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
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

#3 in Asia
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

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

4. Tohoku University

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

5. Keio University

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

6. Kyushu University

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

7. Hokkaido University

#21 in Asia
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

8. Nagoya University

#23 in Asia
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

9. University of Tsukuba

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

11. Waseda University

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

12. Hiroshima University

#42 in Asia
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

#46 in Asia
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

15. Okayama University

#73 in Asia
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

16. Chiba University

#80 in Asia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Tokyo University of Science

#88 in Asia
#523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

18. Kanazawa University

#102 in Asia
#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

19. Kumamoto University

#108 in Asia
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

21. Juntendo University

#112 in Asia
#645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

22. Tokai University

#113 in Asia
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

23. Niigata University

#116 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

24. Kindai University

#118 in Asia
#660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

25. Ritsumeikan University

#119 in Asia
#662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

26. Nagasaki University

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

27. Shinshu University

#132 in Asia
#715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

28. Osaka City University

#135 in Asia
#725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

#155 in Asia
#778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

30. Yokohama City University

#157 in Asia
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

31. Gunma University

#159 in Asia
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

32. Gifu University

#173 in Asia
#833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

33. Kagoshima University

#175 in Asia
#836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

34. Meiji University

#189 in Asia
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

35. Yamagata University

#190 in Asia
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

38. Ehime University

#199 in Asia
#897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

41. Mie University

#207 in Asia
#917 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

44. Doshisha University

#217 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

45. Toho University

#228 in Asia
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

46. Kansai University

#231 in Asia
#1002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

48. Shizuoka University

#236 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

49. Showa University

#244 in Asia
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

50. Teikyo University

#249 in Asia
#1055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

52. Nagoya City University

#261 in Asia
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

54. Chuo University

#263 in Asia
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

55. Hosei University

#264 in Asia
#1079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

57. Tottori University

#266 in Asia
#1085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

59. University of Toyama

#280 in Asia
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

61. Hirosaki University

#284 in Asia
#1139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

62. Shimane University

#301 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

65. Saitama University

#307 in Asia
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

66. Kagawa University

#311 in Asia
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

67. Sophia University

#313 in Asia
#1211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

68. Tokyo Medical University

#315 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

70. University of Yamanashi

#323 in Asia
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

71. Aoyama Gakuin University

#325 in Asia
#1238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

72. Rikkyo University

#329 in Asia
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

73. Kwansei Gakuin University

#330 in Asia
#1249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

77. Hitotsubashi University

#340 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

80. University of Miyazaki

#358 in Asia
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

81. Tokyo University of the Arts

#360 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

82. University of Fukui

#363 in Asia
#1333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

83. Sapporo Medical University

#369 in Asia
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

84. Kochi University

#370 in Asia
#1354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

85. Ibaraki University

#372 in Asia
#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

86. Ochanomizu University

#382 in Asia
#1382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

87. Nara Medical University

#390 in Asia
#1398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

88. Akita University

#391 in Asia
#1399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

90. Oita University

#394 in Asia
#1403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

94. Iwate University

#423 in Asia
#1477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

95. Kanagawa University

#425 in Asia
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

96. University of Hyogo

#426 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

99. Kyorin University

#439 in Asia
#1547 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 $651 + $74-532 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).