Statistics Relating to Post-graduation Employment (Provisional Acceptance), Graduate Outcomes, etc.
Approximately 2,800 students graduate from Sophia University each year, and around 96%* 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 (2017 – 2021 academic years)
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All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
Kodansha Ltd.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Kurashinotomo Co., Ltd.
St. Joseph’s School
Jiji Press, Ltd.
Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
Kyoto Seibo Gakuin Junior High School/High SchoolTokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd.
Dentsu Digital Inc.
St. Dominic Elementary School
Rinkai Inc.
National University Corporation University of Tokyo
KDDI Corporation
Benesse Corporation
Suntory Holdings Limited
NEC Corporation
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Mitsubishi Corporation Machinery, Inc.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation
University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo
LOTTE Co., Ltd.
GENTOSHA RENAISSANCE
Shiseido Company, Limited
Seiko Watch Corporation
School Corporation Hagikoen Junior High School/High School
DIESEL Japan Co., Ltd.
ISSEY MIYAKE Inc.
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, etc.
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NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
KDDI Corporation
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (school teachers)
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
TOPPAN Inc.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.Nikkei Inc.
Risona Group
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
NITORI Co., Ltd.
The YOMIURI SHIMBUN Tokyo Main Office
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, LimitedHoshino Resort Management Co., Ltd.
Yahoo Japan Corporation
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Tokyo YMCA
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.
Nippon Television Network Corporation
KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
JAPAN POST Co., Ltd., etc.
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Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations
Hoshino Resort Management Co., Ltd.
National Research and Development Agency National Cancer Center Hospital
Nippon Life Insurance Company
National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
TOPPAN Inc.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
School Corporation Nippon Medical School Hospital
The Jikei University Hospital
University of Tokyo Hospital
Persol Process & Technology Co., Ltd.All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Benesse Corporation
Keio University Hospital
NITORI Co., Ltd.
Incorporated Foundation Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Fudosan Realty Co., Ltd.
Persol Career Co., Ltd.
NTT DATA Corporation
National University Corporation University of Tokyo Hospital
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
Nippon Steel CorporationIndependent Administrative Corporation Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Hewlett Packard Japan, G.K.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
East Japan Railway Company
LITALICO Inc.
St. Marianna University Hospital
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Social Welfare Service Corporation Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital
City of Yokohama (civil servant)
Suginami City (civil servant)
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Risona Group, etc.
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Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Sojitz Corporation
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
Risona Group
NEC Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd.
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentMUFG Bank, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Nippon Life Insurance Company
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
NTT DATA Corporation
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Nippon Steel Corporation
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
East Japan Railway CompanyNomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
IBM Japan, Ltd.
KEYENCE Corporation , etc.
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MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
TOPPAN Inc.
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
NEC CorporationAccenture Japan Ltd.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
NTT DATA Corporation
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS Co., Ltd.
Risona Group
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd.Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Fujitsu Limited
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Aozora Bank, Ltd.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
CyberAgent, Inc. , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Canon Marketing Japan Inc.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Risona Group
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
NEC Corporation
Marubeni Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
KDDI Corporation
MITSUI & Co., LTD.
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Amazon Japan G.K.SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
The Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Dentsu Digital Inc.
Nishimura & Asahi
NITORI Co., Ltd., etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
CANON INC.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel Trading Corporation
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Fujitsu Limited
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
DENTSU INC.
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
ITOCHU Corporation
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Persol Career Co., Ltd.
Nippon Life Insurance Company
en Japan Inc.MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals Co., Ltd.
NEC Corporation
Marubeni Corporation
MITSUI & Co., LTD.
Sojitz Corporation
NTT DATA Corporation
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Recruit Group
MOTHERHOUSE Co., Ltd. , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Salesforce Japan CO., Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
Accenture Japan Ltd.
KPMG Consulting , Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Robert Walters Japan K.K
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
Amazon Web Service Japan, Inc.
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Japan Business Systems, Inc.PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
Leverages Co., Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Amazon Japan G.K.
Aeon Corporation.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Hakuhodo Inc./ Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
DENTSU INC.
Tata Consultancy Service Japan
NIHON L’ORÉAL K.K.
Marsh Japan, Inc.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
KOEI TECMO Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Hitachi, Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
NTT DATA Corporation
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
TIS Inc.
NEC Corporation
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.
BIPROGY Inc.
FUJI SOFT IncorporatedNippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation
Macnica, Inc.
NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Simplex Inc.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
SoftBank Corp.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
CyberAgent, Inc.Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Shiseido Company, Limited
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
CANON INC.
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
NS Solutions Corporation
SCSK Corporation
SUZUKI MOTOR Corporation
*Company names may differ from the time of hiring.
Graduates going on to undertake further study, by faculty (2018 – 2022 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 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Faculty of Humanities | 89 | 69 | 16 | 11 |
| Faculty of Human Sciences | 119 | 53 | 8 | 7 |
| Faculty of Law | 46 | 97 | 16 | 2 |
| Faculty of Economics | 11 | 38 | 10 | 4 |
| Faculty of Foreign Studies | 26 | 40 | 24 | 9 |
| Faculty of Global Studies | 21 | 37 | 20 | 4 |
| Faculty of Liberal Arts | 8 | 11 | 40 | 6 |
| Faculty of Science and Technology | 725 | 127 | 11 | 3 |
No. of graduates successfully passing Japanese national examinations (2022 academic year)
| Examination | No. of graduates passing successfully |
| Civil service entrance examination (Comprehensive Service)
(University graduates) |
10 |
| Civil service entrance examination
(Regular Service) |
34 |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs entrance examination | 6 |
| Ministry of Finance entrance examination | 4 |
| National Tax Agency entrance examination | 17 |
| Labour Standards Inspector examination | 2 |
| Court Administrative Official examination
(Regular Service) |
9 |
| Ministry of Defense entrance examination | 7 |
| Air Traffic Controller certification examination | 1 |
| Bar Examination | 6 |
| Certified Public Accountant certification examination | 16 |
| Nursing certification examinations | 66 |
| Public health nurse certification examination | 15 |
| Midwifery certification examination | 10 |
No. of graduates securing teaching positions (provisional acceptance) (2022 academic year)
| Category | No. of graduates provisionally accepted |
|---|---|
| Public schools | 11 |
| Private schools | 33 |
Graduate outcomes of overseas student graduates
*Includes only students formally registered as “overseas students”
Undergraduates
| Year of graduation | No. of graduates | Securing employment | Further study | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Japan | Outside Japan | Unknown | ||||
| AY2018 | 80 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 24 |
| AY2019 | 118 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 51 |
| AY2020 | 118 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 50 |
| AY2021 | 125 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 51 |
| AY2022 | 118 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 40 |
*“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 | ||||
| AY2018 | 180 | 60 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 93 |
| AY2019 | 211 | 77 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 94 |
| AY2020 | 206 | 68 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 100 |
| AY2021 | 208 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 110 |
| AY2022 | 119 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 104 |
*“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
Graduate Outcomes (by Departments)
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.
2023 Job-hunting Guide for Sophia University Students
This guide has been compiled for Sophia University students who have started the process of searching for post-graduation employment. The guide introduces the services available from Sophia University’s Career Center, and presents information about companies that are employing Sophia University graduates, a guide to getting in touch with Sophia University graduates working at a particular company, guidance for practical job-hunting activities, etc. Readers can obtain hints on how to broaden their perspective and undertake satisfactory job-hunting activities. 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).
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).