65 Best universities for Optometry in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 83.3K citations received by 8.49K academic papers made by 65 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. Osaka University

For Optometry

#9 in Asia
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

2. Keio University

For Optometry

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

3. University of Tokyo

For Optometry

#13 in Asia
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

4. Nagoya University

For Optometry

#20 in Asia
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

5. Kitasato University

For Optometry

#22 in Asia
#164 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

6. University of Tsukuba

For Optometry

#23 in Asia
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optometry

#26 in Asia
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

8. Kyoto University

For Optometry

#32 in Asia
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

9. Kanazawa Medical University

For Optometry

#36 in Asia
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
913
Founded
1972

11. Chiba University

For Optometry

#40 in Asia
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

12. Kyushu University

For Optometry

#42 in Asia
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

13. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optometry

#43 in Asia
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

14. Okayama University

For Optometry

#44 in Asia
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

15. Gifu University

For Optometry

#49 in Asia
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

16. Tohoku University

For Optometry

#53 in Asia
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

17. Kindai University

For Optometry

#54 in Asia
#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

18. Juntendo University

For Optometry

#60 in Asia
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

19. Hiroshima University

For Optometry

#65 in Asia
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

20. Teikyo University

For Optometry

#68 in Asia
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

21. Kobe University

For Optometry

#69 in Asia
#380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

22. Niigata University

For Optometry

#75 in Asia
#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

23. Waseda University

For Optometry

#81 in Asia
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

24. Nihon University

For Optometry

#83 in Asia
#430 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

25. Kyorin University

For Optometry

#86 in Asia
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,820
Founded
1966

27. Tokai University

For Optometry

#94 in Asia
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

28. Hokkaido University

For Optometry

#96 in Asia
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

29. Yamagata University

For Optometry

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

30. Tsukuba University of Technology

For Optometry

#102 in Asia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2005

31. Gunma University

For Optometry

#103 in Asia
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

32. University of Yamanashi

For Optometry

#105 in Asia
#498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

33. University of Toyama

For Optometry

#111 in Asia
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

34. Kagoshima University

For Optometry

#115 in Asia
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

35. Nara Medical University

For Optometry

#119 in Asia
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

36. Kanazawa University

For Optometry

#120 in Asia
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

38. Toho University

For Optometry

#122 in Asia
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

39. Yokohama City University

For Optometry

#127 in Asia
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

41. Fukuoka University

For Optometry

#133 in Asia
#576 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

42. University of Fukui

For Optometry

#137 in Asia
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

44. Mie University

For Optometry

#167 in Asia
#673 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

46. Kumamoto University

For Optometry

#185 in Asia
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

47. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Optometry

#186 in Asia
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

48. Fukushima Medical University

For Optometry

#191 in Asia
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

49. Tokyo Medical University

For Optometry

#193 in Asia
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

50. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Optometry

#195 in Asia
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
934
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1974

52. Kansai Medical University

For Optometry

#204 in Asia
#775 in the World
Enrollment
782
Founded
1928

53. University of Tokushima

For Optometry

#205 in Asia
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

54. Shimane University

For Optometry

#210 in Asia
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

55. Osaka Medical College

For Optometry

#214 in Asia
#802 in the World
Enrollment
1,195
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1927

56. Nagasaki University

For Optometry

#218 in Asia
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

57. Kagawa University

For Optometry

#228 in Asia
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

58. Fujita Health University

For Optometry

#230 in Asia
#844 in the World
Enrollment
3,065
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1964

59. Showa University

For Optometry

#231 in Asia
#845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

60. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Optometry

#235 in Asia
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
1,107
Founded
1974

61. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#239 in Asia
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

62. Shinshu University

For Optometry

#241 in Asia
#878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

65. Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

For Optometry

#254 in Asia
#903 in the World
Enrollment
3,810
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1991

The best cities to study Optometry in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Suita, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Tsukuba.