100 Best universities for Advertising in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 163K citations received by 24.9K academic papers made by 110 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 Advertising

#16 in Asia

#155 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Advertising

#33 in Asia

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Advertising

#34 in Asia

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. Keio University

For Advertising

#67 in Asia

#416 in the World

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

5. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Advertising

#68 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

6. Waseda University

For Advertising

#69 in Asia

#429 in the World

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

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#74 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Advertising

#76 in Asia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

9. Tohoku University

For Advertising

#80 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

10. Nagoya University

For Advertising

#118 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Advertising

#120 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

12. Kobe University

For Advertising

#126 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

13. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Advertising

#197 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

14. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Advertising

#198 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

15. Nihon University

For Advertising

#204 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 1889

16. Chiba University

For Advertising

#271 in Asia

#1119 in the World

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

17. Ritsumeikan University

For Advertising

#279 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

18. Tokyo University of Science

For Advertising

#285 in Asia

#1147 in the World

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

19. University of Electro-Communications

For Advertising

#326 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

20. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Advertising

#353 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Advertising

#355 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

22. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Advertising

#372 in Asia

#1373 in the World

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

23. Kansai University

For Advertising

#379 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

24. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#399 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

25. Doshisha University

For Advertising

#405 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

26. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Advertising

#407 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

27. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#408 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

28. Hosei University

For Advertising

#447 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

29. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Advertising

#460 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

30. Meiji University

For Advertising

#465 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

31. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Advertising

#475 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

32. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Advertising

#482 in Asia

#1619 in the World

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

33. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Advertising

#492 in Asia

#1643 in the World

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

34. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Advertising

#495 in Asia

#1655 in the World

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

35. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#497 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

36. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#503 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

37. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Advertising

#514 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

38. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Advertising

#520 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

39. Osaka City University

For Advertising

#522 in Asia

#1726 in the World

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

40. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Advertising

#542 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

41. Juntendo University

For Advertising

#559 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

42. Gifu University

For Advertising

#565 in Asia

#1829 in the World

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

43. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Advertising

#567 in Asia

#1831 in the World

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

44. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Advertising

#574 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

45. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Advertising

#593 in Asia

#1894 in the World

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

46. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Advertising

#595 in Asia

#1897 in the World

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

47. Tokai University

For Advertising

#604 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

48. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Advertising

#612 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

49. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Advertising

#616 in Asia

#1954 in the World

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

50. Sophia University

For Advertising

#619 in Asia

#1959 in the World

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

51. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Advertising

#638 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

52. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Advertising

#644 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Founded: 1942

53. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Advertising

#653 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

54. Osaka Prefecture University

For Advertising

#684 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

55. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Advertising

#704 in Asia

#2133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

56. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Advertising

#705 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Founded: 1934

57. Osaka University of Economics

For Advertising

#706 in Asia

#2136 in the World

Enrollment: 7,337
Founded: 1949

58. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Advertising

#712 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

59. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Advertising

#714 in Asia

#2149 in the World

Founded: 1972

60. Nagoya City University

For Advertising

#715 in Asia

#2150 in the World

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

61. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Advertising

#716 in Asia

#2153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

62. Tama University

For Advertising

#722 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1989

63. University of Yamanashi

For Advertising

#726 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#733 in Asia

#2185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

65. Tokyo Denki University

For Advertising

#734 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Founded: 1907

66. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Advertising

#740 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

67. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For Advertising

#757 in Asia

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

68. Toyo University

For Advertising

#760 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Founded: 1887

69. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Advertising

#763 in Asia

#2261 in the World

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

70. Ibaraki University

For Advertising

#772 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

71. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Advertising

#777 in Asia

#2283 in the World

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

72. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Advertising

#788 in Asia

#2305 in the World

Founded: 1949

73. Rikkyo University

For Advertising

#791 in Asia

#2309 in the World

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

74. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Advertising

#829 in Asia

#2394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

75. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Advertising

#836 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

76. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Advertising

#848 in Asia

#2433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

77. University of Fukui

For Advertising

#875 in Asia

#2487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

78. Ryukoku University

For Advertising

#901 in Asia

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

79. Mie University

For Advertising

#909 in Asia

#2545 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

80. University of Kitakyushu

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Advertising

#925 in Asia

#2570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1946

81. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Advertising

#929 in Asia

#2578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

82. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Advertising

#933 in Asia

#2590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

83. Nara Women's University

For Advertising

#936 in Asia

#2600 in the World

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

84. Ochanomizu University

For Advertising

#942 in Asia

#2611 in the World

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

85. University of Hyogo

For Advertising

#944 in Asia

#2616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

86. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Advertising

#948 in Asia

#2625 in the World

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

87. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Advertising

#961 in Asia

#2643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

88. Shimane University

For Advertising

#966 in Asia

#2655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

89. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Advertising

#989 in Asia

#2703 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

90. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Advertising

#998 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

91. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Advertising

#1012 in Asia

#2745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

92. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Advertising

#1023 in Asia

#2771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

93. Akita University

For Advertising

#1029 in Asia

#2782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

94. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Advertising

#1036 in Asia

#2793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,058
Founded: 1994

95. Kogakuin University

For Advertising

#1048 in Asia

#2813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

96. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#1060 in Asia

#2829 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

97. Chukyo University

For Advertising

#1075 in Asia

#2852 in the World

Founded: 1927

98. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Advertising

#1079 in Asia

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

99. University of Toyama

For Advertising

#1082 in Asia

#2863 in the World

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

100. Seikei University

Japan | Musashino

For Advertising

#1083 in Asia

#2864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

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