Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Animal Science

If you are looking to study Animal Science in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 4.62M specialized research publications which collectively generated 101.48M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Animal Science

#10 in Asia #97 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Animal Science

#15 in Asia #124 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Animal Science

#25 in Asia #151 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Animal Science

#37 in Asia #234 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Animal Science

#46 in Asia #254 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Animal Science

#58 in Asia #298 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Animal Science

#100 in Asia #422 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

8

Suita

Osaka University

For Animal Science

#238 in Asia #834 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

9

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Animal Science

#243 in Asia #846 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Animal Science

#328 in Asia #1055 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Animal Science

#407 in Asia #1251 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Tokyo

Keio University

For Animal Science

#428 in Asia #1306 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

13

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Animal Science

#469 in Asia #1433 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Animal Science

#600 in Asia #1733 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Tokyo

Toho University

For Animal Science

#477 in Asia #1455 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

16

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Animal Science

#545 in Asia #1602 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

17

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Animal Science

#705 in Asia #1974 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

18

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Animal Science

#316 in Asia #1027 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

19

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

For Animal Science

#531 in Asia #1573 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

For Animal Science

#412 in Asia #1270 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

21

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

For Animal Science

#449 in Asia #1380 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

22

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Animal Science

#93 in Asia #404 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

23

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Animal Science

#480 in Asia #1459 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

24

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Animal Science

#671 in Asia #1897 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

25

Chiba

Chiba University

For Animal Science

#235 in Asia #828 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Animal Science

#155 in Asia #615 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

27

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Animal Science

#802 in Asia #2192 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

28

Kobe

Kobe University

For Animal Science

#127 in Asia #503 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

29

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Animal Science

#170 in Asia #648 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Sendai

Miyagi University

For Animal Science

#858 in Asia #2290 in the World

31% Acceptance

1997 Founded

31

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Animal Science

#123 in Asia #495 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Animal Science

#133 in Asia #542 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Animal Science

#875 in Asia #2320 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

34

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Animal Science

#230 in Asia #817 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

35

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Animal Science

#490 in Asia #1486 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1872 Founded

36

Akita

Akita University

For Animal Science

#470 in Asia #1434 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

37

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Animal Science

#173 in Asia #657 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

38

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Animal Science

#805 in Asia #2200 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

39

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Animal Science

#475 in Asia #1447 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

40

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Animal Science

#419 in Asia #1283 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Sendai

Miyagi University of Education

For Animal Science

#867 in Asia #2308 in the World

31% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

42

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Animal Science

#765 in Asia #2118 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

43

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Animal Science

#70 in Asia #327 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Animal Science

#565 in Asia #1647 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

45

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Animal Science

#487 in Asia #1481 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Animal Science

#753 in Asia #2095 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

47

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Animal Science

#438 in Asia #1342 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

48

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

For Animal Science

#349 in Asia #1107 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

49

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Animal Science

#535 in Asia #1579 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

50

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Animal Science

#457 in Asia #1402 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

51

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Animal Science

#656 in Asia #1869 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

52

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Animal Science

#528 in Asia #1569 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Animal Science

#650 in Asia #1859 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

54

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Animal Science

#147 in Asia #585 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

55

Okayama

Okayama University

For Animal Science

#105 in Asia #442 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

56

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Animal Science

#627 in Asia #1806 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

57

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Animal Science

#388 in Asia #1204 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

58

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Animal Science

#149 in Asia #595 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Kashihara

Nara Medical University

For Animal Science

#602 in Asia #1736 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

60

Uenohara

Teikyo University of Science and Technology

For Animal Science

#644 in Asia #1836 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1989 Founded

61

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Education

For Animal Science

#741 in Asia #2061 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Animal Science

#148 in Asia #592 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Gifu

Gifu University

For Animal Science

#107 in Asia #444 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Animal Science

#436 in Asia #1332 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

65

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Animal Science

#69 in Asia #324 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

66

Kurume

Kurume University

For Animal Science

#623 in Asia #1794 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

67

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Animal Science

#498 in Asia #1506 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

68

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Animal Science

#677 in Asia #1915 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

69

Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Animal Science

#537 in Asia #1582 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1981 Founded

70

Tsu

For Animal Science

#213 in Asia #765 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Animal Science

#662 in Asia #1879 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

72

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Animal Science

#218 in Asia #773 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Animal Science

#866 in Asia #2306 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Animal Science

#731 in Asia #2038 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

75

Nishinomiya

Mukogawa Women’s University

For Animal Science

#780 in Asia #2150 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Kumatori

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Animal Science

#621 in Asia #1787 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1965 Founded

77

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Animal Science

#209 in Asia #756 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

78

Musashino

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

For Animal Science

#183 in Asia #679 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1881 Founded

79

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Animal Science

#300 in Asia #994 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

80

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Animal Science

#630 in Asia #1809 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

81

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

For Animal Science

#266 in Asia #921 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Matsue

Shimane University

For Animal Science

#261 in Asia #910 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

83

Fukuoka

Nakamura Gakuen University

For Animal Science

#526 in Asia #1566 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1965 Founded

84

Tokyo

Jikei University School of Medicine

For Animal Science

#773 in Asia #2135 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1881 Founded

85

Nishinomiya

Hyogo College of Medicine

For Animal Science

#655 in Asia #1866 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

86

Kumamoto

Prefectural University of Kumamoto

For Animal Science

#733 in Asia #2044 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1947 Founded

87

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

For Animal Science

#274 in Asia #936 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

For Animal Science

#646 in Asia #1841 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Animal Science

#573 in Asia #1668 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

90

Tottori

Tottori University

For Animal Science

#229 in Asia #813 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Sakado

Kagawa Nutrition University

For Animal Science

#460 in Asia #1410 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1961 Founded

92

Matsudo

Seitoku University

For Animal Science

#695 in Asia #1946 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1990 Founded

93

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Animal Science

#276 in Asia #938 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

94

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Animal Science

#445 in Asia #1364 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

95

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Animal Science

#256 in Asia #897 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

96

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Animal Science

#402 in Asia #1240 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

97

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Animal Science

#471 in Asia #1436 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

98

Moroyama

Saitama Medical School

For Animal Science

#653 in Asia #1864 in the World

23% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

99

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Animal Science

#47 in Asia #258 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

Tokyo

Nippon Sport Science University

For Animal Science

#734 in Asia #2045 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1891 Founded