22 Best universities for Database Administration 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 Database Administration. A graph of 56.7K citations received by 4.29K academic papers made by 22 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 Database Administration

#22 in Asia

#96 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Database Administration

#30 in Asia

#133 in the World

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

3. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Database Administration

#45 in Asia

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

4. Kyoto University

For Database Administration

#52 in Asia

#214 in the World

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

5. Keio University

For Database Administration

#67 in Asia

#279 in the World

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

6. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Database Administration

#73 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Database Administration

#80 in Asia

#310 in the World

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

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Database Administration

#82 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

9. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Database Administration

#112 in Asia

#442 in the World

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

10. Nagoya University

For Database Administration

#122 in Asia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

11. Tohoku University

For Database Administration

#173 in Asia

#635 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Database Administration

#178 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

13. Waseda University

For Database Administration

#195 in Asia

#685 in the World

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

14. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Database Administration

#203 in Asia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

15. Kobe University

For Database Administration

#216 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

16. Hosei University

For Database Administration

#252 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

17. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Database Administration

#254 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

18. Tokyo Denki University

For Database Administration

#275 in Asia

#839 in the World

Founded: 1907

19. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Database Administration

#279 in Asia

#846 in the World

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

20. Tokyo University of Science

For Database Administration

#284 in Asia

#858 in the World

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

21. Rissho University

For Database Administration

#318 in Asia

#916 in the World

Founded: 1924

22. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Database Administration

#319 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

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