30 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 84.4K citations received by 7.04K academic papers made by 30 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 Agricultural Economics

#10 in Asia

#71 in the World

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

2. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Agricultural Economics

#16 in Asia

#94 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For Agricultural Economics

#17 in Asia

#110 in the World

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

4. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Economics

#34 in Asia

#173 in the World

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

5. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Agricultural Economics

#56 in Asia

#251 in the World

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

6. Kobe University

For Agricultural Economics

#57 in Asia

#252 in the World

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

7. Tohoku University

For Agricultural Economics

#77 in Asia

#317 in the World

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

8. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Agricultural Economics

#82 in Asia

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

9. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Agricultural Economics

#104 in Asia

#395 in the World

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

10. Nagoya University

For Agricultural Economics

#115 in Asia

#422 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Agricultural Economics

#129 in Asia

#448 in the World

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

12. Waseda University

For Agricultural Economics

#138 in Asia

#463 in the World

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

13. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Agricultural Economics

#166 in Asia

#545 in the World

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

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Agricultural Economics

#194 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

15. Ritsumeikan University

For Agricultural Economics

#247 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

16. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#252 in Asia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#268 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

18. Osaka University

For Agricultural Economics

#271 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

19. Chiba University

For Agricultural Economics

#275 in Asia

#805 in the World

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

20. Keio University

For Agricultural Economics

#280 in Asia

#811 in the World

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

21. Nihon University

For Agricultural Economics

#315 in Asia

#883 in the World

Founded: 1889

22. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Agricultural Economics

#329 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

23. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Agricultural Economics

#333 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

24. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Agricultural Economics

#349 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

25. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Agricultural Economics

#402 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1949

26. Gifu University

For Agricultural Economics

#404 in Asia

#1057 in the World

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

27. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Agricultural Economics

#415 in Asia

#1075 in the World

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

28. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Agricultural Economics

#419 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

29. Shimane University

For Agricultural Economics

#421 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

30. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Agricultural Economics

#427 in Asia

#1089 in the World

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

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

Economics subfields in Japan

Actuarial Science19

Development Studies235

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics150

Environmental Economics31

International Economics31

International Relations and Diplomacy18

International Trade41

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy19