In order to get an objective understanding of the situation our university is in, we are working on various university rankings by the British education magazine, THE (Times Higher Education).
THE World University Rankings
- in the world
- 801-1000th / 1,799
- in Japan
- 14th / 117universities
2022.10.12
THE Japan University Rankings
- in Japan
- 24th / 271universities (※In a public university 2nd)
2023.3.23
THE World University Ranking by subject: computer science
- in the world
- 401-500th / 974universities
- in Japan
- 7th / 36universities
2022.10.25
- ※THE World University Ranking
- These are university rankings published by THE, including the World University Rankings, World University Rankings: Field Rankings, Japan University Rankings, Asian University Rankings, and Impact Rankings.

■THE World University Ranking
This 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 | Ranking in Japanese | |
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2023 | 1,799universities | 801-1000th | 14th |
2022 | 1,662universities | 601-800th | 13th |
2021 | 1,526universities | 601-800th | 14th |
2020 | 1,397universities | 601-800th | 16th |
2019 | 1,258universities | 601-800th | 14th |
2018 | 1,103universities | 601-800th | 13th |
- Latest ranking: World University Rankings 2023

■THE JAPAN UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
This is a ranking of Japanese universities only, which THE has been publishing since 2017. Unlike the global version of the ranking, the data for each university is focused on the educational environment, the quality of student learning, and growth potential, and the ranking is based on 16 indicators in four areas: educational resources, educational enrichment, educational outcomes, and internationality.
participating universities | Rank | |
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2023 | 271universities | 24th |
2022 | 273universities | 18th |
2021 | 278universities | 24th |
2020 | 278universities | 24th |
2019 | 213universities | 26th |
2018 | 258universities | 34th |
2017 | 292universities | 23rd |
- Latest ranking: THE Japan University Ranking(Japanese Website)

■THE World University Ranking by subject: computer science
As with THE World University Rankings, the ranking 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 the weighting of the scores is changed for each field. Our university is ranked in the field of computer science. In the field of computer science, the weighting of the number of citations of papers is lower, and the weighting of reputation research in education and research is higher.
participating universities | Rank | Ranking in Japanese | |
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2023 | 974universities | 401-500th | 7th |
2022 | 891universities | 301-400th | 7th |
2021 | 827universities | 251-300th | 6th |
2020 | 750universities | 301-400th | 4th |
2019 | 684universities | 401-500th | 9th |
- Latest ranking: World University Rankings 2023 by subject: computer science

■THE Young University Ranking
It is a ranking of universities that have been established for 50 years or less, and like THE World University Rankings, it scores data on 13 indicators in the five fields of "Research," "Citations," "International Outlook," and "Industry Income," It is characterized by a lower weighting of reputation surveys in the fields of "education" and "research" than THE World University Rankings.
participating universities | Rank | Ranking in Japanese | |
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2022 | 475universities | 201-250th | 3rd |
2021 | 475universities | 182th | 3rd |
2020 | 414universities | 201-250th | 4th |
2019 | 351universities | 151-250th | 3rd |
2018 | 250universities | 151-250th | 4th |
- Latest ranking: Young University Rankings 2022

■THE Asia University Ranking
This ranking is based on data from THE World University Rankings and includes only about 400 universities in 27 countries and regions in Asia. The ranking uses the same 13 indicators in 5 fields as in THE World University Rankings, but the weight of the indicators is partially changed. It is characterized by a higher weighting of "income from industry" compared to the world ranking.
participating universities | Rank | Ranking in Japanese | |
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2022 | 616universities | 194th | 16th |
2021 | 551universities | 152th | 15th |
2020 | 489universities | 190th | 23rd |
2019 | 417universities | 160th | 20th |
2018 | 359universities | 131th | 15th |
- Latest ranking: Asia University Rankings 2021