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University of Kyoto

Kyoto University
京都大学
Kyoto University seal.png
Motto 自由の学風
Motto in English
Freedom of academic culture
Type Public (National)
Established Founded Jun. 18, 1897
Endowment ¥ 250.2 billion (2.2 billion USD)
President Juichi Yamagiwa
Academic staff
2,864 (Teaching Staff)
Administrative staff
5,397 (Total Staff)
Students 22,707
Undergraduates 13,399
Postgraduates 9,308
Location Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates: 35°01′34″N 135°46′51″E / 35.026212°N 135.780842°E / 35.026212; 135.780842
Campus Urban,
135 ha (333 acres)
Athletics 48 varsity teams
Colors Dark blue     
Nickname Kyodai
Mascot None
Affiliations Kansai Big Six, ASAIHL
Website www.kyoto-u.ac.jp
University rankings (overall)
Toyo Keizai National General 3
National General 2
T. Reuters National Research 2
National Employment 10
NBP Kansai Reputation 1
Shimano National Selectivity SA
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)
General 7
ARWU Asia Research 2
THE World General 57
QS World General 32
ARWU World Research 24
ENSMP World Alumni 5
University rankings (by subject)
Social Sciences & Humanities

LAW

Asahi National Research 6
BE Success National Qualification 4
BE Pass rate National Qualification 4

ECONOMICS

RePec National Research 3

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Eduni MBA National General 5
Eduni MBA World General 124
Natural Sciences & Technology

Engineering

National General 2~3
QS World General 20

MATERIALS SCIENCE

T.Reuters National Research 4
T.Reuters World Research 22

PHYSICS

T.Reuters National Research 4
T.Reuters World Research 25

CHEMISTRY

T.Reuters National Research 1
T.Reuters World Research 4

BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

T.Reuters National Research 2
T.Reuters World Research 23

MATHEMATICS

ARWU National Research 1
ARWU World Research 19
Life Sciences

IMMUNOLOGY

T.Reuters National Research 3
T.Reuters World Research 25

PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

T.Reuters National Research 2
T.Reuters World Research 30
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions

Kyoto University (京都大学 Kyōto daigaku?), or Kyodai (京大 Kyōdai?) is a national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, one of Asia's highest ranked universities and one of Japan's National Seven Universities. One of Asia’s leading research-oriented institutions, Kyoto University is famed for producing world-class researchers, including ten Nobel Prize laureates, (including Sin'ichirō Tomonaga) two Fields medalists and one Gauss Prize winner.

Kyoto University's forerunner was the Chemistry School (舎密局 Seimi-kyoku?) founded in Osaka in 1869, which, despite its name, taught physics as well. (舎密 is a transcription of a Dutch word .) Later, the Third Higher School (第三髙等學校 Daisan-kōtō-gakkō?) was established in the place of Seimi-kyoku in 1886, it then transferred to the university's present main campus in the same year.


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