48 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 3.6M citations received by 188K academic papers made by 48 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 Surgery

#1 in Japan

#5 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Surgery

#7 in Japan

#32 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Surgery

#9 in Japan

#38 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

4. Juntendo University

For Surgery

#17 in Japan

#53 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

5. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Surgery

#25 in Japan

#69 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Nippon Medical School

For Surgery

#26 in Japan

#71 in Asia

Founded: 1904

7. Nihon University

For Surgery

#27 in Japan

#74 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Kitasato University

For Surgery

#28 in Japan

#78 in Asia

Founded: 1962

9. Toho University

For Surgery

#36 in Japan

#97 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

10. Tokai University

For Surgery

#40 in Japan

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

11. Teikyo University

For Surgery

#42 in Japan

#107 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. Tokyo Medical University

For Surgery

#45 in Japan

#112 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

13. Showa University

For Surgery

#46 in Japan

#114 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Surgery

#79 in Japan

#257 in Asia

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

15. Waseda University

For Surgery

#80 in Japan

#263 in Asia

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

16. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#85 in Japan

#315 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

17. Nippon Dental University

For Surgery

#93 in Japan

#410 in Asia

Founded: 1907

18. Hoshi University

For Surgery

#100 in Japan

#467 in Asia

Founded: 1911

19. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Surgery

#115 in Japan

#617 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

20. Meiji University

For Surgery

#123 in Japan

#678 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

21. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#129 in Japan

#721 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

22. Toyo University

For Surgery

#133 in Japan

#749 in Asia

Founded: 1887

23. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Surgery

#139 in Japan

#788 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

24. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Surgery

#147 in Japan

#834 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Surgery

#148 in Japan

#840 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Kokushikan University

For Surgery

#151 in Japan

#853 in Asia

Founded: 1917

27. Ochanomizu University

For Surgery

#152 in Japan

#856 in Asia

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

28. Hosei University

For Surgery

#176 in Japan

#1027 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

29. Nippon Sport Science University

For Surgery

#177 in Japan

#1054 in Asia

Founded: 1891

30. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Surgery

#192 in Japan

#1173 in Asia

Founded: 1922

31. Sophia University

For Surgery

#194 in Japan

#1210 in Asia

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

32. Japan Women's University

For Surgery

#196 in Japan

#1221 in Asia

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

33. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Surgery

#207 in Japan

#1291 in Asia

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

34. Mejiro University

For Surgery

#231 in Japan

#1442 in Asia

Founded: 1994

35. Tokyo City University

For Surgery

#232 in Japan

#1461 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Kogakuin University

For Surgery

#234 in Japan

#1481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

37. Musashi University

For Surgery

#249 in Japan

#1543 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

38. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Surgery

#254 in Japan

#1580 in Asia

Founded: 1886

39. Showa Women's University

For Surgery

#265 in Japan

#1620 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

40. Gakushuin University

For Surgery

#269 in Japan

#1638 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

41. Rikkyo University

For Surgery

#275 in Japan

#1675 in Asia

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

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Surgery

#297 in Japan

#1753 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Surgery

#309 in Japan

#1798 in Asia

Founded: 1966

44. Komazawa University

For Surgery

#314 in Japan

#1847 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

45. Tokyo Kasei University

For Surgery

#322 in Japan

#1896 in Asia

Founded: 1881

46. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Surgery

#327 in Japan

#1920 in Asia

Founded: 1924

47. Kaetsu University

For Surgery

#332 in Japan

#1945 in Asia

Founded: 2001

48. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Surgery

#348 in Japan

#2010 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

Universities for Surgery near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	59	Mitaka
13	Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University	111	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	120	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	64	Kawasaki
16	Meiji University of Integrative Medicine	135	Hiyoshi
19	Dokkyo University	72	Soka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	90	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	73	Chiba
20	Meiji Pharmaceutical University	126	Kiyose
21	Tsurumi University	91	Yokohama