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# Altinbas University

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## Altinbas University in practical terms

Altinbas University is a private foundation university in Istanbul with undergraduate, associate, master's and PhD routes. The portfolio covers engineering, business, social sciences, design and health, including medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. Its main advantage is the ability to compare very different fields and fee levels in one institution; its main complication is that faculties and facilities are distributed across more than one Istanbul location.

Mahmutbey, Bakirkoy and Gayrettepe serve different academic functions. Applicants should confirm the current teaching location for their exact program before choosing accommodation. For laboratory or clinical fields, ask about the facilities and practical setting used by the department rather than relying on a general campus description.

## Best-fit students and important trade-offs

Good fit: students comparing English-medium engineering or business, candidates seeking Istanbul-based health programs, and applicants who want a catalog that extends from associate to doctoral study.

Not a good fit: students who want one residential campus, a low-cost city or a degree choice based only on the largest percentage discount. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law involve additional recognition or licensing questions. A high list price followed by a large reduction should be judged by the final confirmed amount, curriculum and total multi-year cost—not by the discount percentage.

## Documents, language and application timing

Typical undergraduate documents are a passport, high-school diploma, full transcript and photograph. Translation, legalization or an education-system-specific document may be requested. Graduate applicants add the relevant prior diploma and transcript and may need a purpose statement, reference or research material. Health programs can require closer academic review.

Program language is shown in the table. English-medium admission may involve the university's proficiency process; Turkish-medium study normally requires Turkish proficiency or preparation under current rules. Availability can change during the intake, so candidates should prepare the file before the last published date and confirm the seat before payment.

## Published base tuition

All 105 current rows are included below.

Budget beyond tuition for housing, meals, transport, insurance, residence procedures, translations and materials. [Ask StudyU to verify the exact row and payment schedule](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) in writing before paying any deposit.

## Housing, campuses and student routine

International students generally use private dormitories, shared apartments or studios. A room near Mahmutbey may not suit a student whose daily teaching is elsewhere, so faculty location comes first. Compare the commute during class hours, not only straight-line distance, and include deposit, utilities and possible agency fees in the move-in budget.

Istanbul offers internships, events and professional networks, but it also adds travel time and living-cost pressure. Students gain more when they build a deliberate routine around clubs, laboratory access, portfolio work and career services. Turkish remains useful for internships and daily communication even on an English-medium program.

## Recognition and the final comparison

Altinbas operates within Turkey's higher-education system, but overseas recognition and licensing are separate processes. Applicants in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, law, architecture and other regulated fields should verify the specific degree with the competent body in the country where they intend to work.

StudyU can confirm the current offer and organize the application file. The consular or migration authority decides the visa, employers decide hiring, and the professional regulator decides licensing; none belongs in a tuition promise.

Set an internal deadline earlier than the university's final deadline. That leaves time to correct names, translations and missing transcript pages and to verify payment instructions. Keep the offer, invoice, refund conditions and program curriculum together in one application record.

Student life is most useful when it supports the chosen discipline. An engineering applicant can prioritize technical projects and competitions; a business applicant can target case work and internships; a health applicant should focus on language, laboratories and supervised practical exposure. This makes the campus comparison concrete rather than promotional.

Families should also model a downside case: a higher second-year living budget, a longer commute or an extra language-preparation period. If the plan remains affordable under that scenario, the choice is more resilient. If it depends entirely on the lowest possible rent or an unconfirmed discount, compare a less risky alternative.

When the offer arrives, verify the applicant's legal name, program title, teaching language, academic year and tuition against the submitted file. Ask whether the confirmed amount has any continuation condition and keep the written response. Use only verified payment instructions, retain the bank receipt and understand the refund rule before committing to travel.

For a clinical degree, request a semester-by-semester outline and ask where practical training occurs. For a non-clinical degree, identify the internship, capstone or portfolio requirement that will connect study to work. These checks help distinguish two programs with similar names but very different outcomes.

At registration, be ready to present the requested originals, approved translations, photographs, proof of payment and language documents. Confirm the list before travel and store secure digital copies. Admission, payment and final enrollment are related but distinct stages; completing one does not automatically complete the next.

After enrollment, verify the registered department and language in the student system immediately and report any discrepancy before course selection closes.

## Student reviews

I graduated from Altınbaş University in 2021, and if I were to describe this place in a few words, I would say it offers great connections and a fantastic experience. A significant part of this is the Altınbaş network platform, where students and alumni can interact with each other. This platform provides numerous job opportunities and events. By using it, I was able to expand my professional network considerably.

Deciding to study in Istanbul was the best choice in my life. Special thanks to the assistance of Erasmus and the Exchange Office for helping deal with all the tasks. I was able to spend the most special 6 months of my life with good friends here. I will never forget the foods I tasted in Istanbul, the experiences I gained, the Bosphorus, and so on in my future life. Altınbaş, thank you for giving me the best memories!

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I confirm current tuition?

The table lists published base tuition and its fee basis. Confirm the current amount, intake, and payment schedule in the university's written offer or invoice.

### Does Altinbas offer English-medium programs?

Yes. English-medium options are available in several fields, alongside Turkish and mixed-language programs. Confirm the exact program language and current proficiency route.

### What is usually required for undergraduate admission?

Applicants typically provide a passport, high-school diploma, transcript and photograph. Translation, legalization, language evidence or additional academic documents may be requested.

### Which Altinbas campus will I use?

The university uses different Istanbul locations, including Mahmutbey, Bakirkoy and Gayrettepe. Faculty and program determine the relevant site, so check it before arranging housing.

### Is an Altinbas health degree automatically licensed abroad?

No. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and other regulated professions can require separate recognition, exams, language proof or supervised practice in the destination country.

### Who may not be a good fit for Altinbas?

Students wanting one residential campus, a low-cost city or a decision based only on discount percentage should compare alternatives. Campus route and total multi-year cost matter.

## 2026 programs and tuition

The fee basis is stated for every row; final availability and payment terms require university confirmation.

| Program | Degree | Language | List price | Fee basis |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Architecture](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-architecture) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Business Administration](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-business-administration) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Cinema and Television](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-cinema-and-television) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Civil Engineering](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-civil-engineering) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Computer Engineering](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-computer-science) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Dentistry](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-dentistry) | Bachelor | Turkish | $22 000 | per academic year |
| [Economics](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-economics) | Bachelor | English | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Electrical and Electronics Engineering](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-electrical-engineering) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Gastronomy and Culinary Arts](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-gastronomy) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Healthcare Management](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-healthcare-management) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Industrial Engineering](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-industrial-engineering) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Interior Architecture and Environmental Design](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-interior-design) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Interior Architecture and Environmental Design](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-interior-design) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [International Logistics Management](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-international-logistics-management) | Bachelor | English | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [International Relations](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-international-relations) | Bachelor | English | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [International Trade and Finance](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-international-trade-and-finance) | Bachelor | English | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Jewelry design](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-jewelry-design) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Law](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-law) | Bachelor | English/Turkish | $6 500 | per academic year |
| [Law](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-law) | Bachelor | German/Turkish | $6 500 | per academic year |
| [Management Information Systems](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-management-information-systems) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Marketing](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-marketing) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Mechanical Engineering](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-mechanical-engineering) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Medicine](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-medicine) | Bachelor | English | $25 000 | per academic year |
| [Midwifery](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-midwifery) | Bachelor | Turkish | $7 500 | per academic year |
| [Nursing](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-nursing) | Bachelor | Turkish | $7 500 | per academic year |
| [Pharmacy](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-pharmacy) | Bachelor | English | $12 000 | per academic year |
| [Political Science and Public Administration](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-public-administration) | Bachelor | English | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Psychology](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-psychology) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Radio, Television and Cinema](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-radio-television-and-cinema) | Bachelor | Turkish | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Sociology](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-sociology) | Bachelor | English | $5 000 | per academic year |
| [Software Engineering](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-computer-science) | Bachelor | English | $6 000 | per academic year |
| [Turkish – German Law](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Bachelor | English/Turkish | $6 500 | per academic year |
| [Anesthesia](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Audiometry](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [First Aid and Emergency](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Medical Documentation and Secretary](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Medical Imaging Techniques](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Medical Laboratory Techniques](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Operating Room Services](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Opticianry](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Oral and Dental Health](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Pharmacy Services](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Physiotherapy](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Radiotherapy](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Associate | Turkish | $2 750 | per academic year |
| [Accounting and Auditing (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Aesthetic Dentistry (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $48 600 | full program |
| [Aesthetic Dentistry (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $48 600 | full program |
| [Architecture (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Architecture (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Arts and Design (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Biomedical Sciences (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Business Administration - MBA (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Business Administration - MBA (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Business Administration - MBA (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Business Administration - MBA (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Civil Engineering (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Civil Engineering (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Clinical Periodontology (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $48 600 | full program |
| [Data Analytics (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Data Analytics (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Data Analytics (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Data Analytics (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Electrical and Computer Engineering (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Electrical and Computer Engineering (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Financial Economy (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Histology and Embryology (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $13 800 | full program |
| [Industrial Engineering (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Industrial Engineering (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Industrial Engineering (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Industrial Engineering (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Information Technologies (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Information Technologies (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Information Technologies (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Information Technologies (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [International Taxation (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [International Trade Law (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [International Trade Law (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Mechanical Engineering (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Mechanical Engineering (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Orthodontics (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $75 000 | full program |
| [Pediatric Dentistry (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $48 600 | full program |
| [Pediatric Dentistry (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $48 600 | full program |
| [Periodontology (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $48 600 | full program |
| [Political Science and International Relations (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Political Science and International Relations (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | English | $6 900 | full program |
| [Political Science and International Relations (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Political Science and International Relations (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Private Law (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Psychology (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $16 900 | full program |
| [Public Law (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Strategic Marketing and Brand Management (Non-Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Strategic Marketing and Brand Management (Thesis)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | Master | Turkish | $6 900 | full program |
| [Business Administration (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-business-administration) | PhD | English | $19 800 | full program |
| [Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | English | $19 800 | full program |
| [Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |
| [Healthcare Management (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-healthcare-management) | PhD | Turkish | $79 200 | full program |
| [International Relations (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-international-relations) | PhD | English | $19 800 | full program |
| [International Relations (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/program-international-relations) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |
| [Orthodontics (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $25 000 | full program |
| [Pediatric Dentistry (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |
| [Periodontology (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | English | $19 800 | full program |
| [Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |
| [Private Law (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |
| [Prosthodontics (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |
| [Public Law (PhD)](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply) | PhD | Turkish | $19 800 | full program |

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