Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Botany

We ranked the top 100 universities for Botany in Japan based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 3.43M subject-specific papers and 77.28M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Botany

#1 in Asia #11 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Botany

#2 in Asia #19 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Botany

#7 in Asia #63 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

4

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Botany

#11 in Asia #83 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Botany

#15 in Asia #99 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Botany

#16 in Asia #105 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

Suita

Osaka University

For Botany

#24 in Asia #144 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Botany

#29 in Asia #173 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Botany

#72 in Asia #362 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Botany

#80 in Asia #386 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Botany

#121 in Asia #514 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Botany

#174 in Asia #649 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Botany

#292 in Asia #908 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Botany

#637 in Asia #1639 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Tokyo

Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Botany

#2025 in Asia #4608 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1963 Founded

16

Tokyo

Hosei University

For Botany

#1300 in Asia #2993 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

17

Shibata, Miyagi

Sendai University

For Botany

#1894 in Asia #4329 in the World

46% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1967 Founded

18

Okayama

Okayama University

For Botany

#37 in Asia #210 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

19

Nagoya

Nanzan University

For Botany

#2263 in Asia #5196 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Botany

#173 in Asia #645 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

21

Koriyama

For Botany

#1668 in Asia #3765 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

22

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

For Botany

#1691 in Asia #3817 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

23

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Botany

#860 in Asia #2100 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

24

Chitose

Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

For Botany

#2257 in Asia #5173 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,046 Enrollment

1998 Founded

25

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

For Botany

#719 in Asia #1811 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Tokyo

Rissho University

For Botany

#1799 in Asia #4102 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1924 Founded

27

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Botany

#153 in Asia #598 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

28

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Education

For Botany

#1483 in Asia #3379 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Nishinomiya

Hyogo College of Medicine

For Botany

#846 in Asia #2073 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

30

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Botany

#1077 in Asia #2508 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

31

Kyoto

Kyoto Women’s University

For Botany

#2000 in Asia #4564 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

32

Kobe

Kobe University

For Botany

#62 in Asia #334 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

33

Ina

Nihon Pharmaceutical University

For Botany

#2166 in Asia #4963 in the World

43% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

34

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Botany

#1625 in Asia #3672 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

35

Akita

Akita University

For Botany

#709 in Asia #1780 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Tsukuba

Tsukuba International University

For Botany

#2306 in Asia #5312 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

37

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

For Botany

#1473 in Asia #3358 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

38

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Botany

#181 in Asia #669 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Botany

#1338 in Asia #3056 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

40

Nara

Nara University of Education

For Botany

#2067 in Asia #4707 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Miyoshi

Tokai Gakuen University

For Botany

#1612 in Asia #3645 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1995 Founded

42

Kurashiki

Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

For Botany

#1918 in Asia #4387 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

43

Kashiwazaki

Niigata Institute of Technology

For Botany

#2121 in Asia #4834 in the World

47% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

44

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Botany

#340 in Asia #1018 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Botany

#597 in Asia #1552 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

46

Tokyo

Mejiro University

For Botany

#2357 in Asia #5428 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

47

Tokyo

Jikei University School of Medicine

For Botany

#699 in Asia #1765 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1881 Founded

48

Sendai

Miyagi University

For Botany

#1996 in Asia #4553 in the World

31% Acceptance

1997 Founded

49

Oita

Oita University

For Botany

#669 in Asia #1700 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Botany

#1878 in Asia #4301 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

51

Matsue

Shimane University

For Botany

#300 in Asia #925 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

For Botany

#1043 in Asia #2449 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Kameoka

Kyoto Gakuen University

For Botany

#1827 in Asia #4177 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1969 Founded

54

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

For Botany

#2158 in Asia #4942 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

55

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Botany

#1747 in Asia #3971 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

56

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Botany

#293 in Asia #910 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

57

Tokyo

Komazawa University

For Botany

#2095 in Asia #4768 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1592 Founded

58

Tokushima

Shikoku University

For Botany

#1975 in Asia #4522 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1925 Founded

59

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Botany

#645 in Asia #1657 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

60

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Botany

#780 in Asia #1951 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

61

Nagahama

Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology

For Botany

#1529 in Asia #3471 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

62

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

For Botany

#494 in Asia #1357 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Kiyose

Meiji Pharmaceutical University

For Botany

#905 in Asia #2184 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

64

Imizu

Toyama Prefectural University

For Botany

#863 in Asia #2104 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1990 Founded

65

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Botany

#805 in Asia #1998 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

66

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

For Botany

#1765 in Asia #4002 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

67

Tsukuba

Tsukuba University of Technology

For Botany

#2038 in Asia #4650 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Botany

#1558 in Asia #3527 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Takahashi

Kibi International University

For Botany

#1877 in Asia #4294 in the World

60% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1990 Founded

70

Osaka

Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

For Botany

#2271 in Asia #5224 in the World

43% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2007 Founded

71

Nara

Nara Women’s University

For Botany

#757 in Asia #1899 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

72

Miyazaki

Minami Kyushu University

For Botany

#1092 in Asia #2532 in the World

40% Acceptance

996 Enrollment

1965 Founded

73

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

For Botany

#1440 in Asia #3301 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

74

Kashiwara

Kansai University of Welfare Sciences

For Botany

#2269 in Asia #5221 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

75

Hirakata

Osaka Dental University

For Botany

#1397 in Asia #3184 in the World

45% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

76

Fukaya

Saitama Institute of Technology

For Botany

#2253 in Asia #5166 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

77

Tokyo

Tokyo Kasei University

For Botany

#2066 in Asia #4706 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1881 Founded

78

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Botany

#586 in Asia #1529 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

79

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Botany

#2134 in Asia #4868 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

80

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Botany

#354 in Asia #1055 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

81

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Botany

#372 in Asia #1098 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

82

Matsubara

Hannan University

For Botany

#2235 in Asia #5116 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

1965 Founded

83

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Botany

#487 in Asia #1346 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

For Botany

#2026 in Asia #4613 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1995 Founded

85

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Botany

#382 in Asia #1118 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

86

Chiba

Tokyo Dental College

For Botany

#1028 in Asia #2417 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1890 Founded

87

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi Prefectural University

For Botany

#2107 in Asia #4796 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1996 Founded

88

Tokyo

Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Botany

#2118 in Asia #4826 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1966 Founded

89

Tokushima

Tokushima Bunri University

For Botany

#218 in Asia #751 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1895 Founded

90

San'yo-Onoda

Sanyo-onoda City University

For Botany

#2204 in Asia #5045 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

91

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Botany

#203 in Asia #715 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

92

Musashino

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

For Botany

#1012 in Asia #2380 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1881 Founded

93

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

For Botany

#1265 in Asia #2923 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

94

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

For Botany

#1484 in Asia #3380 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

95

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Botany

#177 in Asia #660 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

96

Fukuroi

Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology

For Botany

#2314 in Asia #5330 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

97

Tsu

For Botany

#186 in Asia #679 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

98

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Botany

#894 in Asia #2171 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

99

Suzuka

Suzuka University of Medical Science

For Botany

#1493 in Asia #3402 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1991 Founded

100

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Botany

#2188 in Asia #5016 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded