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Established

Established: May 1949
Kyoritsu Hospital, the former institution of Niigata University, was founded in April 1870.

Faculties

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Economic Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • College of Creative Studies

Graduate Schools

  • Professional School of Teacher Education
  • Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture
  • Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Graduate School of Health Sciences
  • Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

Campus Size

About 6,208,733 m2
*The total size of Ikarashi campus and Asahimachi campus

Annual Budget (AY 2023)

About 69,456,000,000 yen

Number of Students

*As of May 1, 2024

Undergraduate Students 10,006
Graduate Students 2,112
School Nurse-Teachers' Course Students 50

Number of Students by Faculty / Graduate School (As of May 1, 2024)

Number of International Students

Intl students whose status of residence is "Student" from 58 countries/regions *As of November 1, 2024 536
Intl students whose status of residence is "Student" as well as other than "Student" *The total number in AY 2023 962

Number of International Students by Country / Region (As of November 1, 2024)
Number of International Students by Faculty / Graduate School (As of November 1, 2024)

Number of Degrees Obtained (AY 2023)

*As of March 31, 2024

Master's Degrees 578
Doctoral Degrees 148

Number of Staff

* As of May 1, 2024

Board Members 10
Academic Staff 1,536
- Professors 343
- Associate Professors 383
- Lecturers 87
- Assistant Professors 493
- Assistants 117
- Teaching Staff of the Attached Schools 113
Non-Academic Staff 1,716

External funds

*As of AY 2023
About 3,926,656,000 yen

Patent

*As of AY 2023

Patent 362
Patent Application 62

Overseas Partner Institutions

*As of May 1, 2024

Agreement on University Level 30 countries/regions, 107 cases
Agreement on Faculty/Graduate School Level 36 countries/regions, 259 cases

World University Rankings

QS: Quacquarelli Symonds

  • World Ranking 2025: #951-1000
  • World Ranking (Dentistry) 2024: #51-100
  • World Ranking (Medicine) 2024: #551-600
    *Niigata University in QS

THE: Times Higher Education

  • World Ranking 2024: #1001-1200
  • World Ranking (Life Sciences) 2023: #401-500
  • World Ranking (Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health) 2023: #501-600
  • World Ranking (Physical Sciences) 2023: #1001+
  • World Ranking (Engineering & Technology) 2023: #1001+
    *Niigata University in THE

ARWU: Academic Ranking of World Universities