MuÃÂla Sñtkñ Koçman University was established in 1992 as a state university with four proposed faculties: the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and Humanities, the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, the Faculty of Technical Education and the Faculty of Fisheries. Mugla School of Management, founded in 1975, originally affiliated with the Ankara Academy of Economics and Administrative Sciences, was the first higher education institution in MuÃÂla. It then became the first faculty of MuÃÂla Sñtkñ Koçman University upon its establishment. MuÃÂla Vocational School, founded in 1989 as part of Dokuz Eylül University in ðzmir, joined MuÃÂla University.
Over the past 20 years, the university has grown to include 18 faculties, 4 graduate schools, 5 schools, 13 vocational schools, and 35 research and application centres. Today, MuÃÂla Sñtkñ Koçman University encompasses a two-million square metre campus surrounded by a spectacular mountain view and smaller university sites and schools across the province. Currently, the university services over 41,805 students and employs over 1,300 full-time academic staff.