Middle East Technical University (METU)Ankara, state. These are minimum scores to APPLY, not admission cut-offs: universities don't publish the scores of admitted international students, seats are limited by quotas (incl. per country), and YÖK adopted new admission rules on 31.07.2026 — minimums may change. Always check the university website.

Program

TR-YÖS minimum

Original wording

general minimum

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TR-YÖS: top 5% percentile of the session (no fixed point score)

Accepted exams

TR-YÖS (top 5th percentile of the session taken)

SAT (min 1200; Math ≥700 for Engineering/Architecture/science)

ACT (min 27)

AP (≥4 in at least 4 subjects; Calculus for Eng/Arch/science)

A-level (ABB in 3 subjects, 2 relevant)

IB (min 33, ≥1 relevant HL)

Abitur (≤2.3)

Matura Austria (≤2)

Gaokao (550/750) or 80% senior secondary diploma

ЕГЭ/Russian USE (avg ≥80% in 3 subjects, 2 relevant incl. Math for Eng/Arch/science)

ЕНТ/UNT Kazakhstan (≥125/140, 5 subjects)

ОРТ Kyrgyzstan (≥205/250)

Azerbaijan DİM/TQDK (≥625/700 in relevant area)

French Bac (≥14/20)

WAEC (max total 15 in 5 subjects)

Ukraine ZNO (≥160/200 in 2 relevant subjects)

national diploma (Category B countries incl. Belarus, Georgia, Moldova: GPA ≥80%; Category C incl. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan: GPA ≥90%)

International Science Olympiad medal (TÜBİTAK-recognised)

Application dates (2026–27 cycle)2026-2027: 01.06.2026–12.07.2026, additional period 26.08–28.08.2026 (iso.metu.edu.tr announcements)Tuition1600–2400 USD/year (2025-2026: 1200 USD/semester Engineering, Architecture, natural sciences; 800 USD/semester Economics & Admin, Education, social sciences; paid in TL at CBRT rate)Languages of instruction: EnglishApplication portal: https://iso.metu.edu.tr/enSources

Minimum application requirements, Ankara campus (last update 05/01/2024) — exam list & minimums — checked 31.10.2026

2025-2026 international tuition fees — checked 31.10.2026

Application requirements page; TR-YÖS/SAT valid 2 years — checked 31.10.2026

Data notesHolistic evaluation; meeting minimums does not guarantee admission. METU does not accept other universities' own YÖS. Requirements PDF last updated Jan 2024 — may be revised for 2026; 2026-27 tuition not yet seen (2025-26 figures given). Window dates taken from search snippet of iso.metu.edu.tr announcements (not fetched directly). Per-program quotas not collected.All universities · TR-YÖS calendarPlease enable JavaScript to use the calculator.