100 Best universities for Orthodontics in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Orthodontics. A graph of 1.17M citations received by 73.3K academic papers made by 138 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. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Orthodontics

#3 in Asia

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

2. Osaka University

For Orthodontics

#5 in Asia

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

3. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Orthodontics

#11 in Asia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

4. Nihon University

For Orthodontics

#12 in Asia

#68 in the World

Founded: 1889

5. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Orthodontics

#15 in Asia

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

6. Tohoku University

For Orthodontics

#17 in Asia

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

7. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Orthodontics

#18 in Asia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

8. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Orthodontics

#19 in Asia

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

9. University of Tokyo

For Orthodontics

#22 in Asia

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

10. Tokyo Dental College

For Orthodontics

#25 in Asia

#146 in the World

Founded: 1890

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Orthodontics

#26 in Asia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

12. Kyoto University

For Orthodontics

#29 in Asia

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

13. Showa University

For Orthodontics

#35 in Asia

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

14. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Orthodontics

#38 in Asia

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

15. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Orthodontics

#42 in Asia

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

16. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Orthodontics

#51 in Asia

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

17. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Orthodontics

#52 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

18. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Orthodontics

#54 in Asia

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

19. Nippon Dental University

For Orthodontics

#57 in Asia

#258 in the World

Founded: 1907

20. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Orthodontics

#59 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

21. Nagoya University

For Orthodontics

#60 in Asia

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

22. Kobe University

For Orthodontics

#71 in Asia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

23. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Orthodontics

#82 in Asia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

24. Keio University

For Orthodontics

#84 in Asia

#355 in the World

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

25. Kanagawa Dental University

Japan | Yokosuka

For Orthodontics

#87 in Asia

#362 in the World

Founded: 1964

26. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Orthodontics

#102 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

27. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Orthodontics

#103 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

28. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Orthodontics

#109 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

29. Matsumoto Dental University

Japan | Shiojiri

For Orthodontics

#110 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

30. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Orthodontics

#122 in Asia

#480 in the World

Founded: 1928

31. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Orthodontics

#130 in Asia

#504 in the World

Founded: 1974

32. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Orthodontics

#133 in Asia

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

33. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Orthodontics

#138 in Asia

#530 in the World

Founded: 2003

34. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Orthodontics

#144 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

35. Chiba University

For Orthodontics

#149 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

36. Asahi University

For Orthodontics

#152 in Asia

#566 in the World

Founded: 1972

37. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Orthodontics

#156 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

38. Meikai University

Japan | Urayasu

For Orthodontics

#157 in Asia

#584 in the World

Founded: 1970

39. Fukuoka Dental College

Japan | Fukuoka

For Orthodontics

#162 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 1972

40. Osaka City University

For Orthodontics

#168 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

41. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Orthodontics

#170 in Asia

#638 in the World

Founded: 1934

42. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Orthodontics

#176 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

43. Waseda University

For Orthodontics

#184 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

44. Gifu University

For Orthodontics

#194 in Asia

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

45. Akita University

For Orthodontics

#196 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

46. Tokyo University of Science

For Orthodontics

#208 in Asia

#760 in the World

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

47. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Orthodontics

#214 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 1927

48. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Orthodontics

#218 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

49. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Orthodontics

#219 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

50. Shimane University

For Orthodontics

#230 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

51. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Orthodontics

#232 in Asia

#833 in the World

Founded: 1971

52. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Orthodontics

#234 in Asia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1972

53. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Orthodontics

#238 in Asia

#849 in the World

Founded: 1949

54. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Orthodontics

#240 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

55. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Orthodontics

#251 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

56. Kanazawa Medical University

For Orthodontics

#263 in Asia

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

57. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Orthodontics

#271 in Asia

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

58. Juntendo University

For Orthodontics

#283 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

59. Mie University

For Orthodontics

#289 in Asia

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

60. Kitasato University

For Orthodontics

#292 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1962

61. Kurume University

For Orthodontics

#294 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1928

62. Tokai University

For Orthodontics

#297 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

63. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Orthodontics

#298 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

64. Teikyo University

For Orthodontics

#300 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

65. Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Niigata

For Orthodontics

#305 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 2001

66. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Orthodontics

#307 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

67. University of Fukui

For Orthodontics

#309 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Orthodontics

#311 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

69. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Orthodontics

#320 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

70. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Orthodontics

#341 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

71. Saga University

For Orthodontics

#345 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 1949

72. Oita University

For Orthodontics

#346 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

73. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Orthodontics

#354 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

74. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Orthodontics

#357 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

75. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Orthodontics

#363 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1972

76. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Orthodontics

#365 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1978

77. Toho University

For Orthodontics

#367 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

78. University of Yamanashi

For Orthodontics

#375 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

79. Ritsumeikan University

For Orthodontics

#378 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

80. Ohu University

Japan | Koriyama

For Orthodontics

#379 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1972

81. Tokyo Medical University

For Orthodontics

#381 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

82. Nippon Medical School

For Orthodontics

#393 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 1904

83. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Orthodontics

#403 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

84. Nagoya City University

For Orthodontics

#408 in Asia

#1316 in the World

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

85. University of Electro-Communications

For Orthodontics

#410 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

86. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Orthodontics

#411 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

87. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Orthodontics

#413 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

88. Osaka Prefecture University

For Orthodontics

#431 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

89. University of Toyama

For Orthodontics

#436 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

90. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Orthodontics

#440 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

91. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Orthodontics

#444 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

92. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Orthodontics

#454 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

93. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Orthodontics

#466 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

94. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Orthodontics

#482 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

95. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Orthodontics

#495 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

96. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Orthodontics

#500 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

97. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Orthodontics

#503 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1995

98. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Orthodontics

#509 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

99. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Orthodontics

#514 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Founded: 1972

100. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Orthodontics

#523 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Orthodontics in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Fukuoka, and Niigata.

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