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A Research Universitythat Together
Creates and Nurturesa Bright Future

HISTORY AND
ORGANIZATIONOKAYAMA UNIVERSITY has approximately

150 years of history■ Medical Training Place Sponsored by the Lord of Okayama 1870
■ Onchi School 1874
■ The Third Senior High School Medical Faculty 1894
■ 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 UNIVERSITY1949

National University Corporation OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY 2004
Undergraduate SchoolsGraduate Schools

School of Letters

Graduate School of Education

Faculty of Law

Graduate School of Humanities
and Social Sciences

School of Education
School of Economics
School 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 ResourcesResearch ・Institute for Planetary Materials
Institute・Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science・Research Institute for the Dynamics of Civilizations
School of Education
・Kindergarten
Attached・Primary School
Schools・Junior High School・School of Special Needs Education

University OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Hospital （50 clinical divisions）

STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND STAFF
Students 13,383

Faculty and Staff 4,189

Total 10,140

Undergraduate Students

Classification

Total
758
1,140
949
1,058
670
1,332
314
433
2,716
25
517
228
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※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
110
1,297
127
113875236
61

Total※Applications are now closed.

Total 4,189

Faculty and Staff 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

10415
357
96
300
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

ENTRANTS
Student Population

Male-to-Female Ratio 54：46
Tuition Fee

Undergraduate Schools Classification
School of Letters

AnnualCapacity

280529School of Education
Faculty of Law

Applicants

Entrants

175

511

176

225590233

School of Economics

245

604

Medical School

269

824

80

221

School of Science140

Dental School

48

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Engineering

640

School of Agriculture

120

Discovery Program for Global Learners
Total

2,222

282

255

391

146

127

48

266

86

1,299

653

179

59287

127

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

Graduate Schools Classification
Master’s and Doctoral Courses

AnnualCapacity

Applicants

Entrants

372925（Including October 2023 Entrants and April 2024 Entrants）

Graduate School of Education

Graduate School of Humanitiesand Social Sciences

100

195

94

Graduate School of Environmental,
Life, Natural Science and Technology

597

805

719

Graduate School of Medicine,
Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

365247

Graduate School of Health Sciences

191234210

Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Scienceand Engineering in Health Systems

96117

98

Graduate School of Education

4540

35

1,584（470）

1,250（366）Professional Degree Courses（April 2024 Entrants）
School of Law

Total※Brackets（241,12611222）indicates female students.

Tuition Fee for 2024 Academic Year・Undergraduate Students

・Graduate Students（excluding the School of Law）
・School of Law

535,800 JPY

535,800 JPY

804,000 JPY

DESTINATIONS
Employment rate for OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY graduates is95.9% for undergraduates and95.3% for graduate students

Undergraduate Schools
Others 128（5.6％）
Medical Residents
159（7.0％）

Advanced to
Graduate Schools
780（34.1％）

Graduates

2,284

Employment
1,217（53.3％）

Others 11（0.9％）
Public service297（24.4％）

Employees

1,217

Education
203（16.7％）

Private company
706（58.0％）

Graduate Schools
Public service28（3.3％）

Others 8（1.0％）

Education98（11.8％）

Employees

831

Private company
697（83.9％）※Fiscal Year 2023

EDUCATION
We aim to educate lifelong proactive learners
Restructuring of Undergraduate Programs

A new undergraduate curriculum beginning in 2025
To nurture individuals capable of collaborating with diverse groups

in a rapidly changing and unpredictable society, Okayama
University will launch a new integrated undergraduate program in2025. The existing General Education and Major Courses will bereorganized into General Education Courses, English Language
Courses, and Major Courses to create a four-year (or six-year)
integrated undergraduate program.
4th yearEnglish-medium
Major Courses

3rd year

2nd year

1st 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

Art of Collaboration in ResearchInterdisciplinary Learning Across Schools and Departments
Starting in AY2025, a new course titled "Art of Collaboration inResearch" 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 with
opportunities to collaborate on group projects, developing
essential skills like teamwork, project management, and effectivecommunication.

RESEARCH
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
6,998
6,961
5,769
3,945
3,648

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）

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outputs, or research keywords,
based on Scopus database.

563 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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INTERNATIONALEXCHANGE

966 international students currently enrolled
597 students have studied abroad
Enhancing the development of global talent

DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

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

North America
47

Asia
236

Middle East
4Africa11

Oceania
10Japanese Students
Studying Abroad

900

742

760

774

793

645

659

658

800

675

597
533

500

700

913
760

966
775600
500

400

400

300
200

126

100
0

Total NumberPrivately-ﬁnanced International Students
Japanese Government Scholarship Students
Foreign Government Sponsored Students

1000700600※As of May 1, 2024

International Students

Total
Undergraduate School
Graduate School

800

Latin America
and the Caribbean
1567 116
10192

208

171

190

21300
20064182019 2020 2021 2022 2023

1000115115135153191（24） （20） （21） （22） （24）2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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 Datafrom Fiscal Year 2020 onward.

Note1: “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 thanClassification
Total
6 months 6 months

Asia

341

8 349

Oceania

61

46562

NorthAmerica

4616Europe

102

17 119Middle East

1Total551

1246 597※Fiscal Year 2023

Classification

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

Asia
332 241 140 116 829Middle East
52018Africa
25554 39Oceania
00011North
3001821America
Latin America
3133 10and the CaribbeanEurope
704 47 58Total

375 249 152 190 966※As of May 1, 2024

HOSPITAL AND LIBRARYOKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL offers state-of-the-art
medical care, research and education systems.

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

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES・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.
・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.
・The Central Library houses the Ikeda Family Collection “Ikedake
Bunko” 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

FINANCE
76.9

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

23.7

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

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

Industry-university
Research Cooperationand Endowment
5,858

Subsidy from theNational Government
17,276

Subsidy for Facilities
Improvement
2,045

Total

76,885

Tuition / Examinationand Entrance Fees
9,288

University Hospital Revenues
37,449

Expenditure
Grants for Speciﬁc Purposes for Research and Education,
Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research 4,969
Industry-university
Research Cooperationand Endowment
5,865
Facilities
Improvement
Costs 4,078

Total

Education andResearch Costs
24,82776,885
University Hospital Costs
37,146※2024 Fiscal Year Budget（unit : million JPY）

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research “KAKENHI”（Fiscal Year 2024）

Number of Projects
Amount982

2,673million JPY

Note： The grants above include
all overhead expenses.

Grants from Outside
the University（Fiscal Year 2023）Joint Research

Trust Research
Endowment

617

1,669
2,180

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

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

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

AirportAirlineShinkansen

Sapporo
1h50m

1h30m

Seoul

2h15m

Shanghai

4hHong Kong

1h10m

2h55m
Okayama
Airport
Taipei

Okayama

Fukuoka
Airport2hTokyo

Kyoto Nagoya

Kansai
AirportHakataNarita Airport
Haneda Airport

Chubu Centrair Airport

Shin-Osaka

Okinawa

Misasa Campus
YonagoNTottori

Kurayoshi

Tottori
Prefecture

MisasaOkayamaPrefectureOkayama
AirportHyogoPrefecture

Tsushima Campus

Hiroshima
PrefectureOkayama

Kurashiki

Shikata Campus
Higashiyama Campus
Hirai Campus

Kurashiki Campus

Kagawa Prefecture

Tottori Airport

Kurashiki■KurashikiCampus

Shinkansen

Kurayoshi

Okayama Airport
HakataUshimado Marine Institute■Misasa Campus

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

JR LineBus LineTokyo

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