100 Best Dental schools 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 Dentistry. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 94.4K academic papers made by 134 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. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Dentistry

#2 in Asia

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

2. Osaka University

For Dentistry

#7 in Asia

#44 in the World

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

3. Nihon University

For Dentistry

#13 in Asia

#62 in the World

Founded: 1889

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Dentistry

#14 in Asia

#79 in the World

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

5. Tohoku University

For Dentistry

#16 in Asia

#85 in the World

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

6. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Dentistry

#17 in Asia

#91 in the World

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

7. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Dentistry

#19 in Asia

#101 in the World

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

8. Tokyo Dental College

For Dentistry

#20 in Asia

#108 in the World

Founded: 1890

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Dentistry

#21 in Asia

#111 in the World

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

10. University of Tokyo

For Dentistry

#28 in Asia

#132 in the World

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

11. Kyoto University

For Dentistry

#29 in Asia

#134 in the World

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

12. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Dentistry

#30 in Asia

#140 in the World

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

13. Showa University

For Dentistry

#32 in Asia

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

14. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Dentistry

#35 in Asia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

15. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Dentistry

#41 in Asia

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

16. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Dentistry

#44 in Asia

#206 in the World

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

17. Nippon Dental University

For Dentistry

#46 in Asia

#208 in the World

Founded: 1907

18. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Dentistry

#50 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

19. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Dentistry

#53 in Asia

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

20. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Dentistry

#56 in Asia

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

21. Nagoya University

For Dentistry

#70 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

22. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Dentistry

#82 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

23. Kanagawa Dental University

Japan | Yokosuka

For Dentistry

#88 in Asia

#346 in the World

Founded: 1964

24. Keio University

For Dentistry

#90 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

25. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Dentistry

#104 in Asia

#398 in the World

Founded: 1974

26. Matsumoto Dental University

Japan | Shiojiri

For Dentistry

#118 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

27. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Dentistry

#119 in Asia

#445 in the World

Founded: 1928

28. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Dentistry

#128 in Asia

#472 in the World

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

29. Fukuoka Dental College

Japan | Fukuoka

For Dentistry

#138 in Asia

#496 in the World

Founded: 1972

30. Kobe University

For Dentistry

#139 in Asia

#501 in the World

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

31. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Dentistry

#141 in Asia

#509 in the World

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

32. Asahi University

For Dentistry

#149 in Asia

#532 in the World

Founded: 1972

33. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Dentistry

#154 in Asia

#542 in the World

Founded: 2003

34. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Dentistry

#155 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

35. Chiba University

For Dentistry

#156 in Asia

#553 in the World

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

36. Meikai University

Japan | Urayasu

For Dentistry

#158 in Asia

#558 in the World

Founded: 1970

37. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Dentistry

#160 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

38. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Dentistry

#162 in Asia

#577 in the World

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

39. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Dentistry

#173 in Asia

#612 in the World

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

40. Gifu University

For Dentistry

#188 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

41. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Dentistry

#197 in Asia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1927

42. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Dentistry

#207 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

43. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Dentistry

#215 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

44. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Dentistry

#217 in Asia

#745 in the World

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

45. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Dentistry

#221 in Asia

#751 in the World

Founded: 1934

46. Osaka City University

For Dentistry

#224 in Asia

#762 in the World

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

47. Kurume University

For Dentistry

#232 in Asia

#791 in the World

Founded: 1928

48. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Dentistry

#233 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

49. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Dentistry

#238 in Asia

#800 in the World

Founded: 1972

50. Shimane University

For Dentistry

#240 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

51. Tokyo University of Science

For Dentistry

#243 in Asia

#820 in the World

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

52. Akita University

For Dentistry

#245 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

53. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Dentistry

#249 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

54. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Dentistry

#251 in Asia

#835 in the World

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

55. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Dentistry

#256 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1971

56. Tokai University

For Dentistry

#263 in Asia

#865 in the World

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

57. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Dentistry

#266 in Asia

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

58. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Dentistry

#268 in Asia

#881 in the World

Founded: 1972

59. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Dentistry

#276 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

60. Teikyo University

For Dentistry

#288 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

61. Juntendo University

For Dentistry

#307 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

62. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Dentistry

#309 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 1949

63. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Dentistry

#311 in Asia

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

64. Mie University

For Dentistry

#313 in Asia

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

65. Kanazawa Medical University

For Dentistry

#315 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

66. Waseda University

For Dentistry

#323 in Asia

#1013 in the World

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

67. Ohu University

Japan | Koriyama

For Dentistry

#328 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Founded: 1972

68. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Dentistry

#336 in Asia

#1055 in the World

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

69. Kitasato University

For Dentistry

#347 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Founded: 1962

70. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Dentistry

#357 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1978

71. Nagoya City University

For Dentistry

#363 in Asia

#1123 in the World

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

72. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Dentistry

#365 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

73. Tokyo Medical University

For Dentistry

#370 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

74. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Dentistry

#379 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1928

75. University of Yamanashi

For Dentistry

#387 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

76. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Dentistry

#388 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

77. Oita University

For Dentistry

#402 in Asia

#1217 in the World

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

78. University of Fukui

For Dentistry

#409 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

79. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Dentistry

#413 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

80. Nippon Medical School

For Dentistry

#427 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Founded: 1904

81. Toho University

For Dentistry

#445 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

82. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Dentistry

#446 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

83. Saga University

For Dentistry

#453 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1949

84. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Dentistry

#455 in Asia

#1354 in the World

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

85. Kochi University

For Dentistry

#456 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

86. Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Niigata

For Dentistry

#457 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Founded: 2001

87. University of Electro-Communications

For Dentistry

#479 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

88. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Dentistry

#483 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

89. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Dentistry

#501 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

90. Osaka Prefecture University

For Dentistry

#512 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

91. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Dentistry

#513 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

92. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Dentistry

#521 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

93. Kyorin University

For Dentistry

#523 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

94. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Dentistry

#525 in Asia

#1533 in the World

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

95. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Dentistry

#534 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

96. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Dentistry

#545 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

97. University of Toyama

For Dentistry

#548 in Asia

#1590 in the World

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

98. Ritsumeikan University

For Dentistry

#550 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

99. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Dentistry

#563 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

100. Dokkyo University

For Dentistry

#579 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

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

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology350

Anesthesiology210

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering142

Clinical Psychology185

Critical Care Nursing96

Family medicine135

Forensic Science26

Gastroenterology and Hepatology159

Health Science143

Healthcare Management (MHA)102

Medical Physics78

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)100

Occupational Therapy90

Oncology and Cancer research222

Ophthalmology124

Orthodontics140

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine102

Pharmacology215

Physical Therapy317

Plastic Surgery73

Public Health292

Radiation Therapy123

Radiology and Nuclear medicine336

Respiratory Therapy86

Sonography and Ultrasound93

Sports / Exercise science58

Sports Medicine242