QS Rankings 2026

Best Universities in Japan

Discover and compare the top 47 universities in Japan by QS World Rankings 2026

Ranked Universities

#37

Highest Rank

18.2

Avg. Score

27.5

Academic Rep.

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World	Local	University	City	Score	Academic	Employer
#=36	#1	The University of Tokyo	Tokyo	85.8	100.0	99.9
#57	#2	Kyoto University	Kyoto	80.2	99.7	99.3
#85	#3	Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)	Tokyo	72.1	85.0	95.7
#91	#4	Osaka University	Osaka City	71.0	90.5	90.0
#109	#5	Tohoku University	Sendai City	66.7	84.5	86.5
#164	#6	Nagoya University	Nagoya	60.3	74.2	71.5
#=170	#7	Hokkaido University	Sapporo	59.3	71.5	68.8
#=170	#8	Kyushu University	Fukuoka City	59.3	71.3	72.1
#196	#9	Waseda University	Tokyo	56.1	73.6	97.2
#=215	#10	Keio University	Tokyo	54.5	65.5	93.8
#=350	#11	University of Tsukuba	Tsukuba City	41.5	49.9	32.9
#=480	#12	Hiroshima University	Higashihiroshima City	33.2	34.6	17.1
#=482	#13	Kobe University	Kobe City	33.0	36.9	39.0
#=553	#14	Hitotsubashi University	Tokyo	29.8	19.7	78.1
#=680	#15	Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto	25.9	25.7	61.5
#=697	#16	Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)	Tokyo	25.1	15.7	9.5
#791-800	#17	Chiba University	Chiba City	—	22.5	12.5
#801-850	#18	Tokyo University of Science	Kagurazaka	—	11.5	57.5
#851-900	#19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Tokyo	—	15.6	11.2
#901-950	#20	Kanazawa University	Kanazawa	—	13.2	7.1
#901-950	#21	Nagasaki University	Nagasaki City	—	9.0	3.7
#901-950	#22	Osaka Metropolitan University	Osaka	—	18.1	14.0
#951-1000	#23	Kumamoto University	Kumamoto City	—	9.2	4.4
#951-1000	#24	Okayama University	Okayama City	—	11.5	5.1
#951-1000	#25	Sophia University	Tokyo	—	18.7	27.2
#1001-1200	#26	Gifu University	Gifu City	—	6.4	4.5
#1001-1200	#27	Kyushu Institute of Technology	Kitakyushu	—	5.0	9.0
#1001-1200	#28	Niigata University	Niigata City	—	6.6	5.1
#1001-1200	#29	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University	Beppu City	—	8.3	11.8
#1001-1200	#30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	Tokyo	—	17.5	8.2