69 Best universities for Veterinary 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 Veterinary. A graph of 340K citations received by 17.5K academic papers made by 69 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

#82 in the World

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

2. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Veterinary

#16 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

3. University of Tokyo

For Veterinary

#22 in Asia

#149 in the World

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

4. Kyoto University

For Veterinary

#56 in Asia

#272 in the World

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

5. Kitasato University

For Veterinary

#92 in Asia

#363 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Veterinary

#96 in Asia

#374 in the World

Founded: 1933

7. Gifu University

For Veterinary

#100 in Asia

#381 in the World

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

8. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Veterinary

#105 in Asia

#391 in the World

Founded: 1949

9. Nihon University

For Veterinary

#121 in Asia

#427 in the World

Founded: 1889

10. Tohoku University

For Veterinary

#138 in Asia

#470 in the World

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

11. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Veterinary

#140 in Asia

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

12. Osaka Prefecture University

For Veterinary

#145 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

13. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Veterinary

#152 in Asia

#503 in the World

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

14. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Veterinary

#157 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

15. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Veterinary

#162 in Asia

#521 in the World

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

16. Kobe University

For Veterinary

#163 in Asia

#525 in the World

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

17. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Veterinary

#173 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

18. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Veterinary

#174 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

19. Osaka University

For Veterinary

#177 in Asia

#561 in the World

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

20. Meiji University

For Veterinary

#195 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

21. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Veterinary

#197 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

22. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Veterinary

#203 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

23. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Veterinary

#279 in Asia

#823 in the World

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

24. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Veterinary

#281 in Asia

#827 in the World

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

25. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Veterinary

#286 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

26. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Veterinary

#311 in Asia

#900 in the World

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

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Veterinary

#313 in Asia

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Veterinary

#332 in Asia

#944 in the World

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

29. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Veterinary

#351 in Asia

#976 in the World

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

30. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Veterinary

#362 in Asia

#996 in the World

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

31. Osaka City University

For Veterinary

#369 in Asia

#1005 in the World

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

32. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Veterinary

#376 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

33. Nagoya University

For Veterinary

#377 in Asia

#1021 in the World

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

34. Tokyo University of Science

For Veterinary

#390 in Asia

#1051 in the World

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

35. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Veterinary

#423 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. Chiba University

For Veterinary

#460 in Asia

#1191 in the World

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

37. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Veterinary

#462 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

38. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Veterinary

#469 in Asia

#1215 in the World

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

39. University of Yamanashi

For Veterinary

#497 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

40. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Veterinary

#504 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1972

41. Mie University

For Veterinary

#515 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

42. University of Fukui

For Veterinary

#537 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Veterinary

#572 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

44. Keio University

For Veterinary

#589 in Asia

#1457 in the World

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

45. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Veterinary

#591 in Asia

#1462 in the World

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

46. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Veterinary

#607 in Asia

#1491 in the World

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

47. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Veterinary

#621 in Asia

#1526 in the World

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

48. Teikyo University

For Veterinary

#646 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

49. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Veterinary

#688 in Asia

#1665 in the World

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

50. Tokai University

For Veterinary

#689 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

51. Shimane University

For Veterinary

#702 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

52. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Veterinary

#706 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

53. Juntendo University

For Veterinary

#721 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

54. Kochi University

For Veterinary

#740 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

55. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Veterinary

#748 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

56. Oita University

For Veterinary

#750 in Asia

#1786 in the World

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

57. Chiba Institute of Science

For Veterinary

#760 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Founded: 2004

58. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Veterinary

#763 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

59. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Veterinary

#765 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

60. Toho University

For Veterinary

#767 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

61. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Veterinary

#774 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Founded: 1978

62. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Veterinary

#779 in Asia

#1845 in the World

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

63. University of Toyama

For Veterinary

#782 in Asia

#1848 in the World

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

64. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Veterinary

#801 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Founded: 1971

65. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Veterinary

#813 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

66. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Veterinary

#815 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

67. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Veterinary

#818 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

68. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Veterinary

#901 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Founded: 1972

69. Saga University

For Veterinary

#926 in Asia

#2115 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 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