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 2021)
About 70,359,000,000 yen
Number of Students
*As of May 1, 2022
| Undergraduate Students |
9,992 |
| Graduate Students |
2,072 |
| School Nurse-Teachers' Course Students |
48 |
Number of Students by Faculty / Graduate School (As of May 1, 2022)
Number of International Students
| Intl students whose status of residence is "Student" from 43 countries/regions *As of May 1, 2022 |
383 |
| Intl students whose status of residence is "Student" as well as other than "Student" *The total number in AY 2021 |
659 |
Number of International Students by Country / Region (As of May 1, 2022)
Number of International Students by Faculty / Graduate School (As of May 1, 2022)
Number of Degrees Obtained (AY 2021)
*As of March 31, 2022
| Master's Degrees |
583 |
| Doctoral Degrees |
144 |
Number of Staff
* As of May 1, 2022
| Board Members |
9 |
| Academic Staff |
1,525 |
| - Professors |
350 |
| - Associate Professors |
390 |
| - Lecturers |
82 |
| - Assistant Professors |
488 |
| - Assistants |
100 |
| - Teaching Staff of the Attached Schools |
115 |
| Non-Academic Staff |
1,736 |
External funds
*As of AY 2021
About 3,801,333,000 yen
Patent
*As of AY 2021
| Patent |
321 |
| Patent Application |
64 |
Overseas Partner Institutions
*As of May 1, 2022
| Agreement on University Level |
30 countries/regions, 102 cases |
| Agreement on Faculty/Graduate School Level |
34 countries/regions, 258 cases |
World University Rankings
QS: Quacquarelli Symonds
THE: Times Higher Education
- World Ranking 2022: #801-1000
- World Ranking (Life Sciences) 2022: #401-500
- World Ranking (Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health) 2022: #501-600
- World Ranking (Physical Sciences) 2022: #1001+
- World Ranking (Engineering & Technology) 2022: #1001+
- Impact Ranking 2022: #601-800
- Impact Ranking (SDG 3: Good health & well-being) 2022: #101-200
- Impact Ranking (SDG 4: Quality education) 2022: #601-800
- Impact Ranking (SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure) 2022: #401-600
- Impact Ranking (SDG 14: Life below water) 2022: #101-200
- Impact Ranking (SDG 15: Life on land) 2022: #201-300
- Impact Ranking (SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals) 2022: #301-400
*Niigata University in THE
ARWU: Academic Ranking of World Universities
