Oct 31, 2019
Rikkyo ranked 26th among domestic universities in Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2020
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Rikkyo University tied for the 26th place among domestic universities in the World University Rankings, released on September 12 by Times Higher Education (THE), a British educational journal. The university has provided its data for the rankings since last year.
THE World University Rankings 2020 covers about 1,400 universities across the world and ranks them based on their scores in the five metrics of teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.
In the latest rankings, Rikkyo received a high score in the international outlook metric, becoming the third highest among Japanese universities. The metric consists of three indicators: the proportion of international students, international staff and international collaboration in writing academic articles.
Please refer to the THE official website for details regarding the rankings and metrics.
In the latest rankings, Rikkyo received a high score in the international outlook metric, becoming the third highest among Japanese universities. The metric consists of three indicators: the proportion of international students, international staff and international collaboration in writing academic articles.
- Overall rankings Tied for the 801-1,000th place.
- Domestic rankings Tied for the 26th place.
Please refer to the THE official website for details regarding the rankings and metrics.
| Rankings | Name of university |
|---|---|
| 36 | University of Tokyo |
| 65 | Kyoto University |
| 601–800 | Keio University |
| 601–800 | Kindai University |
| 601–800 | Waseda University |
| 801–1,000 | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |
| 801–1,000 | ★Rikkyo University |
| 801–1,000 | Tokyo University of Science |
| 1,000+ | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| 1,000+ | Chuo University |
| 1,000+ | Doshisha University |
| 1,000+ | Hosei University |
| 1,000+ | Kwansei Gakuin University |
| 1,000+ | Meiji University |
| 1,000+ | Ochanomizu University |
| 1,000+ | Ritsumeikan University |
| 1,000+ | Sophia University |
| 1,000+ | Yokohama National University |
(The above chart is an excerpt from the THE World University Rankings 2020)