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Hokkaido University

Q: Does Hokkaido University teach English?

The programs in this brochure are taught and supported entirely in English, and are designed to open our doors to students from around the world who are seeking to enroll in top-class degree programs in Japan.

Q: Is it hard to get into Hokkaido University?

Hokkaido University is currently home to 20,400 students, in which 11,959 students are in undergraduate programs, 6,669 students are in post-graduate programs, and 85 in research programs. The acceptance rate of the entire university was at 35.9% in 2015 and has slightly dropped to 34.5% in 2020.

Q: Is Hokkaido University a good school?

Hokkaido University is ranked #441 in Best Global Universities.

Q: Is Hokkaido University prestigious?

Hokkaido University tops among Japanese universities in THE Impact Rankings 2020. Hokkaido University ranked 76th in the world and the top in Japan in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. Hokkaido University tops among Japanese universities in THE Impact Rankings 2020. Hokkaido University ranked 76th in the world and the top in Japan in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

Hokkaido, Japan

Public | Estd. 1876

36%

Acceptance Rate

8 : 1

Student: Teacher Ratio

70 : 30

Male: Female Ratio

11%

International Student Rate

April

Intakes

About the University

History, Affiliations and Rankings

Hokkaido University was established in 1876 as the Sapporo Agricultural College, that in 1907, became the Agricultural College of Tohuku Imperial University. The Agricultural College changed its name to the Faculty of Agriculture in 1919, the year the School of Medicine was founded. The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, and lastly the Faculty of Law and Literature were added in 1947. In 1947, Hokkaido University also adopted its current name. Hokkaido University tops among Japanese universities in THE Impact Rankings 2022 and is placed at #10, while it ranks in the bracket #501-600 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022.

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501-600

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Master in Condensed Matter Physics	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Environmental Earth Science for a Sustainable Society (EPEES)	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Mechanical Engineering	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Environmental and Sustainable Resources Engineering	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Applied Physics	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Materials Science and Engineering	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Cosmosciences	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Mathematics	24 Months	₹535,800
Master in Global Environmental Management	24 Months	₹535,800

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Hokkaido University is one of the seven Japanese national universities founded in 1876. The institution is a world leader in various subjects ranging from social and natural sciences to humanities. In 2015, Reuters included the organization in the top 100 world's most innovative universities.

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