Universities in Japan : World Rank ×Japan Rank

Japan university ranking based on the data of “GLOBAL 2000 LIST BY THE CENTER FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS (2025 Edition)”

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) provides academic ranking of global universities in terms of the quality of education, employability, quality of faculty, and research. 21,462 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list. Based on the Global 2000 list, the below is the ranking of universities in Japan. This might be useful for those who are interested in studying in Japan. You can know more details about each institution from each website.

Japan Rank	World Rank	Top %	Institution	Education Rank	Employability Rank	Faculty Rank	Research Rank	Score
1	13	Top 0.1%	University of Tokyo	40	6	121	34	89.9
2	24	Top 0.2%	Kyoto University	39	29	62	90	87.6
3	107	Top 0.5%	Osaka University	143	73	130	168	81.7
4	108	Top 0.6%	Keio University	549	13	–	406	81.6
5	123	Top 0.6%	Nagoya University	64	200	65	228	81.1
6	145	Top 0.7%	Institute of Science Tokyo	354	113	76	227	80.3
7	158	Top 0.8%	Tohoku University	137	139	158	198	80.0
8	228	Top 1.1%	Waseda University	343	25	–	565	78.3
9	247	Top 1.2%	Hokkaido University	364	232	170	285	77.9
10	265	Top 1.3%	Kyushu University	251	138	–	254	77.6
11	294	Top 1.4%	University of Tsukuba	–	1620	156	348	77.1
12	474	Top 2.3%	Kobe University	145	395	–	481	74.7
13	483	Top 2.3%	Hiroshima University	–	868	–	452	74.6
14	554	Top 2.6%	Okayama University	358	767	–	525	73.9
15	603	Top 2.9%	Chiba University	–	–	–	572	73.5
16	615	Top 2.9%	Hitotsubashi University	–	20	–	–	73.3
17	624	Top 3%	Osaka Metropolitan University	292	437	–	612	73.3
18	681	Top 3.2%	Yokohama City University	–	202	716	–	72.8
19	741	Top 3.5%	Shinshu University	–	1604	–	705	72.3
20	749	Top 3.5%	Kanazawa University	–	638	–	725	72.3
21	766	Top 3.6%	Niigata University	–	795	–	736	72.1
22	773	Top 3.7%	Kumamoto University	–	810	–	742	72.1
23	788	Top 3.7%	Kitasato University	–	–	136	1038	72.0
24	822	Top 3.9%	Tokyo University of Science	307	498	–	811	71.7
25	836	Top 3.9%	Graduate University for Advanced Studies	–	–	–	796	71.7
26	838	Top 4%	Tokyo Metropolitan University	180	1251	–	828	71.6
27	844	Top 4%	Juntendo University	–	–	–	801	71.6
28	886	Top 4.2%	Nagasaki University	303	560	–	878	71.3
29	930	Top 4.4%	Kindai University	–	–	–	891	71.0
30	936	Top 4.4%	Tokushima University	71	862	–	1106	71.0
31	953	Top 4.5%	Shizuoka University	–	933	109	1434	70.9
32	974	Top 4.6%	Meijo University	–	–	41	–	70.8
33	977	Top 4.6%	Nihon University	562	1341	–	933	70.8
34	1021	Top 4.8%	Tokai University	–	–	–	974	70.5
35	1058	Top 5%	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology	–	–	240	1190	70.3
36	1072	Top 5%	Gifu University	–	645	–	1037	70.2
37	1104	Top 5.2%	University of Hyogo	–	–	109	1727	70.0
38	1107	Top 5.2%	University of Toyama	–	727	–	1072	70.0
39	1126	Top 5.3%	Ehime University	–	1248	–	1080	69.9
40	1127	Top 5.3%	Jichi Medical University	–	–	–	1078	69.9
41	1145	Top 5.4%	Ritsumeikan University	–	662	–	1109	69.8
42	1149	Top 5.4%	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	–	–	–	1102	69.8
43	1150	Top 5.4%	Tokyo Women’s Medical University	–	–	–	1103	69.8
44	1177	Top 5.5%	Yamagata University	–	–	–	1129	69.6
45	1181	Top 5.6%	Toho University	–	–	–	1132	69.6
46	1203	Top 5.7%	Kagoshima University	–	888	–	1161	69.5
47	1215	Top 5.7%	Teikyo University	–	–	–	1168	69.5
48	1221	Top 5.7%	Gunma University	–	–	–	1176	69.4
49	1229	Top 5.8%	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine	–	–	–	1185	69.4
50	1230	Top 5.8%	Fujita Health University	–	1160	–	1188	69.4
51	1239	Top 5.8%	Jikei University	–	–	–	1194	69.3
52	1240	Top 5.8%	Chuo University	–	81	–	1865	69.3
53	1242	Top 5.8%	Nippon Medical School	–	–	–	1196	69.3
54	1243	Top 5.8%	Nagoya City University	–	921	–	1199	69.3
55	1295	Top 6.1%	Yokohama National University	500	231	1377	–	69.1
56	1298	Top 6.1%	Mie University	–	–	–	1252	69.0
57	1304	Top 6.1%	Yamaguchi University	–	1115	–	1257	69.0
58	1308	Top 6.1%	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	–	–	–	1260	69.0
59	1317	Top 6.2%	Tokyo Medical University	–	–	–	1268	69.0
60	1322	Top 6.2%	Saitama Medical University	–	–	–	1271	68.9
61	1329	Top 6.2%	Hirosaki University	–	1184	–	1282	68.9
62	1389	Top 6.5%	Showa University	–	766	–	1352	68.6
63	1405	Top 6.6%	Kurume University	–	–	–	1351	68.5
64	1412	Top 6.6%	University of Yamanashi	181	–	–	1414	68.5
65	1424	Top 6.7%	Tottori University	289	928	–	1392	68.5
66	1431	Top 6.7%	Kanazawa Institute of Technology	171	–	69	–	68.4
67	1438	Top 6.8%	University of Miyazaki	–	–	–	1381	68.4
68	1440	Top 6.8%	Saga University	–	–	–	1385	68.4
69	1441	Top 6.8%	Fukushima Medical University	–	–	–	1386	68.4
70	1454	Top 6.8%	Hyogo Medical University	–	–	–	1397	68.3
71	1462	Top 6.9%	University of the Ryukyus	–	–	–	1404	68.3
72	1470	Top 6.9%	Fukuoka University	–	–	–	1413	68.3
73	1476	Top 6.9%	Saitama University	405	999	–	1433	68.2
74	1516	Top 7.1%	Kōchi University	–	–	–	1455	68.1
75	1521	Top 7.1%	Shimane University	–	–	–	1462	68.0
76	1527	Top 7.2%	University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan	–	–	–	1466	68.0
77	1532	Top 7.2%	Wakayama Medical University	–	–	–	1472	68.0
78	1552	Top 7.3%	Doshisha University	–	120	–	–	67.9
79	1562	Top 7.3%	Kagawa University	–	1055	–	1505	67.9
80	1577	Top 7.4%	Hamamatsu University School of Medicine	–	–	–	1514	67.8
81	1582	Top 7.4%	Kwansei Gakuin University	–	144	–	1977	67.8
82	1585	Top 7.4%	Ochanomizu University	–	–	–	1522	67.8
83	1592	Top 7.5%	University of Electro-Communications	–	–	–	1528	67.7
84	1594	Top 7.5%	International University of Health and Welfare	–	–	–	1530	67.7
85	1600	Top 7.5%	Aichi Medical University	–	–	–	1534	67.7
86	1614	Top 7.6%	Nara Medical University	–	–	–	1545	67.7
87	1617	Top 7.6%	Kyushu Institute of Technology	–	–	–	1547	67.6
88	1646	Top 7.7%	Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science	–	–	–	1577	67.5
89	1656	Top 7.8%	Nagoya Institute of Technology	–	1529	–	1589	67.5
90	1687	Top 7.9%	Kyorin University	–	–	–	1613	67.4
91	1705	Top 8%	Rikkyo University	537	420	–	1717	67.3
92	1718	Top 8.1%	Shiga University of Medical Science	–	–	–	1644	67.3
93	1734	Top 8.1%	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	–	–	–	1659	67.2
94	1747	Top 8.2%	Sapporo Medical University	–	–	–	1670	67.1
95	1769	Top 8.3%	Iwate Medical University	–	–	–	1697	67.1
96	1781	Top 8.3%	Kansai Medical University	–	–	–	1708	67.0
97	1829	Top 8.6%	Ibaraki University	–	–	–	1762	66.8
98	1848	Top 8.7%	University of Fukui	–	–	–	1778	66.8
99	1856	Top 8.7%	Dokkyo Medical University	–	–	–	1785	66.7
100	1862	Top 8.7%	Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University	–	–	–	1792	66.7
101	1865	Top 8.7%	Kyoto University of Education	–	–	–	1797	66.7
102	1871	Top 8.8%	Hiroshima Institute of Technology	–	–	–	1800	66.7
103	1886	Top 8.8%	Oita University	–	–	–	1813	66.6
104	1945	Top 9.1%	Kawasaki Medical School	–	–	–	1872	66.4
105	1954	Top 9.2%	Akita University	–	–	–	1882	66.4
106	1973	Top 9.2%	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	–	–	–	1902	66.3
107	1985	Top 9.3%	Meiji University	–	630	–	1956	66.3

Source: GLOBAL 2000 LIST BY THE CENTER FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS (2025 Edition)

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