Outline of Faculty Numbers
All data posted below are accurate as of May 1, 2026.
age Group | NUmber of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professors | Associate Professors | Lecturers | Assistant Professors | Assistants | Total | |
25-34 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 343 | 0 | 407 |
35-44 | 54 | 341 | 142 | 525 | 0 | 1,062 |
45-54 | 388 | 330 | 133 | 202 | 1 | 1,054 |
55-64 | 513 | 146 | 34 | 49 | 5 | 747 |
65- | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
Total | 1,013 | 848 | 344 | 1,120 | 6 | 3,331 |
- The above figures include dental technology instructors.
- The above figures include specially appointed instructors, endowed course instructors, and endowed research instructors.
Full-time faculty members
School of | Total | Professors |
|---|---|---|
Humanities | 238 | 106 |
Human Sciences | 91 | 38 |
Law | 37 | 20 |
Economics | 46 | 25 |
Science | 206 | 73 |
Medicine | 408 | 74 |
Dentistry | 88 | 22 |
Pharmaceutical Sciences | 45 | 15 |
Engineering | 343 | 131 |
Engineering Science | 172 | 62 |
Osaka School of International Public Policy | 31 | 15 |
Information Science and Technology | 71 | 26 |
Frontier Biosciences | 63 | 20 |
Law School | 23 | 16 |
United Graduate School of Child Development, the University of Osaka, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui | 17 | 5 |
- The above figures include dental technology instructors.
- The above figures do not include specially appointed instructors, endowed course instructors, or endowed research instructors.
- The above figures include only faculty members affiliated with graduate schools.
Faculty members categorized by gender
Rank | Professor | Associate Professor | Lecturer | Assistant Professor | Assistant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Total | 846 | 167 | 669 | 179 | 237 | 107 | 846 | 277 | 2 | 4 |
M | F | Grand Total | ||||||||
2,597 | 734 | 3,331 | ||||||||
Percentage of female faculty within TOTAL faculty numbers: 22.04%
- The above figures include specially appointed instructors, dental technology instructors, endowed course instructors, and endowed research instructors.
- To view gender breakdowns by school, click here.