Facts and figures covering our 122-year history

As of May 1, 2019 unless otherwise indicated

Students

Steeped in our culture of academic freedom

Current enrollment undergrad and grad students 22596

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

Enrollment by Faculty

(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

  • Faculty of Integrated Human Studies
  • Faculty of Letters
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Agriculture

Enrollment by Graduate School

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

PhDs in 2020 777 As of March 2020

Total since founding 45627

International students 2715

  • 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%

  • After graduation

    58% continue to grad school

    graduates 2827

    further study 57.7%

    employment 32.1%

    medical residency 3.7%

    other 6.5%

  • Employment by sector

    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%

  • After completing a graduate program

    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%

  • MA & PhD career paths

    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%

Student clubs

athletic86
cultural97

School cafeterias

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

Faculty

Research ranging from the universe to the visual arts

2685 total

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

Other grad schools, institutes, and offices

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

Rich learning environment

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

Research

Trailblazing science and scholarship

Nobel Laureates

From Kyoto University 11

From Japan 27

As of December 10, 2019

Discoveries and inventions

FY2019
  • Inventions

    411

  • Patent applications

    304

    (domestic)

  • Patents granted

    171

    (domestic)

  • New products

    IP-based development

    304

    700 million yen total value

Domestic inventions and patents

  • FY2017 inventions 361
  • FY2017 patent applications 230
  • FY2017 patents granted 137
  • FY2018 inventions 382
  • FY2018 patent applications 257
  • FY2018 patents granted 148
  • FY2019 inventions 411
  • FY2019 patent applications 304
  • FY2019 patents granted 171

Funding for private sector collaboration projects

Kyoto University was the largest domestic recipient of joint research funding during FY2014. Source: education ministry MEXT

  • FY2010 6231529 thousands of yen
  • FY2011 5782291 thousands of yen
  • FY2012 6649823 thousands of yen
  • FY2013 6817133 thousands of yen
  • FY2014 7966350 thousands of yen
  • FY2015 7831464 thousands of yen
  • FY2016 5540024 thousands of yen
  • FY2017 5910914 thousands of yen
  • FY2018 5857873 thousands of yen
  • FY2019 6678149 thousands of yen
  • new drug dev, etc

International stats

Researchers from overseas. FY2019 1062

  • Europe 28.9%

  • Middle East 2.9%

  • Africa 3.3%

  • Asia 51.8%

  • Oceania 2.1%

  • North America 9.1%

  • Latin America 1.9%

KU students studying abroad. FY2019 2613

Asia attracts the most students

Other topics

Access

  • 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

  • 30min by bus

  • 30min by bus

  • 40min by bus and train

KYOTO CITY

  • Kyoto Station

  • Kyoto University

  • Kiyomizu Temple

  • Kinkaku-ji Temple

  • Fusimi Inari Shrine

  • Mt.Daimonji

  • 30min by bus

  • 30min by bus

  • 30min by bus

  • 40min by bus and train

  • The University's symbolic Clock Tower

    Built in 1925 (Taisho 14). Over 90 years of history

    Inside

Important Cultural Property 1

Registered Tangible Cultural Properties 11

Library collection 7188241 volumes

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