Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Computational

Focusing specifically on Computational, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 4.31M specialized research publications which collectively generated 92.91M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

6

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

7

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

8

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

11

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

#78 in Asia #515 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

12

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

13

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

#282 in Asia #1201 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

16

Oita

Oita University

#332 in Asia #1350 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

#331 in Asia #1348 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Fukui

Fukui University of Technology

#1274 in Asia #3895 in the World

31% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1965 Founded

19

Tokushima

Tokushima Bunri University

#982 in Asia #3186 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1895 Founded

20

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

21

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

#834 in Asia #2799 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

22

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

#189 in Asia #939 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

#640 in Asia #2280 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

25

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

#889 in Asia #2945 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

26

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

#268 in Asia #1158 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

27

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

#572 in Asia #2081 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

29

Fukui

University of Fukui

#308 in Asia #1284 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

#158 in Asia #856 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Nagoya

Meijo University

#348 in Asia #1392 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

32

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

33

Tokyo

Hoshi University

#1020 in Asia #3278 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

34

Sakado

Josai University

#773 in Asia #2638 in the World

44% Acceptance

1965 Founded

35

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

#246 in Asia #1089 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

37

Tokyo

Sophia University

#258 in Asia #1124 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

38

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

#316 in Asia #1306 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

39

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

40

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

#181 in Asia #911 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

42

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

#1697 in Asia #4842 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

43

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

#229 in Asia #1041 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

44

Kato

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

#1356 in Asia #4085 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1978 Founded

45

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

#584 in Asia #2124 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

46

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

Matsuyama

Ehime University

#146 in Asia #813 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

#97 in Asia #604 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Tokyo

Hosei University

#228 in Asia #1039 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

50

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

#284 in Asia #1205 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

51

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

#109 in Asia #657 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

#790 in Asia #2692 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

53

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

#131 in Asia #752 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

54

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

#275 in Asia #1180 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

#202 in Asia #978 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

56

Kasugai

Chubu University

#479 in Asia #1801 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

57

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

#488 in Asia #1831 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

58

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

#111 in Asia #668 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Tokyo

Teikyo University

#195 in Asia #959 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

62

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

#245 in Asia #1083 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

63

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

#807 in Asia #2749 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

64

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

#159 in Asia #858 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Suita

Kansai University

#199 in Asia #971 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

67

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia #676 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Kashiwara

Osaka Kyoiku University

#623 in Asia #2239 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1874 Founded

69

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

#486 in Asia #1827 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

70

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

#384 in Asia #1521 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

71

Matsue

Shimane University

#262 in Asia #1129 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

72

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

#715 in Asia #2483 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

73

Tokyo

Toho University

#183 in Asia #914 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

74

Niigata

Niigata University

#107 in Asia #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

75

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

#475 in Asia #1793 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Chiba

Chiba University

#68 in Asia #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Yamagata

Yamagata University

#155 in Asia #847 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

#1279 in Asia #3907 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

79

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

#2196 in Asia #5917 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

80

Kariya

Aichi University of Education

#876 in Asia #2917 in the World

19% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1873 Founded

81

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

#411 in Asia #1599 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

82

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

#523 in Asia #1927 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

83

Maebashi

Gunma University

#145 in Asia #809 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Hachioji

Chuo University

#205 in Asia #983 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

85

Tokyo

Kitasato University

#169 in Asia #881 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

86

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

#961 in Asia #3130 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

87

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

#279 in Asia #1195 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Akita

Akita University

#311 in Asia #1295 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Wakayama

Wakayama University

#589 in Asia #2136 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

#546 in Asia #1993 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

91

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

#422 in Asia #1623 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

92

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

#91 in Asia #573 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

#385 in Asia #1526 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

94

Osaka

Osaka City University

#132 in Asia #753 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

95

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

#943 in Asia #3084 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

96

Gifu

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

#1257 in Asia #3847 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

97

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

98

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

#566 in Asia #2070 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

99

Kochi

Kochi University

#314 in Asia #1304 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded