15 Best Medical schools in Nagoya [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nagoya ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 2.6M citations received by 111K academic papers made by 15 universities in Nagoya 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. Nagoya University

For Medicine

#6 in Japan

#25 in Asia

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

2. Nagoya City University

For Medicine

#34 in Japan

#116 in Asia

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

3. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#101 in Japan

#535 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

4. Meijo University

For Medicine

#114 in Japan

#659 in Asia

Founded: 1926

5. Chukyo University

For Medicine

#190 in Japan

#1364 in Asia

Founded: 1927

6. Toyota Technological Institute

For Medicine

#210 in Japan

#1555 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Daido University

For Medicine

#228 in Japan

#1701 in Asia

Founded: 1964

8. Kinjo Gakuin University

For Medicine

#236 in Japan

#1743 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,037
Founded: 1889

9. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Medicine

#287 in Japan

#2019 in Asia

Founded: 1975

10. Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Medicine

#291 in Japan

#2043 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1905

11. Nagoya Women's University

For Medicine

#352 in Japan

#2265 in Asia

Founded: 1964

12. Nanzan University

For Medicine

#357 in Japan

#2276 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,883
Founded: 1949

13. Aichi University

For Medicine

#363 in Japan

#2300 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,879
Founded: 1946

14. Nagoya Gakuin University

For Medicine

#380 in Japan

#2358 in Asia

Founded: 1964

15. Aichi Mizuho College

For Medicine

#474 in Japan

#2660 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1950

Universities for Medicine near Nagoya

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Fujita Health University	57	Toyoake
11	Aichi Gakuin University	94	Nisshin
13	Aichi Medical University	78	Nagakute
19	Chubu University	133	Kasugai
37	Asahi University	119	Gifu
42	Gifu University	33	Gifu
42	Suzuka University of Medical Science	168	Suzuka
43	Gifu Pharmaceutical University	99	Gifu
56	Mie University	39	Tsu
63	Toyohashi University of Technology	121	Toyohashi