Best universities in Japan

Showing universities in: Japan

Meta The Meta rank is based on the average of the three most influencal university rankings: ARWU, QS and THE	Institution	Country	ARWU The ARWU ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities or sometimes also referred to as the Shanghai Ranking) was first published in 2003 making it the oldest ranking of its kind. It is solely based on research.	QS The QS World University Rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds are published annualy since 2004. QS puts strong emphasis on surveys among academics and recruiters.	THE The Times Higher Education World University Ranking uses a broad variety of factors in their methodology. Excellence in research contributes more than 60% of the score.	Ø The average of ARWU, QS and THE.
= 1 22	University of Tokyo	Japan	21	31	23	25.00
2 34	Kyoto University	Japan	26	36	59	40.33
3 85	Osaka University	Japan	78	55	157	96.67
= 4 107	Tohoku University	Japan	101-150	71	165	120.50
5 115	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Japan	151-200	68	141	128.17
6 143	Nagoya University	Japan	101-150	103	226-250	155.50
7 191	Hokkaido University	Japan	101-150	135	351-400	212.00
8 200	Kyushu University	Japan	151-200	126	351-400	225.67
9 225	University of Tsukuba	Japan	201-300	198	301-350	258.00
10 263	Tokyo Medical and Dental University	Japan	301-400	294	276-300	310.83
11 287	Waseda University	Japan	401-500	220	351-400	348.67
	Kobe University	Japan	201-300	294
	Chiba University	Japan	301-400	491-500
	Hiroshima University	Japan	301-400	314
	Keio University	Japan	301-400	197
	Kanazawa University	Japan	401-500	501-550
	Okayama University	Japan	401-500	501-550
	Osaka City University	Japan	401-500	601-650
	Tokyo University of Science	Japan	401-500	601-650