100 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 7.04M citations received by 384K academic papers made by 279 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Asia
#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Asia
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Tohoku University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Asia
#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

4. Osaka University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Asia
#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

5. Nagoya University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Asia
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Asia
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in Asia
#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

8. Hokkaido University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#25 in Asia
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Kyushu University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in Asia
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

10. University of Tsukuba

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#34 in Asia
#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

11. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#35 in Asia
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

12. Hiroshima University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#46 in Asia
#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Waseda University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in Asia
#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

14. Keio University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#61 in Asia
#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

15. Kobe University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#62 in Asia
#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

16. Chiba University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#75 in Asia
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. University of Electro-Communications

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#79 in Asia
#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

18. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#94 in Asia
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

19. Niigata University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#103 in Asia
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

20. Okayama University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#109 in Asia
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

21. Osaka Prefecture University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#110 in Asia
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

22. Nihon University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#114 in Asia
#559 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

23. Kanazawa University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#122 in Asia
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

24. Osaka City University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#126 in Asia
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

25. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#143 in Asia
#665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

26. Shizuoka University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#144 in Asia
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

27. Ehime University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#145 in Asia
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

28. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#147 in Asia
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

29. Gunma University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#155 in Asia
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

30. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#161 in Asia
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

31. Tokai University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#165 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

32. Ritsumeikan University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#168 in Asia
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

33. Shinshu University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#169 in Asia
#728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

34. Yokohama National University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#173 in Asia
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

35. Yamaguchi University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#175 in Asia
#743 in the World
Founded
1949

36. Ibaraki University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#178 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

37. Kindai University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#179 in Asia
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

38. Saitama University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#182 in Asia
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

39. Kumamoto University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#186 in Asia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

40. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#191 in Asia
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

41. University of Tokushima

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#195 in Asia
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

42. Gifu University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#210 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

43. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#212 in Asia
#843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

44. Rikkyo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#213 in Asia
#845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

45. University of Toyama

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#214 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

46. Jichi Medical University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#220 in Asia
#865 in the World
Founded
1972

47. Kagoshima University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#221 in Asia
#866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

48. Toyota Technological Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#224 in Asia
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

49. Yamagata University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#235 in Asia
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

50. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#240 in Asia
#923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

51. Mie University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#244 in Asia
#933 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

52. Hirosaki University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#248 in Asia
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

53. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#270 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

54. Nagasaki University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#280 in Asia
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

55. Kansai University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#285 in Asia
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

56. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#286 in Asia
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

57. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#289 in Asia
#1049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

58. Saga University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#290 in Asia
#1051 in the World
Founded
1949

59. Okayama University of Science

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#293 in Asia
#1057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

60. University of Fukui

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#295 in Asia
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

61. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#296 in Asia
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

62. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#297 in Asia
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

63. University of Yamanashi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#303 in Asia
#1085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

64. University of the Ryukyus

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#305 in Asia
#1087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

65. Tottori University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#307 in Asia
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

66. Toho University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#316 in Asia
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

67. Sophia University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#320 in Asia
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

68. University of Hyogo

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#321 in Asia
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

69. Meijo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#327 in Asia
#1136 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

70. Akita University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#334 in Asia
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

71. Shimane University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#336 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

72. University of Aizu

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#345 in Asia
#1180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

73. Utsunomiya University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#347 in Asia
#1182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

74. Yokohama City University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#349 in Asia
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

75. Iwate University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#357 in Asia
#1208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

76. University of Miyazaki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#362 in Asia
#1219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

77. Kitasato University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#366 in Asia
#1231 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

78. Fukuoka University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#367 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

79. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#371 in Asia
#1246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
13,207
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1965

80. Kagawa University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#374 in Asia
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

81. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#376 in Asia
#1256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

82. Kanagawa University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#377 in Asia
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

83. Ochanomizu University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#381 in Asia
#1273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

84. Doshisha University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#386 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

85. Hosei University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#388 in Asia
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

86. Nara Women's University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#394 in Asia
#1293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
2,631
Founded
1908

87. Meiji University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#407 in Asia
#1322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

88. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#415 in Asia
#1343 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

89. Tokyo Denki University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#422 in Asia
#1360 in the World
Founded
1907

90. Osaka Kyoiku University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#429 in Asia
#1371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
4,317
Founded
1874

91. Kochi University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#449 in Asia
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

92. Chuo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#453 in Asia
#1426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

93. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#455 in Asia
#1436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

94. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#463 in Asia
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

95. Konan University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#464 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1919

96. Fukui University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#475 in Asia
#1479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1965

97. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#481 in Asia
#1495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

98. Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#482 in Asia
#1497 in the World
Enrollment
5,403
Founded
1961

99. Nippon Medical School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#492 in Asia
#1518 in the World
Founded
1904

100. Toyo University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#495 in Asia
#1525 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

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