Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Management

Focusing specifically on Management, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 2.98M specialized research publications which collectively generated 65.94M 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

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

4

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

5

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

6

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

8

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

9

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

10

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 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

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

#991 in Asia #3208 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

15

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

#701 in Asia #2436 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

#1033 in Asia #3310 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

17

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

#1406 in Asia #4202 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded

18

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

#1422 in Asia #4235 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

19

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

#852 in Asia #2854 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

20

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

#316 in Asia #1306 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

21

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

22

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

#1537 in Asia #4500 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

23

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

#282 in Asia #1201 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

24

Nagoya

Nanzan University

#757 in Asia #2586 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

26

Ebetsu

Hokkaido Information University

#2192 in Asia #5906 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1989 Founded

27

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

#339 in Asia #1368 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

28

Sapporo

Hokusei Gakuen University

#1900 in Asia #5290 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1887 Founded

29

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University

#2230 in Asia #5988 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1967 Founded

31

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

32

Tokyo

Komazawa University

#817 in Asia #2765 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1592 Founded

33

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

#1368 in Asia #4112 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1953 Founded

34

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

35

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

#617 in Asia #2224 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

36

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

#268 in Asia #1158 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

37

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

38

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

39

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

#790 in Asia #2692 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

40

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

#1948 in Asia #5404 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

41

Sapporo

Hokkai-Gakuen University

#1230 in Asia #3794 in the World

33% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

Mitaka

International Christian University

#695 in Asia #2416 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

43

Hiroshima

Hiroshima University of Economics

#1712 in Asia #4882 in the World

31% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1907 Founded

44

Tokyo

Tokyo Polytechnic University

#769 in Asia #2632 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1966 Founded

45

Nishitokyo

Musashino University

#733 in Asia #2535 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1950 Founded

46

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

#280 in Asia #1198 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

47

Hachioji

Chuo University

#205 in Asia #983 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

48

Tokyo

Sophia University

#258 in Asia #1124 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

49

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

#229 in Asia #1041 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

50

Kawagoe

Tokyo International University

#1405 in Asia #4197 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1965 Founded

51

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Tokyo

Mejiro University

#1452 in Asia #4286 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

53

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Science

#1067 in Asia #3405 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1967 Founded

54

Minamiuonuma

International University of Japan

#1622 in Asia #4676 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1982 Founded

55

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Shudo University

#1349 in Asia #4068 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,979 Enrollment

1952 Founded

56

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

#747 in Asia #2560 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

57

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

#284 in Asia #1205 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

58

Kumatori

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

#1456 in Asia #4298 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1965 Founded

59

Gyoda

Institute of Technologists

#2439 in Asia #6462 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

60

Tokyo

Hosei University

#228 in Asia #1039 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

61

Nagasaki

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

#1388 in Asia #4148 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1942 Founded

62

Kashiwara

Osaka Kyoiku University

#623 in Asia #2239 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1874 Founded

63

Chita

Nihon Fukushi University

#1077 in Asia #3426 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

64

Tokyo

Tokyo Keizai University

#1231 in Asia #3797 in the World

27% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1899 Founded

65

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

#189 in Asia #939 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Maebashi

Maebashi Institute of Technology

#2064 in Asia #5649 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

67

Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

#1084 in Asia #3441 in the World

39% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

Tokyo

Musashi University

#740 in Asia #2548 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Naruto

Naruto University of Education

#1185 in Asia #3691 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1981 Founded

70

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

#807 in Asia #2749 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

71

Gifu

Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University

#2133 in Asia #5789 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,979 Enrollment

1972 Founded

72

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

73

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

#2196 in Asia #5917 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

74

Kashiwa

Reitaku University

#1637 in Asia #4708 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1935 Founded

75

Chiba

Kanda University of International Studies

#1261 in Asia #3860 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,116 Enrollment

1987 Founded

76

Tokyo

Daito Bunka University

#1104 in Asia #3491 in the World

31% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1923 Founded

77

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Machida

J. F. Oberlin University

#1096 in Asia #3473 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

79

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

#889 in Asia #2945 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

80

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

#584 in Asia #2124 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

81

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

#566 in Asia #2070 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

82

Kobe

Kobe International University

#2287 in Asia #6128 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

83

Gamagori

Aichi University of Technology

#2676 in Asia #6922 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2000 Founded

84

Yokosuka

Kanagawa University of Human Services

#1678 in Asia #4789 in the World

18% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

85

Tama

Tama University

#1487 in Asia #4376 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1989 Founded

86

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

#422 in Asia #1623 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

87

Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

#1357 in Asia #4086 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1981 Founded

88

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

89

Tokyo

Takushoku University

#1103 in Asia #3488 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1922 Founded

90

Otaru

Otaru University of Commerce

#1417 in Asia #4222 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,363 Enrollment

1910 Founded

91

Machida

Tamagawa University

#710 in Asia #2466 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

92

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

#887 in Asia #2941 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

93

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

#488 in Asia #1831 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

94

Nara

Tezukayama University

#1605 in Asia #4647 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1964 Founded

95

Kobe

University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#1733 in Asia #4946 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1988 Founded

96

Fukushima

Fukushima University

#732 in Asia #2532 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

97

Yokohama

Kanto Gakuin University

#824 in Asia #2774 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

98

Takasaki

Takasaki City University of Economics

#1776 in Asia #5043 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1957 Founded

99

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

#1292 in Asia #3940 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

100

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

#1216 in Asia #3765 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded