Hokkaido University of Science

What Hokkaido University of Science does

Hokkaido University of Science (北海道科学大学) is a private applied-science university headquartered at the Maeda Campus in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan, operating under the educational corporation 学校法人北海道科学大学. Founded in 1924 (centennial celebrated in 2024), the institution serves approximately 4,482 enrolled undergraduate students across 5 faculties and 13 departments spanning Engineering, Information Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences, and Future Design, supported by 235 faculty (student-to-faculty ratio of 19.05). It also operates affiliated secondary and continuing-education assets including Hokkaido University of Science High School, Hokkaido Automobile School, pharmacist lifelong learning programs, and HUS Support Co.

The university's core educational product combines specialized professional training with the proprietary "+Professional" framework and HUS Standard (launched April 2024), which delivers Society 5.0-oriented mathematics, AI, and data science education to all new students alongside cross-disciplinary PBL and regional challenge coursework. It also operates the Hokkaido-first concurrent enrollment program linking the affiliated high school to university courses, an MEXT-certified Mathematical/Data Science/AI Education Program (Applied Basic Level), and the HUS-UNIPA student portal. Underlying technology infrastructure includes a campus-wide e-Learning environment, mandatory student notebook PC program, and the proprietary HUS Standard curriculum framework.

Revenue is generated primarily through undergraduate and graduate tuition (subscription-like, billed annually) plus continuing-education fees, industry-academia research collaboration, and income from affiliated subsidiaries. The institution markets to prospective students through a multi-channel recruitment engine (open campus events, YouTube, LINE, Instagram, X, Shingaku Net partnership, pamphlet requests, and a dedicated inbound call center), and has expanded its physical footprint with a satellite campus planned near Teine Station for April 2027 alongside the new Faculty of Regional Creation. Reported outcomes include a 98.8% five-year average employment rate, 99.7% graduate satisfaction (2024), and a #1 national ranking in Nikkei HR's 2026 Employability & Human Resource Development survey.

Name

Hokkaido University of Science

Legal name

学校法人北海道科学大学 (Hokkaido University of Science)

Website

https://hus.ac.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hokkaido University of Science is a private applied-science university in Sapporo serving roughly 4,500 students across 5 faculties (engineering, information science, pharmacy, health, design) with tuition-funded programs, regional Hokkaido partnerships, and 2027 campus/faculty expansion plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / University Degree Programs

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• University degree programs
• Pharmaceutical sciences education
• Health sciences training
• Applied engineering studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Teine

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate and Graduate Tuition: Hokkaido University of Science generates primary revenue from undergraduate and graduate tuition fees. Tuition structure is publicly disclosed per faculty and department (学部／学費). Scholarship and education loan programs are offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hokkaido University of Science is a private comprehensive applied science university delivering undergraduate and graduate degree programs across 5 faculties (Engineering, Information Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences, Future Design) and 13 departments, plus a public health nursing specialized course. The institution educates approximately 4,482 students through its +Professional philosophy combining foundational capabilities with specialized expertise, MEXT-certified AI/data science curriculum, and Hokkaido's first concurrent high school-university enrollment program, generating primary revenue from tuition fees.

Product overview

Hokkaido University of Science is a comprehensive university in Sapporo, Japan, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across 5 faculties: Faculty of Engineering (with departments in Mechanical Engineering, Information Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Architecture, and Urban Environment), Faculty of Information Science and Technology (Information Science), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacy), Faculty of Health Sciences (Nursing, Physical Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Clinical Engineering, Radiological Technology), and Faculty of Future Design (Media Design, Human and Social Sciences). The university also offers graduate programs through the Graduate School of Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Health Sciences, as well as a specialized public health nursing program. The institution operates on a +Professional education philosophy, combining foundational capabilities with specialized expertise, and provides open educational resources (OER) and a student portal system (HUS-UNIPA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faculty of Engineering (工学部) Four-year undergraduate engineering degree programs covering mechanical, information, electrical/electronic, architecture, and civil/urban environment disciplines for prospective students seeking applied engineering education.
• Faculty of Information Science (情報科学部)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.8% average employment rate (2020–2024)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Teine-ku Residents' Association (手稲区連合町内会連絡協議会)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Regional cooperation agreement for community-based events and student engagement activities including the Teine Summer Akari lantern festival and HUS Campus Illumination.
• Teine Keijinkai Hospital (手稲渓仁会病院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare cooperation partner providing clinical training sites and collaborative programs for pharmacy and health sciences students.
• Hokkaido Shimbun (北海道新聞社)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for regional coverage and university promotion activities.
• Hokkaido Research Organization / Hokkaido Research Institute (北海道立総合研究機構)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Hokkaido's comprehensive research organization for industry-academia joint research and regional innovation.
• Tohoku Institute of Technology (東北工業大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-university academic exchange and collaborative research partnership.
• Rakuno Gakuen University (酪農学園大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-university academic exchange and collaborative research partnership.
• Hirosaki City (弘前市)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal cooperation agreement for regional collaboration including student projects and community engagement.
• Ohtemon Gakuin University (追手門学院大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-university academic exchange partnership.
• Hokkaido Development Engineering Center ((一社)北海道開発技術センター)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry collaboration on engineering research and development with regional engineering center.
• Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社ニトリホールディングス)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partnership with major Hokkaido-based furniture and home goods company for student employment and regional collaboration.
• Nitobe Foundation (公益財団法人似鳥文化財団)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScholarship and cultural exchange foundation partnership supporting student scholarships and regional cultural initiatives.
• 12 Hokkaido Municipalities (北海道内12市区町村)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal regional cooperation agreements with 12 Hokkaido municipalities including Makubetsu Town (幕別町), Kucchan Town (俱知安町), Ikeda Town (池田町), and others for collaborative community design projects, student field programs, and regional revitalization.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ohtemon Gakuin University (追手門学院大学): Private comprehensive university in Osaka offering humanities, social sciences, and business programs. Comparable as a mid-sized Japanese private university with similar multi-faculty structure and tuition-based revenue model; maintains academic exchange partnership with Hokkaido University of Science.
• Sapporo Gakuin University (札幌学院大学): Private comprehensive university in Hokkaido with faculties spanning economics, law, humanities, and applied sciences. Closely comparable as another Hokkaido-based private university with a multi-faculty applied/professional orientation and similar tuition-driven operating model.
• Tohoku Institute of Technology (東北工業大学): Private engineering-focused university with applied sciences programs in the Tohoku region. Closely comparable as a Japanese private engineering/technology university; the two already maintain a documented academic exchange partnership.
• Hokusei Gakuen University (北星学園大学): Private comprehensive university in Sapporo offering undergraduate and graduate programs across humanities, social sciences, and some professional fields. Directly comparable as a Sapporo-area private institution competing for regional applicants with comparable tuition-based business models.
• Hokuriku University (北陸大学): Private university in Ishikawa Prefecture with pharmacy and health sciences faculties, focused on regional healthcare workforce. Comparable as a private Japanese university combining pharmaceutical and health sciences education, mirroring HUS's vertical structure with similar population-decline regional exposure.

Regional players

• Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University (北薬大 旧): Predecessor institution integrated into Hokkaido University of Science in 2018 to form the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Historically operated as an independent pharmacy-focused private university in Hokkaido; directly comparable on the pharmacy/health sciences dimension that now lives inside HUS.
• Rakuno Gakuen University (酪農学園大学): Private Hokkaido university focused on agriculture, veterinary medicine, and food science. Comparable as a Hokkaido private university with applied science orientation; the two already have a documented academic exchange partnership.
• Sapporo University (札幌大学): Private university in Sapporo with a primarily humanities/social sciences focus. Comparable as a Hokkaido private university competing for the same regional applicants, though with a less applied/professional orientation.
• Hokkai School of Commerce (北海商科大学): Private university in Hokkaido offering commerce and business programs. Comparable as a Hokkaido-anchored private university competing for the same regional student pool, though more specialized in business/commerce disciplines.

Broad incumbents

• Kyushu Sangyo University (九州産業大学): Large private comprehensive university in Fukuoka with engineering, science, and business faculties. Comparable as a Japanese private comprehensive university with applied science focus and tuition-driven economics, serving as a scale benchmark for Hokkaido University of Science's ambitions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hus_plus_pro
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwplhI4rj_-egD_3ouATjHw
• Instagraminstagram.com/hus_plus_pro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hokkaido-university-of-science

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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