From the World to Tohoku University (International Students)
From Tohoku University to the World (Tohoku University Students Studying Overseas)
Student Exchange Division Statistics (for faculty and staff only) ＊only available in Japanese
International Students
| Academic Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
| Total Enrolled* |
1,532 |
1,742 |
1,663 |
1,989 |
1,942 |
2,161 |
2,025 |
2,217 |
2,089 |
2,255 |
| Total for Year** |
2,177 |
2,938 |
3,208 |
3,271 |
3,405 |
| Academic Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
| Total Enrolled* |
2,162 |
2,438 |
2,081 |
2,103 |
2,044 |
2,133 |
2,074 |
2,281 |
2,145 |
2,204 |
| Total for Year** |
3,548 |
3,072 |
3,027 |
3,115 |
3,410 |
| Academic Year |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
|
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Enrolled* |
2,147 |
2,296 |
2,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total for Year** |
3,777 |
|
|
|
|
*Includes only those with "Student" residence status (degree students, non-degree students)
**Includes those with residence statuses other than "Student" (foreign students, short-term visiting trainees etc.)
Please refer to here for the breakdown of the number of international students.
Tohoku University Fact Book 2024
Future Global Leadership (FGL) Program
Undergraduate: 3 Courses
| Academic Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Oct. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
| Total Enrolled |
55 |
77 |
71 |
88 |
79 |
94 |
89 |
107 |
92 |
110 |
| Academic Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
| Total Enrolled |
109 |
110 |
108 |
113 |
107 |
104 |
97 |
101 |
99 |
103 |
| Academic Year |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
|
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Enrolled |
98 |
89 |
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Graduate: 27 Courses
| Academic Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Oct. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
| Total Enrolled |
253 |
271 |
283 |
388 |
397 |
459 |
425 |
460 |
443 |
455 |
| Academic Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
| Total Enrolled |
589 |
608 |
602 |
608 |
620 |
502 |
503 |
489 |
468 |
462 |
| Academic Year |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
|
| May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
May 1 |
Nov. 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Enrolled |
459 |
504 |
487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inbound Exchange Programs
Participants
| Academic Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| JYPE |
44 |
54 |
56 |
72 |
80 |
78 |
58 |
50 |
58 |
6 |
2 |
| COLABS |
14 |
22 |
27 |
33 |
43 |
54 |
35 |
60 |
72 |
2 |
13 |
| IPLA |
15 |
20 |
30 |
47 |
58 |
72 |
62 |
29 |
53 |
10 |
36 |
| DEEP |
40 |
44 |
47 |
49 |
51 |
36 |
18 |
10 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| DEEp-Bridge |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
53 |
27 |
47 |
0 |
- |
| Total |
113 |
140 |
160 |
201 |
232 |
282 |
230 |
179 |
245 |
18 |
52 |
Short Programs
Participants
| Academic Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| TSSP |
7 |
21 |
23 |
24 |
31 |
23 |
- |
26 |
26 |
- |
| TUJP |
*9 |
*18 |
23
(+10*) |
18 |
55 |
56 |
58 |
56 |
38 |
35 |
| Total |
16 |
39 |
56 |
42 |
86 |
79 |
58 |
82 |
64 |
35 |
*TASP (forerunner of TUJP) Participants
Short-Term Visiting Trainees
| Academic Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| No. Inbound |
296 |
366 |
356 |
330 |
437 |
409 |
69 |
Japanese Language Program
| Academic Year |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| No. of Students Taking Courses |
856 |
871 |
879 |
846 |
835 |
432 |
588 |
653 |
653 |
705 |
Student Exchange Based on Academic Exchange Agreements (Inbound)
| Academic Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| No. Inbound |
104 |
143 |
351 |
424 |
514 |
587 |
539 |
513 |
673 |
213 |
List of Academic Exchange Agreements (International Exchange Division)
Tohoku University Global Leader (TGL) Program
| Academic Year |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Global Leader Certificates Issued |
2 |
6 |
16 |
14 |
17 |
27 |
23 |
28 |
37 |
32 |
| TGL Program Completion Certificates Issued |
0 |
3 |
13 |
19 |
43 |
44 |
42 |
62 |
23 |
2 |
Short-Term Study Abroad Program
Study Abroad Program (SAP)
| Academic Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Participants |
83 |
121 |
275 |
285 |
297 |
330 |
288 |
273 |
256 |
- |
| Destination Countries |
2 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
- |
| Destination Institutions |
2 |
2 |
12 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
- |
| No. of Programs |
3 |
5 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
- |
Faculty-Led Program (FL)
| Academic Year |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Participants |
44 |
74 |
110 |
87 |
- |
| Destination Countries |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
- |
| Destination Institutions |
3 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
- |
| No. of Programs |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
- |
Student Exchange based on University-level Academic Exchange Agreements (Outbound)
| Academic Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| No. Outbound |
46 |
68 |
66 |
85 |
57 |
65 |
70 |
75 |
64 |
- |
List of Academic Exchange Agreements (International Exchange Division)
High School Bridging Program
| Academic Year |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Participants |
17 |
15 |
18 |
30 |
33 |
33 |
- |
60 |
| Destination Countries |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
| Destination Institutions |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| No. of Programs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
3 |
