- Student-faculty ratios: 9.0
- Male to female ratio: 24 : 76
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
- Address: Yoshida-Honmachi,Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8501,Japan
- Phone: -
Kyoto University is a Japanese national university that was founded in 1897. Originally known as Kyoto Imperial University, the institution received its current name in 1947. In a recent year, around 23,000 students attended the university. Kyoto University has three campuses – the main Yoshida campus and the Uji and Katsura campuses – as well as facilities located in other areas of Japan, such as field stations for research. Tuition costs are the same for international and domestic students, and some university student housing is available.In all, 10 academic divisions at the university offer undergraduate degrees: integrated human studies, letters, education, law, economics, science, medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, engineering and agriculture. Undergrads take courses in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as in more specialized areas. Kyoto University also has 18 graduate schools, including a school of Asian and African area studies as well as a school of management. The graduate schools offer master's, doctoral and professional degree programs.The university’s academic calendar is semester-based, and the primary language of instruction is Japanese. However, some English-taught programs are available, mostly at the graduate level, including a program in international environmental management and an MBA program. The university’s Education Center for Japanese Language and Culture offers 15-week supplementary Japanese language classes for international students and researchers. Some of the research institutes at the university are the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, the Disaster Prevention Research Institute and the Primate Research Institute.
- Total number of students 22,420
- Number of international students 1,782
- Total number of academic staff 2,537
- Number of international staff 98
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 2,931
- Number of master's degrees awarded 2,444
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 803
- Number of research only staff 1,484
- Number of new undergraduate students 2,965
- Number of new master's students 2,636
- Number of new doctoral students 1,035
- Global score 65.6
- Global research reputation #23
- Regional research reputation #2
- Publications #40
- Books #125
- Conferences #72
- Normalized citation impact #696
- Total citations #89
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #98
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #716
- International collaboration #242
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #821
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #128
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #650
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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9.0
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9%
Percentage of International Students
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24 : 76
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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22,566
Number of FTE Students
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¥5,451
Finance per Student (¥000s)
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57
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52
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59
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65
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3
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7
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27
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44
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53
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48
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35
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29
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43
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39
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38
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71
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#105 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 53.0
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #7
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #1
- Agricultural Sciences publications #110
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #206
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #188
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #209
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #216
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #31
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #124
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #187
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #196
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#47 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 59.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #13
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #2
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #24
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #282
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #40
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #64
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #370
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #413
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #487
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #68
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #284
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#22 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 81.9
- Chemistry global research reputation #11
- Chemistry regional research reputation #2
- Chemistry publications #7
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #246
- Chemistry total citations #13
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #16
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #386
- Chemistry international collaboration #573
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #733
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #24
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
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#115 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 65.0
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #28
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #3
- Clinical Medicine publications #127
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #428
- Clinical Medicine total citations #169
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #170
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #449
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #72
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #699
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #177
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #402
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#144 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 64.0
- Engineering global research reputation #26
- Engineering regional research reputation #5
- Engineering publications #104
- Engineering normalized citation impact #641
- Engineering total citations #193
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #202
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #600
- Engineering international collaboration #210
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #445
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #338
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #595
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#142 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 56.9
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #17
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #1
- Environment/Ecology publications #87
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #364
- Environment/Ecology total citations #176
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #270
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #388
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #253
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #265
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #183
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #283
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#118 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 57.2
- Geosciences global research reputation #49
- Geosciences regional research reputation #6
- Geosciences publications #45
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #314
- Geosciences total citations #103
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #158
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #327
- Geosciences international collaboration #312
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #315
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #142
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #255
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#82 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 47.7
- Immunology global research reputation #23
- Immunology regional research reputation #3
- Immunology publications #135
- Immunology normalized citation impact #92
- Immunology total citations #118
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #104
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #62
- Immunology international collaboration #123
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #181
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #122
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #124
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#65 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 64.3
- Materials Science global research reputation #22
- Materials Science regional research reputation #7
- Materials Science publications #56
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #250
- Materials Science total citations #90
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #87
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #234
- Materials Science international collaboration #422
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #345
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #120
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #238
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#53 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 66.4
- Mathematics global research reputation #20
- Mathematics regional research reputation #2
- Mathematics publications #38
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #256
- Mathematics total citations #71
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #59
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #211
- Mathematics international collaboration #97
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #263
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #165
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #256
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#72 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 50.2
- Microbiology global research reputation #24
- Microbiology regional research reputation #2
- Microbiology publications #82
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #212
- Microbiology total citations #127
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #153
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #205
- Microbiology international collaboration #158
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #215
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #164
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #197
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#60 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 59.2
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #30
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #45
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #289
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #75
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #66
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #227
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #208
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #296
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #92
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #247
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#140 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 44.2
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #20
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #1
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #124
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #340
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #181
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #217
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #362
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #261
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #377
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #208
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #297
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#131 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 45.7
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #21
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #3
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #105
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #255
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #160
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #211
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #257
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #277
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #282
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #226
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #249
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#36 Physics
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- Physics overall score 79.9
- Physics global research reputation #17
- Physics regional research reputation #2
- Physics publications #14
- Physics normalized citation impact #451
- Physics total citations #29
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #28
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #485
- Physics international collaboration #275
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #609
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #65
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #475
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#55 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 74.3
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #12
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #2
- Plant and Animal Science publications #25
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #371
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #53
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #79
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #389
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #107
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #374
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #111
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #321
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#258 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 38.8
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #50
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #4
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #472
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #300
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #439
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #457
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #406
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #65
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #69
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #365
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #243
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#86 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 54.7
- Space Science global research reputation #22
- Space Science regional research reputation #5
- Space Science publications #44
- Space Science normalized citation impact #196
- Space Science total citations #87
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #84
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #195
- Space Science international collaboration #210
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #218
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #133
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #203