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Hokkaido University

Location

Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, JP, Sapporo Japan

Ranking

# 173QS World University Rankings

About Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University was founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College- the nation's first institute of higher education to award bachelor's degrees. "Boys, be ambitious!," the phrase Dr. William S. Clark, the first Vice-Principal, was quoted as saying to...
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About Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University was founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College- the nation's first institute of higher education to award bachelor's degrees. "Boys, be ambitious!," the phrase Dr. William S. Clark, the first Vice-Principal, was quoted as saying to...
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University information

17,431
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36%
1,783
14%
86%
2,490
88%
12%

Rankings & Ratings

Hokkaido University is one of the top public universities in Sapporo, Japan. It is ranked #173 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

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  • 2012
    #138
  • 2014
    #144
  • 2015
    #135
  • 2016
    #=139
  • 2017
    #130
  • 2018
    #=122
  • 2019
    #=128
  • 2020
    #132
  • 2021
    #139
  • 2022
    #145
  • 2023
    #=141
  • 2024
    #196
  • 2025
    #173

Ranking criteria

Overall
49.8
Academic Reputation
59
Citations per Faculty
26
Employment Outcomes
15.5
Employer Reputation
63.3
Faculty Student Ratio
76.2
International Faculty Ratio
18.7
International Research Network
77.7
International Student Ratio
12.1
Sustainability
78.1

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #138
  • 2014
    #144
  • 2015
    #135
  • 2016
    #=139
  • 2017
    #130
  • 2018
    #=122
  • 2019
    #=128
  • 2020
    #132
  • 2021
    #139
  • 2022
    #145
  • 2023
    #=141
  • 2024
    #196
  • 2025
    #173

Campus locations

Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, JP Campus

Kita 8, Nishi 5

Kita-ku

Sapporo

JP

060-0808

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