Universities in Japan

Explore the uniRank League Table and University Ranking of 783 Universities in Japan

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (Japanese: todōfuken). The majority of higher education institutions that meet the uniRank selection criteria are concentrated in the prefectures of Tokyo, which is home to the capital and largest city, as well as Osaka, Aichi, Hyogo, and Hokkaido. The following uniRank sub-rankings and league tables consider all prefectures that include at least one Japanese higher education institution meeting the uniRank selection criteria.

Aichi (51)  
Akita (7)  
Aomori (10)  
Chiba (28)  
Ehime (5)  
Fukui (6)  
Fukuoka (35)  
Fukushima (8)  
Gifu (12)  
Gumma (3)  
Gunma (12)  
Hiroshima (21)  
Hokkaido (37)  
Hyogo (35)  
Ibaraki (10)  
Ishikawa (13)  
Iwate (6)  
Kagawa (4)  
Kagoshima (6)  
Kanagawa (31)  
Kochi (4)  
Kumamoto (9)  
Kyoto (33)  
Mie (7)  
Miyagi (14)  
Miyazaki (7)  
Nagano (11)  
Nagasaki (8)  
Nara (10)  
Niigata (21)  
Oita (5)  
Okayama (17)  
Okinawa (8)  
Osaka (53)  
Saga (2)  
Saitama (27)  
Seki (1)  
Shiga (8)  
Shimane (2)  
Shizuoka (13)  
Tochigi (9)  
Tokushima (4)  
Tokyo (135)  
Tottori (3)  
Toyama (4)  
Wakayama (3)  
Yamagata (6)  
Yamaguchi (11)  
Yamanashi (8)  

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• Oldest Universities in Japan
  Explore the most traditional and long-established Japanese post-secondary institutions according to uniRank's original research.
• A-Z Universities in Japan
  Search for Japanese higher education institutions listed alphabetically from A to Z.
• Japanese Universities by Town
  Look for tertiary institutions located in a particular Japanese town or city.
• Top Public Universities in Japan
  Discover Japanese public higher education institutions with potentially lower tuition fees.
• Top Private Universities in Japan
  Find out about Japanese private higher education institutions.
• Top Non-Profit Universities in Japan
  Explore Japanese not-for-profit higher education institutions that may offer lower tuition fees.
• Top For-Profit Universities in Japan
  Look for Japanese for-profit higher education institutions.
• Top Japanese Universities on Facebook
  See which tertiary institutions in Japan have the most followers on Facebook, according to uniRank's original research.
• Top Japanese Universities on Twitter
  Discover the Universities in Japan that are most followed on Twitter, based on uniRank's original research.
• Top Japanese Universities on Instagram
  Find out which post-secondary institutions in Japan are the most followed on Instagram, according to uniRank's original research.
• Top Japanese Universities on YouTube
  Explore the Universities in Japan with the most subscribed channels on YouTube, based on uniRank's original research.