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 118M citations received by 5.91M academic publications made by 719 universities from Japan, the popularity of 5,371 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

#4 in Asia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

#7 in Asia
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

#11 in Asia
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Keio University

#17 in Asia
#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

6. Kyushu University

#20 in Asia
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Hokkaido University

#22 in Asia
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

8. Nagoya University

#25 in Asia
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

9. University of Tsukuba

#28 in Asia
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

11. Waseda University

#37 in Asia
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Hiroshima University

#44 in Asia
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

#51 in Asia
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

15. Okayama University

#82 in Asia
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

16. Chiba University

#87 in Asia
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Tokyo University of Science

#94 in Asia
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

18. Kanazawa University

#105 in Asia
#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

20. Niigata University

#111 in Asia
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

21. Kindai University

#113 in Asia
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

22. Ritsumeikan University

#114 in Asia
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

23. Kumamoto University

#117 in Asia
#662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

24. Juntendo University

#119 in Asia
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

25. Tokai University

#121 in Asia
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

26. Nagasaki University

#127 in Asia
#690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

27. Shinshu University

#131 in Asia
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

28. Osaka City University

#134 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

#165 in Asia
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

30. Yokohama City University

#167 in Asia
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

31. Gunma University

#169 in Asia
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

32. Kagoshima University

#170 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

33. Gifu University

#183 in Asia
#865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

35. Ehime University

#190 in Asia
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

38. Mie University

#198 in Asia
#905 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

39. Meiji University

#201 in Asia
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

40. Yamagata University

#202 in Asia
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

43. Doshisha University

#215 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

45. Shizuoka University

#231 in Asia
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

46. Teikyo University

#245 in Asia
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

47. Toho University

#247 in Asia
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

48. Kansai University

#250 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

51. Nagoya City University

#258 in Asia
#1058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

52. Chuo University

#260 in Asia
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

53. Tottori University

#261 in Asia
#1067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

54. Showa University

#263 in Asia
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

55. University of Toyama

#274 in Asia
#1112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

57. Hirosaki University

#277 in Asia
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

58. Hosei University

#278 in Asia
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

63. Sophia University

#303 in Asia
#1193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

64. Tokyo Medical University

#305 in Asia
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

66. Shimane University

#313 in Asia
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

67. Aoyama Gakuin University

#315 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

69. Saitama University

#321 in Asia
#1237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

70. Kagawa University

#324 in Asia
#1249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

72. University of Yamanashi

#333 in Asia
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

74. Rikkyo University

#343 in Asia
#1287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

75. Kwansei Gakuin University

#346 in Asia
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

77. University of Miyazaki

#352 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

78. University of Fukui

#357 in Asia
#1317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

80. Kochi University

#363 in Asia
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

81. Ibaraki University

#364 in Asia
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

82. Hitotsubashi University

#365 in Asia
#1343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

84. Ochanomizu University

#374 in Asia
#1367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

85. Tokyo University of the Arts

#377 in Asia
#1371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

86. Nara Medical University

#382 in Asia
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

87. Akita University

#383 in Asia
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

88. Sapporo Medical University

#384 in Asia
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

91. Oita University

#409 in Asia
#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

92. Iwate University

#413 in Asia
#1456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

94. Kanagawa University

#419 in Asia
#1471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

97. University of Hyogo

#440 in Asia
#1544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

98. Kyorin University

#456 in Asia
#1599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

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 $632 + $74-528 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).