100 Best universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 12.3M citations received by 597K academic papers made by 409 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 Psychiatry

#2 in Asia

#92 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Psychiatry

#6 in Asia

#114 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Psychiatry

#13 in Asia

#144 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Psychiatry

#20 in Asia

#182 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychiatry

#23 in Asia

#188 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Psychiatry

#28 in Asia

#237 in the World

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

7. Keio University

For Psychiatry

#30 in Asia

#246 in the World

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

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychiatry

#35 in Asia

#260 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychiatry

#43 in Asia

#306 in the World

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

10. Chiba University

For Psychiatry

#46 in Asia

#317 in the World

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

11. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychiatry

#51 in Asia

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychiatry

#58 in Asia

#368 in the World

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

13. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychiatry

#59 in Asia

#370 in the World

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

14. Juntendo University

For Psychiatry

#60 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

15. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychiatry

#63 in Asia

#388 in the World

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

16. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychiatry

#64 in Asia

#403 in the World

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

17. Kobe University

For Psychiatry

#68 in Asia

#419 in the World

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

18. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychiatry

#70 in Asia

#422 in the World

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

19. Osaka City University

For Psychiatry

#73 in Asia

#430 in the World

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

20. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Psychiatry

#79 in Asia

#450 in the World

Founded: 1972

21. Nippon Medical School

For Psychiatry

#85 in Asia

#474 in the World

Founded: 1904

22. Nihon University

For Psychiatry

#86 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1889

23. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Psychiatry

#93 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

24. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Psychiatry

#98 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

25. Kitasato University

For Psychiatry

#99 in Asia

#521 in the World

Founded: 1962

26. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Psychiatry

#100 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

27. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Psychiatry

#106 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

28. Mie University

For Psychiatry

#109 in Asia

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

29. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Psychiatry

#110 in Asia

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

30. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Psychiatry

#112 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

31. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Psychiatry

#113 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

32. Showa University

For Psychiatry

#114 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

33. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Psychiatry

#116 in Asia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

34. Kurume University

For Psychiatry

#117 in Asia

#566 in the World

Founded: 1928

35. Toho University

For Psychiatry

#119 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

36. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychiatry

#121 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

37. Nagoya City University

For Psychiatry

#123 in Asia

#584 in the World

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

38. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Psychiatry

#125 in Asia

#586 in the World

Founded: 1949

39. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Psychiatry

#128 in Asia

#591 in the World

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

40. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Psychiatry

#129 in Asia

#597 in the World

Founded: 1978

41. Teikyo University

For Psychiatry

#133 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

42. Gifu University

For Psychiatry

#135 in Asia

#609 in the World

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

43. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Psychiatry

#137 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. Tokai University

For Psychiatry

#138 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

45. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychiatry

#153 in Asia

#662 in the World

Founded: 1934

46. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Psychiatry

#154 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

47. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Psychiatry

#156 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

48. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Psychiatry

#157 in Asia

#673 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Psychiatry

#158 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

50. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Psychiatry

#159 in Asia

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

51. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Psychiatry

#162 in Asia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1928

52. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Psychiatry

#165 in Asia

#704 in the World

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

53. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Psychiatry

#166 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

54. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Psychiatry

#168 in Asia

#710 in the World

Founded: 1971

55. Tokyo Medical University

For Psychiatry

#170 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

56. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Psychiatry

#173 in Asia

#722 in the World

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

57. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Psychiatry

#177 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

58. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Psychiatry

#181 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

59. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychiatry

#183 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

60. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Psychiatry

#185 in Asia

#762 in the World

Founded: 1928

61. Tokyo University of Science

For Psychiatry

#190 in Asia

#774 in the World

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

62. Akita University

For Psychiatry

#191 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

63. Waseda University

For Psychiatry

#199 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

64. Shimane University

For Psychiatry

#200 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

65. University of Fukui

For Psychiatry

#202 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

66. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Psychiatry

#205 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

67. Kyorin University

For Psychiatry

#208 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

68. University of Toyama

For Psychiatry

#210 in Asia

#825 in the World

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

69. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Psychiatry

#229 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1927

70. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Psychiatry

#231 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

71. Oita University

For Psychiatry

#240 in Asia

#894 in the World

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

72. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Psychiatry

#241 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

73. Dokkyo University

For Psychiatry

#246 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

74. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Psychiatry

#251 in Asia

#926 in the World

Founded: 1971

75. University of Yamanashi

For Psychiatry

#253 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

76. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Psychiatry

#268 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

77. Saga University

For Psychiatry

#271 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1949

78. Kanazawa Medical University

For Psychiatry

#276 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

79. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Psychiatry

#287 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

80. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Psychiatry

#300 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Founded: 1972

81. Osaka Prefecture University

For Psychiatry

#307 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

82. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Psychiatry

#335 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Founded: 1995

83. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Psychiatry

#337 in Asia

#1158 in the World

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

84. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Psychiatry

#362 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

85. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Psychiatry

#364 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

86. Kochi University

For Psychiatry

#366 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

87. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Psychiatry

#388 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

88. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Psychiatry

#395 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

89. Hoshi University

For Psychiatry

#403 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1911

90. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Psychiatry

#416 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

91. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#452 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

92. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Psychiatry

#464 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Founded: 2003

93. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Psychiatry

#466 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

94. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Psychiatry

#469 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

95. Meijo University

For Psychiatry

#485 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Founded: 1926

96. Doshisha University

For Psychiatry

#492 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

97. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Psychiatry

#507 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

98. Ritsumeikan University

For Psychiatry

#521 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

99. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Psychiatry

#533 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1904

100. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Psychiatry

#542 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

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

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology348

Anesthesiology210

Bioethics/Medical Ethics26

Biomedical Engineering140

Clinical Psychology182

Critical Care Nursing93

Family medicine132

Forensic Science26

Gastroenterology and Hepatology156

Health Science138

Healthcare Management (MHA)101

Medical Physics80

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)99

Occupational Therapy89

Oncology and Cancer research219

Ophthalmology121

Orthodontics138

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine98

Pharmacology212

Physical Therapy311

Plastic Surgery73

Public Health289

Radiation Therapy122

Radiology and Nuclear medicine332

Respiratory Therapy86

Sonography and Ultrasound91

Sports / Exercise science56

Sports Medicine236