Best Cognitive Science Universities in Japan [2026 Rankings]

1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Cognitive Science

#5 in Asia #61 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Cognitive Science

#26 in Asia #147 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

For Cognitive Science

#52 in Asia #247 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Cognitive Science

#63 in Asia #300 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Cognitive Science

#67 in Asia #318 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Cognitive Science

#69 in Asia #334 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#76 in Asia #379 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

8

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Cognitive Science

#77 in Asia #380 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Cognitive Science

#80 in Asia #384 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Cognitive Science

#82 in Asia #389 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Cognitive Science

#96 in Asia #437 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Cognitive Science

#181 in Asia #699 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Cognitive Science

#262 in Asia #904 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Cognitive Science

#456 in Asia #1307 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Tokyo

Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Cognitive Science

#1735 in Asia #3883 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1966 Founded

16

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

For Cognitive Science

#210 in Asia #764 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Cognitive Science

#442 in Asia #1276 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

18

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#753 in Asia #1858 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

19

Kurume

Kurume University

For Cognitive Science

#1117 in Asia #2609 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

20

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#1278 in Asia #2956 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

21

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#609 in Asia #1587 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

22

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Cognitive Science

#315 in Asia #1025 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Cognitive Science

#838 in Asia #2033 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

24

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#1596 in Asia #3593 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

25

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#531 in Asia #1438 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

26

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Cognitive Science

#318 in Asia #1030 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

27

Kobe

Kobe Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#1659 in Asia #3717 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1966 Founded

28

Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

For Cognitive Science

#1396 in Asia #3181 in the World

39% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

2005 Founded

29

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

For Cognitive Science

#1761 in Asia #3927 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

30

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Cognitive Science

#425 in Asia #1245 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

31

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Cognitive Science

#666 in Asia #1692 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

32

Saitama

Saitama University

For Cognitive Science

#590 in Asia #1555 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Nagoya

Aichi Shukutoku University

For Cognitive Science

#1279 in Asia #2958 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1975 Founded

34

Kyoto

Kyoto Tachibana University

For Cognitive Science

#1889 in Asia #4169 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1967 Founded

35

Kato

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

For Cognitive Science

#1679 in Asia #3769 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1978 Founded

36

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Cognitive Science

#1109 in Asia #2596 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

37

Akita

Akita University

For Cognitive Science

#825 in Asia #2005 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#1338 in Asia #3067 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

39

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#1531 in Asia #3459 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

40

Okazaki

University of Human Environments

For Cognitive Science

#1929 in Asia #4240 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

41

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

For Cognitive Science

#967 in Asia #2299 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

42

Kurashiki

Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

For Cognitive Science

#1647 in Asia #3692 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

43

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Cognitive Science

#562 in Asia #1501 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Fukuroi

Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology

For Cognitive Science

#1674 in Asia #3751 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

45

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Cognitive Science

#819 in Asia #1995 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

46

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Cognitive Science

#807 in Asia #1967 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

47

Sendai

Tohoku Fukushi University

For Cognitive Science

#1645 in Asia #3689 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Cognitive Science

#1004 in Asia #2372 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

49

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Cognitive Science

#874 in Asia #2113 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Kobe

Konan University

For Cognitive Science

#760 in Asia #1869 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

51

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

For Cognitive Science

#950 in Asia #2256 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

52

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Cognitive Science

#127 in Asia #554 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Tottori

Tottori University

For Cognitive Science

#618 in Asia #1601 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Tokyo

Showa University

For Cognitive Science

#576 in Asia #1525 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

55

Sagamihara

Azabu University

For Cognitive Science

#1485 in Asia #3352 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

56

Nagoya

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Cognitive Science

#1912 in Asia #4212 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1905 Founded

57

Kyoto

Kyoto City University of Arts

For Cognitive Science

#1837 in Asia #4079 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1880 Founded

58

Kasugai

Chubu University

For Cognitive Science

#629 in Asia #1621 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

59

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

For Cognitive Science

#1188 in Asia #2738 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

60

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

For Cognitive Science

#352 in Asia #1091 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

61

Tokyo

Musashi University

For Cognitive Science

#1530 in Asia #3455 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#543 in Asia #1466 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

63

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Cognitive Science

#1431 in Asia #3242 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

64

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#1055 in Asia #2473 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

65

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

For Cognitive Science

#1458 in Asia #3299 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

66

Joetsu

Joetsu University of Education

For Cognitive Science

#1365 in Asia #3128 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1978 Founded

67

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#1292 in Asia #2976 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

68

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Cognitive Science

#931 in Asia #2207 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

For Cognitive Science

#765 in Asia #1878 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

70

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#1538 in Asia #3481 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Niigata

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

For Cognitive Science

#1072 in Asia #2514 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded

72

Mitaka

International Christian University

For Cognitive Science

#1268 in Asia #2931 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

73

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Cognitive Science

#898 in Asia #2148 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

74

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#1828 in Asia #4064 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

75

Chita

Nihon Fukushi University

For Cognitive Science

#1618 in Asia #3636 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

76

Tokyo

Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#1513 in Asia #3421 in the World

51% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1924 Founded

77

Tokyo

Toho University

For Cognitive Science

#658 in Asia #1678 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

78

Saga

Saga University

For Cognitive Science

#764 in Asia #1877 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Nagoya

Aichi University

For Cognitive Science

#1690 in Asia #3789 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1946 Founded

80

Kyoto

Kyoto Seika University

For Cognitive Science

#1318 in Asia #3022 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

81

Kashiwara

Kansai University of Welfare Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#1777 in Asia #3955 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

82

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

For Cognitive Science

#1714 in Asia #3841 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

83

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

For Cognitive Science

#1119 in Asia #2619 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

84

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

For Cognitive Science

#1398 in Asia #3183 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

85

Okayama

Okayama University

For Cognitive Science

#236 in Asia #830 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

86

Musashino

Seikei University

For Cognitive Science

#1173 in Asia #2710 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Kumatori

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#1219 in Asia #2812 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1965 Founded

88

Iwate

Iwate Prefectural University

For Cognitive Science

#635 in Asia #1633 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1998 Founded

89

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

For Cognitive Science

#1682 in Asia #3772 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

90

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#998 in Asia #2356 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

91

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Cognitive Science

#932 in Asia #2215 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

92

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Cognitive Science

#516 in Asia #1416 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

93

Niigata

Niigata University

For Cognitive Science

#354 in Asia #1093 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

94

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Cognitive Science

#1026 in Asia #2412 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

95

Kobe

Kobe University

For Cognitive Science

#100 in Asia #449 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

96

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Cognitive Science

#726 in Asia #1801 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

97

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#916 in Asia #2178 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

98

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Cognitive Science

#1821 in Asia #4048 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

99

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Cognitive Science

#890 in Asia #2133 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

100

Oyama

Hakuoh University

For Cognitive Science

#1863 in Asia #4129 in the World

80% Acceptance

2,217 Enrollment

1986 Founded

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