72 Best universities for Veterinary 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 Veterinary. A graph of 358K citations received by 17.9K academic papers made by 72 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. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Veterinary

#8 in Asia

#81 in the World

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

2. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Veterinary

#16 in Asia

#118 in the World

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

3. University of Tokyo

For Veterinary

#23 in Asia

#154 in the World

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

4. Kyoto University

For Veterinary

#65 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

5. Kitasato University

For Veterinary

#94 in Asia

#367 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Veterinary

#100 in Asia

#379 in the World

Founded: 1933

7. Gifu University

For Veterinary

#104 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

8. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Veterinary

#110 in Asia

#398 in the World

Founded: 1949

9. Nihon University

For Veterinary

#131 in Asia

#449 in the World

Founded: 1889

10. Tohoku University

For Veterinary

#145 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

11. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Veterinary

#149 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

12. Osaka Prefecture University

For Veterinary

#154 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

13. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Veterinary

#156 in Asia

#504 in the World

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

14. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Veterinary

#162 in Asia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

15. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Veterinary

#173 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

16. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Veterinary

#174 in Asia

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

17. Kobe University

For Veterinary

#177 in Asia

#546 in the World

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

18. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Veterinary

#183 in Asia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

19. Osaka University

For Veterinary

#190 in Asia

#583 in the World

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

20. Meiji University

For Veterinary

#201 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

21. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Veterinary

#208 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

22. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Veterinary

#220 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

23. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Veterinary

#289 in Asia

#846 in the World

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

24. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Veterinary

#291 in Asia

#850 in the World

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

25. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Veterinary

#299 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Veterinary

#330 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Veterinary

#332 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

28. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Veterinary

#349 in Asia

#968 in the World

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

29. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Veterinary

#364 in Asia

#992 in the World

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

30. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Veterinary

#375 in Asia

#1015 in the World

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

31. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Veterinary

#384 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

32. Osaka City University

For Veterinary

#394 in Asia

#1050 in the World

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

33. Nagoya University

For Veterinary

#403 in Asia

#1064 in the World

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

34. Tokyo University of Science

For Veterinary

#424 in Asia

#1112 in the World

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

35. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Veterinary

#446 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. Chiba University

For Veterinary

#484 in Asia

#1230 in the World

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

37. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Veterinary

#491 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

38. University of Yamanashi

For Veterinary

#510 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

39. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Veterinary

#513 in Asia

#1291 in the World

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

40. Mie University

For Veterinary

#531 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

41. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Veterinary

#541 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Founded: 1972

42. University of Fukui

For Veterinary

#571 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Veterinary

#607 in Asia

#1479 in the World

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

44. Keio University

For Veterinary

#611 in Asia

#1485 in the World

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

45. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Veterinary

#618 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

46. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Veterinary

#620 in Asia

#1509 in the World

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

47. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Veterinary

#662 in Asia

#1608 in the World

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

48. Teikyo University

For Veterinary

#679 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

49. Tokai University

For Veterinary

#714 in Asia

#1708 in the World

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

50. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Veterinary

#716 in Asia

#1714 in the World

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

51. Shimane University

For Veterinary

#720 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

52. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Veterinary

#725 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

53. Juntendo University

For Veterinary

#749 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

54. Oita University

For Veterinary

#762 in Asia

#1805 in the World

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

55. Kochi University

For Veterinary

#772 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

56. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Veterinary

#778 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

57. Chiba Institute of Science

For Veterinary

#781 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Founded: 2004

58. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Veterinary

#783 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

59. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Veterinary

#785 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

60. Toho University

For Veterinary

#793 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

61. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Veterinary

#799 in Asia

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

62. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Veterinary

#805 in Asia

#1884 in the World

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

63. University of Toyama

For Veterinary

#807 in Asia

#1886 in the World

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

64. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Veterinary

#808 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Founded: 1978

65. Nagoya City University

For Veterinary

#826 in Asia

#1927 in the World

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

66. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Veterinary

#831 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Founded: 1971

67. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Veterinary

#845 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

68. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Veterinary

#853 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

69. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Veterinary

#858 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Founded: 1974

70. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Veterinary

#867 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

71. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Veterinary

#935 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Founded: 1972

72. Saga University

For Veterinary

#965 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Veterinary in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Obihiro, Sapporo, Tokyo, and Kyoto.

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology350

Anesthesiology210

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering142

Clinical Psychology185

Critical Care Nursing96

Family medicine135

Forensic Science26

Gastroenterology and Hepatology159

Health Science143

Healthcare Management (MHA)102

Medical Physics78

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)100

Occupational Therapy90

Oncology and Cancer research222

Ophthalmology124

Orthodontics140

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine102

Pharmacology215

Physical Therapy317

Plastic Surgery73

Public Health292

Radiation Therapy123

Radiology and Nuclear medicine336

Respiratory Therapy86

Sonography and Ultrasound93

Sports / Exercise science58

Sports Medicine242