100 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 4.05M citations received by 153K academic papers made by 202 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 Microbiology

#1 in Asia

#28 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Microbiology

#4 in Asia

#57 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For Microbiology

#16 in Asia

#118 in the World

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

4. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Microbiology

#19 in Asia

#130 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Microbiology

#21 in Asia

#141 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

For Microbiology

#26 in Asia

#165 in the World

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

7. Nagoya University

For Microbiology

#35 in Asia

#213 in the World

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

8. Kitasato University

For Microbiology

#39 in Asia

#232 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Juntendo University

For Microbiology

#47 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Microbiology

#49 in Asia

#264 in the World

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

11. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Microbiology

#52 in Asia

#274 in the World

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

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Microbiology

#53 in Asia

#280 in the World

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

13. Chiba University

For Microbiology

#54 in Asia

#284 in the World

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

14. Gifu University

For Microbiology

#66 in Asia

#323 in the World

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

15. Nihon University

For Microbiology

#70 in Asia

#333 in the World

Founded: 1889

16. Keio University

For Microbiology

#82 in Asia

#379 in the World

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

17. Teikyo University

For Microbiology

#90 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

18. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Microbiology

#93 in Asia

#401 in the World

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

19. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Microbiology

#114 in Asia

#454 in the World

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

20. Kobe University

For Microbiology

#116 in Asia

#459 in the World

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

21. Tokyo University of Science

For Microbiology

#121 in Asia

#472 in the World

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

22. Toho University

For Microbiology

#126 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

23. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Microbiology

#133 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

24. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Microbiology

#138 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

25. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Microbiology

#139 in Asia

#528 in the World

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

26. Osaka Prefecture University

For Microbiology

#140 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Microbiology

#147 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

28. Osaka City University

For Microbiology

#148 in Asia

#546 in the World

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

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Microbiology

#154 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

30. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Microbiology

#155 in Asia

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

31. Tokai University

For Microbiology

#156 in Asia

#563 in the World

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

32. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Microbiology

#159 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

33. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Microbiology

#160 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

34. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Microbiology

#165 in Asia

#586 in the World

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

35. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Microbiology

#171 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

36. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Microbiology

#185 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

37. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Microbiology

#187 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

38. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Microbiology

#198 in Asia

#672 in the World

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

39. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Microbiology

#213 in Asia

#708 in the World

Founded: 1949

40. Showa University

For Microbiology

#219 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

41. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Microbiology

#221 in Asia

#729 in the World

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

42. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Microbiology

#223 in Asia

#735 in the World

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

43. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Microbiology

#227 in Asia

#744 in the World

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

44. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Microbiology

#238 in Asia

#782 in the World

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

45. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Microbiology

#241 in Asia

#790 in the World

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

46. Mie University

For Microbiology

#243 in Asia

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

47. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Microbiology

#246 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

48. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Microbiology

#247 in Asia

#804 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Nagoya City University

For Microbiology

#253 in Asia

#819 in the World

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

50. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Microbiology

#260 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

51. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#266 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

52. Oita University

For Microbiology

#268 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

53. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Microbiology

#269 in Asia

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

54. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Microbiology

#280 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

55. Shimane University

For Microbiology

#288 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

56. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Microbiology

#294 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

57. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Microbiology

#296 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

58. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Microbiology

#298 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

59. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Microbiology

#305 in Asia

#925 in the World

Founded: 1978

60. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Microbiology

#307 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

61. Kyorin University

For Microbiology

#319 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

62. Kochi University

For Microbiology

#323 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

63. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Microbiology

#331 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

64. Kurume University

For Microbiology

#338 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Founded: 1928

65. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Microbiology

#342 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

66. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Microbiology

#343 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

67. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Microbiology

#344 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. University of Yamanashi

For Microbiology

#353 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

69. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Microbiology

#363 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

70. Tokyo Medical University

For Microbiology

#387 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

71. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Microbiology

#390 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

72. Nippon Medical School

For Microbiology

#400 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1904

73. Meiji Pharmaceutical University

For Microbiology

#404 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Founded: 1902

74. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Microbiology

#410 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

75. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Microbiology

#413 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 1971

76. Tokyo Dental College

For Microbiology

#414 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Founded: 1890

77. Waseda University

For Microbiology

#421 in Asia

#1160 in the World

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

78. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Microbiology

#424 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1934

79. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Microbiology

#427 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

80. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Microbiology

#433 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Founded: 1933

81. Meijo University

For Microbiology

#437 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Founded: 1926

82. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Microbiology

#448 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

83. Kanazawa Medical University

For Microbiology

#477 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

84. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#479 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

85. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Microbiology

#490 in Asia

#1288 in the World

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

86. University of Fukui

For Microbiology

#491 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

87. Saga University

For Microbiology

#497 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1949

88. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Microbiology

#507 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1928

89. University of Toyama

For Microbiology

#511 in Asia

#1336 in the World

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

90. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Microbiology

#515 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1904

91. Akita University

For Microbiology

#517 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

92. Ibaraki University

For Microbiology

#529 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

93. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Microbiology

#531 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1971

94. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Microbiology

#540 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

95. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Microbiology

#542 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1928

96. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Microbiology

#551 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Founded: 1974

97. Daiichi University of Pharmacy

Japan | Fukuoka

For Microbiology

#552 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 1,128
Founded: 1960

98. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Microbiology

#581 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

99. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Microbiology

#586 in Asia

#1461 in the World

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

100. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Microbiology

#587 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

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