With the founding law no. 1487, dated September 12, 1971, Boğaziçi University took its place among Turkish universities, inheriting the deep-rooted academic tradition and superior institutional structure of Robert College, the first American college established outside the United States. Boğaziçi University continued and expanded on this success. Although it had three faculties and one graduate unit in 1971, since 1982 it has grown by institutionalizing four faculties, six institutes, two colleges, and many research centers.