Updated: July 2026, 8

Nagoya University

Aiming to be a person who has true courage and intellect and can open up the future

Nagoya University is a comprehensive university with nine faculties, 9 graduate schools, three affiliated research institutes, and five joint research centers nationwide. We pursue the truth through creative research activities and produce world-class intellectual achievements. Through educational practices that emphasize spontaneity, we foster courageous intellectuals with logical thinking skills and rich imagination.

List of faculties / departments
Department of literatureHumanities Department Capacity 125 people
Faculty of EducationDepartment of Human Development Science Capacity 65 people
Graduated from Faculty of LawLaw and Political Science Department Capacity 150 people
Faculty of EconomicsDepartment of Economics Capacity 140
Department of Business Administration Capacity 65 people
Faculty of InformaticsNatural Information Department Capacity 44 people
Department of Human and Social Informatics Capacity 38 people
Computer Science Department Capacity 67 people
Faculty of ScienceMathematical Sciences Capacity 55 people
Department of Physics Capacity 90 people
Chemistry Department Capacity 50 people
Department of Life Sciences Capacity 50 people
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Capacity 25 people
Faculty of medicineMedical department capacity 108 people
Department of Health Capacity 200 people
Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology Capacity 99 people
Department of Applied Physics Capacity 83 people
Material Engineering Department Capacity 110 people
Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering Capacity 128 people
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Capacity 160 people
Department of Energy Science and Engineering Capacity 40 people
Department of Environmental Civil Engineering and Architecture Capacity 80 people
Faculty of AgricultureDepartment of Bio-Environmental Science Capacity 35 people
Department of Bioresource Sciences Capacity 55 people
Department of Applied Life Sciences Capacity 80 people

Contact information, address, etc.
Postal Code 464-8601
AddressFuro-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
DepartmentEducation Promotion Department Entrance Examination Division
Phone Number052-789-5765

Other Information
Official pagehttps://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/

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