Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Mathematics

If you are looking to study Mathematics in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 487.1K specialized research publications which collectively generated 9.05M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Mathematics

#6 in Asia #61 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Mathematics

#18 in Asia #122 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

For Mathematics

#38 in Asia #184 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Mathematics

#48 in Asia #243 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#57 in Asia #280 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

6

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Mathematics

#58 in Asia #287 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Mathematics

#64 in Asia #308 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tokyo

Keio University

For Mathematics

#74 in Asia #366 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Mathematics

#77 in Asia #376 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Mathematics

#91 in Asia #431 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

11

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Mathematics

#107 in Asia #477 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

12

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Mathematics

#109 in Asia #481 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

13

Kobe

Kobe University

For Mathematics

#135 in Asia #550 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

14

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Mathematics

#140 in Asia #572 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

15

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Mathematics

#214 in Asia #812 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

16

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Mathematics

#215 in Asia #814 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Mathematics

#253 in Asia #909 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

18

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Mathematics

#293 in Asia #1009 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#362 in Asia #1169 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

20

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Mathematics

#367 in Asia #1180 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

21

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#375 in Asia #1196 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

22

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Mathematics

#391 in Asia #1224 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

23

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#396 in Asia #1234 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

24

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Mathematics

#420 in Asia #1283 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Mathematics

#447 in Asia #1343 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

26

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Mathematics

#452 in Asia #1354 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

27

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

For Mathematics

#468 in Asia #1390 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

28

Matsue

Shimane University

For Mathematics

#527 in Asia #1502 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

For Mathematics

#548 in Asia #1544 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

30

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Mathematics

#583 in Asia #1609 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

31

Saga

Saga University

For Mathematics

#593 in Asia #1632 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Saitama

Saitama University

For Mathematics

#609 in Asia #1659 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Mathematics

#616 in Asia #1669 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

34

Tokyo

Jikei University School of Medicine

For Mathematics

#617 in Asia #1672 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1881 Founded

35

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Mathematics

#622 in Asia #1684 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

36

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Mathematics

#629 in Asia #1699 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

37

Tokyo

Toho University

For Mathematics

#643 in Asia #1728 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

38

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Mathematics

#652 in Asia #1748 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

39

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Mathematics

#661 in Asia #1764 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

40

Tokyo

Hosei University

For Mathematics

#671 in Asia #1781 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

41

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Mathematics

#683 in Asia #1802 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

42

Suita

Kansai University

For Mathematics

#698 in Asia #1829 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

43

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Mathematics

#712 in Asia #1862 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

44

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Mathematics

#718 in Asia #1873 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

45

Toyoake

Fujita Health University

For Mathematics

#736 in Asia #1909 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1964 Founded

46

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Mathematics

#741 in Asia #1918 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

47

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Mathematics

#748 in Asia #1926 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

48

Kashihara

Nara Medical University

For Mathematics

#764 in Asia #1955 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

49

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

For Mathematics

#784 in Asia #1994 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

50

Moroyama

Saitama Medical School

For Mathematics

#789 in Asia #2003 in the World

23% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

51

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

For Mathematics

#794 in Asia #2009 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

52

Nishinomiya

Hyogo College of Medicine

For Mathematics

#837 in Asia #2101 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

53

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Mathematics

#867 in Asia #2172 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

54

Morioka

Iwate Medical University

For Mathematics

#907 in Asia #2240 in the World

32% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1928 Founded

55

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Mathematics

#911 in Asia #2249 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

56

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#953 in Asia #2335 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Mathematics

#980 in Asia #2389 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

58

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Mathematics

#993 in Asia #2418 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

59

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Mathematics

#1032 in Asia #2498 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

60

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

For Mathematics

#1037 in Asia #2508 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Mathematics

#1043 in Asia #2522 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

62

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

For Mathematics

#1060 in Asia #2563 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

63

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Mathematics

#1092 in Asia #2615 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

64

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Mathematics

#1095 in Asia #2620 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

65

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Mathematics

#1102 in Asia #2631 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

66

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#1106 in Asia #2636 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

67

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Mathematics

#1143 in Asia #2726 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

68

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Mathematics

#1149 in Asia #2734 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

69

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

For Mathematics

#1162 in Asia #2758 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

70

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Mathematics

#1180 in Asia #2790 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Mathematics

#1187 in Asia #2803 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

72

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Mathematics

#1197 in Asia #2817 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

73

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#1242 in Asia #2923 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

74

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#1255 in Asia #2942 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

75

Musashino

Seikei University

For Mathematics

#1283 in Asia #3005 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

For Mathematics

#1298 in Asia #3031 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

For Mathematics

#1307 in Asia #3046 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

78

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

For Mathematics

#1310 in Asia #3050 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

79

Kobe

Konan University

For Mathematics

#1379 in Asia #3177 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

80

Iwate

Iwate Prefectural University

For Mathematics

#1394 in Asia #3204 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1998 Founded

81

Machida

Tamagawa University

For Mathematics

#1418 in Asia #3254 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

82

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

For Mathematics

#1442 in Asia #3313 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

83

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

For Mathematics

#1457 in Asia #3344 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

84

Nagoya

Nanzan University

For Mathematics

#1461 in Asia #3355 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

For Mathematics

#1483 in Asia #3406 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

86

Tokyo

Musashi University

For Mathematics

#1489 in Asia #3421 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

For Mathematics

#1491 in Asia #3425 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

For Mathematics

#1542 in Asia #3544 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

89

Hikone

Shiga University

For Mathematics

#1546 in Asia #3555 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

For Mathematics

#1589 in Asia #3639 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

91

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#1590 in Asia #3644 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

92

Minamiuonuma

International University of Japan

For Mathematics

#1597 in Asia #3657 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1982 Founded

93

Otaru

Otaru University of Commerce

For Mathematics

#1598 in Asia #3658 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,363 Enrollment

1910 Founded

94

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Mathematics

#1601 in Asia #3664 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

95

Beppu

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Mathematics

#1609 in Asia #3675 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

2000 Founded

96

Kashiwara

Osaka Kyoiku University

For Mathematics

#1610 in Asia #3678 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1874 Founded

97

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Mathematics

#1654 in Asia #3786 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

98

Asahikawa

Asahikawa Medical University

For Mathematics

#1686 in Asia #3855 in the World

13% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1973 Founded

99

Gifu

Asahi University

For Mathematics

#1687 in Asia #3856 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

100

Mitaka

International Christian University

For Mathematics

#1705 in Asia #3906 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded