Steeped in our culture of academic freedom
Males to females
About 3:1
Total graduates since founding 347985
Undergraduates 214402 Graduate students Doctoral 45627 Master's 83555 Professional 4401 As of March 2020
(10 in total)
Male
Female
total 583,Male 421,Female 162
total 1075,Male 651,Female 424
total 271,Male 155,Female 116
total 1484,Male 1087,Female 397
total 1096,Male 888,Female 208
total 1416,Male 1288,Female 128
total 1159,Male 729,Female 430
total 413,Male 248,Female 165
total 4246,Male 3824,Female 422
total 1310,Male 863,Female 447
Male
Female
total 464,Male 281,Female 183
total 183,Male 95,Female 88
total 458,Male 300,Female 158
total 232,Male 133,Female 99
total 1150,Male 956,Female 194
total 1184,Male 730,Female 454
total 224,Male 168,Female 56
total 2031,Male 1755,Female 276
total 900,Male 584,Female 316
total 706,Male 409,Female 297
total 376,Male 323,Female 53
total 157,Male 70,Female 87
total 628,Male 553,Female 75
total 257,Male 142,Female 115
total 71,Male 35,Female 36
total 180,Male 78,Female 102
total 84,Male 59,Female 25
total 258,Male 155,Female 103
Europe 6.5%
Middle East 1.9%
Africa 2.4%
Asia 84.2%
Oceania 0.7%
North America 1.9%
Latin America 2.2%
other 0.2%
58% continue to grad school
graduates 2827
further study 57.7%
employment 32.1%
medical residency 3.7%
other 6.5%
Many find work in service, telecoms & transport, and finance & insurance
graduates 907
service 27.0%
telecoms & transport 23.6%
finance & insurance 14.2%
manufacturing 12.6%
retail & wholesale 7.8%
government 6.7%
utilities 3.0%
construction 2.2%
real estate 1.9%
other 1.0%
MAs
total 2342
employment 67.9%
further study 20.8%
other 11.3%
PhDs
total 521
further study 66.2%
employment 0.8%
other 33.0%
MAs 〔including professional degrees〕
total 1689
manufacturing 42.3%
service 18.3%
telecoms & transport 16.8%
government 4.1%
utilities 4.1%
retail & wholesale 4.0%
construction 3.5%
finance & insurance 2.8%
real estate 1.7%
other 2.4%
PhDs
total 453
service 69.8%
manufacturing 17.0%
telecoms & transport 3.5%
government 2.4%
other 7.3%
One of the most popular dishes: yogurt with fruit
Yogurt with Fruit
220000 servings yearly
"President's" Curry
A student invention Over 400000 served to date
Research ranging from the universe to the visual arts
10 Faculties, 18 Graduate Schools, and 13 research institutes,the largest of any Japanese university
Representative grad schools and institutes, and faculty totals
Graduate School of Letters
93
Graduate School of Education
37
Graduate School of Law
68
Graduate School of Economics
36
Graduate School of Science
247
Graduate School of Medicine
256
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
44
Graduate School of Engineering
382
Graduate School of Agriculture
173
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
114
Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (Shishu-Kan)
10
Institute for Chemical Research
84
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
84
Primate Research Institute
33
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
25
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS)
20
Field Science Education and Research Center (FSERC)
23
Kokoro Research Center
6
Hospital 172 Graduate School of Energy Science 48 Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS) 25 Graduate School of Informatics 98 Graduate School of Biostudies 54 Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES) 44 Graduate School of Government 10 Graduate School of Management (GSM-KU) 23 Institute for Research in Humanities 47 Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 64 Institute of Advanced Energy 32 Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere 34 Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP) 22 Kyoto Institute of Economic Research (KIER) 13 Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS) 34 Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science (KURNS) 70 Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) 32 Kyoto University Library 2 Center for Ecological Research 11 Wildlife Research Center (WRC) 6 Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education 6 The Kyoto University Museum 8 Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry (FIFC) 1 General Student Support Center 6 Kyoto University Archives 1 Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research 1 Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences 49 Health, Safety, and Environment Organization 17 Institute for Information Management and Communication (IIMC) 6 Office of Society-Academia Collaboration for Innovation (SACI) 1 Institute for Advanced Study（KUIAS) 13
Undergrad faculty to student ratio
1:11
Tackling a broad range of research fronts in ILAS small-group seminars
Courses offered in 2020 268
Source: Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kyoto University
Trailblazing science and scholarship
From Kyoto University 11
From Japan 27
As of December 10, 2019
Inventions
411
Patent applications
304
(domestic)
Patents granted
171
(domestic)
New products
IP-based development
304
700 million yen total value
Kyoto University was the largest domestic recipient of joint research funding during FY2014. Source: education ministry MEXT
Europe 28.9%
Middle East 2.9%
Africa 3.3%
Asia 51.8%
Oceania 2.1%
North America 9.1%
Latin America 1.9%
Asia attracts the most students
Kansai International Airport
75min by train
Hiroshima
Nagoya
Tokyo
JAPAN
Kyoto Station
KYOTO CITY
Kyoto Station
Kyoto University
Kiyomizu Temple
Kinkaku-ji Temple
Fusimi Inari Shrine
Mt.Daimonji
30min by bus
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40min by bus and train
KYOTO CITY
Kyoto Station
Kyoto University
Kiyomizu Temple
Kinkaku-ji Temple
Fusimi Inari Shrine
Mt.Daimonji
30min by bus
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30min by bus
40min by bus and train
Built in 1925 (Taisho 14). Over 90 years of history
Inside
as of March 2020
In a single stack about 180km high
about 1,372 times taller than Kyoto Tower (131m) about 11,996 times taller than the Great Buddha of Nara (14.98m)
assuming an average book thickness of 2.5cm
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