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Universities in Japan
1041 universities
1041
Universities
1018
Ranked
557
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#96
Best Rank
Higher Education in Japan
Japan operates one of Asia's largest higher education systems, with over 800 universities enrolling approximately 3 million students. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) oversees national and public universities, while private institutions enroll roughly 75% of students. The National University Corporation model, introduced in 2004, granted major universities greater autonomy. The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Osaka University consistently appear in global rankings. The government's Top Global University Project aims to internationalise leading institutions.
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Shibata Gakuen University
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Meiji University of Oriental Medicine
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Koran Women's Junior College
Asia University
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Saitama Women's Junior College
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Osaka Junior College of Social Health & Welfare
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Obihiro Otani Junior College
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Gakushuin Women's University
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Nara College of Arts
Tezukayama University
Daido Institute of Technology
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Osaka Chiyoda Junior College
Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
Nara University
Gifu Kyoritsu University
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Tokai Gakuen University
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Kagawa Junior College
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
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Odawara Women's Junior College
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St Mary’s College Nagoya
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Ueda Women's Junior College
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Kibi International University Junior College
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Osaka Shoin Women's College
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Akita University of Art
University of Fukuchiyama
Beppu University
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Nagoya NSC College
Fukuoka University of Education
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National Fisheries University
Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Kurume Institute of Technology
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Kansai Women's College
Sugiyama Jogakuen University
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Kameda College of Health Sciences
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Higashi Chikushi Junior College
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Sakura no Seibo Junior College
Suzuka University
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Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science
University of the Sacred Heart
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Showa Gakuin Junior College
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Kyushu Dental College
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Tokyo Rissho Junior College
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Kamakura Women's College
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Osaka Yuhigaoka Gakuen Junior College
Kyushu Kyoritsu University
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Aoyama Gakuin
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Japan University of Health Sciences
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Seika Women's Junior College
Sapporo University
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
Yamaguchi Prefectural University
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Beppu Mizobe Gakuen College
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Nagoya Women's University
Hannan University
Tottori University of Environmental Studies
Aomori University
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Tokiwakai College
Edogawa University
Kobe College
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Hakuho Women's College
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Niijima Gakuen Junior College
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National Institute of Fitness & Sports in Kanoya
University of Shimane
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Butsuryo College of Osaka
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Shikoku University
Cyber University
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Kyoto Seizan College
Jumonji University
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Sagami Women's University
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Imabari Meitoku Junior College
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Utsunomiya Junior College
Showa University of Music
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Minami Kyushu Junior College
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Japan Wellness Sports University
Niigata Seiryo University
Kobe International University
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Uyo Gakuen College
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Yamanashi Prefectural University
Tokyo College of Music
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Osaka University of Economics & Law
Musashino Academia Musicae
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Kanazawa College of Art
Kanazawa Gakuin University
Meio University
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Musa Shigaoka College
Sakushin Gakuin University
Hachinohe Institute of Technology
Nagaoka Institute of Design
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Kawaguchi Junior College
Nishogakusha University
Kogakkan University
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Sano College
Fukuyama Heisei University
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Seitoku University
Okinawa University
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Takarazuka University
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Takayama College of Car Technology
Keiai University
Shobi University
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Tokai Gakuin University
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Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts & Music
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Ashikaga Junior College
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Tokyo University & Graduate School of Social Welfare
Hyogo University
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Gifu Junior College of Health Science
Nishi Kyushu University
Kyoto Saga University of Arts
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Yamano College of Art & Beauty
Koyasan University
Hokuyo University
Kanazawa Seiryo University
Asahikawa University
Shijonawate Gakuen University
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Hokkaido Bunkyo University
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Takasaki University of Health & Welfare
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Minatogawa College
Toho College of Music
Shinseikan University
Hokusho University
University of Kochi
Ohu University
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Nagoya Bunri University
University of East Asia
Hijiyama University
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Kyushu University of Nursing & Social Welfare
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Yokkaichi University
Shimonoseki City University
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Oita University of Nursing & Health Sciences
Fukuoka Prefectural University
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Miyazaki Municipal University
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Tokushima College of Technology
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Kobe Shinwa Women's University
Onomichi City University
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Koriyama Women's University & College
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Kyoto International University
Tezukayama Gakuin University
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Koen Gakuen Women's Junior College
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Chiba Keiai Junior College
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National Defense Medical College
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Okinawa Women's Junior College
Hachinohe University
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Tohoku University of Community Service & Science
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International Pacific University Ehime Women's College
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Nagahama Institute of Bio Science & Technology
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Yokohama Women's Junior College
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Shogen Junior College
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Kokusai Junior College
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Higashi Kyushu Junior College
Ashiya University
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Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University
Shikoku Gakuin University
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Toyo College of Food Technology
Keiwa College
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Iwakuni Junior College
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Sun Techno College
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Takamatsu University & Junior College
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Hakodate University
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Tokyo International Business College
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Asahi Gakuen
International Budo University
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Seisen Jogakuin College
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Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College
Seijoh University
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Setouchi Junior College
International Pacific University Japan
Nagoya Keizai University
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Sapporo Otani University
Senshu University
Kanto Gakuen University
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Kushiro Public University of Economics
Chukyo Gakuin University
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Seishi Ursula Gakuen Junior College
Morioka University
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Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University & College
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Fukuoka Social Medical Welfare University
Nagoya Sangyo University
Aichi Toho University
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Nagano College of Nursing
Daiichi Institute of Technology
Higashi Nippon International University
Shokei College
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Sendai Shirayuri Women's College
Biwako Seikei Sport College
Miyazaki Sangyo Keiei University
Niigata College of Nursing
Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing
Kumamoto Health Sciences University
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Shuko Junior College
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Shumei University
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Osaka Women's Junior College
Seinan Jo Gakuin University
Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University
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Fukuyama University
Kobe City College of Nursing
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Matsumoto Junior College
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Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing
Osaka Aoyama University
Yamanashi Eiwa University
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Heisei College of Music
Frequently Asked Questions
Japan has approximately 800 universities, including 86 national universities, about 100 public universities, and over 600 private universities. Notable institutions include the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, and private universities like Waseda and Keio.
Japanese university admission involves the Common Test for University Admissions (formerly Center Test) followed by individual university entrance exams. International students can apply through the EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) or university-specific application processes.
National university tuition is standardized at approximately 535,800 JPY (about 3,600 USD) per year. Public universities charge similar amounts. Private university tuition ranges from 700,000 to 1,500,000 JPY (4,700-10,000 USD) per year, with medical programs costing significantly more.