List of 100 best universities in Japan

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Japan ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 124M citations received by 6.04M academic publications made by 719 universities from Japan, the popularity of 5,721 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

#2 in Asia
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

#6 in Asia
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

#9 in Asia
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

5. Keio University

#15 in Asia
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

6. Kyushu University

#17 in Asia
#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

#18 in Asia
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

8. Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

9. University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

11. Waseda University

#29 in Asia
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

#41 in Asia
#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

15. Okayama University

#64 in Asia
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

16. Chiba University

#68 in Asia
#485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Tokyo University of Science

#78 in Asia
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

18. Kanazawa University

#91 in Asia
#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

20. Juntendo University

#94 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

21. Kindai University

#97 in Asia
#604 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

22. Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

23. Tokai University

#106 in Asia
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

24. Niigata University

#107 in Asia
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

25. Kumamoto University

#109 in Asia
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

26. Shinshu University

#111 in Asia
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

27. Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia
#676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

28. Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

29. Yokohama City University

#131 in Asia
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

30. Osaka City University

#132 in Asia
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

31. Gifu University

#143 in Asia
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

32. Kagoshima University

#144 in Asia
#806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

33. Gunma University

#145 in Asia
#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

34. Ehime University

#146 in Asia
#813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

36. Meiji University

#154 in Asia
#841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

37. Yamagata University

#155 in Asia
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

41. Mie University

#172 in Asia
#890 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

42. Doshisha University

#177 in Asia
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

44. Toho University

#183 in Asia
#914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

47. Showa University

#194 in Asia
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

48. Teikyo University

#195 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

49. Kansai University

#199 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

50. Nagoya City University

#202 in Asia
#978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

52. Jikei University School of Medicine

#204 in Asia
#981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

53. Chuo University

#205 in Asia
#983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

54. Shizuoka University

#206 in Asia
#984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

56. University of Toyama

#227 in Asia
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

57. Hosei University

#228 in Asia
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

59. Tottori University

#230 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

61. Hirosaki University

#246 in Asia
#1089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

63. Tokyo Medical University

#257 in Asia
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

64. Sophia University

#258 in Asia
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

67. Shimane University

#262 in Asia
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

68. Rikkyo University

#268 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

69. Saitama University

#272 in Asia
#1171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

70. Kagawa University

#275 in Asia
#1180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

72. University of Yamanashi

#279 in Asia
#1195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

73. Hitotsubashi University

#280 in Asia
#1198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

74. Aoyama Gakuin University

#282 in Asia
#1201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

75. Kwansei Gakuin University

#284 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

77. Sapporo Medical University

#290 in Asia
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

81. University of Miyazaki

#303 in Asia
#1273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

82. Tokyo University of the Arts

#305 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

83. University of Fukui

#308 in Asia
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

84. Nara Medical University

#310 in Asia
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

85. Akita University

#311 in Asia
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

86. Kochi University

#314 in Asia
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

89. Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

90. Ochanomizu University

#326 in Asia
#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

92. Oita University

#332 in Asia
#1350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

96. Kyorin University

#354 in Asia
#1403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

97. Iwate University

#358 in Asia
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

99. Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

100. University of Hyogo

#362 in Asia
#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

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

Average cost of living for students in Japan is $623 + $71-508 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).