Highest Evaluated University in Japan

based on data in Thomson Reuters' "Essential Science Indicators" and published in "University Ranking 2010"by the leading Japanese newspaper "Asahi Shimbun"

Overall:Ranked 1st

Plant & Animal Science:Ranked 1st
Chemistry:Ranked 3rd
Molecular Biology & Genetics:Ranked 3rd
Microbiology:Ranked 3rd

The highest grade for appraisal methods by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

in the top 5% A+
Three research areas in the Graduate School of Information Science received top scores in a survey conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Ranked1st
in "Research" and "Education" among all national universities in Japan published in the weekly magazine "Toyo Keizai"

Number of Grants-in-Aid for scientific research
Ranked 1st  per faculty member*

Number of University Business Ventures
Ranked 1st  per faculty member*

Revenue from patent implementation ¥110,000
Ranked 1st  per faculty member*

Revenue for research expenses ¥7,779,000
Ranked 1st  per faculty member*

Grants-in-Aid for scientific research ¥4,366,000
Ranked 1st  per faculty member*

* Report by the Japanese Cabinet Office's 87th Council for Science and Technology Policy