Okayama University of science ranks in the 1001+ category of THE World University Rankings by Subject

Okayama University of Science (OUS) has been ranked in the 1001+ category in the “THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025,” published on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE), a UK-based publication specializing in higher education. These rankings evaluate research excellence across 11 subject areas, including Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. OUS has been recognized in both categories.
This year’s rankings included 1,447 universities in the Physical Sciences category and 1,143 universities in the Life Sciences category. Globally, OUS placed in the 1001+ category for both subjects. Nationally, the university tied 18 in Physical Sciences and 45 in Life Sciences.
A total of 57 Japanese universities were included in these rankings across the Physical Sciences and Life Sciences categories. Achieving its first-ever ranking, OUS tied with institutions such as Kitasato University and Meiji University in Life Sciences, and Tokyo University of Science, Yokohama National University and Okayama University in Physical Sciences. Notably, OUS is the only private university in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions to be on the list.
University ranking in Physical Sciences is based on contributions to key fields such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, geology, and environmental and earth sciences. Areas such as biological sciences and veterinary sciences are evaluated under Life Sciences. 
Following Success in the THE World University Rankings and Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 
In addition to its subject rankings, on October 9th, the “THE World University Rankings 2025” announced that OUS ranked in the 1501+ category out of 2,092 universities worldwide and tied at 63 nationally among the 119 Japanese universities.