Sakarya University of Applied Sciences (SUBU) was established by decree published in the Official Gazette on May 18, 2018. There are 1 institute, 6 faculties, 1 higher institute and 12 vocational institutes within the university. These units were affiliated to Sakarya University before the university was established. The university is located on the same campus as Sakarya University. Vocational institutes were distributed to the province of Sakarya. The main purpose of the university is practical vocational education as compared to ordinary universities. In addition, the university is one of two universities of applied sciences in Turkey.