44 Best Physical Therapy schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 698K citations received by 39.1K academic papers made by 44 universities in Tokyo 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 Physical Therapy

#1 in Japan

#1 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Japan

#31 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Japan

#35 in Asia

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

4. Juntendo University

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Japan

#53 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

5. Kitasato University

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Japan

#61 in Asia

Founded: 1962

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Japan

#67 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Nihon University

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Japan

#69 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Japan

#79 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

9. Tokai University

For Physical Therapy

#37 in Japan

#153 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. Teikyo University

For Physical Therapy

#40 in Japan

#163 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

11. Nippon Medical School

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Japan

#168 in Asia

Founded: 1904

12. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Physical Therapy

#43 in Japan

#172 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

13. Showa University

For Physical Therapy

#44 in Japan

#177 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

14. Tokyo Medical University

For Physical Therapy

#45 in Japan

#183 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

15. Toho University

For Physical Therapy

#48 in Japan

#191 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Tokyo University of Science

For Physical Therapy

#54 in Japan

#200 in Asia

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

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Physical Therapy

#68 in Japan

#288 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

18. Nippon Sport Science University

For Physical Therapy

#76 in Japan

#319 in Asia

Founded: 1891

19. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#87 in Japan

#354 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

20. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Physical Therapy

#92 in Japan

#386 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

21. Toyo University

For Physical Therapy

#93 in Japan

#392 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Nippon Dental University

For Physical Therapy

#102 in Japan

#454 in Asia

Founded: 1907

23. Meiji University

For Physical Therapy

#108 in Japan

#488 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

24. Ochanomizu University

For Physical Therapy

#118 in Japan

#555 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Physical Therapy

#119 in Japan

#556 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Kokushikan University

For Physical Therapy

#123 in Japan

#581 in Asia

Founded: 1917

27. Hosei University

For Physical Therapy

#126 in Japan

#597 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Physical Therapy

#159 in Japan

#841 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Physical Therapy

#165 in Japan

#881 in Asia

Founded: 1922

30. Sophia University

For Physical Therapy

#168 in Japan

#893 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

31. Hoshi University

For Physical Therapy

#176 in Japan

#928 in Asia

Founded: 1911

32. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#180 in Japan

#942 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

33. Japan Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#189 in Japan

#974 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

34. Mejiro University

For Physical Therapy

#204 in Japan

#1120 in Asia

Founded: 1994

35. Kogakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#207 in Japan

#1134 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

36. Rikkyo University

For Physical Therapy

#240 in Japan

#1341 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

37. Otsuma Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#243 in Japan

#1353 in Asia

Founded: 1908

38. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#260 in Japan

#1434 in Asia

Founded: 1924

39. Tokyo City University

For Physical Therapy

#262 in Japan

#1442 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

40. Tokyo Kasei University

For Physical Therapy

#273 in Japan

#1485 in Asia

Founded: 1881

41. Musashi University

For Physical Therapy

#289 in Japan

#1582 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

42. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Physical Therapy

#297 in Japan

#1616 in Asia

Founded: 1966

43. Meiji Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#302 in Japan

#1641 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

44. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Physical Therapy

#305 in Japan

#1646 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

Universities for Physical Therapy near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	85	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	73	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	64	Kawasaki
16	Meiji University of Integrative Medicine	105	Hiyoshi
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	82	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	124	Soka
20	Tokyo Dental College	113	Chiba
21	Saitama University	127	Saitama
21	Tsurumi University	136	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	101	Yokohama