In order to get an objective understanding of the situation our university is in, we are working on various university rankings by a British education magazine, THE (Times Higher Education).
THE World University Rankings
- In the world
- 601-800th / 2,092 universities
- In Japan
- 11th / 119 universities
2024.10.9
THE Japan University Rankings
- In Japan
- 27th / 257 universities ( 2nd among public universities)
2025.4.3
THE World University Rankings by Subject: Computer Science
- In the world
- 401-500th / 1,122 universities
- In Japan
- 10th / 34 universities
2025.1.22
- What are THE World University Rankings?
- These are university rankings published by THE, including the World University Rankings, World University Rankings by Subject, Japan University Rankings, Asian University Rankings, and Impact Rankings.
■THE World University Rankings
THE World University Rankings is a global ranking of universities that has been published since 2004.
The data of each university is analyzed in five areas, namely teaching, research, citations, international outlook, and industry income, and 13 indicators are used to calculate and rank the scores for each.
More than 60% of the indicators are characterized by research-related items.
The University of Aizu is particularly highly regarded for its internationality and ranks higher than the median in the number of citations of its papers.
Participating Universities | Rank | Rank in Japan | |
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2025 | 2,092 universities | 601-800th | 11th |
2024 | 1,904 universities | 601-800th | 11th |
2023 | 1,799 universities | 801-1000th | 14th |
2022 | 1,662 universities | 601-800th | 13th |
2021 | 1,526 universities | 601-800th | 14th |
2020 | 1,397 universities | 601-800th | 16th |
2019 | 1,258 universities | 601-800th | 14th |
2018 | 1,103 universities | 601-800th | 13th |
- Latest ranking: World University Rankings 2025
■THE Japan University Rankings
"THE Japan University Rankings" is a ranking published by the British education specialist magazine Times Higher Education (THE) and the Benesse Group with the aim of promoting educational reform and globalization in universities.
The ranking measures the "educational capability" of universities based on four key areas: "Resources for Education," "Educational Fulfillment," "Educational Outcomes," and "Internationalization." This year, 257 universities were included in the ranking.
Participating Universities | Rank | |
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2025 | 257 universities | 27th |
2023 | 271 universities | 24th |
2022 | 273 universities | 18th |
2021 | 278 universities | 24th |
2020 | 278 universities | 24th |
2019 | 213 universities | 26th |
2018 | 258 universities | 34th |
2017 | 292 universities | 23rd |
- Latest ranking: THE Japan University Rankings (In Japanese)
■THE World University Rankings by Subject: Computer Science
As with THE World University Rankings, THE World University Rankings by Subject is based on 13 indicators in five fields: Teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. The ranking is divided into 11 fields, including arts and humanities and life sciences, and our university is ranked in the field of computer science. The weighting of the scores is changed for each field, so the weighting of the number of citations of papers is lower, and the weighting of reputation research in education and research is higher in the field of computer science.
Participating Universities | Rank | Rank in Japan | |
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2025 | 1,122 universities | 401-500th | 10th |
2024 | 1,027 universities | 401-500th | 10th |
2023 | 974 universities | 401-500th | 7th |
2022 | 891 universities | 301-400th | 7th |
2021 | 827 universities | 251-300th | 6th |
2020 | 750 universities | 301-400th | 4th |
2019 | 684 universities | 401-500th | 9th |
- Latest ranking: World University Rankings 2025 by Subject: Computer Science
■THE Asia University Rankings
THE Asia University Rankings is based on data from THE World University Rankings and includes only 853 universities in 35 countries and regions in Asia. This ranking uses the same indicators as THE World University Ranking. However, some of the weights of the indicators have been changed.
Participating Universities | Rank | Rank in Japan | |
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2025 | 863 universities | 201-250th | 15th |
2024 | 739 universities | 201-250th | 17th |
2023 | 669 universities | 251-300th | 18th |
2022 | 616 universities | 194th | 16th |
2021 | 551 universities | 152th | 15th |
2020 | 489 universities | 190th | 23rd |
2019 | 417 universities | 160th | 20th |
- Latest ranking: Asia University Rankings 2025
■THE Young University Rankings
THE Young University Rankings is a ranking of universities that have been established for 50 years or less. Like THE World University Rankings, the ranking scores data citations, teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook .
Participating Universities | Rank | Rank in Japan | |
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2024 | 673 universities | 201-250th | 1st |
2023 | 605 universities | 251-300th | 3rd |
2022 | 539 universities | 201-250th | 3rd |
2021 | 475 universities | 182th | 3rd |
2020 | 414 universities | 201-250th | 4th |
2019 | 351 universities | 151-250th | 3rd |
2018 | 250 universities | 151-250th | 4th |
- Latest ranking: Young University Rankings 2024