- Student-faculty ratios: 18.3
- Male to female ratio: 35 : 65
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.ritsumei.jp/index_j.html
- Address: 56-1 Tojiin Kitamachi,Kyoto, 603-8577,Japan
- Phone: -
Ritsumeikan is a large university in Kyoto, southwestern Japan, which was first established as a private academy in 1869 before receiving a modern university charter in 1922. Over 32,000 students are currently studying at undergraduate level at the university. One of the inaugural faculties at Ritsumeikan was the College of Economics. Today the college is split into two schools, Economics and International Economics, the latter of which is geared towards a focused, classroom-based education that also endeavours to teach students a second language. An early graduate of the College of Economics was founder of Nissin Foods Momofuku Ando, who is considered the inventor of instant noodles. If you wish to study at Ritsumeikan as part of an international exchange programme the university offers a one month short term stay for those at a beginner level of Japanese, or a term in Kyoto for those with Japanese language skills ranging from beginner to advanced. The College of Image Arts and Sciences also offers its own two week summer programme. The university recognises the importance of physical activity in fostering the student experience, and there are over 450 sporting clubs and general societies at Ritsumeikan, as well as a College of Sport and Health Sciences. In competitive sports the Ritsumeikan University Panthers are one of the best American Football teams in in the region, the men’s side having won a number of national Japanese championships, as well as conference titles. There is also an active and varied research programme at Ritsumeikan, and the Radiant magazine was created by the university in 2016 to showcase the work being undertaken at the university. The second edition was a special feature focusing on ‘living with a disaster’, and featured articles ranging from controversy around grief tourism to the potential of robotic engineering in saving lives at sites of catastrophe.
- Global score 35.1
- Global research reputation #839
- Regional research reputation #161
- Publications #1,016
- Books #636
- Conferences #344
- Normalized citation impact #725
- Total citations #969
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #980
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #883
- International collaboration #155
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #767
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #926
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #799
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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18.3
No. of students per staff
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6%
Percentage of International Students
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35 : 65
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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34,413
Number of FTE Students
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¥1,665
Finance per Student (¥000s)
*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
801–1000
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2019
1001+
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2020
1001+
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Japan University Rankings
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2017
22
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2018
23
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2019
33
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Asia University Rankings
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2017
251+
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2018
301–350
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2019
351–400
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2019
601+
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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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Social sciences
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2019
501–600
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Computer Science
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2019
601+
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#460 Physics
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- Physics overall score 45.3
- Physics global research reputation #472
- Physics regional research reputation #129
- Physics publications #470
- Physics normalized citation impact #252
- Physics total citations #407
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #409
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #270
- Physics international collaboration #55
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #384
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #400
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #302