100 Best universities for Health Science in Japan

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 1.87M citations received by 75.1K academic papers made by 143 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.

2. University of Tokyo

For Health Science

#21 in Asia
#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

3. Osaka University

For Health Science

#34 in Asia
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

4. Kyoto University

For Health Science

#36 in Asia
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

5. Tohoku University

For Health Science

#66 in Asia
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

7. Hokkaido University

For Health Science

#70 in Asia
#461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

8. Kyushu University

For Health Science

#78 in Asia
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

9. Keio University

For Health Science

#80 in Asia
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. Nagoya University

For Health Science

#84 in Asia
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

11. University of Tsukuba

For Health Science

#90 in Asia
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

12. Yokohama City University

For Health Science

#91 in Asia
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

14. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Health Science

#108 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

16. Kumamoto University

For Health Science

#116 in Asia
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

17. Kindai University

For Health Science

#122 in Asia
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

18. Okayama University

For Health Science

#128 in Asia
#662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

19. Juntendo University

For Health Science

#134 in Asia
#689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

20. Chiba University

For Health Science

#143 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

21. Hiroshima University

For Health Science

#146 in Asia
#734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

22. Kobe University

For Health Science

#163 in Asia
#790 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

23. Sapporo Medical University

For Health Science

#174 in Asia
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

24. Nagoya City University

For Health Science

#183 in Asia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Health Science

#192 in Asia
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

26. Kanazawa University

For Health Science

#194 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

27. Nagasaki University

For Health Science

#196 in Asia
#913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

28. Niigata University

For Health Science

#206 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

29. Gunma University

For Health Science

#211 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

30. Osaka City University

For Health Science

#213 in Asia
#967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

31. Teikyo University

For Health Science

#221 in Asia
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

32. Showa University

For Health Science

#222 in Asia
#1009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

33. Nihon University

For Health Science

#224 in Asia
#1016 in the World
Founded
1889

34. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Health Science

#226 in Asia
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

35. Kagoshima University

For Health Science

#227 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

37. Fukushima Medical University

For Health Science

#243 in Asia
#1071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

38. Kurume University

For Health Science

#250 in Asia
#1087 in the World
Founded
1928

39. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Health Science

#253 in Asia
#1102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1974

40. University of Tokushima

For Health Science

#257 in Asia
#1115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

45. Mie University

For Health Science

#285 in Asia
#1180 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

46. Tokai University

For Health Science

#288 in Asia
#1192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

48. Tokyo Medical University

For Health Science

#311 in Asia
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

49. Fujita Health University

For Health Science

#318 in Asia
#1269 in the World
Enrollment
3,106
Founded
1964

50. Gifu University

For Health Science

#327 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

51. Toho University

For Health Science

#331 in Asia
#1311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

52. Kyorin University

For Health Science

#339 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

53. Nara Medical University

For Health Science

#352 in Asia
#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

54. Shinshu University

For Health Science

#353 in Asia
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

55. Wakayama Medical University

For Health Science

#372 in Asia
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

56. Shimane University

For Health Science

#375 in Asia
#1422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

58. Waseda University

For Health Science

#381 in Asia
#1440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

59. Tokyo University of Science

For Health Science

#382 in Asia
#1444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

61. University of Toyama

For Health Science

#395 in Asia
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

62. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Health Science

#396 in Asia
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

63. Fukuoka University

For Health Science

#410 in Asia
#1518 in the World
Founded
1934

64. Ehime University

For Health Science

#418 in Asia
#1544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

65. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Health Science

#440 in Asia
#1590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

66. Tottori University

For Health Science

#460 in Asia
#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

67. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Health Science

#478 in Asia
#1720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

68. Kochi University

For Health Science

#484 in Asia
#1736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

70. Saga University

For Health Science

#507 in Asia
#1781 in the World
Founded
1949

71. Oita University

For Health Science

#526 in Asia
#1837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

72. Hirosaki University

For Health Science

#528 in Asia
#1845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

73. Akita University

For Health Science

#544 in Asia
#1892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

74. Kagawa University

For Health Science

#563 in Asia
#1942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

75. University of the Ryukyus

For Health Science

#584 in Asia
#2001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

76. Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

For Health Science

#592 in Asia
#2021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1999

77. Kanazawa Medical University

For Health Science

#593 in Asia
#2024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1972

79. University of Yamanashi

For Health Science

#607 in Asia
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

80. Kyushu Dental College

For Health Science

#655 in Asia
#2178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1914

81. Doshisha University

For Health Science

#686 in Asia
#2258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

82. Yamagata University

For Health Science

#695 in Asia
#2279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

83. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Health Science

#699 in Asia
#2288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

84. University of Fukui

For Health Science

#710 in Asia
#2316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

85. Ritsumeikan University

For Health Science

#745 in Asia
#2406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

86. University of Miyazaki

For Health Science

#754 in Asia
#2418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

87. Meiji University

For Health Science

#773 in Asia
#2462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

88. Dokkyo University

For Health Science

#792 in Asia
#2515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1964

89. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Health Science

#812 in Asia
#2568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

90. Asahikawa Medical University

For Health Science

#826 in Asia
#2603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1973

91. Tokyo Dental College

For Health Science

#844 in Asia
#2651 in the World
Founded
1890

92. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Health Science

#846 in Asia
#2657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

93. Osaka Prefecture University

For Health Science

#898 in Asia
#2808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

94. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Health Science

#916 in Asia
#2845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

95. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Health Science

#933 in Asia
#2892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

96. Meijo University

For Health Science

#974 in Asia
#2994 in the World
Founded
1926

97. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Health Science

#980 in Asia
#3006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1932

100. University of Hyogo

For Health Science

#1008 in Asia
#3081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

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