Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

24 Best Universities in Kyoto

Exploring the academic landscape of Kyoto, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 24 higher education institutions. We analyzed 459.9K scientific publications and 11.4M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Kyoto University

#2 in Japan #2 in Asia

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

2

Ritsumeikan University

#22 in Japan #98 in Asia

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

3

Doshisha University

#42 in Japan #177 in Asia

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

4

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

#65 in Japan #259 in Asia

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1872 Founded

5

Kyoto Institute of Technology

#91 in Japan #331 in Asia

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

6

Ryukoku University

#107 in Japan #393 in Asia

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

7

Kyoto Sangyo University

#117 in Japan #469 in Asia

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

8

Kyoto Prefectural University

#181 in Japan #839 in Asia

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

9

Kyoto Women’s University

#197 in Japan #924 in Asia

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

10

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

#200 in Japan #943 in Asia

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

11

Kyoto Seika University

#208 in Japan #993 in Asia

49% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

12

Kyoto City University of Arts

#251 in Japan #1262 in Asia

33% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1880 Founded

13

Bukkyo University

#256 in Japan #1286 in Asia

43% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1887 Founded

14

Kyoto Tachibana University

#290 in Japan #1506 in Asia

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1967 Founded

15

Kyoto Koka Women’s University

#358 in Japan #1880 in Asia

29% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

#419 in Japan #2168 in Asia

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

17

Otani University

#460 in Japan #2348 in Asia

51% Acceptance

1882 Founded

18

Kyoto Notre Dame University

#472 in Japan #2424 in Asia

59% Acceptance

1961 Founded

19

Kyoto University of Art and Design

#550 in Japan #2821 in Asia

30% Acceptance

1991 Founded

20

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

#586 in Japan #2987 in Asia

27% Acceptance

4,447 Enrollment

1947 Founded

21

Kyoto University of Education

#591 in Japan #3023 in Asia

34% Acceptance

1876 Founded

22

Hanazono University

#602 in Japan #3073 in Asia

41% Acceptance

1872 Founded

23

Kyoto Saga University of Arts

#620 in Japan #3234 in Asia

40% Acceptance

1971 Founded

24

Shuchiin University

#666 in Japan #3636 in Asia

30% Acceptance

1949 Founded