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 750,000 m2
*The total size of Ikarashi campus and Asahimachi campus
Annual Budget (AY 2021)
About 68,000,000,000 yen
Number of Students
*As of May 1, 2021
| Undergraduate Students |
10,102 |
| Graduate Students |
2,071 |
| School Nurse-Teachers' Course Students |
48 |
Number of International Students
| Intl students whose status of residence is "Student" from 33 countries/regions *As of May 1, 2021 |
366 |
| Intl students whose status of residence is "Student" as well as other than "Student" *The total number in AY 2019 |
1,125 |
Number of Degrees Obtained (AY 2019)
*As of March 31, 2020
| Master's Degrees |
562 |
| Doctoral Degrees |
168 |
Number of Staff
* As of May 1, 2021
Total: 3,267
| Board Members |
10 |
| Academic Staff |
1,535 |
| - Professors |
364 |
| - Associate Professors |
421 |
| - Lecturers |
82 |
| - Assistant Professors |
497 |
| - Assistants |
85 |
| - Teaching Staff of the Attached Schools |
115 |
| Non-Academic Staff |
1,722 |
External funds
*As of AY 2019
About 3,453,897,000 yen
Patent
*As of AY 2019
| Patent |
292 |
| Patent Application |
54 |
Overseas Partner Institutions
*As of May 1, 2020
| Agreement on University Level |
27 countries/regions, 90 cases |
| Agreement on Faculty/Graduate School Level |
34 countries/regions, 267 cases |
World University Rankings
QS: Quacquarelli Symonds
- World Ranking 2021: #541-550
- World Ranking (Medicine) 2021: #451-500
- World Ranking (Life Sciences & Medicine) 2021: #451-500
- World Ranking (Physics & Astronomy) 2021: #551-600
*Niigata University in QS
THE: Times Higher Education
- World Ranking 2021: #801-1000
- World Ranking (Clinical & Health) 2021: #401-500
- World Ranking (Life Sciences) 2021: #601-800
- World Ranking (Physical Sciences) 2021: #801-1000
- World Ranking (Engineering) 2021: #1001+
- Impact Ranking 2021: #401-600
- Impact Ranking (SDG 3: Good health & well-being) 2021: #201-300
- Impact Ranking (SDG 4: Quality education) 2021: #401-600
- Impact Ranking (SDG 14: Life below water) 2021: #201-300
- Impact Ranking (SDG 15: Life on land) 2021: #201-300
- Impact Ranking (SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals) 2021: #201-300
*Niigata University in THE
ARWU: Academic Ranking of World Universities
