Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Finance

Focusing specifically on Finance, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. Based on 3.1M scholarly articles and 67.78M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Finance. 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

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 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

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

11

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

12

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

#339 in Asia #1368 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

15

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

#2168 in Asia #5868 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

17

Hachioji

Chuo University

#205 in Asia #983 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

18

Tokyo

Musashi University

#740 in Asia #2548 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

#566 in Asia #2070 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

20

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

#834 in Asia #2799 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

21

Akita

Akita International University

#1432 in Asia #4252 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

2004 Founded

22

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

23

Musashino

Seikei University

#579 in Asia #2105 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

#1406 in Asia #4202 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded

25

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

#1948 in Asia #5404 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

26

Otaru

Otaru University of Commerce

#1417 in Asia #4222 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,363 Enrollment

1910 Founded

27

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Fukushima

Fukushima University

#732 in Asia #2532 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

#584 in Asia #2124 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

30

Nara

Tezukayama University

#1605 in Asia #4647 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1964 Founded

31

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

#1422 in Asia #4235 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

33

Tama

Tama University

#1487 in Asia #4376 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1989 Founded

34

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

#700 in Asia #2433 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

35

Hiroshima

Hiroshima University of Economics

#1712 in Asia #4882 in the World

31% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1907 Founded

36

Tokyo

Tokyo Keizai University

#1231 in Asia #3797 in the World

27% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1899 Founded

37

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

#1994 in Asia #5488 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

38

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

#393 in Asia #1556 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

39

Fukuoka

Seinan Gakuin University

#1221 in Asia #3778 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

#488 in Asia #1831 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

41

Nagoya

Daido University

#1824 in Asia #5137 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1964 Founded

42

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

43

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

44

Takasaki

Takasaki City University of Economics

#1776 in Asia #5043 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1957 Founded

45

Moriguchi

Osaka International University

#1249 in Asia #3829 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1988 Founded

46

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Shudo University

#1349 in Asia #4068 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,979 Enrollment

1952 Founded

47

Tokyo

Daito Bunka University

#1104 in Asia #3491 in the World

31% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1923 Founded

48

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

#1101 in Asia #3483 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

50

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

#768 in Asia #2626 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

51

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

#411 in Asia #1599 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

52

Nagoya

Aichi University

#881 in Asia #2927 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1946 Founded

53

Kawagoe

Tokyo International University

#1405 in Asia #4197 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1965 Founded

54

Suita

Osaka Gakuin University

#1674 in Asia #4780 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1962 Founded

55

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

#1033 in Asia #3310 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

56

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

#889 in Asia #2945 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

57

Tokyo

Tokyo Woman’s Christian University

#1085 in Asia #3449 in the World

42% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1918 Founded

58

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

#523 in Asia #1927 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

59

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

60

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

#735 in Asia #2538 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

61

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

#385 in Asia #1526 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

62

Nagoya

Nanzan University

#757 in Asia #2586 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Kashiwara

Osaka Kyoiku University

#623 in Asia #2239 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1874 Founded

64

Suita

Kansai University

#199 in Asia #971 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

65

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

#887 in Asia #2941 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

67

Tokyo

Otsuma Women’s University

#968 in Asia #3148 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1908 Founded

68

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

#572 in Asia #2081 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

69

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

#280 in Asia #1198 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

70

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

#790 in Asia #2692 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

71

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

72

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

73

Kashiwa

Reitaku University

#1637 in Asia #4708 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1935 Founded

74

Yokohama

Kanto Gakuin University

#824 in Asia #2774 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

75

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

#1279 in Asia #3907 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

76

Mitaka

International Christian University

#695 in Asia #2416 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

77

Hino

Meisei University

#816 in Asia #2764 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1964 Founded

78

Tokyo

Rissho University

#908 in Asia #3007 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1924 Founded

79

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

#316 in Asia #1306 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

80

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

#807 in Asia #2749 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

81

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

83

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

#229 in Asia #1041 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

84

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

#1216 in Asia #3765 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

85

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

86

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

#701 in Asia #2436 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Minamiuonuma

International University of Japan

#1622 in Asia #4676 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1982 Founded

88

Hikone

Shiga University

#689 in Asia #2398 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

#852 in Asia #2854 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

90

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

#1368 in Asia #4112 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1953 Founded

91

Kobe

Kobe International University

#2287 in Asia #6128 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

92

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

93

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

#282 in Asia #1201 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

94

Nagasaki

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

#1388 in Asia #4148 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1942 Founded

95

Kameoka

Kyoto Gakuen University

#1170 in Asia #3648 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1969 Founded

96

Wakayama

Wakayama University

#589 in Asia #2136 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

97

Sapporo

Hokkai-Gakuen University

#1230 in Asia #3794 in the World

33% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1952 Founded

98

Matsubara

Hannan University

#1528 in Asia #4481 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

1965 Founded

99

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

Tokyo

Komazawa University

#817 in Asia #2765 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1592 Founded