50 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 143K citations received by 10.6K academic papers made by 50 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 Tsukuba

For Sports / Exercise science

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

3. Waseda University

For Sports / Exercise science

#5 in Asia
#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

4. University of Tokyo

For Sports / Exercise science

#7 in Asia
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

5. Fukuoka University

For Sports / Exercise science

#10 in Asia
#258 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

6. Nagoya University

For Sports / Exercise science

#19 in Asia
#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyoto University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

8. Ritsumeikan University

For Sports / Exercise science

#26 in Asia
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

9. Tokyo Medical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#28 in Asia
#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

10. Juntendo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#33 in Asia
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

11. Keio University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

12. Hiroshima University

For Sports / Exercise science

#41 in Asia
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kyushu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#43 in Asia
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

14. Kobe University

For Sports / Exercise science

#46 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

15. Osaka University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

16. Tohoku University

For Sports / Exercise science

#52 in Asia
#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

17. Osaka City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#58 in Asia
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

18. Shinshu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#61 in Asia
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

19. Hokkaido University

For Sports / Exercise science

#64 in Asia
#570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

20. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Sports / Exercise science

#85 in Asia
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
849
Founded
1981

21. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Sports / Exercise science

#86 in Asia
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

22. Okayama University

For Sports / Exercise science

#102 in Asia
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

24. Nippon Sport Science University

For Sports / Exercise science

#108 in Asia
#761 in the World
Enrollment
5,848
Founded
1891

25. University of Tokushima

For Sports / Exercise science

#118 in Asia
#785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

26. Nagoya City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#121 in Asia
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

27. Gifu University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

28. Kanazawa University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

29. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Sports / Exercise science

#129 in Asia
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

30. Doshisha University

For Sports / Exercise science

#131 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

31. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Sports / Exercise science

#142 in Asia
#871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

32. Tokai University

For Sports / Exercise science

#144 in Asia
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

33. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Sports / Exercise science

#154 in Asia
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

34. Saga University

For Sports / Exercise science

#159 in Asia
#918 in the World
Founded
1949

35. Kitasato University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

36. Mie University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

37. Gunma University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

38. Nihon University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

39. Chiba University

For Sports / Exercise science

#181 in Asia
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

40. Chukyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#185 in Asia
#986 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1927

41. Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Sports / Exercise science

#188 in Asia
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1965

42. Niigata University

For Sports / Exercise science

#198 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

43. Niigata University of Health and Welfare

For Sports / Exercise science

#201 in Asia
#1019 in the World
Enrollment
3,439
Founded
2001

44. J. F. Oberlin University

For Sports / Exercise science

#202 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Enrollment
8,595

45. Yamaguchi University

For Sports / Exercise science

#216 in Asia
#1050 in the World
Founded
1949

46. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Sports / Exercise science

#225 in Asia
#1066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

47. Shimane University

For Sports / Exercise science

#240 in Asia
#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

48. International University of Health and Welfare

For Sports / Exercise science

#244 in Asia
#1099 in the World
Enrollment
6,130
Founded
1995

49. Nagasaki University

For Sports / Exercise science

#246 in Asia
#1103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

50. Teikyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#260 in Asia
#1125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tsukuba, Fujikawaguchiko, Tokyo, and Fukuoka.