11 Best universities for Risk Management 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 Risk Management. A graph of 32.8K citations received by 2.9K academic papers made by 11 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 Risk Management

#14 in Asia

#131 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Risk Management

#21 in Asia

#166 in the World

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

3. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Risk Management

#103 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Risk Management

#111 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Keio University

For Risk Management

#120 in Asia

#617 in the World

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

6. Waseda University

For Risk Management

#130 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Risk Management

#140 in Asia

#695 in the World

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

8. Osaka University

For Risk Management

#143 in Asia

#708 in the World

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

9. Kobe University

For Risk Management

#145 in Asia

#711 in the World

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

10. Tohoku University

For Risk Management

#156 in Asia

#754 in the World

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

11. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Risk Management

#192 in Asia

#867 in the World

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

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