14 Best Law schools in Nagoya [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nagoya ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 251K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 14 universities in Nagoya 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. Nagoya University

For Law

#6 in Japan

#76 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

2. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Law

#45 in Japan

#621 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

3. Nagoya City University

For Law

#50 in Japan

#675 in Asia

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

4. Meijo University

For Law

#98 in Japan

#1144 in Asia

Founded: 1926

5. Nanzan University

For Law

#113 in Japan

#1288 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,883
Founded: 1949

6. Chukyo University

For Law

#124 in Japan

#1401 in Asia

Founded: 1927

7. Toyota Technological Institute

For Law

#155 in Japan

#1638 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. Aichi University

For Law

#199 in Japan

#1952 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,879
Founded: 1946

9. Kinjo Gakuin University

For Law

#212 in Japan

#2031 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,037
Founded: 1889

10. Nagoya Gakuin University

For Law

#237 in Japan

#2161 in Asia

Founded: 1964

11. Daido University

For Law

#263 in Japan

#2255 in Asia

Founded: 1964

12. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Law

#272 in Japan

#2301 in Asia

Founded: 1975

13. Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Law

#296 in Japan

#2405 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1905

14. Nagoya Women's University

For Law

#386 in Japan

#2640 in Asia

Founded: 1964

Universities for Law near Nagoya

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
42	Gifu University	52	Gifu
56	Mie University	65	Tsu
63	Toyohashi University of Technology	55	Toyohashi
105	Kyoto University	2	Kyoto
105	Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics	103	Kyoto
107	Doshisha University	36	Kyoto
108	Ryukoku University	91	Kyoto
110	Ritsumeikan University	18	Kyoto
110	Kyoto Institute of Technology	71	Kyoto
118	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	35	Ikoma

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Nagoya

Aesthetics7

Anthropology5

Archaeology14

Classics and Ancient History5

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies6