33 Best universities for Biophysics in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Biophysics. A graph of 880K citations received by 29.2K academic papers made by 33 universities in Tokyo 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 Biophysics

#1 in Japan

#1 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biophysics

#8 in Japan

#20 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Biophysics

#9 in Japan

#23 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biophysics

#10 in Japan

#24 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

5. Keio University

For Biophysics

#11 in Japan

#27 in Asia

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

6. Waseda University

For Biophysics

#19 in Japan

#45 in Asia

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

7. Teikyo University

For Biophysics

#33 in Japan

#92 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

8. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Biophysics

#35 in Japan

#100 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

9. Juntendo University

For Biophysics

#38 in Japan

#106 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For Biophysics

#39 in Japan

#108 in Asia

Founded: 1962

11. Nihon University

For Biophysics

#46 in Japan

#122 in Asia

Founded: 1889

12. Toho University

For Biophysics

#52 in Japan

#133 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

13. Tokai University

For Biophysics

#56 in Japan

#149 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

14. Showa University

For Biophysics

#60 in Japan

#158 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Biophysics

#65 in Japan

#168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

16. Nippon Medical School

For Biophysics

#69 in Japan

#188 in Asia

Founded: 1904

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Biophysics

#81 in Japan

#233 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

18. Tokyo Medical University

For Biophysics

#84 in Japan

#249 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

19. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Biophysics

#89 in Japan

#264 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

20. Hoshi University

For Biophysics

#90 in Japan

#265 in Asia

Founded: 1911

21. Ochanomizu University

For Biophysics

#100 in Japan

#295 in Asia

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

22. Gakushuin University

For Biophysics

#103 in Japan

#304 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

23. Sophia University

For Biophysics

#113 in Japan

#340 in Asia

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

24. Japan Women's University

For Biophysics

#118 in Japan

#359 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

25. Toyo University

For Biophysics

#132 in Japan

#411 in Asia

Founded: 1887

26. Rikkyo University

For Biophysics

#136 in Japan

#428 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

27. Hosei University

For Biophysics

#141 in Japan

#455 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

28. Nippon Dental University

For Biophysics

#142 in Japan

#465 in Asia

Founded: 1907

29. Meiji University

For Biophysics

#144 in Japan

#473 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

30. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Biophysics

#148 in Japan

#487 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

31. Tokyo Denki University

For Biophysics

#158 in Japan

#557 in Asia

Founded: 1907

32. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Biophysics

#176 in Japan

#632 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

33. Kogakuin University

For Biophysics

#184 in Japan

#725 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

Universities for Biophysics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	83	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	34	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	73	Saitama
28	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science	55	Hachioji
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	42	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	13	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	28	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	15	Tsukuba
61	Graduate University for Advanced Studies	27	Miura
80	Jichi Medical University	29	Tochigi

Universities for Biophysics near Tokyo

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