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DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

Total 52 Countries/Regions 404 Universities/Institutions
Europe（Including NIS）
81

Okayama University's special
website focused on the SDGs. It
showcases more than 300 examplesof the university'scommitment to theSDGs.

North America47Asia
236

Middle East
4Africa
11Okayama University SDGs Portal

Oceania
10Japanese Students
Studying Abroad
Total
Undergraduate School
Graduate School

800

600

Okayama University Prospectus

500

A comprehensive book about
Okayama University.

400

OK AYA M A UNIVERSIT Y
1-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-Ku, Okayama 700-8530, JAPAN
Tel. +81-86-252-1111 Fax. +81-86-251-7294
E-mail www-adm@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/index_e.html
University MarkOkayama University※As of May 1, 2024
Total Number
Privately-ﬁnanced International Students
Japanese Government Scholarship Students
Foreign Government Sponsored Students

900742

760

774

793

645

659

658

800

675

597
533

700

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES boast large collections
with a total of approximately

1.96 million volumes

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

・Among the best university hospitals in western Japan, with 853
beds and 50 departments（38 medical and 12 dental departments）

913
760

966

・Annual number of surgeries: 9,557
・Okayama University Hospital provides state-of-the-art medical care suchas organ transplantation, pediatric heart surgery, minimally invasiveendoscopic surgery and robot assisted surgery. The hospital is the only
one in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions with authorization as a Core
Clinical Research Hospital, Translational Research Center（TRC）and aCancer Genome Medicine Core Hospital, and is the clinical researchbase in Western Japan.
The hospital maintains a high matching rate in the employment ofresidents, and also carries out the mission as an educational institution,
providing clinical training to many foreign physicians.

775

600

126

100

67 116
10300

208

192
171

200

190

2164182019 2020 2021 2022 2023

1000115115135

153（24） （20） （21） （22） （24）2020 2021 2022 2023 2024Note1: “Privately-financed International Students” includes
Foreign Government Sponsored Students those
whose acceptance has been informed via MEXT.
Note2: “International Students” includes students of theJoint Graduate School in Science of School
Education, Hyogo University of Teacher Education.

Breakdown of the Above byCountry and Duration

Enrollment Numbers Country and Region

within more thanTotal
6 months 6 months

Asia341

8 349

Oceania61

465

NorthAmerica

46

1662

Europe102

Middle East

1Total551

17 1191246 597※Fiscal Year 2023

76.9

Graduate Students U n d e r - Research
graduate Students, Total
Classification
Doctor Master Students etc.

Asia
332 241 140 116 829
Middle East
52018Africa
25554 39
Oceania
00011North
3001821
America
Latin America
3133 10and the Caribbean
Europe704 47 58
Total

Okayama, “the Land of Sunshine”,
Eco-friendly, High quality of life

23.7

there has been an increase of aboutbillion JPY.
An increase of self-income and external funds promote
the diversification of financial resources.

Located in the heart of Western Japan
with easy access to many major destinations

IncomeAirport

Grants for Speciﬁc Purposes for Research and Education,
Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research 4,969

Industry-university
Research Cooperationand Endowment
5,858

AirlineShinkansen

Subsidy from theNational Government
17,276

Subsidy for Facilities
Improvement
2,045

76,885

Sapporo2024- 2025
OUTLINE

1h50m

1h30m

Seoul

2h15m

Shanghai

Total

4h

Hong Kong

1h10m

2h55m

Tuition / Examinationand Entrance Fees
9,288

Okayama
Airport
TaipeiUniversity Hospital Revenues
37,449Tokyo

Kyoto Nagoya

Okayama

Fukuoka
Airport2hExpenditureKansai
AirportHakataNarita Airport
Haneda Airport

Chubu Centrair Airport

Shin-Osaka

Okinawa

Misasa Campus

375 249 152 190 966※As of May 1, 2024

YonagoFacilities
Improvement
Costs 4,078

191

Note: I n c l u d e s o n l i n e p r o g r a mparticipants counted as the Top
Global University Project Data
from Fiscal Year 2020 onward.

Classification

ACCESSbillion JPY
Total budget of about
Since becoming an incorporated national university in 2004,

Industry-university
Research Cooperationand Endowment
5,865

400

200

FINANCE

Grants for Speciﬁc Purposes for Research and Education,
Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research 4,969

5003000Latin America
and the Caribbean
151000OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL offers state-of-the-art
medical care, research and education systems.

・Average daily number of patients: 2,679（553 inpatients and2,126 outpatients）

International Students

700Okayama University Official SNS

HOSPITAL AND LIBRARY

Total

・The University Libraries consist of the Central Library, the Shikata
Branch Library, and the Institute of Plant Science and Resources
Branch Library. They provide approximately 1,960,000 books andboast the largest collection of books in Okayama Prefecture.

・The Central Library houses the Ikeda Family Collection “IkedakeBunko” which contains records and documents of the Ikeda clan,
the feudal lords of Okayama from 1632 to 1871. The collection
consists of an archive of about 100,000 legislative documents,Japanese classics, and Chinese classics. The collection is wellknown as a source of primary materials for research on theShogunate government and clan governments during the Edo
period.
※As of May 1, 2024

Tottori
Prefecture

MisasaOkayamaPrefecture

76,885

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES・Their wide range of services extend to local communities andother educational institutions. They provide publications ofapproximately 88,000 e-journals, 31 databases, and publish theacademic research achievements of OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY.
They work to promote functional enhancement of online services,and to support research and learning activities.

Education andResearch Costs
24,827

Okayama
Airport※2024 Fiscal Year Budget（unit : million JPY）

Number of Projects
Amount982

2,673million JPY

Note： The grants above include
all overhead expenses.

Grants from Outside
the University

Trust Research
Endowment

2,180

HakataKurashiki■Kurashiki
Campus

Shinkansen

Kurayoshi

Okayama Airport

1,669

Note：	“Endowment” includes
foundations and endowed chairs.
(unit million JPY)

Kagawa Prefecture

Tottori Airport

617

Ushimado Marine InstituteShikata Campus
Higashiyama Campus
Hirai Campus

Kurashiki Campus（Fiscal Year 2023）

Joint Research

Tsushima Campus

OkayamaKurashiki（Fiscal Year 2024）

HyogoPrefecture

Hiroshima
Prefecture

University Hospital Costs
37,146

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research “KAKENHI”

NTottori

Kurayoshi■Misasa Campus

OkayamaShin-Osaka■Tsushima Campus
Kansai Airport■Shikata Campus■Higashiyama Campus■Hirai Campus

JR LineBus LineTokyo

A Research Universitythat Together
Creates and Nurturesa Bright Future

HISTORY AND
ORGANIZATIONSTUDENTS,FACULTY AND STAFFOKAYAMA UNIVERSITY has approximately

Students 13,383

150 years of history■ Medical Training Place Sponsored by the Lord of Okayama 1870
■ Onchi School 1874
■ The Sixth Higher School 1900
■ Ohara Institute for Agricultural Research 1914
■ Okayama Medical College 1922
■ Misasa Hot Spring Rehabilitation Center 1939
■ Okayama Normal School 1943
■ Okayama Youth's Normal School 1944
■ Okayama Agricultural College 1946
OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY

1949

National University Corporation OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY 2004
Undergraduate Schools

Graduate Schools

School of Letters

Graduate School of Education

Faculty of Law

Graduate School of Humanities
and Social Sciences

School of Education
School of EconomicsSchool of Science
Medical School
Dental School

School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Engineering
School of Agriculture
Discovery Programfor Global Learners

Graduate School ofEnvironmental, Life,
Natural Science and Technology
Graduate School of
Health Sciences

Graduate School of Medicine,
Dentistry andPharmaceutical Sciences

Graduate School ofInterdisciplinary Science andEngineering in Health Systems
School of Law

Postgraduate Special Education Credential Program
Special Course for Yogo Teachers（School Nurse Teachers）
・Institute of Plant Science and Resources
Research ・Institute for Planetary Materials
Institute・Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science・Research Institute for the Dynamics of Civilizations
School of Education
・KindergartenAttached・Primary School
Schools・Junior High School・School of Special Needs Education

UniversityHospital

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL（50 clinical divisions）※Applications are now closed.

Total 3,243

Graduate Students Classification
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology ※Graduate School of Environmental, Life,
Natural Science and Technology
Graduate School of Health Sciences
Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science ※Graduate School of Medicine,
Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Scienceand Engineering in Health Systems
School of Law

Total
143281
1101,297127113875
23661

Total

※Applications are now closed.

Classification

Executives
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Assistant Professors
Assistant Professors
Research AssociatesTeachers
Clerical Employees
Technical Employees
Total※[ ] indicate numbers of Contract Personnel, (Both are excluded of each category.

3,243

Total 4,189

Faculty and Staff 

10415
357
96300
698

Total

［18］
［33］
［30］
［179］
［１］
［４］

1,312 ［1,281］（49）2,594 ［1,546］（49）) indicate numbers of Rehired staff.

※As of May 1, 2024

95.9% for undergraduates and95.3% for graduate studentsTuition Fee

Total758
1,140
949
1,058
670
1,332314433
2,71625517228
10,140School of Letters
School of Education
Faculty of Law
School of Economics
School of Science
Medical School
Dental School
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Engineering
School of Environmental Science and Technology ※School of Agriculture
Discovery Program for Global Learners
Total

Employment rate for OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY graduates is

Male-to-Female Ratio 54：46

Total 10,140

Undergraduate Students

DESTINATIONS

Student Population

Faculty and Staff 4,189

Classification■ The Third Senior High School Medical Faculty 1894

ENTRANTS

Undergraduate Schools Classification
School of Letters

AnnualCapacity

Applicants

Entrants

175

280

511

176

225

529

590

233

School of Education
Faculty of Law

School of Economics

245

604

Medical School

269

824

School of Science140

Dental School

48

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

80

School of Engineering

Total

2,222

127

48

86

653

287

127

Graduate Schools Classification

179

Graduates

2,284

Employment
1,217（53.3％）

372925100

195

94

Graduate School of Environmental,
Life, Natural Science and Technology

597

805

719

Graduate School of Medicine,
Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

36

5247

191

234

210

Graduate School of Humanitiesand Social Sciences

Graduate School of Health Sciences

Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Scienceand Engineering in Health Systems

96

Graduate School of Education

45

Professional Degree Courses（April 2024 Entrants）
School of Law

Total※Brackets（241,126

117
40112

1,584（470）98
35221,250（366）Public service297（24.4％）

・Undergraduate Students

535,800 JPY

・School of Law

804,000 JPY

・Graduate Students（excluding the School of Law）

reorganized into General Education Courses, English Language
Courses, and Major Courses to create a four-year (or six-year)

English-medium
Major Courses

2nd year

Major Courses◎Major Courses◎Major Foundational Courses◎Integrated Education Courses

English Language
Courses◎Required English Courses◎Elective English Courses◎Inquiry-based Learning◎Information and Mathematical Data Sciences◎Health and Sports Sciences◎Citizenship and Intercultural Understanding

General Education
Courses

Employees

1,217

Education
203（16.7％）

Art of Collaboration in ResearchInterdisciplinary Learning Across Schools and Departments
Private company
706（58.0％）

Graduate Schools
Public service28（3.3％）

Others 8（1.0％）

Education
98（11.8％）

535,800 JPY

Transforming Society with Research

The Challenge of Okayama University
Okayama University has been selected for the Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's J-PEAKS project (5.5billion yen), which aims to develop research universities driving
nationwide research development. The goal of Okayama University is
to build on its world-class research, which is recognized in Japan, tocontribute to global-scale innovation. Centered around the Institutefor Advanced Cutting-edge Research and the Organization for
Research and Innovation Strategy, Okayama University will promote:1.	the elucidation of the mechanism of natural photosynthesis andthe creation of clean energy through implementation of artificial
photosynthesis;
2.	a society that supports the wellbeing of all generations, particularlyin the face of a declining birthrate
and an aging population, throughexpertise drawn from national
strategic special zones andacademic research; and,3.	t he development of the humanresources, research infrastructure,and financial strategy to empowera research university that will
revitalize Japan.
Research Areas in theTop 1% Worldwide
Clinical Medicine
Physics
Chemistry

Plant and Animal Science

Biology and Biochemistry
Neuroscience and Behavior

Microbiology
Geosciences
Immunology

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Engineering

48,72624,21622,471
16,40011,327
6,9986,961
5,769
3,945
3,648

Find a Researcher!
Search by name, affiliation, research
outputs, or research keywords,
based on Scopus database.

Private company697（83.9％）※Fiscal Year 2023

Starting in AY2025, a new course titled "Art of Collaboration in
Research" will be introduced as a General Education Courses for
all first year students. This course bridges the concepts of"inquiry" from high school and "research" at the university level.
Taught by active researchers, it provides first year students withopportunities to collaborate on group projects, developing
essential skills like teamwork, project management, and effectivecommunication.

RESEARCH

Number of Patents Held（As of March 31,2024）

78,382※Values represent citation counts of papers※ Source: Clarivate Analytics Essential
Science Indicators（January 1, 2014- February 29, 2024）

831

Tuition Fee for 2024 Academic Year2025. The existing General Education and Major Courses will be

1st year

Employees）indicates female students.

in a rapidly changing and unpredictable society, Okayama
University will launch a new integrated undergraduate program in3rd year

（Including October 2023 Entrants and April 2024 Entrants）

Graduate School of Education

To nurture individuals capable of collaborating with diverse groups

4th year

Others 11（0.9％）

Entrants

Restructuring of Undergraduate Programs

integrated undergraduate program.

59

Applicants

Master’s and Doctoral Courses

Advanced to
Graduate Schools
780（34.1％）

5,562
2,331（2,680） （1,068）※April 2024 Entrants（Discovery Program for Global Learners includes October 2023 Entrants）※Brackets（ ）indicates female students.
AnnualCapacity

Others 128（5.6％）
Medical Residents
159（7.0％）266

1,299120

Discovery Program for Global Learners

146

We aim to educate lifelong proactive learners

A new undergraduate curriculum beginning in 2025

Undergraduate Schools

255

391

221

640

School of Agriculture

282

EDUCATION563 Patents（420 domestic,143 international）

Ranking of Japanese ResearchInstitutions Based on theAnalysis of the Number ofHigh Impact Papers（Clarivate Analytics 2024
Announcement）

Plant and Animal Science field：

4th Place（among domestic universities）
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