100 Best universities for Audiology in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Audiology. A graph of 822K citations received by 56.3K academic papers made by 154 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 Audiology

#1 in Asia

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Audiology

#3 in Asia

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Audiology

#6 in Asia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Tohoku University

For Audiology

#8 in Asia

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

5. Nagoya University

For Audiology

#9 in Asia

#131 in the World

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

6. Keio University

For Audiology

#14 in Asia

#178 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Audiology

#18 in Asia

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Audiology

#19 in Asia

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Audiology

#21 in Asia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Audiology

#24 in Asia

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

11. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Audiology

#27 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

12. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Audiology

#43 in Asia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

13. Teikyo University

For Audiology

#47 in Asia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

14. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Audiology

#50 in Asia

#375 in the World

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

15. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Audiology

#51 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Audiology

#52 in Asia

#382 in the World

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

17. Chiba University

For Audiology

#54 in Asia

#384 in the World

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

18. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Audiology

#56 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

19. Kobe University

For Audiology

#61 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

20. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Audiology

#62 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

21. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Audiology

#65 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

22. Nihon University

For Audiology

#66 in Asia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1889

23. Juntendo University

For Audiology

#67 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

24. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Audiology

#68 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

25. Tokyo Medical University

For Audiology

#73 in Asia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

26. Showa University

For Audiology

#75 in Asia

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

27. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Audiology

#78 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

28. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Audiology

#81 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

29. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Audiology

#83 in Asia

#501 in the World

Founded: 1928

30. Kitasato University

For Audiology

#84 in Asia

#502 in the World

Founded: 1962

31. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Audiology

#85 in Asia

#506 in the World

Founded: 1949

32. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Audiology

#86 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1972

33. University of Fukui

For Audiology

#88 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

34. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Audiology

#92 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

35. Nippon Medical School

For Audiology

#94 in Asia

#524 in the World

Founded: 1904

36. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Audiology

#95 in Asia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

37. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Audiology

#97 in Asia

#530 in the World

Founded: 1978

38. Kurume University

For Audiology

#98 in Asia

#536 in the World

Founded: 1928

39. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Audiology

#100 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

40. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Audiology

#101 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

41. Osaka City University

For Audiology

#103 in Asia

#551 in the World

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

42. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Audiology

#104 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

43. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Audiology

#106 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

44. Gifu University

For Audiology

#108 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

45. University of Toyama

For Audiology

#109 in Asia

#576 in the World

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

46. Waseda University

For Audiology

#111 in Asia

#580 in the World

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

47. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Audiology

#114 in Asia

#599 in the World

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

48. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Audiology

#115 in Asia

#611 in the World

Founded: 1995

49. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Audiology

#124 in Asia

#629 in the World

Founded: 1971

50. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Audiology

#129 in Asia

#641 in the World

Founded: 2003

51. Nagoya City University

For Audiology

#131 in Asia

#643 in the World

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

52. Akita University

For Audiology

#132 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

53. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Audiology

#139 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

54. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Audiology

#141 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

55. University of Yamanashi

For Audiology

#142 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

56. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Audiology

#149 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1928

57. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Audiology

#150 in Asia

#695 in the World

Founded: 1972

58. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Audiology

#154 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

59. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Audiology

#155 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

60. Toho University

For Audiology

#160 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

61. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Audiology

#162 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

62. Shimane University

For Audiology

#165 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

63. Tokai University

For Audiology

#166 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

64. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Audiology

#168 in Asia

#751 in the World

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

65. Mie University

For Audiology

#169 in Asia

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

66. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Audiology

#172 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

67. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Audiology

#174 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 1971

68. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Audiology

#178 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

69. Dokkyo University

For Audiology

#182 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

70. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Audiology

#185 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

71. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Audiology

#187 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

72. University of Electro-Communications

For Audiology

#188 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

73. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Audiology

#189 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

74. Doshisha University

For Audiology

#191 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

75. Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Niigata

For Audiology

#196 in Asia

#828 in the World

Founded: 2001

76. Kyorin University

For Audiology

#200 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

77. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Audiology

#208 in Asia

#868 in the World

Founded: 1934

78. Tokyo Gakugei University

Japan | Koganei

For Audiology

#216 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

79. Oita University

For Audiology

#219 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

80. Kanazawa Medical University

For Audiology

#232 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

81. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Audiology

#235 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

82. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Audiology

#244 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

83. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Audiology

#247 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

84. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Audiology

#249 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

85. Tokyo Denki University

For Audiology

#251 in Asia

#996 in the World

Founded: 1907

86. Tokyo University of Science

For Audiology

#258 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

87. Sophia University

For Audiology

#259 in Asia

#1013 in the World

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

88. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Audiology

#261 in Asia

#1015 in the World

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

89. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Audiology

#263 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Founded: 1927

90. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Audiology

#272 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

91. Ritsumeikan University

For Audiology

#280 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

92. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Audiology

#287 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

93. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Audiology

#298 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 1938

94. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Audiology

#304 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1972

95. Tsukuba University of Technology

Japan | Tsukuba

For Audiology

#308 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2005

96. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Audiology

#318 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

97. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Audiology

#321 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

98. Hokkaido University of Education

Japan | Sapporo

For Audiology

#322 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1949

99. Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Japan | Hiroshima

For Audiology

#325 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 2005

100. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Audiology

#338 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

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

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