100 Best universities for Animal Science in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Animal Science. A graph of 700K citations received by 39.1K academic papers made by 123 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Animal Science

#10 in Asia

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Animal Science

#15 in Asia

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Animal Science

#25 in Asia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

4. Tohoku University

For Animal Science

#37 in Asia

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Animal Science

#46 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

6. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Animal Science

#47 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

7. Nagoya University

For Animal Science

#58 in Asia

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

8. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Animal Science

#69 in Asia

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,353
Founded: 1941

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Animal Science

#70 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

10. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Animal Science

#88 in Asia

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

11. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Animal Science

#93 in Asia

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Animal Science

#100 in Asia

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

13. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Animal Science

#105 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

14. Gifu University

For Animal Science

#107 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

15. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Animal Science

#123 in Asia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

16. Kobe University

For Animal Science

#127 in Asia

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

17. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Animal Science

#133 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

18. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Animal Science

#143 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

19. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Animal Science

#147 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

20. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Animal Science

#148 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

21. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Animal Science

#149 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

22. Kitasato University

For Animal Science

#155 in Asia

#615 in the World

Founded: 1962

23. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Animal Science

#165 in Asia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1933

24. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Animal Science

#170 in Asia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1949

25. Meiji University

For Animal Science

#173 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

26. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Animal Science

#179 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

27. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Animal Science

#183 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

28. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Animal Science

#192 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

29. Nihon University

For Animal Science

#209 in Asia

#756 in the World

Founded: 1889

30. Mie University

For Animal Science

#213 in Asia

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

31. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Animal Science

#218 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

32. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Animal Science

#229 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

33. Osaka City University

For Animal Science

#230 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

34. Chiba University

For Animal Science

#235 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

35. Osaka University

For Animal Science

#238 in Asia

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

36. Waseda University

For Animal Science

#243 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

37. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Animal Science

#245 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

38. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Animal Science

#256 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

39. Shimane University

For Animal Science

#261 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

40. Osaka Prefecture University

For Animal Science

#266 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

41. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Animal Science

#274 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

42. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Animal Science

#276 in Asia

#938 in the World

Founded: 1934

43. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Animal Science

#300 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

44. Kochi University

For Animal Science

#302 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

45. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Animal Science

#316 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

46. Tokyo University of Science

For Animal Science

#328 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

47. Nagoya City University

For Animal Science

#349 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

48. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Animal Science

#368 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

49. Juntendo University

For Animal Science

#388 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

50. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Animal Science

#394 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

51. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Animal Science

#402 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

52. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Animal Science

#407 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

53. Nara Women's University

For Animal Science

#410 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

54. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Animal Science

#412 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 1928

55. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Animal Science

#419 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

56. Keio University

For Animal Science

#428 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

57. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Animal Science

#431 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

58. Sophia University

For Animal Science

#436 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

59. Tokai University

For Animal Science

#438 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

60. Nippon Medical School

For Animal Science

#445 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1904

61. University of Shiga Prefecture

For Animal Science

#449 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1995

62. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Animal Science

#457 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

63. Kagawa Nutrition University

For Animal Science

#460 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1961

64. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Animal Science

#469 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

65. Akita University

For Animal Science

#470 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

66. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Animal Science

#471 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1972

67. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Animal Science

#475 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1978

68. Toho University

For Animal Science

#477 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

69. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Animal Science

#480 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

70. Teikyo University

For Animal Science

#481 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

71. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Animal Science

#487 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

72. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Animal Science

#488 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

73. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Animal Science

#490 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

74. University of Yamanashi

For Animal Science

#496 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

75. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Animal Science

#498 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

76. Nakamura Gakuen University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Animal Science

#526 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Founded: 1965

77. Ibaraki University

For Animal Science

#528 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

78. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Animal Science

#531 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

79. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Animal Science

#535 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

80. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Animal Science

#537 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1981

81. Chukyo University

For Animal Science

#545 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1927

82. Showa University

For Animal Science

#547 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

83. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Animal Science

#553 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

84. Ochanomizu University

For Animal Science

#565 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

85. Kanazawa Medical University

For Animal Science

#573 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

86. Saga University

For Animal Science

#578 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1949

87. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Animal Science

#600 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

88. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Animal Science

#602 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

89. Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

Japan | Kumatori

For Animal Science

#621 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1965

90. Kurume University

For Animal Science

#623 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Founded: 1928

91. Ritsumeikan University

For Animal Science

#627 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

92. University of Toyama

For Animal Science

#630 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

93. Teikyo University of Science and Technology

Japan | Uenohara

For Animal Science

#644 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

94. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Animal Science

#646 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

95. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Animal Science

#650 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

96. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Animal Science

#653 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Animal Science

#655 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Founded: 1971

98. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Animal Science

#656 in Asia

#1869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

99. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Animal Science

#662 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

100. Ryukoku University

For Animal Science

#671 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

The best cities to study Animal Science in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Sapporo, and Sendai.