University Rankings in Japan

Top 100 universities in Japan ranked by global standing. Compare leading institutions among 781 in the country.

Top Universities

• The University of Tokyo — #92 globally
• Kyoto University — #139 globally
• Keio University — #235 globally
• Osaka University — #262 globally
• Tohoku University — #340 globally
• Kyushu University — #365 globally
• Hokkaido University — #370 globally
• Waseda University — #384 globally
• University of Tsukuba — #392 globally
• Nagoya University — #419 globally
• Ritsumeikan University — #454 globally
• Hiroshima University — #469 globally
• Kobe University — #488 globally
• Tokyo Institute of Technology — #518 globally
• Nihon University — #609 globally
• Meiji University — #663 globally
• Osaka Metropolitan University — #669 globally
• Okayama University — #818 globally
• Kindai University — #849 globally
• Doshisha University — #872 globally
• Hosei University — #919 globally
• Rikkyo University — #973 globally
• Tokyo University of Science — #981 globally
• Shinshu University — #1019 globally
• Niigata University — #1038 globally
• Chuo University — #1045 globally
• Nagasaki University — #1055 globally
• Kanazawa University — #1071 globally
• Tokai University — #1080 globally
• Sophia University — #1081 globally
• Yamagata University — #1103 globally
• The University of Electro-Communications — #1125 globally
• Toyo University — #1128 globally
• Kumamoto University — #1131 globally
• Chiba University — #1134 globally
• Kansai University — #1157 globally
• Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology — #1177 globally
• Ehime University — #1222 globally
• Gunma University — #1230 globally
• Tokyo University of Foreign Studies — #1232 globally
• Yamaguchi University — #1242 globally
• Kagoshima University — #1248 globally
• Aoyama Gakuin University — #1263 globally
• Toho University — #1274 globally
• Mie University — #1284 globally
• Hitotsubashi University — #1328 globally
• Gifu University — #1373 globally
• Ryukoku University — #1376 globally
• Yokohama National University — #1385 globally
• Kyoto Sangyo University — #1428 globally
• Juntendo University — #1449 globally
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology — #1450 globally
• University of the Ryukyus — #1455 globally
• Kyushu Institute of Technology — #1459 globally
• Saitama University — #1485 globally
• Tokyo University of the Arts — #1513 globally
• Kwansei Gakuin University — #1524 globally
• Shizuoka University — #1528 globally
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University — #1537 globally
• Tottori University — #1545 globally
• Tokyo Metropolitan University — #1580 globally
• Tokushima University — #1595 globally
• Kitasato University — #1614 globally
• Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University — #1628 globally
• Kagawa University — #1639 globally
• Hirosaki University — #1651 globally
• Yokohama City University — #1659 globally
• University of Toyama — #1666 globally
• Nagoya Institute of Technology — #1668 globally
• Fukuoka University — #1673 globally
• University of Yamanashi — #1686 globally
• Fujita Health University — #1687 globally
• Shimane University — #1719 globally
• The University of Aizu — #1720 globally
• Ochanomizu University — #1734 globally
• Nanzan University — #1735 globally
• Kanagawa University — #1769 globally
• Toyohashi University of Technology — #1774 globally
• Kochi University — #1798 globally
• Shibaura Institute of Technology — #1807 globally
• Gakushuin University — #1812 globally
• Hyogo Medical University — #1815 globally
• Saga University — #1826 globally
• Teikyo University — #1840 globally
• Tokyo Gakugei University — #1846 globally
• Meijo University — #1870 globally
• Tokyo Denki University — #1875 globally
• Akita University — #1884 globally
• Kogakuin University — #1908 globally
• University of Miyazaki — #1923 globally
• Ibaraki University — #1932 globally
• Kokugakuin University — #1960 globally
• Nagaoka University of Technology — #1967 globally
• Hokkaido University of Science — #1978 globally
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology — #1981 globally
• Nagoya City University — #1995 globally
• Kyoto University of the Arts — #2024 globally
• Osaka Kyoiku University — #2034 globally
• Kanazawa Institute of Technology — #2040 globally
• Kyoto Institute of Technology — #2054 globally

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