Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST): Statistics

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Position Category
#1788 of 14,131 In the World
#521 of 5,830 In Asia
#114 of 719 In Japan
#572 of 1,260 For Applied/Engineering Physics
Top50% For 57 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female Ratio
56:44
Funding
Private
Website
www.oist.jp
Languages
English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate14%
Academic CalendarAcademic year starts in September with three terms in a year. PhD students can start the program from the beginning of any term, September, January or May.
Enrollment237
Full time employee81
Student:staff ratio3:1

We've calculated the 14% acceptance rate for Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has published 6,205 scientific papers with 124,460 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, and Materials Science.

Publications
6,205
Citations
124,460

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
4,865 / 105,269
Chemistry
4,486 / 97,598
Physics
3,452 / 65,223
Engineering
3,225 / 64,556
Biochemistry
2,764 / 64,479
Genetics
2,715 / 64,095
Computer Science
2,612 / 53,527
Environmental Science
2,591 / 55,639
Quantum and Particle physics
2,548 / 46,848
Materials Science
2,105 / 43,141
Medicine
2,039 / 42,841
Organic Chemistry
1,894 / 41,454
Geology
1,605 / 32,648
Ecology
1,528 / 31,256
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,499 / 29,315
Psychology
1,402 / 27,382
Optical Engineering
1,158 / 18,709
Paleontology
1,127 / 25,157
Neuroscience
1,109 / 22,372
Nanotechnology
1,050 / 25,566
Geography and Cartography
935 / 19,792
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
830 / 17,956
Evolutionary Biology
734 / 19,149
Chemical Engineering
730 / 24,326
Botany
716 / 12,660
Electrical Engineering
706 / 18,778
Philosophy
658 / 12,551
Sociology
636 / 13,828
Mathematics
621 / 8,523
Condensed Matter Physics
588 / 13,751
Oceanography
578 / 9,111
Pathology
547 / 12,254
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
543 / 9,491
Statistics
519 / 7,252
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
506 / 15,641
Metallurgical Engineering
504 / 11,756
Zoology
499 / 6,954
Psychiatry
452 / 11,026
Machine Learning
450 / 9,271
Mechanical Engineering
433 / 10,850

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
2002 2 0
2003 1 7
2004 9 2
2005 19 23
2006 22 65
2007 63 190
2008 76 350
2009 84 625
2010 114 924
2011 136 1276
2012 144 1812
2013 186 2513
2014 218 3099
2015 296 4004
2016 383 5436
2017 374 6760
2018 473 8569
2019 543 11169
2020 664 14615
2021 712 18682
2022 717 20195
2023 930 22434
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns Same conditions apply as for National Students. (JPY)
Local studetns All students receive an internationally competitive financial support package. OIST offers financial support comparable to that offered by other leading research universities. Students in the PhD program are expected to engage full-time in advanced study and research. Financial support of 2.4 million yen per year (taxable) is provided for each year of approved full-time study, which is sufficient to ensure a comfortable standard of living. Tuition fee of 0.54 million yen per year will also be covered. Students additionally receive support for relocation to Okinawa, a personal computer and financial support for educational travel and conference attendance. (JPY)

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST).

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology No No Yes
Business No No No
Chemistry No No Yes
Computer Science No No Yes
Economics No No No
Engineering No No Yes
Environmental Science No No Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No Yes
Medicine No No No
Physics No No Yes
Psychology No No Yes
Hakase Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics and Computer Science, Neurosciences, Physics

Notable alumni

  1. Svante Pääbo

    Svante Pääbo
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2022
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    evolutionary biologistbiologistgeneticist
    Biography

    Svante Pääbo is a Swedish geneticist and Nobel Laureate who specialises in the field of evolutionary genetics. As one of the founders of paleogenetics, he has worked extensively on the Neanderthal genome. In 1997, he became founding director of the Department of Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. Since 1999, he has been an honorary professor at Leipzig University; he currently teaches molecular evolutionary biology at the university. He is also an adjunct professor at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) faculties and divisions

Graduate School : OIST Graduate School Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics and Computer Science, Neurosciences, Physics

General information

Accreditation Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Location and contacts

Address 1919-1 Tancha
Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, 904-0495
Japan

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