About Nagoya University:

Nagoya University (Meidai), is a Japanese national university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the last Imperial University in Japan and among the National Seven Universities. Nagoya University traces its roots back to 1871 when it was a temporary medical school. In 1939 it became Nagoya Imperial University. In 1947 it was renamed Nagoya University. It has 9 faculties: Law; Medicine; Engineering; Letters; Science; Agriculture; Economics; Education; Information Culture.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 117 116 109 109 143 141 128 155 171 186 197 201 203 252 249 281 299

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 87 85 117 134 203 132 173 192 218 226 253 258 289 401-450 351-400 351-400
Engineering 90 108 125 147 146 170 220 216 267 287 301-350 301-350 301-350 451-500 451-500 -
Life Sciences 150 143 134 174 178 181 197 213 219 224 252 267 282 291 301-350 301-350
Medicine 222 222 231 200 236 230 245 246 252 262 277 288 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350
Natural Sciences 50 42 61 64 69 65 73 86 97 104 105 98 121 131 144 153
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 - - - -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 173 203 195 244 - - 301-350 401-450 351-400 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 260 273 - 281 -
Chemistry 62 63 73 82 96 107 112 125 129 152 171 176 292
Chemical Engineering 139 154 155 171 198 229 281 301-350 301-350 351-400 - - -
Civil Engineering 272 - - - - - - 351-400 301-350 351-400 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 273 288 283 301-350 301-350
Computer Science - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 401-450 451-500 - -
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering 167 176 219 221 223 285 265 284 301-350 301-350 401-450 401-450 401-450
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences 116 135 128 126 108 172 155 156 140 196 - 170 205
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Materials Science 117 102 114 148 155 184 225 234 236 268 282 300 351-400
Mathematics - 254 254 280 - - 286 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 -
Mechanical Engineering 108 142 120 194 150 225 268 301-350 287 301-350 - 301-350 -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 178 222 - 232 221
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 222 264 - 280 249
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 284 - - - - 301-350 401-450 401-450 401-450 - - -
Physics 68 60 60 62 74 74 80 85 89 89 93 118 128
Plant & Animal Science 53 62 58 76 78 89 79 110 101 112 172 148 141
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 - - -
Space Science - - - - - - - - 78 68 - 93 74
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -