Best Universities in Japan 2018 Based on US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2018 |
world rank | domestic rank | university | global score |
57= | 1 | University of Tokyo | 71.3 |
114 | 2 | Kyoto University | 64.3 |
194= | 3 | Osaka University | 58.2 |
204= | 4 | Tohoku University | 57.6 |
247= | 5 | Nagoya University | 54.9 |
281 | 6 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | 53.3 |
316= | 7 | Kyushu University | 51.6 |
357= | 8 | Waseda University | 49.7 |
363= | 9 | University of Tsukuba | 49.4 |
370= | 10 | Hokkaido University | 49.1 |
466= | 11 | Keio University | 44.5 |
479= | 12 | Tokyo Metropolitan University | 44.1 |
491= | 13 | Hiroshima University | 43.9 |
535= | 14 | Kobe University | 42.5 |
548= | 15 | Okayama University | 42.1 |
627= | 16 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | 38.6 |
630= | 17 | Chiba University | 38.5 |
698= | 18 | Shinshu University | 36 |
742= | 19 | Ritsumeikan University | 34.4 |
800= | 20 | Tokyo University of Science | 32.4 |
818= | 21 | Osaka City University | 31.7 |
829= | 22 | Niigata University | 31.5 |
849= | 23 | Kanazawa University | 30.6 |
855= | 24 | Kumamoto University | 30.5 |
857= | 25 | Graduate University for Advanced Studies - Japan | 30.4 |
901= | 26 | Nagasaki University | 28.8 |
914= | 27 | Tokai University | 28 |
925= | 28 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | 17.6 |
938= | 29 | Kagoshima University | 27 |
950= | 30= | Nara Institute of Science | 26.6 |
950= | 30= | Teikyo University | 26.6 |
971= | 32 | Kochi University | 25.9 |
973= | 33 | Juntendo University | 25.8 |
977= | 34 | Ehime University | 25.7 |
980= | 35 | Tokyo Medical University | 25.6 |
983 | 36 | Kinki University (Kindai University) | 25.5 |
994= | 37 | University of Toyama | 25.1 |
999= | 38= | Nihon University | 24.9 |
999= | 38= | Yokohama City University | 24.9 |
1009 | 40 | Yamagata University | 24.7 |
1019= | 41 | University of Electro-Communications - Japan | 24.4 |
1048 | 42 | Tokyo Women's Medical University | 23.1 |
1050 | 43 | Tokushima University | 22.9 |
1057 | 44 | Gifu University | 22.5 |
1080= | 45 | Saitama University | 21.6 |
1092= | 46 | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | 21.1 |
1104= | 47 | Fujita Health University | 20.5 |
1106= | 48= | Yamaguchi University | 20.4 |
1106= | 48= | Yokohama National University | 20.4 |
1109= | 50 | Osaka Prefecture University | 20.3 |
1114= | 51 | Mie University | 20.1 |
1116 | 52 | Nagoya City University | 19.8 |
1119= | 53 | Nagoya Institute of Technology | 19.6 |
1125= | 54= | Kyushu Institute of Technology | 19.4 |
1125= | 54= | University of Ryukyus | 19.4 |
1137 | 56 | Kitasato University | 18.7 |
1144 | 57 | University of Yamanashi | 18.3 |
1145 | 58 | Jichi Medical University | 18.2 |
1146= | 59= | Saga University | 18.1 |
1146= | 59= | Shizuoka University | 18.1 |
1152= | 61 | Nippon Medical School | 17.9 |
1158= | 62 | Ibaraki University | 17.4 |
1162= | 63 | Gunma University | 17.3 |
1167= | 64 | University of Miyazaki | 16.8 |
1170= | 65 | Kurume University | 16.4 |
1172= | 66 | Sapporo Medical University | 16.3 |
1186= | 67 | Showa University | 15.6 |
1193= | 68 | Fukuoka University | 15.6 |
1196= | 69 | Jikei University | 15.2 |
1199= | 70 | Hirosaki University | 15.1 |
1201= | 71 | Toho University | 15 |
1201= | 72 | Kagawa University | 13.5 |
1217= | 73 | University of Hyogo | 12.8 |
1233= | 74 | Shimane University | 12.2 |
1237 | 75 | University of Fukui | 12.1 |
1238= | 76 | Hyogo College of Medicine | 12 |
| | Aichi Medical University | |
| | Iwate Medical University | |
| | Iwate University | |
| | Kanazawa Medical University | |
| | Kawasaki Medical School | |
| | Kyorin University | |
| | Nagaoka University of Technology | |
| | Ochanomizu University | |
| | Osaka Medical College | |
| | Saitama Medical University | |
| | University of Occupational & Environmental Health - Japan | |