Hitotsubashi University

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World University Rankings 2024
16th
Japan University Rankings 2023
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Asia University Rankings 2023
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo, 186-8601, Japan

About Hitotsubashi University

Hitotsubashi University is a national university and the only university in Japan to specialise exclusively in the humanities and social sciences. The university was established in 1875 as a private entity called the Institute for Business Training. It educated the businessmen who went on to become the driving force behind the modernisation of Japanese society after the collapse of the feudal Tokugawa Shogunate. Ever since, Hitotsubashi has been at the forefront of Japan’s economic and social progress. It has become the country’s premier institution for education and research in the social sciences but has always maintained its emphasis on practical learning.

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Key statistics

  • 5,998
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
  • 22%
    Proportion of ISR Publication
    (1)
  • 33 : 67
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
  • 13%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 16.0
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • ¥2,016
    Finance per Student (¥000s)
    (2)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2024 World University Rankings and (2) 2023 Japan University Rankings

Subjects taught at Hitotsubashi University

  • Social sciences

    • Geography
    • Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
    • Sociology
    • Communication & Media Studies
  • Arts & humanities

    • Languages, Literature & Linguistics
    • Art, Performing Arts & Design
    • History, Philosophy & Theology
  • Psychology

    • Psychology
  • Life sciences

    • Sport Science
    • Agriculture & Forestry
    • Biological Sciences
  • Business & economics

    • Economics & Econometrics
    • Accounting & Finance
    • Business & Management
  • Physical sciences

    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Physics & Astronomy
    • Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
  • Education

    • Education
  • Law

    • Law
  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Other Health
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science