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University of Tsukuba

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Tsukuba, Japan
351–400th in World University Rankings 2025
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About the University of Tsukuba

Basic information and contact details for the University of Tsukuba

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The University of Tsukuba was founded in 1973, following the relocation of its predecessor the Tokyo University of Education to the city of Tsukuba.

The university’s main campus is spread across 258 hectares and is still located in the Tsukuba Science City, a science park developed in the 1960s. One in 10 of the residents in Tsukuba is a researcher. The city, which is northeast of Tokyo, is also home to more than 30 per cent of Japan’s national research institutes.

The University of Tsukuba also has a campus in Tokyo, which offers graduate-level evening courses.

The institution has a particular focus on interdisciplinary studies and internationalisation, with international cooperation agreements with North Africa and Central Asia.

Around 70 current and former students at the institution have participated in the Olympic Games. The university also does research and offers courses on the international sporting event.

Meanwhile, the university is home to three Nobel laureates: former presidents of the institution Sin-Itiro Tomonaga and Leo Esaki won the physics prizes in 1965 and 1973 respectively, while professor emeritus Hideki Shirakawa won the chemistry prize in 2000.

Jigoro Kano, the founder of the Kodokan Institute, the headquarters of the worldwide judo community, was the leader of the Higher Normal School and Tokyo Higher Normal School, which were antecedents to the university.

The institution’s slogan is: “Imagine the future”.

Tsukuba is a city in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Mount Tsukuba, also known as the “purple mountain” is famous for its double peaks. 

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080
Teaching 50.5
Research Environment 43.8
Research Quality 49.6
Industry 77.1
International Outlook 50.6
40455020162017201820192020202120222023202420254040.138.642.843.343.543.643.951.850.5

Breakdown via year: Teaching

Ranking positions 2016 to 2025
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Impact Rankings

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Impact Ranking positions 2020 to 2024
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2024
201-300th
2023
101-200th
2022
101-200th
2021
101-200th
2020
101-200th
Precise ranks and overall scores are shown for the institutions toward the top of a ranking; for institutions with banded ranks, please see the relevant ranking tables for an indication of their scores.
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Tsukuba

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Student gender ratio
38 F : 62 M (1)
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International student percentage
16% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
12.2 (1)
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Student total
15383 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of Tsukuba

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Computer Science501–600th

  • Computer Science

Clinical and Health251–300th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Arts and Humanities401–500th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Psychology401–500th

  • Psychology

Life Sciences251–300th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Physical Sciences301–400th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Engineering401–500th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences251–300th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Education201–250th

  • Education