- Student-faculty ratios: 9.3
- Male to female ratio: 65 : 35
- School nature: Public
- Website: https://www.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/eng/the_university
- Address: 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.,Sofia, 1504,Bulgaria
- Phone: -
Sophia University (“Jochi Daigaku” in Japanese) was founded in 1913 by the Jesuits, a Catholic order renowned for excellence in education. From the beginning, the university founders stressed an internationally oriented curriculum and rigorous training in foreign languages. Sophia soon established itself as a leading institution for scholarship on foreign languages and literature in Japan. Since the founding of the International Division in 1949, Sophia University has now been leading the globalization of Japanese universities by conducting classes in English and welcoming multinational students, faculty members, and researchers for more than a half-century. We will continue to develop human resources with a thorough understanding of diversity and practical skills centered on expertise, drawing on our many years of experience and knowledge. Today Sophia University is a major teaching and research university in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences with 13,800 students and teaching staff of 1,400 members, encompassing dozens of nationalities. Sophia University has been selected as one of 37 universities to receive funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for internationalization effort called the "Top Global University Project." One of the top private universities in Japan Sophia’s reputation for excellence in undergraduate education, outstanding graduate programs, and a competitive research environment enables it to maintain its ranking as one of Japan’s top private universities. Students benefit immensely from the ability to study the latest developments in their chosen field of specialization with distinguished Japanese and international faculty members. Reflecting the quality of their education, Sophia graduates are highly regarded as leaders in the global workplace at multinational companies and international organizations. Wide variety of English-medium programs Students can study business and economics, science and technology and environmental studies, all strengths of Japan, in English. Sophia also boasts a long tradition in Japanese studies. Monumenta Nipponica, an English-medium scholarly journal that serves as an important resource for researchers studying Japan worldwide, is edited at the University. The following programs offer entirely of English-medium curriculum:"Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures (SPSF)," a new English-based undergraduate program scheduled to launch in the autumn semester of 2020. Undergraduate level: Liberal Arts, Science and Technology, SPSF (Journalism, Education, Sociology, Economics, Management, Global Studies) Graduate level: Education, Global Studies, Global Environmental Studies, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Science and Technology Non-Degree programs: Liberal Arts, Center for Language Education and Research (Japanese-language courses)
- Global score 38.8
- Global research reputation #801
- Regional research reputation #113
- Publications #986
- Books #732
- Conferences #803
- Normalized citation impact #704
- Total citations #932
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #924
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #812
- International collaboration #288
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #113
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #762
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #513
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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65 : 35
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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9.3
No. of students per staff
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6%
Percentage of International Students
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21,988
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2017
> 800
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2018
1001+
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2019
1001+
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2020
1001+
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Engineering & technology
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2019
601–800
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Life sciences
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2019
601+
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Physical sciences
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2019
601–800
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
301+
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
301+
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
301+
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Emerging Economies
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2017
201-250
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2018
301–350
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2019
301–350
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#247 Physics
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- Physics overall score 59.9
- Physics global research reputation #249
- Physics regional research reputation #48
- Physics publications #379
- Physics normalized citation impact #268
- Physics total citations #335
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #327
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #268
- Physics international collaboration #465
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #122
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #343
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #312