13 Best Management universities in Kyoto [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 280K citations received by 19.6K academic papers made by 13 universities in Kyoto 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. Kyoto University

For Management

#2 in Japan

#27 in Asia

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

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Management

#19 in Japan

#182 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

3. Doshisha University

For Management

#37 in Japan

#352 in Asia

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

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Management

#54 in Japan

#570 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Management

#102 in Japan

#1024 in Asia

Founded: 2004

6. Ryukoku University

For Management

#115 in Japan

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

7. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Management

#130 in Japan

#1317 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

8. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Management

#146 in Japan

#1472 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Management

#153 in Japan

#1498 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Management

#194 in Japan

#1882 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Seika University

For Management

#214 in Japan

#2003 in Asia

12. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Management

#284 in Japan

#2346 in Asia

Founded: 1967

13. Kyoto Women's University

For Management

#286 in Japan

#2349 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

Universities for Management near Kyoto

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
31	Osaka University	4	Suita
31	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	29	Ikoma
36	Kansai University	56	Suita
37	Osaka Institute of Technology	72	Osaka
43	Kindai University	52	Higashiosaka
47	Kwansei Gakuin University	78	Nishinomiya
52	Osaka City University	63	Osaka
57	Osaka Prefecture University	14	Sakai
58	Kobe University	12	Kobe
65	University of Hyogo	85	Kobe

Business subfields in Kyoto

Advertising6

Finance10

Management Information Systems5

Marketing10