About University of Tsukuba:

The University of Tsukuba, located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, is one of the oldest national universities (established by Japanese Government) and one of the most comprehensive research universities in Japan. The university has 28 college clusters and schools with around 16,500 students (as of 2014). The main Tsukuba campus covers an area of 258 hectares (636 acres), making it the second largest single campus in Japan. The branch campus is in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, which offers graduate programs for working adults in the capital and manages K-12 schools in Tokyo that are attached to the university.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 220 193 217 243 237 244 229 254 289 309 312 327 338 374 412 348 435

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 227 194 258 260 203 249 299 - - 266 351-400 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 401-450
Engineering 168 202 246 236 255 236 266 - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 451-500 451-500 -
Life Sciences 174 202 230 220 259 252 269 283 288 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450
Medicine 290 297 293 286 - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 351-400
Natural Sciences 121 141 180 166 155 140 156 192 212 229 249 249 250 275 296 301-350
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 255 203 245 193 245 283 230 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry 236 216 222 209 255 287 298 301-350 291 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450
Chemical Engineering 277 281 206 207 244 283 299 301-350 301-350 296 - - -
Civil Engineering 285 - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 351-400 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400
Computer Science - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 - 451-500 -
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering 210 248 262 - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences 277 256 250 274 - - 242 252 276 269 - 301-350 -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 179 188 189 197 224 235 257 267 259 261 301-350 301-350 351-400
Mathematics - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - 451-500 -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 294 293 - - 295
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 273 284 - 301-350 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 451-500 - -
Physics 116 98 93 109 123 162 165 184 159 148 165 182 222
Plant & Animal Science 169 140 160 258 251 214 241 271 256 283 255 285 -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 - -
Space Science - - - - - - - - 271 280 - 284 -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 245 -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 173 -