Nagoya's 12 best Physical Therapy schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nagoya ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 121K citations received by 7.42K academic papers made by 12 universities in Nagoya 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. Nagoya University

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Japan

#19 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

2. Nagoya City University

For Physical Therapy

#47 in Japan

#191 in Asia

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

3. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#88 in Japan

#376 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

4. Chukyo University

For Physical Therapy

#93 in Japan

#402 in Asia

Founded: 1927

5. Meijo University

For Physical Therapy

#129 in Japan

#619 in Asia

Founded: 1926

6. Toyota Technological Institute

For Physical Therapy

#184 in Japan

#986 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Daido University

For Physical Therapy

#226 in Japan

#1289 in Asia

Founded: 1964

8. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Physical Therapy

#242 in Japan

#1375 in Asia

Founded: 1975

9. Nagoya Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#260 in Japan

#1436 in Asia

Founded: 1964

10. Kinjo Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#281 in Japan

#1552 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,037
Founded: 1889

11. Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Physical Therapy

#286 in Japan

#1573 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1905

12. Nagoya Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#315 in Japan

#1719 in Asia

Founded: 1964

Universities for Physical Therapy near Nagoya

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Fujita Health University	48	Toyoake
11	Aichi Gakuin University	117	Nisshin
13	Aichi Medical University	71	Nagakute
42	Gifu University	33	Gifu
56	Mie University	56	Tsu
63	Toyohashi University of Technology	115	Toyohashi
85	Hamamatsu University School of Medicine	90	Hamamatsu
91	Shiga University of Medical Science	92	Otsu
105	Kyoto University	3	Kyoto
106	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine	52	Kyoto