100 Best universities for Development Studies in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 942K citations received by 80.1K academic papers made by 224 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 Development Studies

#9 in Asia
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Development Studies

#20 in Asia
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#50 in Asia
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

4. Osaka University

For Development Studies

#67 in Asia
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

5. Tohoku University

For Development Studies

#73 in Asia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

6. University of Tsukuba

For Development Studies

#74 in Asia
#503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

7. Kyushu University

For Development Studies

#80 in Asia
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Nagoya University

For Development Studies

#88 in Asia
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

9. Kobe University

For Development Studies

#91 in Asia
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

10. Hiroshima University

For Development Studies

#97 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

11. Keio University

For Development Studies

#102 in Asia
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Waseda University

For Development Studies

#108 in Asia
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

13. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Development Studies

#143 in Asia
#758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

14. Hokkaido University

For Development Studies

#145 in Asia
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

15. Hitotsubashi University

For Development Studies

#178 in Asia
#864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

16. Chiba University

For Development Studies

#256 in Asia
#1107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#266 in Asia
#1143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

18. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Development Studies

#282 in Asia
#1193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

19. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Development Studies

#309 in Asia
#1258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

20. Yokohama National University

For Development Studies

#311 in Asia
#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Okayama University

For Development Studies

#312 in Asia
#1269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

22. Tokyo University of Science

For Development Studies

#316 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

23. Nihon University

For Development Studies

#324 in Asia
#1311 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

24. Kanazawa University

For Development Studies

#359 in Asia
#1409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

25. Ritsumeikan University

For Development Studies

#385 in Asia
#1483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

26. Nagasaki University

For Development Studies

#416 in Asia
#1566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

27. University of Tokushima

For Development Studies

#431 in Asia
#1605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

28. Teikyo University

For Development Studies

#432 in Asia
#1606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

29. Doshisha University

For Development Studies

#455 in Asia
#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

30. Osaka Prefecture University

For Development Studies

#480 in Asia
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

31. Niigata University

For Development Studies

#482 in Asia
#1721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. Kumamoto University

For Development Studies

#509 in Asia
#1788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

33. Osaka City University

For Development Studies

#514 in Asia
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

34. Shinshu University

For Development Studies

#524 in Asia
#1820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

35. Hosei University

For Development Studies

#528 in Asia
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

36. Nagoya City University

For Development Studies

#535 in Asia
#1843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

37. Gifu University

For Development Studies

#538 in Asia
#1847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

38. Tokai University

For Development Studies

#551 in Asia
#1875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

39. Ehime University

For Development Studies

#565 in Asia
#1905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

41. Osaka University of Economics

For Development Studies

#571 in Asia
#1921 in the World
Enrollment
7,337
Founded
1949

42. Sophia University

For Development Studies

#589 in Asia
#1964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

43. Yokohama City University

For Development Studies

#593 in Asia
#1969 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

44. Tottori University

For Development Studies

#622 in Asia
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

45. International University of Japan

For Development Studies

#626 in Asia
#2037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1982

46. Yamaguchi University

For Development Studies

#628 in Asia
#2039 in the World
Founded
1949

47. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Development Studies

#633 in Asia
#2051 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

48. Fukuoka University

For Development Studies

#637 in Asia
#2057 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

49. University of Electro-Communications

For Development Studies

#647 in Asia
#2074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

50. Shizuoka University

For Development Studies

#659 in Asia
#2098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

51. Meiji University

For Development Studies

#674 in Asia
#2128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

52. Jichi Medical University

For Development Studies

#681 in Asia
#2136 in the World
Founded
1972

53. Juntendo University

For Development Studies

#693 in Asia
#2162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

54. Gunma University

For Development Studies

#721 in Asia
#2230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

55. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#724 in Asia
#2237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

56. University of Toyama

For Development Studies

#731 in Asia
#2258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

57. Toho University

For Development Studies

#749 in Asia
#2306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

58. Shimane University

For Development Studies

#759 in Asia
#2333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

59. Kitasato University

For Development Studies

#793 in Asia
#2394 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

60. Kindai University

For Development Studies

#799 in Asia
#2407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

61. Kagoshima University

For Development Studies

#812 in Asia
#2444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

62. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#827 in Asia
#2470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

63. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#830 in Asia
#2474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

64. Kansai University

For Development Studies

#834 in Asia
#2479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

65. Chuo University

For Development Studies

#837 in Asia
#2485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

66. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#854 in Asia
#2527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

67. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#855 in Asia
#2531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

68. Mie University

For Development Studies

#868 in Asia
#2555 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

69. Fukushima Medical University

For Development Studies

#872 in Asia
#2560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

70. University of Hyogo

For Development Studies

#874 in Asia
#2562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

71. Saitama University

For Development Studies

#889 in Asia
#2588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

72. Kagawa University

For Development Studies

#904 in Asia
#2629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

73. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Development Studies

#911 in Asia
#2640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

74. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Development Studies

#912 in Asia
#2644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

75. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Development Studies

#913 in Asia
#2645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

76. International Christian University

For Development Studies

#960 in Asia
#2753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,134
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1953

77. Rikkyo University

For Development Studies

#970 in Asia
#2776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

78. Ochanomizu University

For Development Studies

#983 in Asia
#2796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

79. International University of Health and Welfare

For Development Studies

#1019 in Asia
#2869 in the World
Enrollment
6,130
Founded
1995

80. Yamagata University

For Development Studies

#1026 in Asia
#2888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

81. University of Yamanashi

For Development Studies

#1029 in Asia
#2894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

82. Gakushuin University

For Development Studies

#1035 in Asia
#2902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

83. Okayama University of Science

For Development Studies

#1047 in Asia
#2938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

84. Akita University

For Development Studies

#1049 in Asia
#2942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

85. Tokyo Medical University

For Development Studies

#1061 in Asia
#2964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

86. Showa University

For Development Studies

#1065 in Asia
#2972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

87. University of Aizu

For Development Studies

#1068 in Asia
#2979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

88. Ibaraki University

For Development Studies

#1069 in Asia
#2985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

89. Toyo University

For Development Studies

#1080 in Asia
#3003 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

90. University of the Ryukyus

For Development Studies

#1088 in Asia
#3024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

91. University of Fukui

For Development Studies

#1095 in Asia
#3034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

92. Saga University

For Development Studies

#1101 in Asia
#3048 in the World
Founded
1949

93. Oita University

For Development Studies

#1115 in Asia
#3078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

94. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Development Studies

#1129 in Asia
#3102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

95. University of Kitakyushu

For Development Studies

#1154 in Asia
#3161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,496
Founded
1946

96. University of Shizuoka

For Development Studies

#1158 in Asia
#3166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

97. Nippon Medical School

For Development Studies

#1160 in Asia
#3171 in the World
Founded
1904

98. Tamagawa University

For Development Studies

#1163 in Asia
#3177 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1929

99. University of Miyazaki

For Development Studies

#1164 in Asia
#3178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

100. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Development Studies

#1166 in Asia
#3183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

The best cities to study Development Studies in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.