Sep 07, 2021

Rikkyo University ranked top among Japanese private universities in the International Outlook category of Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2022

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The World University Rankings 2022 released on Sept. 2, 2021, by Times Higher Education (THE), a British educational journal, announced that Rikkyo University had tied for 28th position among Japanese universities in the overall standings, and ranked first among private universities in the nation, as it did last year in the International Outlook metric

Rikkyo University has been offering requisite data to the THE World University Rankings since 2018.

The THE World University Rankings 2022 cover more than 1,600 universities around the world. They are ranked according to their scores in the metrics of teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.

As in 2021, Rikkyo ranked third-highest among all universities and first among private universities in Japan in the International Outlook category. Its metric is based on three indicators: the proportion of international students, international staff compared with Japanese students and staff, and international collaboration in writing academic articles.

Most of the high-ranking universities have schools or departments related to medicine. Even though it does not have any such school or department, Rikkyo tied for 28th place in the overall rankings among domestic universities.

  • Tied for 1,001-1,200th place in the overall rankings
  • Tied for 28th place in the domestic rankings
  • Ranked third in the International Outlook metric among Japanese universities
  • Ranked first in the International Outlook metric among private universities in the nation

Please refer to the THE official website for details regarding the rankings and metrics.

Rankings Name of university
35 University of Tokyo
61 Kyoto University
601-800 Keio University
801-1000 Kindai University
801-1000 Waseda University
1001-1200 ★Rikkyo University
1200+ Aoyama Gakuin University
1200+ Chuo University
1200+ Doshisha University
1200+ Hosei University
1200+ Kansai University
1200+ Kwansei Gakuin Univerisy
1200+ Meiji University
1200+ Ochanomizu University
1200+ Ritsumeikan University
1200+ Sophia University
1200+ Tokyo University of Science
1200+ Yokohama National University
(The above chart is an excerpt from the THE World University Rankings 2022. Names of the universities appear alphabetically in the same rankings.)

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