100 Best universities for Urology 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 Urology. A graph of 1.56M citations received by 81.5K academic papers made by 125 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 Urology

#2 in Asia

#42 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Urology

#5 in Asia

#62 in the World

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

3. Nagoya University

For Urology

#9 in Asia

#77 in the World

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

4. Osaka University

For Urology

#13 in Asia

#90 in the World

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

5. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Urology

#15 in Asia

#99 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

For Urology

#19 in Asia

#141 in the World

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

7. Kobe University

For Urology

#21 in Asia

#147 in the World

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

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Urology

#25 in Asia

#167 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Urology

#28 in Asia

#176 in the World

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

10. Keio University

For Urology

#30 in Asia

#181 in the World

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

11. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Urology

#34 in Asia

#198 in the World

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

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Urology

#36 in Asia

#204 in the World

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

13. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Urology

#40 in Asia

#221 in the World

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

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Urology

#43 in Asia

#235 in the World

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

15. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Urology

#55 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

16. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Urology

#56 in Asia

#268 in the World

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

17. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Urology

#57 in Asia

#269 in the World

Founded: 1949

18. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Urology

#61 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

19. Nagoya City University

For Urology

#62 in Asia

#290 in the World

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

20. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Urology

#64 in Asia

#293 in the World

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

21. Kitasato University

For Urology

#66 in Asia

#302 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Urology

#68 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Urology

#70 in Asia

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

24. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Urology

#74 in Asia

#325 in the World

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

25. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Urology

#75 in Asia

#328 in the World

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

26. Juntendo University

For Urology

#79 in Asia

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

27. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Urology

#81 in Asia

#342 in the World

Founded: 1972

28. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Urology

#82 in Asia

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

29. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Urology

#84 in Asia

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

30. Gifu University

For Urology

#85 in Asia

#353 in the World

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

31. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Urology

#86 in Asia

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

32. Osaka City University

For Urology

#87 in Asia

#361 in the World

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

33. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Urology

#90 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,353
Founded: 1941

34. Akita University

For Urology

#92 in Asia

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

35. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Urology

#95 in Asia

#371 in the World

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

36. Tokai University

For Urology

#97 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

37. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Urology

#100 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

38. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Urology

#108 in Asia

#396 in the World

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

39. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Urology

#109 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

40. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Urology

#113 in Asia

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

41. Nihon University

For Urology

#114 in Asia

#407 in the World

Founded: 1889

42. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Urology

#118 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

43. Tokyo University of Science

For Urology

#125 in Asia

#438 in the World

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

44. Toho University

For Urology

#129 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

45. Showa University

For Urology

#132 in Asia

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

46. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Urology

#135 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

47. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Urology

#137 in Asia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1928

48. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Urology

#140 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

49. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Urology

#141 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1971

50. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Urology

#147 in Asia

#486 in the World

Founded: 1972

51. Nippon Medical School

For Urology

#149 in Asia

#491 in the World

Founded: 1904

52. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Urology

#151 in Asia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

53. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Urology

#153 in Asia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

54. Kurume University

For Urology

#156 in Asia

#507 in the World

Founded: 1928

55. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Urology

#157 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 2003

56. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Urology

#158 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

57. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Urology

#162 in Asia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

58. Teikyo University

For Urology

#165 in Asia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

59. Mie University

For Urology

#167 in Asia

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

60. Tokyo Medical University

For Urology

#170 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

61. University of Yamanashi

For Urology

#176 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

62. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Urology

#179 in Asia

#551 in the World

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

63. Kochi University

For Urology

#180 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

64. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Urology

#186 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

65. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Urology

#189 in Asia

#584 in the World

Founded: 1927

66. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Urology

#192 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

67. University of Fukui

For Urology

#193 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Urology

#199 in Asia

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

69. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Urology

#200 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1978

70. Shimane University

For Urology

#204 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

71. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Urology

#205 in Asia

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

72. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Urology

#207 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

73. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Urology

#208 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

74. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Urology

#215 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

75. Kyorin University

For Urology

#216 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

76. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Urology

#218 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

77. Dokkyo University

For Urology

#225 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

78. Kanazawa Medical University

For Urology

#235 in Asia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

79. University of Toyama

For Urology

#244 in Asia

#717 in the World

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

80. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Urology

#246 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

81. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Urology

#249 in Asia

#731 in the World

Founded: 1934

82. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Urology

#252 in Asia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1972

83. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Urology

#254 in Asia

#742 in the World

Founded: 1971

84. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Urology

#265 in Asia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1933

85. Osaka Prefecture University

For Urology

#272 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

86. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Urology

#280 in Asia

#800 in the World

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

87. Meiji University

For Urology

#282 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

88. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Urology

#285 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

89. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Urology

#287 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

90. Oita University

For Urology

#291 in Asia

#828 in the World

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

91. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Urology

#298 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1928

92. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Urology

#311 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

93. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Urology

#312 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

94. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Urology

#345 in Asia

#959 in the World

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

95. Waseda University

For Urology

#353 in Asia

#986 in the World

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

96. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Urology

#359 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

97. Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Japan | Hiroshima

For Urology

#362 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 2005

98. Saga University

For Urology

#381 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Founded: 1949

99. Tokyo Dental College

For Urology

#395 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1890

100. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Urology

#399 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

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

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics26

Biomedical Engineering140

Clinical Psychology182

Critical Care Nursing93

Family medicine132

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Health Science138

Healthcare Management (MHA)101

Medical Physics80

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)99

Occupational Therapy89

Oncology and Cancer research219

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