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Kumamoto University was established under the National School Establishment Law, which reformed the preceding Japanese educational system. The new university incorporated the older institutions. At its establishment, The Fifth High School comprised six departments, with an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students.

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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education

2024

801 200

2023

1001

2022

1001

World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.

Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2023

901

2022

901

2021

901

ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities

2024

901 -250

2023

651 -60

2022

591

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report

2024

-

2023

1049 -34

2022

1015

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

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Kumamoto University International House Residence A (55 rooms) was constructed in 1985 to house international students and foreign researchers, and to encourage educational and research exchanges. Later, in response to the increasing numbers of international students and foreign researchers, Residence B (57 rooms) was built in 1995, followed by Residence C (36 rooms), D (36 rooms) and E (48 rooms) in November 2009.

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Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan