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Hitotsubashi University

2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601, Kunitachi

  • #=539 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 5,867Total Students
  • 565Faculty
  • 788Int'l Students
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Total Students
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Int'l Students
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Hitotsubashi University is a national university corporation in Tokyo, and is the only university in Japan to specialize exclusively in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation, Hitotsubashi has been at the forefront of Japan's innovation. It has been a powerhouse for generations of Japan’s globally active business leaders as well as a research hub producing cutting-edge research in the global academic network of the social sciences.

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Hitotsubashi University is a national university corporation in Tokyo, and is the only university in Japan to specialize exclusively in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation, Hitotsubashi has been at the forefront of Japan's innovation. It has been a powerhouse for generations of Japan’s globally active business leaders as well as a research hub producing cutting-edge research in the global academic network of the social sciences.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2017
    #481-490
  • 2018
    #421-430
  • 2019
    #=456
  • 2020
    #=448
  • 2021
    #501-510
  • 2022
    #531-540
  • 2023
    #531-540
  • 2024
    #=481
  • 2025
    #=539
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Student & Staff

Total students
5,867

28%
72%

International students
788

67%
33%

Total faculty staff
565

68
497

Total students
5,867

28%
72%

International students
788

67%
33%

Total faculty staff
565

497
68
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Campus locations

Kunitachi, Japan

Kunitachi,

2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601 , Kunitachi , Japan , 186-8601

Tokyo, Japan

Hitotsubashi University,

2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-8439 , Tokyo , Japan , 101-8439

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