Best Environmental Science Universities in Japan [2026 Rankings]

1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Environmental Science

#1 in Asia #15 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Environmental Science

#4 in Asia #34 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Environmental Science

#9 in Asia #84 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

4

Suita

Osaka University

For Environmental Science

#17 in Asia #111 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

5

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Environmental Science

#18 in Asia #112 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

6

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Environmental Science

#23 in Asia #125 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Environmental Science

#28 in Asia #145 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#38 in Asia #178 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Environmental Science

#62 in Asia #292 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Environmental Science

#75 in Asia #347 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

11

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Environmental Science

#91 in Asia #427 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

12

Kobe

Kobe University

For Environmental Science

#102 in Asia #458 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

13

Tokyo

Keio University

For Environmental Science

#108 in Asia #475 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

14

Okayama

Okayama University

For Environmental Science

#112 in Asia #492 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

15

Chiba

Chiba University

For Environmental Science

#113 in Asia #493 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Environmental Science

#133 in Asia #558 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

17

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Environmental Science

#175 in Asia #663 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Environmental Science

#181 in Asia #683 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Environmental Science

#186 in Asia #690 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

20

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Environmental Science

#190 in Asia #709 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

21

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

For Environmental Science

#199 in Asia #727 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

22

Niigata

Niigata University

For Environmental Science

#205 in Asia #741 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

23

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Environmental Science

#211 in Asia #757 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Environmental Science

#212 in Asia #759 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Environmental Science

#216 in Asia #779 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Environmental Science

#221 in Asia #795 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Gifu

Gifu University

For Environmental Science

#224 in Asia #802 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Environmental Science

#234 in Asia #833 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Environmental Science

#235 in Asia #841 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

30

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Environmental Science

#245 in Asia #865 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

For Environmental Science

#247 in Asia #872 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Environmental Science

#263 in Asia #906 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Environmental Science

#266 in Asia #909 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#269 in Asia #923 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

35

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

For Environmental Science

#277 in Asia #939 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Environmental Science

#279 in Asia #943 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

37

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Environmental Science

#283 in Asia #955 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

38

Tsu

Mie University

For Environmental Science

#288 in Asia #968 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Environmental Science

#307 in Asia #1026 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

40

Maebashi

Gunma University

For Environmental Science

#314 in Asia #1057 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Tottori

Tottori University

For Environmental Science

#322 in Asia #1077 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

42

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Environmental Science

#323 in Asia #1080 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

43

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Environmental Science

#345 in Asia #1129 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

44

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#353 in Asia #1150 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

45

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Environmental Science

#357 in Asia #1155 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

46

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Environmental Science

#362 in Asia #1168 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#368 in Asia #1187 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

48

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Environmental Science

#369 in Asia #1188 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

49

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Environmental Science

#380 in Asia #1208 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Saga

Saga University

For Environmental Science

#384 in Asia #1214 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

51

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Environmental Science

#392 in Asia #1232 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

52

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Environmental Science

#395 in Asia #1236 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#400 in Asia #1244 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

54

Kochi

Kochi University

For Environmental Science

#404 in Asia #1249 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Saitama

Saitama University

For Environmental Science

#409 in Asia #1259 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

56

Matsue

Shimane University

For Environmental Science

#416 in Asia #1276 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Environmental Science

#418 in Asia #1280 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

58

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Environmental Science

#427 in Asia #1292 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Environmental Science

#430 in Asia #1297 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Environmental Science

#442 in Asia #1320 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

61

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Environmental Science

#455 in Asia #1350 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

62

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#465 in Asia #1375 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Morioka

Iwate University

For Environmental Science

#479 in Asia #1411 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Environmental Science

#501 in Asia #1460 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Akita

Akita University

For Environmental Science

#511 in Asia #1488 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Tokyo

Toho University

For Environmental Science

#519 in Asia #1505 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

67

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Environmental Science

#538 in Asia #1543 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

68

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Environmental Science

#543 in Asia #1558 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

69

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Environmental Science

#545 in Asia #1563 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

70

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Environmental Science

#549 in Asia #1570 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

71

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Environmental Science

#552 in Asia #1574 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

72

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Environmental Science

#570 in Asia #1608 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

73

Suita

Kansai University

For Environmental Science

#579 in Asia #1624 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

74

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Environmental Science

#587 in Asia #1636 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

75

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Environmental Science

#602 in Asia #1664 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Environmental Science

#628 in Asia #1718 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

77

Tokyo

Showa University

For Environmental Science

#674 in Asia #1825 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

78

Oita

Oita University

For Environmental Science

#678 in Asia #1835 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Environmental Science

#679 in Asia #1836 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

80

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Environmental Science

#713 in Asia #1902 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

81

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Environmental Science

#719 in Asia #1909 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

82

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Environmental Science

#724 in Asia #1915 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

83

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Environmental Science

#732 in Asia #1927 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

84

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Environmental Science

#739 in Asia #1944 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

85

Kasugai

Chubu University

For Environmental Science

#777 in Asia #2025 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

86

Kurume

Kurume University

For Environmental Science

#786 in Asia #2043 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

87

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Environmental Science

#793 in Asia #2056 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

88

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Environmental Science

#801 in Asia #2076 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

89

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Environmental Science

#804 in Asia #2080 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

90

Tokyo

Hosei University

For Environmental Science

#825 in Asia #2111 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

91

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#826 in Asia #2112 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

92

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#830 in Asia #2119 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

For Environmental Science

#856 in Asia #2157 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

94

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#896 in Asia #2251 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

For Environmental Science

#897 in Asia #2252 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

96

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

For Environmental Science

#900 in Asia #2262 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

97

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Environmental Science

#903 in Asia #2272 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

98

Nagoya

Toyota Technological Institute

For Environmental Science

#907 in Asia #2284 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

99

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Environmental Science

#908 in Asia #2286 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

100

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Environmental Science

#915 in Asia #2295 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

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