- Student-faculty ratios: 8.2
- Male to female ratio: 27 : 73
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
- Address: 1-1 Katahira, 2-chome,Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577,Japan
- Phone: +81-22-217-6038
Tohoku University is a Japanese national university that was founded in 1907. The institution is spread across five sites – the Katahira, Kawauchi, Aobayama, Seiryo and Amamiya campuses – in the city of Sendai, Japan. Sendai is located around 225 miles north of Tokyo. In a recent year, more than 17,000 students attended the university and upward of 60 percent of them studied at the undergraduate level. In the same year, Tohoku University's international students hailed from around 90 countries. Tuition costs are the same for domestic and international students, and some university housing is available.Tohoku University has 10 schools for undergraduates: arts and letters, education, law, economics, science, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, engineering and agriculture. The university also has 17 graduate schools and three professional graduate schools in law, public policy and accounting. The university’s academic calendar is semester-based. The primary language of instruction is Japanese, but the university offers three undergraduate degree programs – in molecular chemistry, marine biology, and mechanical and aerospace engineering – and roughly a dozen graduate programs in English. Research institutes at Tohoku University include the Institute for Materials Research, the Research Institute of Electrical Communication and the Institute of Fluid Science. The university also established the Tohoku University Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration Research after an earthquake and tsunami severely damaged the school in 2011. Through this institute, the university continues to help affected communities recover from the natural disaster.
- Total number of students 17,687
- Number of international students 1,858
- Total number of academic staff 3,201
- Number of international staff 193
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 2,509
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,875
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 600
- Number of research only staff 473
- Number of new undergraduate students 2,559
- Number of new master's students 1,828
- Number of new doctoral students 570
- Global score 58.7
- Global research reputation #76
- Regional research reputation #11
- Publications #81
- Books #496
- Conferences #65
- Normalized citation impact #877
- Total citations #161
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #182
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #906
- International collaboration #183
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #788
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #223
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #785
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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8.2
No. of students per staff
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12%
Percentage of International Students
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27 : 73
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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17,735
Number of FTE Students
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¥5,713
Finance per Student (¥000s)
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World University Rankings
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2011
132
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2012
120
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2013
137
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2014
150
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2015
165
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2016
201-250
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2017
201—250
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2018
201–250
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2019
251–300
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2020
251–300
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Japan University Rankings
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2017
2
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2018
3
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2019
3
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
15
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2014
16
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2015
19
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2016
23
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2017
26
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2018
30
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2019
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World Reputation Rankings
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2011
51-60
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2012
51-60
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2013
61-70
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2014
61-70
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2016
61-70
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2017
61–70
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2018
81-90
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2019
61–70
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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Engineering & technology
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2014
64
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2015
70
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2016
52
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2017
55
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2018
61
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2019
74
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Life sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
176–200
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Physical sciences
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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Social sciences
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2019
176–200
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Computer Science
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2018
251–300
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2019
251–300
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#143 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 47.1
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #137
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #9
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #80
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #375
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #134
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #168
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #400
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #234
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #458
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #185
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #353
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#70 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 71.1
- Chemistry global research reputation #51
- Chemistry regional research reputation #9
- Chemistry publications #32
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #490
- Chemistry total citations #61
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #82
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #621
- Chemistry international collaboration #114
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #617
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #119
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #435
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#215 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 56.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #99
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #20
- Clinical Medicine publications #183
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #594
- Clinical Medicine total citations #253
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #251
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #582
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #62
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #690
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #290
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #580
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#180 Computer Science
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- Computer Science global research reputation #60
- Computer Science regional research reputation #13
- Computer Science publications #233
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #164
- Computer Science total citations #231
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #251
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #238
- Computer Science international collaboration #137
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #215
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #95
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #45
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#136 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 64.5
- Engineering global research reputation #44
- Engineering regional research reputation #10
- Engineering publications #133
- Engineering normalized citation impact #588
- Engineering total citations #196
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #196
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #536
- Engineering international collaboration #122
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #396
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #189
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #391
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#277 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 39.1
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #146
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #4
- Environment/Ecology total citations #355
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #379
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #379
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #398
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #357
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #245
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #231
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#113 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 58.4
- Geosciences global research reputation #52
- Geosciences regional research reputation #3
- Geosciences publications #75
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #279
- Geosciences total citations #121
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #116
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #263
- Geosciences international collaboration #231
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #268
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #214
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #290
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#32 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 73.5
- Materials Science global research reputation #12
- Materials Science regional research reputation #3
- Materials Science publications #10
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #376
- Materials Science total citations #40
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #54
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #408
- Materials Science international collaboration #62
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #237
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- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #231
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#202 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 40.5
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #123
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #323
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #195
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #220
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #340
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #237
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #307
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #221
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #306
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#157 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 42.5
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #45
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #8
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #135
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #302
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #176
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #185
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #302
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #266
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #378
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #241
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #327
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#149 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 43.8
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #132
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #14
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #145
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #238
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #193
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #248
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #271
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #13
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #192
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #136
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #149
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#81 Physics
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- Physics overall score 73.6
- Physics global research reputation #40
- Physics regional research reputation #8
- Physics publications #13
- Physics normalized citation impact #527
- Physics total citations #58
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #88
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #597
- Physics international collaboration #458
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #646
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #138
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #558
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#165 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 56.9
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #167
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #10
- Plant and Animal Science publications #179
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #224
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #177
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #218
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #315
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #413
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #455
- 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 #110
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#148 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 37.6
- Space Science global research reputation #58
- Space Science regional research reputation #2
- Space Science publications #118
- Space Science normalized citation impact #218
- Space Science total citations #183
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #179
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #205
- Space Science international collaboration #225
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #222
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #197
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #217