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Kyoto University (京都大学, Kyōto daigaku), or KyotoU (京大, Kyōdai), is a national research university located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1897, it is one of the former Imperial Universities and the second oldest university in Japan.
According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, Kyoto University is ranked second in Japan and 25th in the world in the field of Natural Sciences. [2]In Kawaijuku's 2022 Entrance Examination Ranking, the school received score 65.0, the highest of any natural science school in western Japan.
Kyoto University School of Public Health (SPH, 京都大学 大学院医学研究科 社会健康医学系専攻), established in 2000, is Japan's oldest public health professional school. It is a division of the Graduate School of Medicine.
Founded in 1899 as the College of Law (法科大学) at Kyoto Imperial University, it specializes in Law and Politics. [1] In 1919, the college was renamed the Faculty of Law (法学部) and departments related to economics are separated as Faculty of Economics .
According to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Arts and Humanities, Kyoto University is ranked 2nd in Japan and 58th in the world. [ 2 ] As of 2020, there are 1,075 undergraduate and 464 graduate students.
In 1897, College of Science and Engineering (理工科大学) was established with the establishment of Imperial University of Kyoto. [2] It was divided into College of Engineering (工科大学) and College of Science in 1914. [2] College of Engineering was reorganized into Faculty of Engineering (工学部) in 1919. [2]
The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, the nation's oldest universities, are the most prestigious and selective. In terms of international recognition, there are 49 Japanese universities listed on the QS World University Rankings 2025 , with the University of Tokyo ranked 32nd and Kyoto University 50th.
The following is a comprehensive list of universities in Japan, categorized by prefecture.. The list contains only universities that still exist today and are classified as "schools" according to Article 1 of the School Education Law.