Yokohama City University
横浜市立大学 | |
Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus | |
| Motto | 教育重視・学生中心・地域貢献 |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Emphasis on education, student-centeredness, and local contribution |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1882 |
| President | Michiko Aihara |
Academic staff | 687 |
| Undergraduates | 4232 |
| Postgraduates | 966 |
| Location | , , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Yochy (Ginkgo) |
| Website | www |
Yokohama City University (YCU) (横浜市立大学, Yokohama Shiritsu Daigaku) is a public university, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2013, YCU has two faculties with a total of around 4,850 students, 111 of whom are foreign. YCU also has four campuses (Kanazawa-Hakkei, Fukuura, Maioka and Tsurumi) and two hospitals (YCU Hospital and YCU Medical Center). YCU is a member of the Port-City University League (PUL), and a core member of the Japanese University Network in the Bay Area (JUNBA). In 2017, YCU has been ranked #16th among "world's best small universities" in 2016-2017 (Times Higher Education), ranked at 23rd among life sciences institutes in Japan (Nature Index 2016).