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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Recruit Co., Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
School Corporation Hagikoen Junior High School/High School
The Bank of Yokohama,Ltd.
Hoshino Resort Management Co., Ltd.
Rinkai Inc.
Kagoshima Junshin Junior High School
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
St. Joseph’s School
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
KDDI CorporationNHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Suntory Holdings Limited
Seibi Gakuen
Seishin Ursula Gakuen
Rakuten Group, Inc.
SMBC Trust Bank Ltd.
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
ITO EN, LTD.
Kodansha Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Isetan Mitsukoshi HoldingsTOKYU AGENCY INC.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto law firm
Seibi Gakuen Elementary School
St. Dominic Elementary School
University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (school teachers)
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC.
NEC Corporation
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Japan Corp.
Fujitsu Limited
Futaba Primary School , etc.
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NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Rakuten Group, Inc.
TOPPAN Inc.
Nikkei Inc.
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
The YOMIURI SHIMBUN Tokyo Main Office
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Accenture Japan Ltd.
NTT DATA Corporation
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.IBM Japan, Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Works Human Intelligence Co., Ltd.
CyberAgent, Inc.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
transcosmos inc.
PERSOL PROCESS & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
NITORI Co., Ltd.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Earth Technology Group Co., Ltd.
NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.D.A.Consortium Inc.
KADOKAWA CORPORATION
SEPTENI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Risona Group
Takashimaya Company, Limited
Hoshino Resort Management Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Fujitsu Limited
Hakuhodo Incorporated / HAKUHODO DY MEDIA PARTNERS INCORPORATED
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
NTT DOCOMO, INC. , etc.
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Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations
National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
National Research and Development Agency National Cancer Center Hospital
Cancer Institute Hospital Of JFCR
National University Corporation University of Tokyo Hospital
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Persol Career Co., Ltd.
LITALICO Inc.
City of Yokohama (civil servant)
NTT DATA CorporationRecruit Co., Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
National Cancer Center Hospital
TOPPAN Inc.
Persol Process & Technology Co., Ltd.
School Corporation Nippon Medical School Hospital
Benesse Corporation
Keio University Hospital
Mitsui Fudosan Realty Co., Ltd.
Independent Administrative Corporation Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Tata Consultancy Services Japan
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.Amazon Japan G.K.
Leverages Co., Ltd.
Seijin Hospital
JTB Corp.
CyberAgent, Inc.
JCB Co., Ltd.
SEPTENI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Members Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Hoshino Resort Management Co., Ltd.
Suginami City (civil servant)
Tokyo Medical University Hospital
The Jikei University Hospital
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC , etc.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Risona Group
Accenture Japan Ltd.
NTT DATA Corporation
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationThe Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
KEYENCE Corporation
Bank of Japan
NEC Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
TOPPAN Inc.
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentMitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
TMI Associates
Persol Process & Technology Co., Ltd.
Aozora Bank, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Japan Self-Defense Forces
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
East Japan Railway Company
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Risona Group
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
NTT DATA Corporation
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationNippon Life Insurance Company
KDDI Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
TOPPAN Inc.
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd.FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Simplex Holdings, Inc.
SoftBank Corp.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC
CyberAgent, Inc.
JCB Co., Ltd.
OTSUKA CORPORATION
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
Amazon Japan G.K.
MITSUI & CO., LTD. , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Accenture Japan Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Amazon Japan G.K.
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
MUFG Bank, Ltd.Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Risona Group
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd.
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
SoftBank Corp.
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Marubeni Corporation
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
MINISTRY OF DEFENSEANA NARITA AIRPORT SERVICES Co., Ltd.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc.
JTB Corp.
NTT DATA Corporation
Recruit Co., Ltd.
Dentsu Digital Inc.
Nishimura & Asahi
Sojitz Corporation
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
NIHON L’ORÉAL K.K.
NEC Corporation
FUJIFILM Corporation
ITOCHU Corporation , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Hakuhodo Inc./ Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.
KDDI Corporation
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
NTT DATA Corporation
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Amazon Japan G.K.
en Japan Inc.Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
Recruit Group
Hitachi, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (civil servant)
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Japan
SoftBank Corp.
Persol Career Co., Ltd.
ITOCHU Corporation
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan International Cooperation AgencyNippon Steel Trading Corporation
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
NEC Corporation
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
TOPPAN Inc.
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
City of Yokohama (civil servant)
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
DENTSU INC.
The YOMIURI SHIMBUN Tokyo Main Office
Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. , etc.
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Amazon Japan G.K.
Randstad K.K.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
Robert Walters Japan K.K
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Fujitsu Limited
Bloomberg L.P.
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Hakuhodo Inc./ Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Meltwater Japan
Amazon Web Service Japan, Inc.
British American Tobacco Japan, Ltd.
Marsh Japan, Inc.
Michael Page International (Japan) K.K.
Unilever Japan K.K.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
J Institute
KOEI TECMO Holdings Co., Ltd.
Salesforce Japan CO., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Hitachi, Ltd.MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Japan External Trade Organization
Tata Consultancy Service Japan
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Ltd.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
KPMG Consulting , Co., Ltd.
The P&G Japan Limited
SAP Japan Co., Ltd.
DENTSU INC.
Oracle Corp. Japan
Fuji Television Network, Inc. , etc.
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Hitachi, Ltd.
NTT DATA Corporation
NEC Corporation
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
BIPROGY Inc.SoftBank Corp.
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.
Abeam Consulting Ltd.
PwC Consulting LLC/PwC Advisory LLC
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Risona Group
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
NTT Communications Corporation
SCSK Corporation
CyberAgent, Inc.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
TIS Inc.Simplex Inc.
Yahoo Japan Corporation.
KEYENCE Corporation
Macnica, Inc.
Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Toyota Motor Corporation
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. , etc.
*Company names may differ from the time of hiring.
Graduates going on to undertake further study, by faculty
(2019 – 2023 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 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Faculty of Humanities | 77 | 93 | 15 | 13 |
| Faculty of Human Sciences | 103 | 80 | 6 | 10 |
| Faculty of Law | 48 | 122 | 16 | 4 |
| Faculty of Economics | 4 | 52 | 13 | 4 |
| Faculty of Foreign Studies | 29 | 43 | 27 | 9 |
| Faculty of Global Studies | 17 | 41 | 19 | 3 |
| Faculty of Liberal Arts | 8 | 15 | 41 | 6 |
| Faculty of Science and Technology | 613 | 265 | 12 | 3 |
No. of graduates successfully passing Japanese national examinations
(2023 academic year)
| Examination | No. of graduates passing successfully |
| Civil service entrance examination (Comprehensive Service)
(University graduates) |
6 |
| Civil service entrance examination (Comprehensive Service)
(Post Graduates) |
7 |
| Civil service entrance examination
(Regular Service) |
22 |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs entrance examination | 5 |
| Ministry of Finance entrance examination | 3 |
| National Tax Agency entrance examination | 10 |
| Court Administrative Official examination
(Regular Service) |
13 |
| Assistant Family Court Investigator (University graduates) |
2 |
| Assistant Family Court Investigator (Post Graduates) |
1 |
| Ministry of Defense entrance examination | 12 |
| Self-Defense Forces cadets | 3 |
| Air Traffic Controller certification examination | 3 |
| Bar Examination | 11 |
| Certified Public Accountant certification examination | 10 |
| Nursing certification examinations | 65 |
| Public health nurse certification examination | 19 |
| Midwifery certification examination | 10 |
| Social worker | 31 |
No. of graduates securing teaching positions (provisional acceptance)
(2023 academic year)
| Category | No. of graduates provisionally accepted |
|---|---|
| Public schools | 8 |
| Private schools | 15 |
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 | ||||
| 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 |
| AY2023 | 91 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 36 |
*“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 | ||||
| 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 |
| AY2023 | 233 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 124 |
*“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.
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).