Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Cardiology

Focusing specifically on Cardiology, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. Our methodology evaluated 3.62M subject-specific papers and 82.25M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Suita

Osaka University

For Cardiology

#4 in Asia #76 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

2

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Cardiology

#5 in Asia #86 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Cardiology

#6 in Asia #87 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Cardiology

#11 in Asia #117 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Cardiology

#12 in Asia #120 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Cardiology

#23 in Asia #158 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Tokyo

Keio University

For Cardiology

#25 in Asia #179 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Cardiology

#27 in Asia #185 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Cardiology

#30 in Asia #197 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

10

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Cardiology

#200 in Asia #675 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

11

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

For Cardiology

#223 in Asia #738 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Cardiology

#267 in Asia #851 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Cardiology

#289 in Asia #894 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Cardiology

#344 in Asia #1011 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Saga

Saga University

For Cardiology

#195 in Asia #663 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Morioka

Iwate Medical University

For Cardiology

#85 in Asia #366 in the World

32% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1928 Founded

17

Kobe

Kobe Design University

For Cardiology

#1000 in Asia #2540 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1989 Founded

18

Hachinohe

Hachinohe University

For Cardiology

#978 in Asia #2488 in the World

41% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1981 Founded

19

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Cardiology

#101 in Asia #415 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

20

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Cardiology

#59 in Asia #289 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

21

Nisshin

Aichi Gakuin University

For Cardiology

#430 in Asia #1257 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1953 Founded

22

Maebashi

Gunma University

For Cardiology

#74 in Asia #340 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Cardiology

#807 in Asia #2161 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1981 Founded

24

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Cardiology

#173 in Asia #603 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Cardiology

#830 in Asia #2194 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

For Cardiology

#374 in Asia #1094 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

27

Nagoya

Daido University

For Cardiology

#1089 in Asia #2721 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1964 Founded

28

Kumatori

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Cardiology

#757 in Asia #2037 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1965 Founded

29

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Cardiology

#136 in Asia #503 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Akita

Akita University

For Cardiology

#138 in Asia #509 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Tokyo

Nippon Sport Science University

For Cardiology

#572 in Asia #1603 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1891 Founded

32

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Cardiology

#51 in Asia #267 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

33

Morioka

Iwate University

For Cardiology

#690 in Asia #1864 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Kobe

Konan Women’s University

For Cardiology

#1194 in Asia #2928 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1955 Founded

35

Gifu

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Cardiology

#523 in Asia #1485 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

36

Tokyo

Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cardiology

#83 in Asia #360 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1881 Founded

37

Tokushima

Tokushima Bunri University

For Cardiology

#878 in Asia #2299 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1895 Founded

38

Nishitokyo

Musashino University

For Cardiology

#1134 in Asia #2817 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1950 Founded

39

Machida

Showa Pharmaceutical University

For Cardiology

#775 in Asia #2093 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Kanazawa

Hokuriku University

For Cardiology

#797 in Asia #2141 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

41

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Cardiology

#311 in Asia #946 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

42

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Cardiology

#91 in Asia #384 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

43

Shiojiri

Matsumoto Dental University

For Cardiology

#906 in Asia #2350 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

44

Nagoya

Nagoya Gakuin University

For Cardiology

#1202 in Asia #2941 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

45

Kumamoto

Kumamoto Health Science University

For Cardiology

#1041 in Asia #2631 in the World

53% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

2003 Founded

46

Hirakata

Osaka Dental University

For Cardiology

#493 in Asia #1419 in the World

45% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

47

Tokyo

Hoshi University

For Cardiology

#297 in Asia #913 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

48

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Cardiology

#250 in Asia #808 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

49

Moriguchi

Osaka International University

For Cardiology

#1005 in Asia #2551 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1988 Founded

50

Kobe

Kobe Gakuin University

For Cardiology

#408 in Asia #1195 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1966 Founded

51

Gifu

Asahi University

For Cardiology

#455 in Asia #1316 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

52

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Cardiology

#38 in Asia #223 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

53

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

For Cardiology

#84 in Asia #364 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Nishinomiya

Mukogawa Women’s University

For Cardiology

#454 in Asia #1315 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Cardiology

#367 in Asia #1074 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

56

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Cardiology

#56 in Asia #276 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

Ebetsu

Hokusho University

For Cardiology

#765 in Asia #2067 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

58

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Cardiology

#1033 in Asia #2613 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Cardiology

#125 in Asia #474 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

60

Nagoya

Kinjo Gakuin University

For Cardiology

#844 in Asia #2226 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1889 Founded

61

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Cardiology

#32 in Asia #202 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Himeji

Himeji Dokkyo University

For Cardiology

#1044 in Asia #2634 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

63

Tokyo

Kokushikan University

For Cardiology

#726 in Asia #1956 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1917 Founded

64

Osaka

Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

For Cardiology

#962 in Asia #2456 in the World

43% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2007 Founded

65

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

For Cardiology

#96 in Asia #398 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

66

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Cardiology

#815 in Asia #2172 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

67

Gifu

Gifu University

For Cardiology

#103 in Asia #418 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Cardiology

#106 in Asia #428 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

69

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Cardiology

#181 in Asia #635 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

70

Nishinomiya

Hyogo College of Medicine

For Cardiology

#105 in Asia #426 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

Kyoto

Kyoto Women’s University

For Cardiology

#400 in Asia #1173 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

72

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

For Cardiology

#514 in Asia #1460 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1995 Founded

73

Ebetsu

Rakuno Gakuen University

For Cardiology

#587 in Asia #1631 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1933 Founded

74

Urayasu

Meikai University

For Cardiology

#1067 in Asia #2680 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1970 Founded

75

Sapporo

Sapporo University

For Cardiology

#617 in Asia #1697 in the World

30% Acceptance

813 Enrollment

1967 Founded

76

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Cardiology

#819 in Asia #2177 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

77

Koshigaya

Saitama Prefectural University

For Cardiology

#622 in Asia #1706 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

78

Hikone

Shiga University

For Cardiology

#343 in Asia #1009 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

For Cardiology

#672 in Asia #1837 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

80

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Cardiology

#1162 in Asia #2865 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

81

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Cardiology

#148 in Asia #526 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Kobe

Kobe University

For Cardiology

#39 in Asia #224 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

83

Fukuyama

Fukuyama University

For Cardiology

#893 in Asia #2330 in the World

31% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

84

Tokyo

Showa University

For Cardiology

#112 in Asia #440 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

85

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Cardiology

#28 in Asia #187 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

86

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Cardiology

#1144 in Asia #2832 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

87

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

For Cardiology

#594 in Asia #1649 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Cardiology

#192 in Asia #655 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

89

Dazaifu

Fukuoka International University

For Cardiology

#804 in Asia #2156 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

90

Tsukuba

Tsukuba International University

For Cardiology

#1171 in Asia #2888 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

91

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Science

For Cardiology

#899 in Asia #2337 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1967 Founded

92

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Cardiology

#769 in Asia #2079 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

93

Koryo

For Cardiology

#1205 in Asia #2947 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1946 Founded

94

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Cardiology

#109 in Asia #435 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

Tokyo

Japan Women’s University

For Cardiology

#970 in Asia #2471 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1901 Founded

96

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Cardiology

#49 in Asia #260 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

97

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Cardiology

#756 in Asia #2034 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

98

Kiyose

Meiji Pharmaceutical University

For Cardiology

#527 in Asia #1490 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

99

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Cardiology

#891 in Asia #2323 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

Yokosuka

Kanagawa Dental University

For Cardiology

#607 in Asia #1673 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1964 Founded