Best Nutrition and Food Science universities in Japan [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 242 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. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Asia

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

2. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Asia

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

3. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Asia

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Asia

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

5. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Asia

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

6. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Asia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

7. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in Asia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

8. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#55 in Asia

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

9. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#63 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#64 in Asia

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

11. Tokyo University of Agriculture

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#67 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1891

12. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#71 in Asia

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

13. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in Asia

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

14. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#95 in Asia

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

15. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#101 in Asia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

16. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#105 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

17. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#106 in Asia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1987

18. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#108 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

19. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#116 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

20. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#117 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2003

21. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#127 in Asia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

22. Ochanomizu University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#128 in Asia

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

23. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#134 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

24. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#144 in Asia

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

25. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#147 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

26. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#169 in Asia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#184 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

28. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#196 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

29. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#198 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

30. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#200 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1881

31. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#202 in Asia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1949

32. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#204 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

33. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#213 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

34. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#217 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

35. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#224 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 9,044
Founded: 1949

36. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#232 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

37. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Nutrition and Food Science

#239 in Asia

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

38. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Nutrition and Food Science

#251 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

39. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#254 in Asia

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

40. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Nutrition and Food Science

#255 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,337
Founded: 1941

41. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#258 in Asia

#733 in the World

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

42. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#278 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

43. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#283 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

44. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Sendai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#285 in Asia

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1939

45. Kochi University

Japan | Kochi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#288 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1949

46. Teikyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#294 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

47. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#304 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

48. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Nutrition and Food Science

#306 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1950

49. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#321 in Asia

#908 in the World

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

50. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Nutrition and Food Science

#337 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

51. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Nutrition and Food Science

#339 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

52. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Nutrition and Food Science

#341 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

53. Kyoto Prefectural University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#342 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1949

54. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#360 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

55. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#371 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

56. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#375 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 9,121
Founded: 1975

57. Akita Prefectural University

Japan | Akita

For Nutrition and Food Science

#376 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 1,837
Founded: 1999

58. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#386 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

59. Mukogawa Women's University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#390 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1949

60. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#405 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

61. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#412 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

62. Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Japan | Hiroshima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#422 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,651
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 2005

63. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#428 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Nara Women's University

Japan | Nara

For Nutrition and Food Science

#446 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1908

65. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#449 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

66. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Nutrition and Food Science

#459 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

67. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Gifu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#469 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1932

68. Hoshi University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#472 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

69. Kobe Gakuin University

Japan | Kobe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#478 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 10,177
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1966

70. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Nutrition and Food Science

#482 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2003

71. Showa University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#483 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1928

72. Meijo University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#488 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

73. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Nutrition and Food Science

#494 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1880

74. Kagawa Nutrition University

Japan | Sakado

For Nutrition and Food Science

#500 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1961

75. Rakuno Gakuen University

Japan | Ebetsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#502 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 3,552
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1933

76. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#511 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1928

77. Japan Women's University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#514 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

78. Ishikawa Prefectural University

Japan | Nonoichi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#518 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 2005

79. Fukuyama University

Japan | Fukuyama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#522 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1975

80. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#527 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1914

81. Kyoto Institute of Technology

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#532 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

82. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#534 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

83. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#557 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1904

84. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#566 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

85. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Nutrition and Food Science

#576 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

86. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Nutrition and Food Science

#609 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1881

87. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Nutrition and Food Science

#611 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

88. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#616 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

89. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Nutrition and Food Science

#627 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1991

90. Shiga University of Medical Science

Japan | Otsu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#630 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

91. Okayama Prefectural University

Japan | Soja

For Nutrition and Food Science

#633 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,862
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1993

92. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#637 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

93. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#645 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

94. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#648 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

95. Nippon Medical School

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#651 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1904

96. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Nutrition and Food Science

#662 in Asia

#1587 in the World

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

97. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Nomi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#663 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

98. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#679 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Founded: 1976

99. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Nutrition and Food Science

#682 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

100. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Nutrition and Food Science

#693 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

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