Statistics Relating to Post-graduation Employment (Provisional Acceptance), Graduate Outcomes, etc.
Approximately 2,900 students graduate from Sophia University each year, and around 97%* of these graduates secure employment after graduation. One of the university’s main strengths is that graduates have a wide range of career paths open to them, regardless of what subject they majored in.
*Calculated based on a report on graduate outcomes compiled by the university’s Career Center.
Companies recruiting the most Sophia University graduates, by faculty
(2021 – 2025 academic years)
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Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Kagoshima Junshin Junior High School
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA)
Seibi Gakuen Elementary School
Leverages Co., Ltd.Rinkai Co., Ltd.
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
Nitori Co., Ltd.
Seisen Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP)Hoshino Resorts Management Co., Ltd.
Bank of Japan
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Resona Group
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Unicharm Corporation, etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Accenture Japan Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Nikkei Inc.
NTT Data Group Corporation
TOPPAN Holdings Inc.Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (Tokyo Head Office)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CyberAgent, Inc.Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Hanwa Co., Ltd.
Persol Business Process Design Co., Ltd.
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Law Firm, etc.
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Toronomon Hospital, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations
National Cancer Center Hospital (Japan)
Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital
The University of Tokyo Hospital
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Yokohama City Government
NTT Data Group CorporationAccenture Japan Ltd.
Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR (Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research)
LITALICO Inc.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA)
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Persol Career Co., Ltd.Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Keio University Hospital
Persol Business Process Design Co., Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, etc.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
NTT Data Group Corporation
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Nippon Life Insurance CompanyDeloitte Tohmatsu LLC
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Resona Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationIBM Japan, Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
PwC Consulting LLC / PwC Advisory LLC , etc.
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Accenture Japan Ltd.
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
PwC Consulting LLC / PwC Advisory LLCNTT Data Group Corporation
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.Nippon Life Insurance Company
Resona Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd. , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA)
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Sojitz CorporationDeloitte Tohmatsu LLC
Amazon Japan G.K.
Ministry of Defense (Japan)
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
Leverages Co., Ltd.
Resona Group
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Layers Consulting Inc.
SoftBank Corp.
Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Law Firm , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.NTT Data Group Corporation
PwC Consulting LLC / PwC Advisory LLC
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Amazon Japan G.K.
Sojitz Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
CyberAgent, Inc.Norinchukin Bank
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.
Hakuhodo Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.NTT Data Group Corporation
PwC Consulting LLC / PwC Advisory LLC
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Amazon G.K.
Sojitz Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
CyberAgent, Inc.Norinchukin Bank
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.
Hakuhodo Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, etc.
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Hitachi, Ltd.
NTT Data Group Corporation
IBM Japan, Ltd.
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Accenture Japan Ltd
NEC Corporation
Abeam Consulting Ltd.NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
SCSK Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI)
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation
PwC Consulting LLC / PwC Advisory LLC
KDDI CorporationSoftBank Corp.
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.
Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
NTT DOCOMO Solutions, Inc.
NTT East, Inc, etc.
*Company names may differ from the time of hiring.
Graduates going on to undertake further study, by faculty
(2021 – 2025 academic years)
| Faculty | Sophia University (graduate school, or further undergraduate level study) | Other Japanese university (graduate school, or further undergraduate level study) | Overseas university (graduate school, or further undergraduate level study) | Other academic institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Theology | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Faculty of Humanities | 98 | 79 | 11 | 10 |
| Faculty of Human Sciences | 126 | 61 | 4 | 5 |
| Faculty of Law | 84 | 109 | 12 | 5 |
| Faculty of Economics | 18 | 52 | 15 | 5 |
| Faculty of Foreign Studies | 41 | 45 | 37 | 8 |
| Faculty of Global Studies | 22 | 31 | 18 | 1 |
| Faculty of Liberal Arts | 15 | 14 | 49 | 7 |
| Faculty of Science and Technology | 786 | 123 | 16 | 3 |
No. of graduates successfully passing Japanese national examinations
(2025 academic year)
| Examination | No. of graduates passing successfully |
|---|---|
| National civil servant (Undergraduate) | 13 |
| National civil servant (Post-Graduate) | 3 |
| National civil servant – General Service | 34 |
| Specialist personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 8 |
| National tax specialist officer | 6 |
| Labor standards inspector | 2 |
| Court clerk – General Service | 17 |
| Assistant Family Court Investigator (Undergraduate) | 3 |
| Assistant Family Court Investigator (Post-Graduate) | 2 |
| Specialist personnel of the Ministry of Defense | 10 |
| Self-Defense Forces officer candidate | 1 |
| Self-Defense Forces non-commissioned officer candidate | 3 |
| Air traffic controller | 2 |
| Bar examination | 9 |
| Certified Public Accountant | 15 |
| Certified social worker | 29 |
*Includes graduated students
No. of graduates securing teaching positions (provisional acceptance)
(2025 academic year)
| Category | No. of graduates provisionally accepted |
|---|---|
| Public schools | 9 |
| Private schools | 13 |
U-turn employment
DENSO Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated, Mazda Motor Corporation, dip Corporation, Prefectural Government, City Hall, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd., The Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd., Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd., Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Gunma Bank, Ltd. , etc.
Foreign-affiliated companies
Accenture Japan Ltd., Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC, Amazon Japan G.K., PwC Consulting LLC / PwC Advisory LLC, Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd., Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd., P&G Japan LLC, KPMG Tax Corporation, Louis Vuitton Japan Co., Ltd., Johnson & Johnson Japan Group, Capgemini Japan K.K., Costco Wholesale Japan Ltd. , etc.
Graduate outcomes of overseas student graduates
*Includes only students formally registered as full-time “overseas students”
Undergraduates
| Year of graduation | No. of graduates | Securing employment | Further study | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Japan | Outside Japan | Unknown | ||||
| AY2021 | 125 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 51 |
| AY2022 | 118 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 40 |
| AY2023 | 91 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 36 |
| AY2024 | 113 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 44 |
| AY2025 | 107 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 41 |
*“Other” includes traveling overseas, returning to home country, continuing to look for employment, preparing to undertake further study, no response given, unknown, etc.
Postgraduates
| Year of graduation | No. of graduates | Securing employment | Further study | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Japan | Outside Japan | Unknown | ||||
| AY2021 | 208 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 110 |
| AY2022 | 119 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 104 |
| AY2023 | 233 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 124 |
| AY2024 | 197 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 92 |
| AY2025 | 257 | 81 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 131 |
*“Other” includes traveling overseas, returning to home country, continuing to look for employment, preparing to undertake further study, no response given, unknown, etc.
SOPHIA JOB SEARCH REPORT (in Japanese)
Graduate Outcomes by Departments (in Japanese)
Career-related Publications
Self-Discovery Magazine『SOPHIA STYLE』
This brochure is compiled by the university’s Career Center every year and distributed to students in their freshman year.
It contains interviews with current students and graduates, who can provide useful role models for students that are starting to think about their future. Readers can get a better understanding of what students in the years above them and former students who have already graduated have focused on and what actions they are carrying out.
“SOPHIA STYLE” is a useful source of insights about what freshmen will need to be doing during their time at university, and of hints for practical actions that they can take.
Job-hunting Guide for Overseas Students Enrolled at Sophia University
The number of overseas students studying in Japan who are interested in working for a Japanese company after graduation has been increasing, while at the same time Japanese companies have been rapidly globalizing their operations, and so in recent years they have become more enthusiastic about hiring overseas students. However, it is still the case that most Japanese companies will not relax their recruitment standards just because the applicant is an overseas student, and so it must be said that the barriers faced by overseas students when it comes to securing employment in Japan remain high.
This guide provides hints that will help overseas students to understand how job-hunting in Japan works, so that they can begin the process of seeking post-graduation employment as smoothly as a Japanese student. Overseas students currently enrolled at Sophia University can access the guide via Web Piloti (please note that the guide is only available to currently enrolled students).
