Hiroshima University
🇯🇵 Japan
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Hiroshima
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Hiroshima
Public
Est. 1929
About
Hiroshima University is a Japanese national research university located in Higashihiroshima and Hiroshima, Japan. Established in 1929, it was chartered as a university in 1949 following the merge of a number of national educational institutions. Its abbreviated form is Hirodai, and it is included in the group of quasi-elite national universities in Japan known as “Kaneokachihiro”.
Ranking Overview
LatestRanked Top 401 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 66 subject rankings
QS
=480
233
33.2
2026
THE
601–800
—
39.0
2026
ARWU
401-500
100
2025
US News
=628
17
48.6
2026
Key Facts
- Students
- 14,922
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 8.7 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 12%
- Female : Male
- 38 : 62
- Staff
- 3,568
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
Best-performing areas
51-150
Dentistry
76-100
Dentistry & Oral Sciences
79
Space Science
101-150
Petroleum Engineering
151-200
Transportation Science & Technology
184
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
201-300
Earth Sciences
201-300
Civil Engineering
247
Polymer Science
251-300
Linguistics
251-300
Modern Languages
251-300
Agriculture & Forestry
251-300
Physics & Astronomy
251-300
Education & Training
=284
Geosciences
Subject Rankings
Detailed breakdownQS
20 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 51-150 | - | 2026 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Linguistics | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Modern Languages | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Education & Training | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | 351-400 | - | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | =369 | 61.2 | 2026 |
| Natural Sciences | =385 | 64.3 | 2026 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Medicine | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Environmental Sciences | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Materials Sciences | 401-550 | - | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Economics & Econometrics | 551-700 | - | 2026 |
ARWU
18 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Transportation Science & Technology | 151-200 | - | 2024 |
| Earth Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Civil Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2021 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2020 |
| Medical Technology | 301-400 | - | 2020 |
| Mathematics | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Physics | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2020 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 401-500 | - | 2021 |
| Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 401-500 | - | 2017 |
| Education | 401-500 | - | 2019 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
US News
18 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Science | 79 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 184 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Polymer Science | 247 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =284 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Oncology | =336 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Physics | =345 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =398 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | =398 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =411 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =440 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =473 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 480 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | =485 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =526 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =606 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 611 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =713 | 48.6 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =819 | 48.6 | 2026 |
THE
10 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 301–400 | 37.1 | 2024 |
| Business & Economics | 301–400 | 39.5 | 2026 |
| Education | 301–400 | 36.3 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 401–500 | 39.1 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401–500 | 27.4 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 501–600 | 33.9 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 501–600 | 37.4 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 501–600 | 28.2 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 601–800 | 30.0 | 2026 |
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