Ritsumeikan University
Founded in 1899, Ritsumeikan University is a private higher education institution located in Kyoto. Ritsumeikan University is a co-educational higher education institution officially recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and currently ranks 1th in Japan. Ranked 43rd in the world
9. Nagoya University (ranked 392nd in the world)
Nagoya University
Established in 1939, Nagoya University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in Aichi Prefecture. Nagoya University is officially recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. This 79-year-old higher education institution has formulated a selective admission policy based on the entrance examination. The enrollment rate ranges from 1%. At present, Japan ranks 9th and the world ranks 392nd.
8. Hokkaido University (ranked 43rd in the world)
Hokkaido University
Founded in 1918, Hokkaido University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is the best higher education or research institution in Japan. In 214, it was selected as a super global university project. In addition to Sapporo campus, it also has Hakodate campus and overseas satellite office.
7. Tohoku University (ranked 355th in the world)
Tohoku University
Founded in 197, Tohoku University is a national university in Japan, located in the northeast of Miyagi Prefecture in Sendai, Japan. It is the third imperial university in Japan and one of the seven universities in China. It is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan and one of the fifty universities in the world.
6. Osaka University (ranked 352 in the world)
Osaka University
Osaka University was established in 1931. It is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan and one of the seven universities in Japan. Osaka University is usually regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, and is usually listed as one of the three public higher education institutions in Japan together with the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University.
5. University of Tsukuba (ranked 278th in the world)
University of Tsukuba
Founded in 1973, Tsukuba University is the oldest national university in Japan (established by the Japanese government) and one of the most comprehensive research universities. It has 28 university clusters and schools with about 16,5 students, making it the second largest single school in Japan.
4. Waseda University (ranked 22 in the world)
Waseda University
Waseda University, founded in 1882, is a private research university in Shinjuku, Japan. Waseda is divided into 36 departments, 13 undergraduate schools and 23 graduate schools.
3. Keio University (ranked 161st in the world)
Keio University
Founded in 1858, Keio University is regarded as the oldest modern higher education institution in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi founded this school in Edo (now Tokyo). Keio University was originally a western research school with 11 campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture. It has ten colleges: literature, economics, law, industry and commerce, medicine, science and technology, policy management, environment and information research, nursing and medical treatment, pharmacy.
2. Kyoto University (ranked 125th in the world)
Kyoto University
Founded in 1897, Kyoto University is the second oldest university in Japan, one of the highest ranked universities in Asia, and one of the seven national universities in Japan. Kyoto University is famous for cultivating world-class researchers, including 18 Nobel Prize winners, 18 field prize winners and 1 Gauss Prize winner.
1. University of Tokyo (ranked 72)
University of Tokyo
Founded in 1877, the University of Tokyo is a non-profit public higher education institution, located in the urban environment of Tokyo metropolis. It is the first imperial university and one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. The university has graduated many famous alumni, including 17 prime ministers, 16 Nobel Prize winners, 3 Pritzker Prize winners, 3 astronauts and 1 Field Prize winner.