100 Best universities for Mathematics in Japan

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 417 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

#5 in Asia

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Mathematics

#14 in Asia

#108 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Mathematics

#29 in Asia

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

4. Tohoku University

For Mathematics

#40 in Asia

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#47 in Asia

#244 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mathematics

#48 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

7. Nagoya University

For Mathematics

#52 in Asia

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Mathematics

#64 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

9. Keio University

For Mathematics

#66 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

10. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Mathematics

#77 in Asia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

11. Waseda University

For Mathematics

#90 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Mathematics

#94 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Mathematics

#102 in Asia

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1881

14. Kobe University

For Mathematics

#110 in Asia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

15. University of Electro-Communications

For Mathematics

#166 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

16. Chiba University

For Mathematics

#169 in Asia

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

17. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Mathematics

#176 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

18. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Mathematics

#186 in Asia

#768 in the World

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

19. Nihon University

For Mathematics

#213 in Asia

#840 in the World

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

20. Osaka Prefecture University

For Mathematics

#221 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

21. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Mathematics

#222 in Asia

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

22. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Mathematics

#237 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

23. Osaka City University

For Mathematics

#241 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

24. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Mathematics

#244 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1949

25. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Mathematics

#252 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

26. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Mathematics

#258 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

27. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#264 in Asia

#987 in the World

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

28. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#281 in Asia

#1032 in the World

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

29. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Mathematics

#292 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

30. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Mathematics

#294 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

31. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Mathematics

#300 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 9,044
Founded: 1949

32. Ritsumeikan University

For Mathematics

#312 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1899

33. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#322 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1991

34. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Mathematics

#326 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

35. Gifu University

For Mathematics

#333 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

36. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Mathematics

#338 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

37. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Mathematics

#339 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

38. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Mathematics

#341 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1949

39. Tokai University

For Mathematics

#351 in Asia

#1190 in the World

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

40. Juntendo University

For Mathematics

#361 in Asia

#1214 in the World

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

41. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Mathematics

#366 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

42. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Mathematics

#373 in Asia

#1244 in the World

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

43. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Mathematics

#380 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 31,376
Founded: 1885

44. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Mathematics

#384 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

45. Mie University

For Mathematics

#393 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

46. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Mathematics

#400 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

47. Shimane University

For Mathematics

#403 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

48. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Mathematics

#406 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1928

49. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Mathematics

#425 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

50. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Mathematics

#427 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

51. University of Yamanashi

For Mathematics

#431 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

52. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mathematics

#435 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

53. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Mathematics

#436 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1976

54. Ibaraki University

For Mathematics

#439 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

55. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Mathematics

#441 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

56. Kitasato University

For Mathematics

#451 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

57. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Mathematics

#455 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1993

58. Nagoya City University

For Mathematics

#459 in Asia

#1422 in the World

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

59. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Mathematics

#463 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

60. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Mathematics

#467 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1950

61. Kurume University

For Mathematics

#485 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1928

62. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Mathematics

#486 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

63. Meiji University

For Mathematics

#491 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

64. Teikyo University

For Mathematics

#492 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

65. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Mathematics

#499 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1978

66. Hosei University

For Mathematics

#500 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1880

67. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Mathematics

#510 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

68. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Mathematics

#512 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1972

69. Saga University

For Mathematics

#543 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

70. Nippon Medical School

For Mathematics

#547 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1904

71. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Mathematics

#554 in Asia

#1604 in the World

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

72. University of Toyama

For Mathematics

#557 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 9,121
Founded: 1975

73. Doshisha University

For Mathematics

#569 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,642
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

74. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Mathematics

#574 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

75. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Mathematics

#581 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

76. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Mathematics

#598 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

77. Showa University

For Mathematics

#608 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1928

78. Tokyo Medical University

For Mathematics

#612 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

79. Tokyo Denki University

For Mathematics

#615 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Founded: 1907

80. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Mathematics

#617 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1971

81. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Mathematics

#621 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

82. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Mathematics

#636 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

83. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Mathematics

#641 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

84. Kansai University

For Mathematics

#649 in Asia

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

85. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Mathematics

#652 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

86. Toho University

For Mathematics

#653 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

87. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Mathematics

#654 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

88. University of Fukui

For Mathematics

#668 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

89. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Mathematics

#678 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1945

90. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Mathematics

#683 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

91. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#693 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

92. Sophia University

For Mathematics

#706 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

93. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Mathematics

#721 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Founded: 1972

94. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Mathematics

#728 in Asia

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

95. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Mathematics

#733 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

96. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Mathematics

#734 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

97. Oita University

For Mathematics

#739 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

98. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Mathematics

#776 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Founded: 1976

99. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Mathematics

#778 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

100. Akita University

For Mathematics

#782 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,157
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.

Mathematics subfields in Japan

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Applied Mathematics119

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Math Teachers127

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