Japanese Universities Ranking Comparison

Ranked by world ranking (QS first), based on each university's public information — 60 comparable universities.

The highest-ranked is The University of Tokyo (QS #33).

#	University	Type	QS	THE	Admission	Annual tuition	Intl	Employment
1	The University of Tokyo	National	33	28	¥282,000	¥642,960	4793	71.4%
2	Kyoto University	National	50	55	¥282,000	¥535,800	2791	85.3%
3	Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo)	National	84	301	¥282,000	¥642,960	1894	—
4	Osaka University	National	86	162	¥282,000	¥535,800	2595	86.5%
5	Tohoku University	National	107	120	¥282,000	¥535,800	2142	87.9%
6	Nagoya University	National	152	301	¥282,000	¥535,800	2002	91%
7	Kyushu University	National	167	301	¥282,000	¥535,800	2568	85.1%
8	Hokkaido University	National	173	301	—	—	2031	83.3%
9	Waseda University	Private	181	801	¥200,000	—	5562	87.2%
10	Keio University	Private	188	601	¥200,000	¥1,350,000	2169	86.7%
11	University of Tsukuba	National	377	351	—	—	2337	85.3%
12	Kobe University	National	403	601	—	—	1306	89.1%
13	Hiroshima University	National	436	601	¥282,000	¥535,800	1830	91.6%
14	Hitotsubashi University	National	481	801	¥282,000	¥642,960	—	91.8%
15	Yokohama National University	National	600	801	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	86.4%
16	Ritsumeikan University	Private	641	1001	—	—	3258	88.2%
17	Chiba University	National	661	801	¥282,000	¥642,960	—	90.5%
18	Tokyo Metropolitan University	Public	711	601	¥282,000	¥520,800	—	87.5%
19	Tokyo University of Science	Private	761	1201	¥300,000	¥1,190,000	—	91.5%
20	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	National	801	801	¥282,000	¥642,960	—	82.9%
21	Okayama University	National	801	801	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	91.5%
22	Kanazawa University	National	851	801	—	—	—	95%
23	Kumamoto University	National	901	1001	—	—	—	82.5%
24	Yokohama City University	Public	901	601	¥282,000	¥557,400	—	94.2%
25	Sophia University	Private	951	1201	—	—	1515	88%
26	Niigata University	National	951	1001	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	92.5%
27	Nagasaki University	National	951	1001	—	—	—	94.6%
28	Tokai University	Private	1001	1201	¥150,000	—	2117	83.7%
29	Nihon University	Private	1001	1501	¥260,000	¥810,000	2007	86.6%
30	Kindai University	Private	1001	1201	—	—	—	91.1%
31	Saitama University	National	1001	1001	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	92%
32	Juntendo University	Private	1001	601	—	—	—	93.1%
33	Yamaguchi University	National	1001	1001	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	93.1%
34	Tokushima University	National	1001	1001	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	93.5%
35	Gunma University	National	1001	1001	—	—	—	94.9%
36	Kagoshima University	National	1001	1001	—	—	—	—
37	Doshisha University	Private	1201	1201	—	—	1240	89.2%
38	Aoyama Gakuin University	Private	1201	1501	—	—	—	91.5%
39	Ehime University	National	1201	1201	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	91.7%
40	Nippon Medical School	Private	—	1001	¥1,000,000	¥2,500,000	—	99.2%
41	University of Aizu	Public	—	601	¥564,000	¥520,800	—	93.8%
42	Fujita Health University	Private	—	1001	—	—	—	96.4%
43	Yokohama College of Commerce	Private	—	1201	—	—	—	—
44	Tokyo Medical University	Private	—	801	—	—	—	97.9%
45	Aichi Medical University	Private	—	1201	—	—	—	98.6%
46	Toyota Technological Institute	Private	—	1001	—	—	—	100%
47	Nippon Medical School	Private	—	1001	¥1,000,000	¥2,500,000	—	99.2%
48	Jikei University School of Medicine	Private	—	1201	—	—	—	—
49	Saitama Medical University	Private	—	1201	—	—	—	—
50	Japan University of Economics	Private	—	—	¥150,000	¥560,000	2675	—
51	Tokyo University of Social Welfare	Private	—	—	¥200,000	¥805,000	2470	—
52	Toyo University	Private	—	—	¥250,000	—	1816	89.3%
53	Meiji University	Private	—	—	¥200,000	—	1592	90.4%
54	Tokyo International University	Private	—	—	—	—	1579	93.7%
55	Takushoku University	Private	—	—	¥200,000	—	1502	95.6%
56	Teikyo University	Private	—	—	¥263,000	¥516,000	1285	88.8%
57	Kansai University	Private	—	—	¥260,000	¥990,000	1278	91.6%
58	Kyoto Seika University	Private	—	—	¥200,000	—	1241	—
59	Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design	Private	—	—	¥260,000	¥850,000	77	—
60	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies	National	—	—	¥282,000	¥535,800	—	85.7%

Figures shown are from each university's public information and are indicative; each faculty's detailed admission guidelines are available in the app.