22 Best Dental schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 397K citations received by 22.8K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#2 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

2. Nihon University

For Dentistry

#3 in Japan

#13 in Asia

Founded: 1889

3. University of Tokyo

For Dentistry

#10 in Japan

#28 in Asia

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

4. Showa University

For Dentistry

#13 in Japan

#32 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

5. Nippon Dental University

For Dentistry

#17 in Japan

#46 in Asia

Founded: 1907

6. Keio University

For Dentistry

#24 in Japan

#90 in Asia

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

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Dentistry

#37 in Japan

#160 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

8. Tokyo University of Science

For Dentistry

#51 in Japan

#243 in Asia

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

9. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Dentistry

#53 in Japan

#249 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

10. Tokai University

For Dentistry

#56 in Japan

#263 in Asia

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

11. Teikyo University

For Dentistry

#60 in Japan

#288 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. Juntendo University

For Dentistry

#61 in Japan

#307 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

13. Waseda University

For Dentistry

#66 in Japan

#323 in Asia

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

14. Kitasato University

For Dentistry

#69 in Japan

#347 in Asia

Founded: 1962

15. Tokyo Medical University

For Dentistry

#73 in Japan

#370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

16. Nippon Medical School

For Dentistry

#80 in Japan

#427 in Asia

Founded: 1904

17. Toho University

For Dentistry

#81 in Japan

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Dentistry

#110 in Japan

#698 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

19. Meiji University

For Dentistry

#118 in Japan

#785 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

20. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Dentistry

#124 in Japan

#812 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo Denki University

For Dentistry

#126 in Japan

#842 in Asia

Founded: 1907

22. Sophia University

For Dentistry

#130 in Japan

#950 in Asia

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

Universities for Dentistry near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Tokyo Dental College	8	Chiba
21	Tsurumi University	18	Yokohama
22	Meikai University	36	Urayasu
37	Chiba University	35	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	31	Yokohama
45	Kanagawa Dental University	23	Yokosuka
45	Saitama Medical School	49	Moroyama
60	University of Tsukuba	28	Tsukuba
80	Jichi Medical University	58	Tochigi
89	Health Science University	33	Fujikawaguchiko