100 Best universities for Geology in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 17.6M citations received by 1.03M academic papers made by 420 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 Geology

#1 in Asia

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Geology

#2 in Asia

#24 in the World

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

3. Tohoku University

For Geology

#6 in Asia

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

4. Osaka University

For Geology

#11 in Asia

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

5. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Geology

#13 in Asia

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Geology

#15 in Asia

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

7. Nagoya University

For Geology

#18 in Asia

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Geology

#23 in Asia

#128 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Geology

#56 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

10. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Geology

#63 in Asia

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

11. Tokyo University of Science

For Geology

#67 in Asia

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

12. Kobe University

For Geology

#75 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

13. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Geology

#88 in Asia

#413 in the World

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

14. Chiba University

For Geology

#93 in Asia

#430 in the World

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

15. Keio University

For Geology

#98 in Asia

#444 in the World

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

16. Waseda University

For Geology

#112 in Asia

#507 in the World

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

17. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Geology

#124 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

18. Nihon University

For Geology

#140 in Asia

#577 in the World

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

19. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Geology

#144 in Asia

#587 in the World

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

20. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Geology

#147 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Geology

#156 in Asia

#618 in the World

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

22. Osaka Prefecture University

For Geology

#159 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

23. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Geology

#161 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

24. Gifu University

For Geology

#168 in Asia

#657 in the World

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

25. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Geology

#174 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

26. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Geology

#177 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

27. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Geology

#180 in Asia

#680 in the World

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

28. Osaka City University

For Geology

#184 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

29. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Geology

#185 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

30. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Geology

#188 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

31. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Geology

#192 in Asia

#730 in the World

Founded: 1949

32. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Geology

#195 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

33. Tokai University

For Geology

#201 in Asia

#769 in the World

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

34. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Geology

#202 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

35. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Geology

#205 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

36. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Geology

#207 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

37. Kitasato University

For Geology

#220 in Asia

#804 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

38. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Geology

#227 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

39. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Geology

#231 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

40. Juntendo University

For Geology

#233 in Asia

#842 in the World

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

41. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Geology

#237 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

42. Kochi University

For Geology

#245 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Mie University

For Geology

#251 in Asia

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

44. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Geology

#260 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

45. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Geology

#262 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

46. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Geology

#263 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

47. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Geology

#266 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

48. Ibaraki University

For Geology

#269 in Asia

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

49. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Geology

#273 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

50. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Geology

#282 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

51. Shimane University

For Geology

#284 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

52. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Geology

#286 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

53. University of Electro-Communications

For Geology

#303 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

54. Saga University

For Geology

#304 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1949

55. Ritsumeikan University

For Geology

#306 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

56. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Geology

#320 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

57. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Geology

#321 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

58. University of Yamanashi

For Geology

#325 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

59. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Geology

#330 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

60. University of Toyama

For Geology

#333 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

61. Akita University

For Geology

#334 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

62. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Geology

#338 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

63. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Geology

#341 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

64. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Geology

#360 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

65. Toho University

For Geology

#364 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

66. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Geology

#373 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

67. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Geology

#399 in Asia

#1266 in the World

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

68. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Geology

#401 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

69. Meijo University

For Geology

#404 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

70. University of Fukui

For Geology

#418 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

71. Teikyo University

For Geology

#422 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

72. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Geology

#446 in Asia

#1370 in the World

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

73. Doshisha University

For Geology

#449 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

74. Kansai University

For Geology

#457 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

75. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Geology

#461 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

76. Showa University

For Geology

#465 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

77. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Geology

#469 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

78. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Geology

#470 in Asia

#1433 in the World

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

79. Meiji University

For Geology

#476 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

80. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Geology

#493 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Founded: 1938

81. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Geology

#496 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

82. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Geology

#506 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

83. Nagoya City University

For Geology

#511 in Asia

#1520 in the World

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

84. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Geology

#522 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

85. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Geology

#528 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

86. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Geology

#548 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Geology

#549 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Founded: 1978

88. Oita University

For Geology

#552 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

89. University of Hyogo

For Geology

#554 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

90. Sophia University

For Geology

#569 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

91. Kurume University

For Geology

#592 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Founded: 1928

92. Toyota Technological Institute

For Geology

#625 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

93. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Geology

#627 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

94. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Geology

#629 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

95. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Geology

#632 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

96. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Geology

#633 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

97. Toyo University

For Geology

#634 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

98. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Geology

#636 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

99. Toyama Prefectural University

For Geology

#649 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

100. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Geology

#654 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

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

Environmental Science subfields in Japan

Agricultural Science199

Earth science and Geophysics214

Environmental Chemistry222

Environmental Engineering124

Environmental Management178

Geography and Cartography418

Geotechnical Engineering163

Hydrology and Water resources management28

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science264

Mining Engineering47

Oceanography260

Paleontology378

Petrology and Geochemistry143

Urban and Regional planning27

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation201