Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Microbiology

We ranked the top 100 universities for Microbiology in Japan based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 4M subject-specific papers and 88.72M citations to find the strongest faculties. 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

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

3

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

#78 in Asia #515 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

12

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

13

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

#1778 in Asia #5045 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

15

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Toyoake

Fujita Health University

#277 in Asia #1192 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1964 Founded

17

Tokushima

Tokushima Bunri University

#982 in Asia #3186 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1895 Founded

18

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

#436 in Asia #1675 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

19

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

#640 in Asia #2280 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

20

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Dental College

#930 in Asia #3058 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1914 Founded

21

Fukuoka

Daiichi University of Pharmacy

#1612 in Asia #4656 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,128 Enrollment

1960 Founded

22

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

#385 in Asia #1526 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

23

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

#1279 in Asia #3907 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

24

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

#245 in Asia #1083 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

25

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

#839 in Asia #2811 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

#144 in Asia #806 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Asahikawa

Asahikawa Medical University

#727 in Asia #2521 in the World

13% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1973 Founded

28

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

#203 in Asia #979 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

30

Sakado

Kagawa Nutrition University

#1095 in Asia #3472 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1961 Founded

31

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

#442 in Asia #1692 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

32

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

#109 in Asia #657 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Toyama

University of Toyama

#227 in Asia #1034 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

35

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

#158 in Asia #856 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Okayama

Okayama University

#64 in Asia #458 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

37

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

39

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Dental College

#904 in Asia #2987 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

40

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

#546 in Asia #1993 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

42

Niigata

Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

#2115 in Asia #5743 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

43

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

44

Ishikari

Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

#726 in Asia #2520 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1974 Founded

45

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

#1422 in Asia #4235 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

46

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

#131 in Asia #752 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

47

Tokyo

Teikyo University

#195 in Asia #959 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

48

Sakado

Josai University

#773 in Asia #2638 in the World

44% Acceptance

1965 Founded

49

Nagahama

Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology

#1952 in Asia #5411 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

50

Koriyama

#2105 in Asia #5728 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

51

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

#406 in Asia #1590 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

52

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

#551 in Asia #2009 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

54

Oita

Oita University

#332 in Asia #1350 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Mitaka

Kyorin University

#354 in Asia #1403 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

56

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

#482 in Asia #1810 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

57

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

#186 in Asia #925 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

58

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

59

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

#206 in Asia #984 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Niigata

Niigata University

#107 in Asia #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

61

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

#393 in Asia #1556 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

62

Imizu

Toyama Prefectural University

#1471 in Asia #4333 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1990 Founded

63

Akita

Akita University

#311 in Asia #1295 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

#159 in Asia #858 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Tokyo

Showa University

#194 in Asia #953 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

66

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Musashino

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

#920 in Asia #3030 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1881 Founded

68

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

#279 in Asia #1195 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

#715 in Asia #2483 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

70

Tondabayashi

Osaka Ohtani University

#1792 in Asia #5075 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

71

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

#247 in Asia #1091 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

72

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

#749 in Asia #2564 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

73

Matsuyama

Matsuyama University

#1442 in Asia #4273 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,749 Enrollment

1923 Founded

74

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

75

Fukui

University of Fukui

#308 in Asia #1284 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

#326 in Asia #1331 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

77

Shiojiri

Matsumoto Dental University

#1237 in Asia #3807 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1972 Founded

78

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

#861 in Asia #2886 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

79

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

#331 in Asia #1348 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

80

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

#296 in Asia #1256 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

81

Yamagata

Yamagata University

#155 in Asia #847 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Tokyo

Toho University

#183 in Asia #914 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

83

Sagamihara

Azabu University

#759 in Asia #2589 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

84

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

#700 in Asia #2433 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Kochi

Kochi University

#314 in Asia #1304 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

86

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

#617 in Asia #2224 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

87

Tokyo

Hoshi University

#1020 in Asia #3278 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

88

Takatsuki

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

#1697 in Asia #4842 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

89

Nonoichi

Ishikawa Prefectural University

#2164 in Asia #5857 in the World

38% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

2005 Founded

90

Matsuyama

Ehime University

#146 in Asia #813 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

#372 in Asia #1466 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

92

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

#181 in Asia #911 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

#305 in Asia #1278 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

94

Sendai

Miyagi University

#1936 in Asia #5368 in the World

31% Acceptance

1997 Founded

95

Nara

Nara Women’s University

#484 in Asia #1819 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

96

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

#259 in Asia #1125 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1872 Founded

97

Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

#1084 in Asia #3441 in the World

39% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

2005 Founded

98

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

#505 in Asia #1875 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

99

Tokyo

Kitasato University

#169 in Asia #881 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

100

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded