93 Best universities for Sonography / Ultrasound technician in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Sonography and Ultrasound. A graph of 341K citations received by 21K academic papers made by 93 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#8 in Asia

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#21 in Asia

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

3. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#27 in Asia

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#28 in Asia

#137 in the World

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

5. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#33 in Asia

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#36 in Asia

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

7. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#47 in Asia

#201 in the World

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

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#48 in Asia

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#51 in Asia

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

10. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#52 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

11. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#54 in Asia

#221 in the World

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

12. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#59 in Asia

#235 in the World

Founded: 1972

13. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Japan | Kyoto

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#63 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

14. Tokyo Medical University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#64 in Asia

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

15. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#65 in Asia

#267 in the World

Founded: 1934

16. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#77 in Asia

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

17. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#81 in Asia

#320 in the World

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

18. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#83 in Asia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

19. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#87 in Asia

#337 in the World

Founded: 1889

20. Teikyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#91 in Asia

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

21. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#92 in Asia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

22. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#94 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

23. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#95 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

24. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#97 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

25. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#98 in Asia

#363 in the World

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

26. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#100 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

27. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#102 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

28. Showa University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#103 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

29. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#104 in Asia

#381 in the World

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

30. Jikei University School of Medicine

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#105 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

31. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#107 in Asia

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

32. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#108 in Asia

#389 in the World

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

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#109 in Asia

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

34. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#110 in Asia

#397 in the World

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

35. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#111 in Asia

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

36. Nippon Medical School

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#115 in Asia

#420 in the World

Founded: 1904

37. Kurume University

Japan | Kurume

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#122 in Asia

#434 in the World

Founded: 1928

38. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#124 in Asia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1949

39. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#128 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

40. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#135 in Asia

#459 in the World

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

41. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#140 in Asia

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

42. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#143 in Asia

#474 in the World

Founded: 1962

43. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#145 in Asia

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

44. Kyorin University

Japan | Mitaka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#146 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

45. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#147 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

46. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#149 in Asia

#490 in the World

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

47. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#150 in Asia

#491 in the World

Founded: 1972

48. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#155 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

49. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#158 in Asia

#508 in the World

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

50. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#163 in Asia

#516 in the World

Founded: 1928

51. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#166 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

52. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#168 in Asia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

53. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#170 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

54. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#173 in Asia

#536 in the World

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

55. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#175 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

56. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#177 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

57. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#178 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

58. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#179 in Asia

#555 in the World

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

59. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#185 in Asia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

60. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#188 in Asia

#588 in the World

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

61. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#189 in Asia

#590 in the World

Founded: 1927

62. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#199 in Asia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

63. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#202 in Asia

#620 in the World

Founded: 1971

64. Doshisha University

Japan | Kyoto

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#206 in Asia

#627 in the World

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

65. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#210 in Asia

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

66. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#214 in Asia

#637 in the World

Founded: 1928

67. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#220 in Asia

#649 in the World

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

68. Shiga University of Medical Science

Japan | Otsu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#224 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

69. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#233 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

70. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#235 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

71. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#241 in Asia

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

72. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#245 in Asia

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

73. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#262 in Asia

#750 in the World

Founded: 1972

74. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#273 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

75. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#280 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

76. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Sendai

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#292 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

77. Toin University of Yokohama

Japan | Yokohama

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#307 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1988

78. Oita University

Japan | Oita

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#341 in Asia

#911 in the World

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

79. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#345 in Asia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1971

80. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#348 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1978

81. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#351 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1995

82. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#354 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

83. University of Electro-Communications

Japan | Chofu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#359 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

84. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#363 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

85. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#370 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

86. Shibaura Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#373 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

87. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#383 in Asia

#995 in the World

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

88. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#389 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

89. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#400 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

90. Kanazawa Medical University

Japan | Kahoku

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#401 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

91. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#402 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

92. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#405 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1949

93. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Sonography and Ultrasound

#419 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

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

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology350

Anesthesiology210

Audiology154

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering142

Cardiology219

Clinical Psychology185

Cosmetology74

Critical Care Nursing96

Gastroenterology and Hepatology159

Gerontology152

Health Science143

Healthcare Management (MHA)102

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)100

Occupational Therapy90

Oncology and Cancer research222

Ophthalmology124

Optometry73

Orthodontics140

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine102

Radiology and Nuclear medicine336

Respiratory Therapy86

Social Work3

Sports / Exercise science58