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Kyoto University

Yoshida-Honmachi, Kyoto City

  • #=50 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 22,290Total Students
  • 3,918Faculty
  • 2,912Int'l Students
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Int'l Students
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Kyoto University offers undergraduate programs in the following faculties:

  • Integrated Human Studies
  • Letters
  • Education
  • Law
  • Economics
  • Science
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Agriculture

About

Kyoto University offers undergraduate programs in the following faculties:

  • Integrated Human Studies
  • Letters
  • Education
  • Law
  • Economics
  • Science
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Agriculture

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

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  • 2014
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  • 2015
    #36
  • 2016
    #38
  • 2017
    #=37
  • 2018
    #=36
  • 2019
    #35
  • 2020
    #=33
  • 2021
    #38
  • 2022
    #33
  • 2023
    #36
  • 2024
    #46
  • 2025
    #=50

Ranking criteria

76
Overall
98.8
Academic Reputation
39.3
Citations per Faculty
72.8
Employment Outcomes
99
Employer Reputation
94.2
Faculty Student Ratio
15.9
International Faculty Ratio
85.7
International Research Network
19
International Students Ratio
85.2
Sustainability
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Student & Staff

Total students
22,290

46%
54%

International students
2,912

88%
12%

Total faculty staff
3,918

408
3510

Total students
22,290

46%
54%

International students
2,912

88%
12%

Total faculty staff
3,918

3510
408
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Campus locations

Kyoto City, Japan

Yoshida Campus,

Yoshida-Honmachi , Kyoto City , Kyoto Prefecture , Japan , 606-8501

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