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 3.06M specialized research publications which collectively generated 68.24M 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

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

#584 in Asia #2124 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

15

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

#566 in Asia #2070 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

16

Kobe

Kobe International University

#2287 in Asia #6128 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

17

Gamagori

Aichi University of Technology

#2676 in Asia #6922 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2000 Founded

18

Yokosuka

Kanagawa University of Human Services

#1678 in Asia #4789 in the World

18% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

19

Tama

Tama University

#1487 in Asia #4376 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1989 Founded

20

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

#422 in Asia #1623 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

21

Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

#1357 in Asia #4086 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1981 Founded

22

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

23

Tokyo

Takushoku University

#1103 in Asia #3488 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1922 Founded

24

Otaru

Otaru University of Commerce

#1417 in Asia #4222 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,363 Enrollment

1910 Founded

25

Machida

Tamagawa University

#710 in Asia #2466 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

26

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

#887 in Asia #2941 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

27

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

#488 in Asia #1831 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

28

Nara

Tezukayama University

#1605 in Asia #4647 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1964 Founded

29

Kobe

University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#1733 in Asia #4946 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1988 Founded

30

Fukushima

Fukushima University

#732 in Asia #2532 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Yokohama

Kanto Gakuin University

#824 in Asia #2774 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

32

Takasaki

Takasaki City University of Economics

#1776 in Asia #5043 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1957 Founded

33

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

#1292 in Asia #3940 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

34

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

#1216 in Asia #3765 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

35

Beppu

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

#851 in Asia #2852 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

2000 Founded

36

Tokyo

Tokyo Woman’s Christian University

#1085 in Asia #3449 in the World

42% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1918 Founded

37

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

#1994 in Asia #5488 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

38

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

#2168 in Asia #5868 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

39

Hino

Meisei University

#816 in Asia #2764 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1964 Founded

40

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

#411 in Asia #1599 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

41

Naha

Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

#2496 in Asia #6571 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

42

Kobe

Konan University

#540 in Asia #1974 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

43

Fukuoka

Cyber University

#2412 in Asia #6394 in the World

59% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

2007 Founded

44

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Suita

Kansai University

#199 in Asia #971 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

46

Musashino

Seikei University

#579 in Asia #2105 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

Kameoka

Kyoto Gakuen University

#1170 in Asia #3648 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1969 Founded

48

Atsugi

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

#1062 in Asia #3389 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1975 Founded

49

Tokyo

Otsuma Women’s University

#968 in Asia #3148 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1908 Founded

50

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

#1101 in Asia #3483 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

51

Kyoto

Kyoto Seika University

#993 in Asia #3213 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

52

Hikone

Shiga University

#689 in Asia #2398 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

#385 in Asia #1526 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

54

Nagoya

Daido University

#1824 in Asia #5137 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1964 Founded

55

Kobe

Kobe University

#41 in Asia #360 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

56

Fukuoka

Seinan Gakuin University

#1221 in Asia #3778 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

Wakayama

Wakayama University

#589 in Asia #2136 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

58

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

#1279 in Asia #3907 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

59

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

#700 in Asia #2433 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Iwate

Iwate Prefectural University

#967 in Asia #3145 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1998 Founded

61

Ashikaga

Ashikaga Institute of Technology

#1716 in Asia #4891 in the World

31% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1967 Founded

62

Tokyo

Kokushikan University

#937 in Asia #3068 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1917 Founded

63

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

#523 in Asia #1927 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

64

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

65

Higashiosaka

Osaka University of Commerce

#1580 in Asia #4583 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,888 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Nagoya

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

#1303 in Asia #3967 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1905 Founded

68

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

#834 in Asia #2799 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

69

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

#768 in Asia #2626 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

70

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

#423 in Asia #1626 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Sendai

Miyagi University

#1936 in Asia #5368 in the World

31% Acceptance

1997 Founded

72

Moriguchi

Osaka International University

#1249 in Asia #3829 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1988 Founded

73

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

#296 in Asia #1256 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

74

Akita

Akita International University

#1432 in Asia #4252 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

2004 Founded

75

Tokyo

Rissho University

#908 in Asia #3007 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1924 Founded

76

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

#572 in Asia #2081 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

77

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

#393 in Asia #1556 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

78

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

80

Nagoya

Aichi University

#881 in Asia #2927 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1946 Founded

81

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Kyoritsu University

#1671 in Asia #4776 in the World

42% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1965 Founded

82

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

#735 in Asia #2538 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

83

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

#991 in Asia #3208 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

84

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

#701 in Asia #2436 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

#1033 in Asia #3310 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

86

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

#1406 in Asia #4202 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded

87

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

#1422 in Asia #4235 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

88

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

#852 in Asia #2854 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

89

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

#316 in Asia #1306 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

90

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

91

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

#1537 in Asia #4500 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

92

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

#282 in Asia #1201 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

93

Nagoya

Nanzan University

#757 in Asia #2586 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

94

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

95

Ebetsu

Hokkaido Information University

#2192 in Asia #5906 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1989 Founded

96

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

#339 in Asia #1368 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

97

Sapporo

Hokusei Gakuen University

#1900 in Asia #5290 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1887 Founded

98

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

99

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University

#2230 in Asia #5988 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1967 Founded

100

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded