100 Best universities for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 9.26M citations received by 659K academic papers made by 443 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 Mathematics

#6 in Asia

#54 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Mathematics

#18 in Asia

#113 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Mathematics

#34 in Asia

#167 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Mathematics

#43 in Asia

#220 in the World

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#54 in Asia

#270 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mathematics

#55 in Asia

#271 in the World

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

7. Nagoya University

For Mathematics

#60 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

8. Keio University

For Mathematics

#66 in Asia

#338 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Mathematics

#70 in Asia

#353 in the World

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

10. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Mathematics

#83 in Asia

#411 in the World

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

11. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Mathematics

#94 in Asia

#455 in the World

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

12. Waseda University

For Mathematics

#102 in Asia

#469 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

For Mathematics

#118 in Asia

#518 in the World

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

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Mathematics

#126 in Asia

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

15. Chiba University

For Mathematics

#172 in Asia

#713 in the World

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

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Mathematics

#179 in Asia

#731 in the World

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

17. University of Electro-Communications

For Mathematics

#184 in Asia

#748 in the World

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

18. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Mathematics

#204 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

19. Nihon University

For Mathematics

#234 in Asia

#886 in the World

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

20. Osaka Prefecture University

For Mathematics

#239 in Asia

#893 in the World

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

21. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Mathematics

#241 in Asia

#900 in the World

Founded: 1972

22. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Mathematics

#243 in Asia

#907 in the World

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

23. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Mathematics

#251 in Asia

#923 in the World

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

24. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Mathematics

#252 in Asia

#925 in the World

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

25. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Mathematics

#259 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

26. Osaka City University

For Mathematics

#267 in Asia

#968 in the World

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

27. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Mathematics

#274 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

28. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#297 in Asia

#1051 in the World

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

29. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#306 in Asia

#1074 in the World

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

30. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Mathematics

#323 in Asia

#1105 in the World

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

31. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Mathematics

#327 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

32. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Mathematics

#329 in Asia

#1116 in the World

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

33. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Mathematics

#334 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

34. Ritsumeikan University

For Mathematics

#337 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

35. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Mathematics

#341 in Asia

#1158 in the World

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

36. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Mathematics

#342 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

37. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#347 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

38. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Mathematics

#348 in Asia

#1179 in the World

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

39. Gifu University

For Mathematics

#350 in Asia

#1183 in the World

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

40. Tokai University

For Mathematics

#360 in Asia

#1206 in the World

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

41. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Mathematics

#363 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1949

42. Kitasato University

For Mathematics

#364 in Asia

#1213 in the World

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

43. Juntendo University

For Mathematics

#371 in Asia

#1232 in the World

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

44. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Mathematics

#378 in Asia

#1247 in the World

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

45. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Mathematics

#405 in Asia

#1304 in the World

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

46. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Mathematics

#409 in Asia

#1311 in the World

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

47. Mie University

For Mathematics

#411 in Asia

#1315 in the World

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

48. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Mathematics

#412 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

49. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Mathematics

#421 in Asia

#1334 in the World

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

50. Shimane University

For Mathematics

#431 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

51. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Mathematics

#448 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

52. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Mathematics

#450 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

53. University of Yamanashi

For Mathematics

#452 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

54. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mathematics

#453 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

55. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Mathematics

#455 in Asia

#1413 in the World

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

56. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Mathematics

#466 in Asia

#1438 in the World

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

57. Nagoya City University

For Mathematics

#469 in Asia

#1444 in the World

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

58. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Mathematics

#490 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

59. Ibaraki University

For Mathematics

#492 in Asia

#1483 in the World

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

60. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Mathematics

#502 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

61. Saga University

For Mathematics

#510 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 1949

62. Teikyo University

For Mathematics

#514 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

63. Kurume University

For Mathematics

#517 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Founded: 1928

64. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Mathematics

#518 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

65. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Mathematics

#531 in Asia

#1554 in the World

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

66. Nippon Medical School

For Mathematics

#533 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Founded: 1904

67. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Mathematics

#539 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Founded: 1978

68. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Mathematics

#540 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

69. Toho University

For Mathematics

#544 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

70. Meiji University

For Mathematics

#553 in Asia

#1596 in the World

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

71. Hosei University

For Mathematics

#567 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

72. University of Toyama

For Mathematics

#587 in Asia

#1656 in the World

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

73. Doshisha University

For Mathematics

#597 in Asia

#1673 in the World

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

74. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Mathematics

#609 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

75. Tokyo Denki University

For Mathematics

#614 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1907

76. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Mathematics

#638 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

77. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Mathematics

#639 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

78. Kansai University

For Mathematics

#642 in Asia

#1753 in the World

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

79. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Mathematics

#644 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,254
Founded: 1912

80. Showa University

For Mathematics

#648 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

81. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Mathematics

#653 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

82. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Mathematics

#654 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

83. Tokyo Medical University

For Mathematics

#658 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

84. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Mathematics

#670 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

85. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Mathematics

#674 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Founded: 1971

86. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Mathematics

#686 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

87. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Mathematics

#689 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1972

88. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Mathematics

#696 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

89. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#697 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

90. University of Fukui

For Mathematics

#705 in Asia

#1874 in the World

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

91. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Mathematics

#706 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

92. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Mathematics

#709 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

93. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Mathematics

#713 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

94. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Mathematics

#740 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

95. Sophia University

For Mathematics

#762 in Asia

#1994 in the World

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

96. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Mathematics

#777 in Asia

#2031 in the World

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

97. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Mathematics

#779 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

98. Oita University

For Mathematics

#780 in Asia

#2035 in the World

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

99. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Mathematics

#795 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1928

100. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Mathematics

#818 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

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

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