
2022
801-1000th
2021
801-1000th
2020
601+
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Ondokuz Mayis University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
50 F : 50 M (1)
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International student percentage
14% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
16.9 (1)
student
Student total
36976 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Ondokuz Mayis University

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Clinical and Health1001+

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Life Sciences1001+

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Engineering1001–1250th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences1001+

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Education601+

  • Education