100 Best universities for Pathology in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Pathology. A graph of 22.1M citations received by 1.06M academic papers made by 425 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 Pathology

#1 in Asia

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Pathology

#3 in Asia

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

3. Kyoto University

For Pathology

#7 in Asia

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pathology

#15 in Asia

#112 in the World

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

5. Tohoku University

For Pathology

#19 in Asia

#132 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Pathology

#24 in Asia

#166 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pathology

#28 in Asia

#174 in the World

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

8. Keio University

For Pathology

#30 in Asia

#185 in the World

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Pathology

#34 in Asia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Pathology

#40 in Asia

#249 in the World

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

11. Juntendo University

For Pathology

#44 in Asia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

12. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Pathology

#45 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

13. Chiba University

For Pathology

#49 in Asia

#270 in the World

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

14. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Pathology

#52 in Asia

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

15. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Pathology

#54 in Asia

#284 in the World

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

16. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Pathology

#55 in Asia

#295 in the World

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

17. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Pathology

#56 in Asia

#304 in the World

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

18. Kobe University

For Pathology

#57 in Asia

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

19. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Pathology

#62 in Asia

#332 in the World

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

20. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Pathology

#67 in Asia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

21. Osaka City University

For Pathology

#70 in Asia

#357 in the World

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

22. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Pathology

#75 in Asia

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

23. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Pathology

#76 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

24. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Pathology

#79 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

25. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Pathology

#81 in Asia

#391 in the World

Founded: 1972

26. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Pathology

#82 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

27. Nihon University

For Pathology

#84 in Asia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

28. Kurume University

For Pathology

#86 in Asia

#410 in the World

Founded: 1928

29. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pathology

#91 in Asia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

30. Kitasato University

For Pathology

#92 in Asia

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

31. Nippon Medical School

For Pathology

#93 in Asia

#428 in the World

Founded: 1904

32. Showa University

For Pathology

#97 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

33. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Pathology

#99 in Asia

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

34. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Pathology

#100 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

35. Nagoya City University

For Pathology

#105 in Asia

#464 in the World

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

36. Gifu University

For Pathology

#106 in Asia

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

37. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Pathology

#107 in Asia

#466 in the World

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

38. Mie University

For Pathology

#110 in Asia

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

39. Tokai University

For Pathology

#118 in Asia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

40. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Pathology

#120 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

41. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Pathology

#121 in Asia

#503 in the World

Founded: 1949

42. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Pathology

#123 in Asia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

43. Tokyo University of Science

For Pathology

#126 in Asia

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

44. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Pathology

#127 in Asia

#517 in the World

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

45. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Pathology

#128 in Asia

#518 in the World

Founded: 1972

46. Teikyo University

For Pathology

#129 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

47. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Pathology

#130 in Asia

#520 in the World

Founded: 1978

48. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pathology

#134 in Asia

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

49. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Pathology

#136 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

50. Toho University

For Pathology

#139 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

51. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Pathology

#143 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

52. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Pathology

#148 in Asia

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

53. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Pathology

#151 in Asia

#576 in the World

Founded: 1971

54. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Pathology

#152 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

55. Tokyo Medical University

For Pathology

#153 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

56. Shimane University

For Pathology

#161 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

57. Akita University

For Pathology

#164 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

58. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Pathology

#168 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

59. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Pathology

#170 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

60. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Pathology

#171 in Asia

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

61. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Pathology

#174 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

62. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Pathology

#183 in Asia

#653 in the World

Founded: 1928

63. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Pathology

#186 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

64. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Pathology

#193 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

65. Oita University

For Pathology

#196 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

66. Kyorin University

For Pathology

#200 in Asia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,820
Founded: 1966

67. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Pathology

#201 in Asia

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

68. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Pathology

#203 in Asia

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 1,195
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1927

69. University of Toyama

For Pathology

#211 in Asia

#722 in the World

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

70. University of Yamanashi

For Pathology

#213 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

71. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Pathology

#215 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

72. University of Fukui

For Pathology

#217 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

73. Kanazawa Medical University

For Pathology

#220 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 913
Founded: 1972

74. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Pathology

#231 in Asia

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 1,239
Founded: 1971

75. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Pathology

#239 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

76. Waseda University

For Pathology

#240 in Asia

#783 in the World

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

77. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Pathology

#241 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

78. Dokkyo University

For Pathology

#272 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 8,675
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1964

79. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Pathology

#277 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

80. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Pathology

#280 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

81. Saga University

For Pathology

#281 in Asia

#894 in the World

Founded: 1949

82. Osaka Prefecture University

For Pathology

#292 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

83. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Pathology

#298 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1972

84. Kochi University

For Pathology

#305 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

85. Tokyo Dental College

For Pathology

#309 in Asia

#999 in the World

Founded: 1890

86. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Pathology

#323 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

87. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Pathology

#345 in Asia

#1092 in the World

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

88. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Pathology

#399 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 6,130
Founded: 1995

89. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Pathology

#412 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,337
Founded: 1941

90. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Pathology

#423 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,132
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1973

91. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Pathology

#435 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

92. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Pathology

#439 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

93. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Pathology

#440 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

94. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Pathology

#463 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

95. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Pathology

#464 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

96. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Pathology

#474 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

97. Ritsumeikan University

For Pathology

#486 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

98. Nippon Dental University

For Pathology

#489 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

99. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Pathology

#503 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

100. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Pathology

#509 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1904

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

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology343

Anesthesiology202

Bioethics/Medical Ethics25

Biomedical Engineering136

Clinical Psychology165

Critical Care Nursing87

Family medicine118

Forensic Science27

Gastroenterology and Hepatology152

Health Science127

Healthcare Management (MHA)95

Medical Physics81

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)98

Occupational Therapy81

Oncology and Cancer research215

Ophthalmology120

Orthodontics128

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine96

Pharmacology205

Physical Therapy298

Plastic Surgery69

Public Health278

Radiation Therapy119

Radiology and Nuclear medicine321

Respiratory Therapy88

Sonography and Ultrasound89

Sports / Exercise science50

Sports Medicine226