100 Best universities for Nursing in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 93.1K academic papers made by 221 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 Nursing

#10 in Asia
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Nursing

#27 in Asia
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

4. Osaka University

For Nursing

#57 in Asia
#464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

5. Tohoku University

For Nursing

#61 in Asia
#478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

6. Keio University

For Nursing

#67 in Asia
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

7. Nagoya University

For Nursing

#81 in Asia
#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

8. University of Tsukuba

For Nursing

#82 in Asia
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

9. Kyushu University

For Nursing

#91 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

10. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nursing

#104 in Asia
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

11. Hokkaido University

For Nursing

#120 in Asia
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

12. Chiba University

For Nursing

#127 in Asia
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Nursing

#129 in Asia
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

14. Okayama University

For Nursing

#135 in Asia
#811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

15. Hiroshima University

For Nursing

#139 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

16. Kanazawa University

For Nursing

#141 in Asia
#829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

17. Nagoya City University

For Nursing

#149 in Asia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

18. Juntendo University

For Nursing

#166 in Asia
#910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

19. Nagasaki University

For Nursing

#175 in Asia
#939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

20. Kumamoto University

For Nursing

#183 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

22. Teikyo University

For Nursing

#187 in Asia
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

24. Yokohama City University

For Nursing

#202 in Asia
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

26. Tokai University

For Nursing

#233 in Asia
#1111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

27. Showa University

For Nursing

#235 in Asia
#1116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

30. Waseda University

For Nursing

#245 in Asia
#1137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

31. Toho University

For Nursing

#247 in Asia
#1140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

32. University of Tokushima

For Nursing

#264 in Asia
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

33. Fukushima Medical University

For Nursing

#267 in Asia
#1191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

34. Gunma University

For Nursing

#285 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

35. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nursing

#286 in Asia
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

36. Niigata University

For Nursing

#307 in Asia
#1310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

38. Kindai University

For Nursing

#317 in Asia
#1327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

40. Tottori University

For Nursing

#333 in Asia
#1365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

41. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Nursing

#342 in Asia
#1390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

43. Sapporo Medical University

For Nursing

#348 in Asia
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

44. Osaka City University

For Nursing

#352 in Asia
#1410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

47. Tokyo Medical University

For Nursing

#363 in Asia
#1441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

48. Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

For Nursing

#372 in Asia
#1466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1999

49. Ritsumeikan University

For Nursing

#374 in Asia
#1482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

50. Mie University

For Nursing

#376 in Asia
#1484 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

51. Kagoshima University

For Nursing

#378 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

52. Gifu University

For Nursing

#379 in Asia
#1494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

53. Fujita Health University

For Nursing

#387 in Asia
#1512 in the World
Enrollment
3,106
Founded
1964

56. Akita University

For Nursing

#403 in Asia
#1544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

57. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Nursing

#410 in Asia
#1552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

58. Nara Medical University

For Nursing

#412 in Asia
#1557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

60. Shinshu University

For Nursing

#436 in Asia
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

61. Shimane University

For Nursing

#445 in Asia
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

62. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Nursing

#448 in Asia
#1664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1974

63. University of Toyama

For Nursing

#452 in Asia
#1673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

64. Kyorin University

For Nursing

#471 in Asia
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

65. Hirosaki University

For Nursing

#473 in Asia
#1716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

67. Wakayama Medical University

For Nursing

#485 in Asia
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

68. Tokyo University of Science

For Nursing

#493 in Asia
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

70. Ehime University

For Nursing

#513 in Asia
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

71. Oita University

For Nursing

#518 in Asia
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

73. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Nursing

#543 in Asia
#1891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

74. Osaka Prefecture University

For Nursing

#550 in Asia
#1907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

75. University of Yamanashi

For Nursing

#562 in Asia
#1935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

76. University of Miyazaki

For Nursing

#574 in Asia
#1965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

78. Kagawa University

For Nursing

#584 in Asia
#1981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

79. Kanazawa Medical University

For Nursing

#617 in Asia
#2043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1972

80. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#619 in Asia
#2046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

82. University of the Ryukyus

For Nursing

#623 in Asia
#2054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

83. Yamagata University

For Nursing

#624 in Asia
#2056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

84. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Nursing

#628 in Asia
#2066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1932

85. University of Fukui

For Nursing

#630 in Asia
#2070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

87. University of Hyogo

For Nursing

#659 in Asia
#2135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

88. University of Shizuoka

For Nursing

#670 in Asia
#2157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

90. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Nursing

#719 in Asia
#2272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1884

93. Yokohama National University

For Nursing

#788 in Asia
#2429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

95. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Nursing

#844 in Asia
#2552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

96. Kochi University

For Nursing

#851 in Asia
#2562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

97. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Nursing

#852 in Asia
#2563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

98. Hitotsubashi University

For Nursing

#860 in Asia
#2576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

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