Top Universities in Northern Cyprus (district)
2026 Northern Cyprus University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Cypriot district of Northern Cyprus? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Northern Cyprus University Ranking, which lists 18 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Cyprus.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Northern Cyprus Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Northern Cyprus University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dogu Akdeniz Üniversitesi | Famagusta |
| 6 | Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
| 7 | Uluslararası Kibris Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
| 10 | Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi | Kyrenia |
| 13 | Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi | Lefke |
| 15 | Girne Üniversitesi | Kyrenia |
| 16 | Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi Kuzey Kibris Kampusu | Morphou |
| 17 | Kıbrıs Aydın Üniversitesi | Kyrenia |
| 18 | Uluslararasi Final Üniversitesi | Kyrenia |
| 23 | Arkin Yaratici Sanatlar ve Tasarim Üniversitesi | Kyrenia |
| 24 | Kibris Sağlik ve Toplum Bilimleri Üniversitesi | Morphou |
| 25 | Bahçeşehir Kibris Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
| 26 | Akdeniz Karpaz Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
| 28 | Kibris Bati Üniversitesi | Famagusta |
| 32 | Kibris Amerikan Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
| 33 | Rauf Denktaş Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
| 37 | Ada Kent Üniversitesi | Famagusta |
| 42 | Onbeş Kasim Kibris Üniversitesi | Lefkosía |
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How many universities are there in Northern Cyprus?
- There are 18 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Northern Cyprus higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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