100 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Japan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Asia

#5 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Asia

#22 in the World

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

3. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Asia

#45 in the World

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

4. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Asia

#51 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Asia

#61 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in Asia

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in Asia

#154 in the World

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

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#27 in Asia

#155 in the World

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

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#29 in Asia

#167 in the World

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

10. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#42 in Asia

#232 in the World

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

11. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#45 in Asia

#239 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#53 in Asia

#275 in the World

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

13. Waseda University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#60 in Asia

#302 in the World

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

14. Keio University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in Asia

#334 in the World

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

15. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#68 in Asia

#346 in the World

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

16. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#78 in Asia

#416 in the World

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

17. University of Electro-Communications

Japan | Chofu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#98 in Asia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

18. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Japan | Miura

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#100 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

19. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#107 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#111 in Asia

#541 in the World

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

21. Nihon University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#123 in Asia

#576 in the World

Founded: 1889

22. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#125 in Asia

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

23. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#130 in Asia

#610 in the World

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

24. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#143 in Asia

#649 in the World

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

25. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#169 in Asia

#723 in the World

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

26. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#173 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

27. Ritsumeikan University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#175 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

28. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#177 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

29. Tokai University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#178 in Asia

#744 in the World

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

30. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#179 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

31. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#182 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

32. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#188 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

33. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#189 in Asia

#770 in the World

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

34. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#191 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

35. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#199 in Asia

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

36. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#201 in Asia

#801 in the World

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

37. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#202 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

38. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#205 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

39. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#207 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

40. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#213 in Asia

#838 in the World

Founded: 1949

41. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#224 in Asia

#855 in the World

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

42. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#226 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

43. Rikkyo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#231 in Asia

#876 in the World

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

44. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#232 in Asia

#881 in the World

Founded: 1972

45. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#236 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

46. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#237 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

47. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#246 in Asia

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

48. Toyota Technological Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#253 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

49. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#270 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

50. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#272 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

51. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#274 in Asia

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

52. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#288 in Asia

#1033 in the World

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

53. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#296 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

54. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#298 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

55. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#311 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

56. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#313 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

57. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#319 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1949

58. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#324 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

59. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#329 in Asia

#1143 in the World

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

60. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#332 in Asia

#1148 in the World

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

61. Toho University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#333 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

62. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Nomi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#336 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

63. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#337 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#343 in Asia

#1167 in the World

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

65. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#347 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

66. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#350 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

67. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#352 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

68. University of Hyogo

Japan | Kobe

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#356 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

69. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#358 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

70. Sophia University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#369 in Asia

#1223 in the World

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

71. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#374 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

72. Kitasato University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#383 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1962

73. Meijo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#388 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Founded: 1926

74. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#394 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1934

75. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#397 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

76. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#399 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

77. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#408 in Asia

#1305 in the World

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

78. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#411 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

79. Doshisha University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#417 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

80. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#421 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

81. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#422 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

82. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#425 in Asia

#1338 in the World

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

83. Ochanomizu University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#435 in Asia

#1357 in the World

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

84. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#442 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

85. Juntendo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#451 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

86. Meiji University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#454 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

87. Kochi University

Japan | Kochi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#462 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

88. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#464 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Founded: 1942

89. Nara Women's University

Japan | Nara

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#482 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

90. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#485 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

91. Hosei University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#490 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

92. Teikyo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#498 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

93. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#506 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

94. Konan University

Japan | Kobe

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#510 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

95. Osaka Kyoiku University

Japan | Kashiwara

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#515 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 4,317
Founded: 1874

96. Tokyo Denki University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#516 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Founded: 1907

97. Nagoya City University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#537 in Asia

#1580 in the World

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

98. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#539 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

99. Nippon Medical School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#542 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1904

100. Shibaura Institute of Technology