73 Best universities for Medical Physics in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Medical Physics. A graph of 165K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 73 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 Medical Physics

#1 in Asia

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Medical Physics

#9 in Asia

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

3. Tohoku University

For Medical Physics

#13 in Asia

#172 in the World

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

4. Kyoto University

For Medical Physics

#14 in Asia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

5. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medical Physics

#17 in Asia

#198 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medical Physics

#25 in Asia

#264 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medical Physics

#26 in Asia

#274 in the World

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

8. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medical Physics

#29 in Asia

#303 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Medical Physics

#30 in Asia

#310 in the World

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

10. Nagoya University

For Medical Physics

#31 in Asia

#313 in the World

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

11. Keio University

For Medical Physics

#32 in Asia

#314 in the World

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

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medical Physics

#33 in Asia

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

13. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#41 in Asia

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

14. Kobe University

For Medical Physics

#44 in Asia

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

15. Showa University

For Medical Physics

#45 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

16. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Medical Physics

#47 in Asia

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

17. Juntendo University

For Medical Physics

#51 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

18. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medical Physics

#53 in Asia

#392 in the World

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

19. Nihon University

For Medical Physics

#56 in Asia

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

20. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medical Physics

#62 in Asia

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

21. Teikyo University

For Medical Physics

#63 in Asia

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

22. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Medical Physics

#64 in Asia

#439 in the World

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

23. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medical Physics

#67 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

24. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Medical Physics

#69 in Asia

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Medical Physics

#70 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

26. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medical Physics

#72 in Asia

#455 in the World

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

27. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medical Physics

#75 in Asia

#461 in the World

Founded: 1972

28. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medical Physics

#76 in Asia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

29. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medical Physics

#78 in Asia

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

30. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Medical Physics

#89 in Asia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

31. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Medical Physics

#90 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

32. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medical Physics

#91 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

33. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medical Physics

#95 in Asia

#514 in the World

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

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Medical Physics

#97 in Asia

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Tokai University

For Medical Physics

#101 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

36. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Medical Physics

#105 in Asia

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

37. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Medical Physics

#111 in Asia

#547 in the World

Founded: 1972

38. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Medical Physics

#112 in Asia

#552 in the World

Founded: 1978

39. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Medical Physics

#113 in Asia

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 6,130
Founded: 1995

40. Nagoya City University

For Medical Physics

#118 in Asia

#566 in the World

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

41. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medical Physics

#121 in Asia

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

42. Nippon Medical School

For Medical Physics

#122 in Asia

#576 in the World

Founded: 1904

43. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Medical Physics

#131 in Asia

#599 in the World

Founded: 1949

44. Toho University

For Medical Physics

#140 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

45. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Medical Physics

#142 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

46. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Medical Physics

#147 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

47. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Medical Physics

#148 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

48. Waseda University

For Medical Physics

#153 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

49. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Medical Physics

#159 in Asia

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

50. Kitasato University

For Medical Physics

#160 in Asia

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

51. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Medical Physics

#164 in Asia

#700 in the World

Founded: 1928

52. Kyorin University

For Medical Physics

#169 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,820
Founded: 1966

53. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Medical Physics

#178 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

54. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Medical Physics

#180 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

55. Osaka City University

For Medical Physics

#182 in Asia

#750 in the World

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

56. University of Yamanashi

For Medical Physics

#183 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

57. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Medical Physics

#188 in Asia

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 1,195
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1927

58. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Medical Physics

#191 in Asia

#770 in the World

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

59. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Medical Physics

#192 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

60. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medical Physics

#194 in Asia

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

61. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Medical Physics

#198 in Asia

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

62. Gifu University

For Medical Physics

#202 in Asia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

63. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medical Physics

#205 in Asia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1972

64. Mie University

For Medical Physics

#208 in Asia

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

65. University of Fukui

For Medical Physics

#212 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

66. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Medical Physics

#213 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1971

67. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Medical Physics

#218 in Asia

#839 in the World

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

68. Kanazawa Medical University

For Medical Physics

#220 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 913
Founded: 1972

69. Kurume University

For Medical Physics

#224 in Asia

#854 in the World

Founded: 1928

70. University of Toyama

For Medical Physics

#240 in Asia

#885 in the World

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

71. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Medical Physics

#258 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 1,239
Founded: 1971

72. Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences

Japan | Maebashi

For Medical Physics

#259 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 499
Founded: 2005

73. Tokyo University of Science

For Medical Physics

#260 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

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

Physics subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering269

Applied/Engineering Physics89

Astrobiology116

Astrophysics and Astronomy279

Atomic and Molecular physics185

Condensed Matter Physics198

Materials Science378

Nanotechnology239

Nuclear Physics272

Optical Engineering342

Quantum and Particle physics436

Theoretical Physics126