Kyoto University
京大
Kyoto University in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
- QS World University Rankings #64
- Times Higher Education #61
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) #46
- U.S. News Best Global Universities #187
The publishers disagree by 141 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.
Key facts
Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.
- Location
- Kyoto, Japan
- Founded
- 1897
- Total students
- ≈ 22,000
- International students
- ≈ 11%
- Group
- Imperial Universities
- Official site
- www.kyoto-u.ac.jp
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 33
Award 38
HiCi 18.6
N&S 25.8
PUB 53.3
PCP 21.1
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
- Petroleum Engineering #16
- Classics & Ancient History #18
- Modern Languages #25
- Physics & Astronomy #26
- Chemistry #28
- History #30
- Natural Sciences #30
- Anthropology #38
- Philosophy #39
- Engineering - Civil & Structural #40
- Biological Sciences #49
- Development Studies #49
- Engineering & Technology #50
- Engineering - Chemical #53
- Arts & Humanities #55
- Law #56
- Mathematics #58
- Life Sciences & Medicine #60
- Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #73
- Social Sciences & Management #73
- Sociology #75
- Agriculture & Forestry #79
- Linguistics #83
- Medicine #83
- Politics & International Studies #84
- Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #85
- English Language & Literature #87
- Economics & Econometrics #87
- Pharmacy & Pharmacology #89
- Environmental Sciences #92
- Computer Science & Information Systems #95
- Education #98
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