Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Demography

If you are looking to study Demography in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. Our methodology evaluated 3.33M subject-specific papers and 74.35M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

Active Filters: Demography Japan Clear All

Ranking Methodology Notice

Filter

Field of Study

Sub-Branch

1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Demography

#5 in Asia #100 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Demography

#8 in Asia #141 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Demography

#24 in Asia #254 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

4

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Demography

#25 in Asia #255 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Suita

Osaka University

For Demography

#27 in Asia #270 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

6

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Demography

#33 in Asia #303 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Demography

#35 in Asia #327 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

For Demography

#37 in Asia #334 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Demography

#49 in Asia #377 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Keio University

For Demography

#63 in Asia #430 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

11

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Demography

#167 in Asia #819 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Demography

#189 in Asia #888 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

13

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Demography

#194 in Asia #903 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Demography

#575 in Asia #1767 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Tokyo

Mejiro University

For Demography

#2132 in Asia #5039 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

16

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Demography

#155 in Asia #767 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

17

Ogaki

Gifu Keizai University

For Demography

#2088 in Asia #4968 in the World

61% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1967 Founded

18

Mitaka

International Christian University

For Demography

#1439 in Asia #3637 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

19

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

For Demography

#1462 in Asia #3691 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

20

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Women’s University

For Demography

#1860 in Asia #4522 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,749 Enrollment

1923 Founded

21

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

For Demography

#1385 in Asia #3519 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

22

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Demography

#2121 in Asia #5016 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

23

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

For Demography

#1975 in Asia #4747 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

24

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

For Demography

#949 in Asia #2596 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Kameoka

Kyoto Gakuen University

For Demography

#1850 in Asia #4499 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1969 Founded

26

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Demography

#1813 in Asia #4439 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

27

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Demography

#1601 in Asia #4024 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Demography

#596 in Asia #1817 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

29

Saitama

Saitama University

For Demography

#966 in Asia #2630 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Nagoya

Nanzan University

For Demography

#1494 in Asia #3769 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Koshigaya

Saitama Prefectural University

For Demography

#1550 in Asia #3893 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

32

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Demography

#2086 in Asia #4965 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

33

Tokyo

Daito Bunka University

For Demography

#2058 in Asia #4913 in the World

31% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1923 Founded

34

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Demography

#132 in Asia #686 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

35

Nonoichi

Ishikawa Prefectural University

For Demography

#1718 in Asia #4236 in the World

38% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

2005 Founded

36

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Demography

#574 in Asia #1766 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

37

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Demography

#256 in Asia #1050 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

38

Fukuoka

Nakamura Gakuen University

For Demography

#1808 in Asia #4430 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1965 Founded

39

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

For Demography

#1702 in Asia #4205 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

40

Sendai

Tohoku Fukushi University

For Demography

#2055 in Asia #4909 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1962 Founded

41

Naruto

Naruto University of Education

For Demography

#2139 in Asia #5051 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1981 Founded

42

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

For Demography

#997 in Asia #2706 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

43

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

For Demography

#1520 in Asia #3828 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1995 Founded

44

Chiba

Chiba University

For Demography

#111 in Asia #620 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Demography

#1117 in Asia #2973 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

46

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

For Demography

#1099 in Asia #2942 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

47

Saga

Saga University

For Demography

#479 in Asia #1562 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Demography

#1093 in Asia #2929 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

49

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

For Demography

#1793 in Asia #4397 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

50

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

For Demography

#1245 in Asia #3240 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

51

Tokyo

Tokyo Woman’s Christian University

For Demography

#2049 in Asia #4894 in the World

42% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1918 Founded

52

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Demography

#810 in Asia #2302 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

53

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Demography

#1373 in Asia #3495 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

54

Minamiuonuma

International University of Japan

For Demography

#1144 in Asia #3033 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1982 Founded

55

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Demography

#988 in Asia #2683 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

56

Fukuoka

Seinan Gakuin University

For Demography

#1269 in Asia #3284 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

Tokyo

Japan Women’s University

For Demography

#1478 in Asia #3729 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1901 Founded

58

Sendai

Miyagi University of Education

For Demography

#1959 in Asia #4723 in the World

31% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

59

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

For Demography

#1897 in Asia #4585 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

60

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Demography

#992 in Asia #2689 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

61

Kahoku

Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University

For Demography

#1511 in Asia #3811 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2000 Founded

62

Beppu

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Demography

#1322 in Asia #3391 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

2000 Founded

63

Urayasu

Meikai University

For Demography

#1817 in Asia #4445 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1970 Founded

64

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Demography

#803 in Asia #2293 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

65

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Demography

#206 in Asia #930 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

66

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Demography

#120 in Asia #650 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Koryo

For Demography

#2125 in Asia #5024 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1946 Founded

68

Hikone

Shiga University

For Demography

#1241 in Asia #3235 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Tokyo

Nippon Sport Science University

For Demography

#1924 in Asia #4638 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1891 Founded

70

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Demography

#182 in Asia #868 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

71

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences

For Demography

#1740 in Asia #4279 in the World

40% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2002 Founded

72

Matsumoto

Matsumoto University

For Demography

#1400 in Asia #3544 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

73

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Demography

#425 in Asia #1431 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

74

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Demography

#1935 in Asia #4664 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

75

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

For Demography

#2072 in Asia #4936 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

76

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

For Demography

#1964 in Asia #4730 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Nara

Nara University of Education

For Demography

#2181 in Asia #5124 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Demography

#797 in Asia #2277 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

79

Joetsu

Joetsu University of Education

For Demography

#2007 in Asia #4803 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1978 Founded

80

Atsugi

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Demography

#2140 in Asia #5053 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1975 Founded

81

Uenohara

Teikyo University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#2107 in Asia #4998 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1989 Founded

82

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Demography

#1112 in Asia #2959 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

83

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Demography

#745 in Asia #2157 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

84

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

For Demography

#1553 in Asia #3897 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

85

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

For Demography

#1264 in Asia #3270 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

86

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Demography

#84 in Asia #512 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Tokyo

Showa Women’s University

For Demography

#1902 in Asia #4591 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1920 Founded

88

Tama

Tama University

For Demography

#1498 in Asia #3783 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1989 Founded

89

Nisshin

Aichi Gakuin University

For Demography

#945 in Asia #2588 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1953 Founded

90

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Demography

#191 in Asia #892 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Kato

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

For Demography

#2114 in Asia #5009 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,245 Enrollment

1978 Founded

92

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

For Demography

#1969 in Asia #4737 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

93

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Demography

#559 in Asia #1729 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

94

Sapporo

Sapporo University

For Demography

#1470 in Asia #3713 in the World

30% Acceptance

813 Enrollment

1967 Founded

95

Nara

Nara Women’s University

For Demography

#643 in Asia #1916 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

96

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Demography

#578 in Asia #1773 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

97

Iwate

Iwate Prefectural University

For Demography

#1552 in Asia #3896 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1998 Founded

98

Aomori

Aomori University of Health and Welfare

For Demography

#1769 in Asia #4335 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1999 Founded

99

Ueda

Nagano University

For Demography

#1777 in Asia #4362 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1966 Founded

100

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Demography

#472 in Asia #1550 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded