University of Electro-Communications: Statistics

Rank | Ranking |
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#985 of 14,131 | In the World |
#229 of 5,830 | In Asia |
#55 of 719 | In Japan |
#1 of 3 | In Chofu |
#74 of 1,008 | For Robotics |
Top50% | For 45 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 5,329
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.uec.ac.jp
- Languages
- Japanese
Acceptance rate & Admissions
Acceptance Rate | 23% |
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Admissions Requirements | Graduation from high school and entrance examination |
Academic Calendar | April to March (April - September; October-March) |
Enrollment | 5,329 |
Full time employee | 302 |
Student:staff ratio | 18:1 |
Publications & Citations
University of Electro-Communications majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
Year | Publications | Citations |
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1991 | 114 | 570 |
1992 | 146 | 689 |
1993 | 184 | 833 |
1994 | 169 | 885 |
1995 | 195 | 1166 |
1996 | 225 | 1125 |
1997 | 253 | 1408 |
1998 | 252 | 1620 |
1999 | 338 | 1866 |
2000 | 391 | 2315 |
2001 | 410 | 2506 |
2002 | 461 | 3401 |
2003 | 412 | 4302 |
2004 | 435 | 5281 |
2005 | 562 | 5834 |
2006 | 629 | 7208 |
2007 | 587 | 8509 |
2008 | 633 | 9263 |
2009 | 800 | 10799 |
2010 | 751 | 11562 |
2011 | 743 | 12992 |
2012 | 824 | 13683 |
2013 | 673 | 14489 |
2014 | 837 | 14921 |
2015 | 886 | 15650 |
2016 | 923 | 15574 |
2017 | 904 | 15595 |
2018 | 996 | 16116 |
2019 | 1048 | 17655 |
2020 | 951 | 19672 |
2021 | 743 | 20715 |
Tuition
The University of Electro-Communications has on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
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Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | – | – |
Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | – | – | – |
Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | – | – | – |
Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | – | – |
Engineering | IT | – | + | – | – |
Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | – | – |
Hakase | Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications Engineering |
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Notable alumni
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Ken Kutaragi
- Occupations
- inventorbusinesspersonengineercomputer scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ken Kutaragi is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman. He is the former chairman and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIEI), the video game division of Sony Corporation, and current president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. He is known as "The Father of the PlayStation", as he oversaw the development of the original console and its successors and spinoffs, including the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 3. He departed Sony in 2007, six years before the PlayStation 4 was released.
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Jirō Nitta
- Occupations
- meteorologistscreenwriternovelist
- Biography
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Jirō Nitta is the pen name of popular Japanese historical novelist Hiroto Fujiwara (藤原 寛人, Fujiwara Hiroto). He was born in an area that is now part of the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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Soichi Terada
- Occupations
- composermusic arrangerrecord producer
- Biography
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Soichi Terada is a Japanese electronic music composer, best known for his work in the Ape Escape video game series. He started producing music in 1989 as well as remixing singers such as Nami Shimada. He and fellow producer Shinichiro Yokota formed Far East Recording in 1990, releasing various albums and singles. In 1999, after releasing Sumo Jungle, he was given an opportunity to compose for Ape Escape.
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Noritoshi Ishida
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Noritoshi Ishida is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kōchi, he attended the University of Electro-Communications as undergraduate and received a master's degree from Soka University. After that, he worked at the government of Tokyo from 1979 to 1988. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.
General info
Alternative names | UEC 電気通信大学 |
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Founded | 1949 |
Accreditation | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
Academic structure | Faculty of Electro-Communications Graduate School of Electro-Communications Graduate School of Information Systems |
Location and Contacts
Address | 1-5-1 Chofugaoka Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585 Japan |
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City population | 240,000 |
Phone | +81 (424) 43 5014 |
Fax | +81 (424) 43 5108 |