At a Glance

Established in	1876
Students	18,480*
Faculty and Staff	3,943
Undergraduate Schools	12
Graduate Schools	21
Alumni	256,490
International Academic Exchanges Agreements	801**
* Including 1,998 international students from 96 countries/regions ** With partners located in 76 countries/regions

Rankings

• 7^th in the world, 1^st in Japan.
  • Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026
• 91^st in Asia.
  • Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2026
• 376-400^th in the world.
  • Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027
• 212^nd in the world.
  • Nature Index Research Leaders 2026
• 179^th in the world, 42^nd in Asia.
  • QS World University Rankings 2027
  • QS Asia University Rankings 2026
• 201-300^th in the world, 6-7^th in Japan
  • Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2026

Number of Students

Undergraduate Courses

School/Program	Number of Students
Letters/Humanities and Human Sciences	685
Education	202
Law	693
Economics and Business	643
Science	1,004
Medicine	1,112
Dental Medicine	275
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy	317
Engineering	2,329
Agriculture	675
Veterinary Medicine	210
Fisheries Sciences	680
Modern Japanese Studies Program	46
First-year Education Division	2,677
TOTAL	11,548

For more details, see Hokkaido University Guidebook (p. 37).

Graduate Courses

School/Faculty	Number of Students
Law	182
Pharmaceutical Sciences	–
Fisheries Sciences	310
Environmental Science	549
Environmental Earth Science	8
Science	479
Agriculture	480
Life Science	458
Advanced Life Science	2
Education	194
International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies	181
Media and Communication	10
Health Sciences	134
Engineering	1,085
Chemical Sciences and Engineering	464
Economics and Business	145
Medicine	572
Dental Medicine	163
Veterinary Medicine	65
Biomedical Science and Engineering	46
Infectious Diseases	91
Global Food Resources	59
Humanities and Human Sciences	423
Information Science and Technology	584
Public Policy	82
TOTAL	6,766

For more details, see Hokkaido University Guidebook (p. 38).

• Number of International Students
• Number of Graduates (Degrees Granted)
• Post-graduation Statistics

Number of Staff

Organization	Number of Staff
Executives and Vice Presidents	10
Academic Staff	1,949
URA Staff	19
Specialists	37
Administrative Staff	962
Technical Staff	966
TOTAL	3,943*

*Including 154 International Staff Members

For more details, see Hokkaido University Guidebook (p. 11).

Finances