Times Higher Education (THE) Japan University Rankings 2025
#1
Founded
1907
Students
17,975
International
1,806 · 10%
Core campuses
4
University overview
Founded in 1907 as Japan's third imperial university, Tohoku University teaches and researches across ten faculties and fourteen graduate schools on four campuses in Sendai. Its founding “Open Doors” principle made it the first university in Japan to admit women, in 1913.
Academic scale
10
undergraduate faculties
14
graduate schools
6
research institutes
Global community
1,806
international students
Core campuses
Katahira Campus
The university's administrative centre and its original site as Tohoku Imperial University, together with the Institute for Materials Research and the Research Institute of Electrical Communication.
Kawauchi Campus
The humanities and social-science faculties, and the first two years of undergraduate liberal-arts education for the whole university.
Aobayama Campus
Science, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Agriculture, with their graduate schools and research centres. Most of the English-taught science and engineering graduate programmes are based here.
Seiryo Campus
The School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry and the University Hospital, plus the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization. Home of the Basic Medicine, Public Health Science and Interface Oral Health Science courses.
More facts
1907
founded, Japan's third imperial university
#1
THE Japan University Rankings 2025, fifth year running
1913
admitted Japan's first female university students
4
principal campuses in Sendai
University figures verified 27 Aug 2026
Ranking: Times Higher Education (THE) Japan University Rankings 2025
Funding
4 external scholarships name this university among their designated schools.
- Tokio Marine Kagami Scholarship for ASEAN Students Tokio Marine Kagami Memorial Foundation
- Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation Scholarship Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation
- Semmoto Scholarship Frances & Sachio Semmoto Foundation
- Sojitz Foundation Scholarship Sojitz Foundation
This university’s own scholarships and tuition reductions are not listed here — the source excludes them. Check the university directly.
University sources (2)
- Courses taught in EnglishTohoku University · verified 27 Aug 2026
- Facts and figuresTohoku University · verified 27 Aug 2026