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Rikkyo University

Japan

Address: 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, 171-8501 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Science (Physics; Chemistry; Mathematics; Life Sciences), Information Science

Founded in 1874 by an Episcopal missionary, Rikkyo University (St. Paul’s University) is a private comprehensive university in Tokyo, known for humanities, social sciences, and a College of Science.

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Optics, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics

Status:

Private

Partnerships:

Located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. International partnerships.

Research:

Fundamental physics and chemistry, Mathematical sciences and data analysis, Biological sciences and bioinformatics, Information systems and AI.

Famous Alumnis:

Shigeo Nagashima

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

800

Current students***:

20000

Foreign students***:

N/A%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Well-established private university, offers solid science programs.

Cons

Private university with tuition fees, primarily a liberal arts university, engineering options are limited to information science or applied aspects within science.

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Private comprehensive university with a College of Science offering programs in physics, chemistry, and IT.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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