66 Best universities for Accounting in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 203K citations received by 16.4K academic papers made by 66 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 Accounting

#22 in Asia
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Accounting

#78 in Asia
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Kobe University

For Accounting

#107 in Asia
#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

4. Hitotsubashi University

For Accounting

#109 in Asia
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

5. Kyushu University

For Accounting

#119 in Asia
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#131 in Asia
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

7. Waseda University

For Accounting

#132 in Asia
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

8. Keio University

For Accounting

#134 in Asia
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

9. University of Tsukuba

For Accounting

#137 in Asia
#681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

10. Osaka University

For Accounting

#172 in Asia
#795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

11. Nagoya University

For Accounting

#184 in Asia
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

12. Hiroshima University

For Accounting

#205 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Tohoku University

For Accounting

#212 in Asia
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

14. Hokkaido University

For Accounting

#217 in Asia
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Accounting

#287 in Asia
#1182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

16. Saga University

For Accounting

#301 in Asia
#1212 in the World
Founded
1949

17. Chuo University

For Accounting

#318 in Asia
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

18. Yokohama National University

For Accounting

#353 in Asia
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

20. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Accounting

#390 in Asia
#1445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Accounting

#403 in Asia
#1468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

22. Ritsumeikan University

For Accounting

#426 in Asia
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

23. Osaka University of Economics

For Accounting

#465 in Asia
#1632 in the World
Enrollment
7,337
Founded
1949

24. Kansai University

For Accounting

#478 in Asia
#1664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

25. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Accounting

#496 in Asia
#1707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

26. Osaka City University

For Accounting

#524 in Asia
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

27. Nagoya City University

For Accounting

#545 in Asia
#1813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

28. Tama University

For Accounting

#546 in Asia
#1814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1989

29. University of Electro-Communications

For Accounting

#582 in Asia
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

30. Meiji University

For Accounting

#586 in Asia
#1924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

31. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#591 in Asia
#1934 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

32. International University of Japan

For Accounting

#603 in Asia
#1954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1982

33. Hosei University

For Accounting

#621 in Asia
#1996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

34. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#637 in Asia
#2028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

35. Okayama University

For Accounting

#640 in Asia
#2031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

36. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Accounting

#642 in Asia
#2034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

37. Shinshu University

For Accounting

#658 in Asia
#2062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

39. Doshisha University

For Accounting

#693 in Asia
#2130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

40. Kumamoto University

For Accounting

#708 in Asia
#2156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

42. Niigata University

For Accounting

#725 in Asia
#2192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

43. Nagasaki University

For Accounting

#730 in Asia
#2202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

44. Kindai University

For Accounting

#736 in Asia
#2215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

45. Tokai University

For Accounting

#739 in Asia
#2224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

47. Kanazawa University

For Accounting

#765 in Asia
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

48. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Accounting

#806 in Asia
#2375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

49. Osaka Prefecture University

For Accounting

#816 in Asia
#2392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

50. Tottori University

For Accounting

#821 in Asia
#2398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

51. Ibaraki University

For Accounting

#827 in Asia
#2407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

52. Chiba University

For Accounting

#871 in Asia
#2507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

53. University of Kitakyushu

For Accounting

#894 in Asia
#2546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1946

54. Gakushuin University

For Accounting

#896 in Asia
#2549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

55. Musashi University

For Accounting

#921 in Asia
#2594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

56. Kagoshima University

For Accounting

#944 in Asia
#2638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

57. Kanagawa University

For Accounting

#951 in Asia
#2646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

58. Saitama University

For Accounting

#962 in Asia
#2670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

59. Sophia University

For Accounting

#992 in Asia
#2725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

60. University of Tokushima

For Accounting

#993 in Asia
#2727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

61. Konan University

For Accounting

#1003 in Asia
#2744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1919

62. Toyo University

For Accounting

#1006 in Asia
#2748 in the World
Founded
1887

63. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Accounting

#1025 in Asia
#2786 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

64. Nanzan University

For Accounting

#1056 in Asia
#2837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,883
Founded
1949

65. Yokohama City University

For Accounting

#1095 in Asia
#2905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

66. Ehime University

For Accounting

#1103 in Asia
#2915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

The best cities to study Accounting in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, and Kunitachi.