Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

71 Best Universities in Japan for Veterinary

Focusing specifically on Veterinary, our data science engine identified the 71 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 4.2M specialized research publications which collectively generated 94.31M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Veterinary

#16 in Asia #118 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

2

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Veterinary

#23 in Asia #154 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Veterinary

#65 in Asia #283 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Veterinary

#145 in Asia #483 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Veterinary

#173 in Asia #538 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Suita

Osaka University

For Veterinary

#190 in Asia #583 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

7

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Veterinary

#291 in Asia #850 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

8

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Veterinary

#384 in Asia #1034 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

9

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Veterinary

#403 in Asia #1064 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Veterinary

#424 in Asia #1112 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Veterinary

#611 in Asia #1485 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Tokyo

Toho University

For Veterinary

#793 in Asia #1864 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

13

Matsue

Shimane University

For Veterinary

#720 in Asia #1721 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Veterinary

#725 in Asia #1736 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

15

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Veterinary

#332 in Asia #935 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Niigata

Niigata University

For Veterinary

#607 in Asia #1479 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

17

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Veterinary

#94 in Asia #367 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

18

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Veterinary

#662 in Asia #1608 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Veterinary

#799 in Asia #1878 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

20

Gifu

Gifu University

For Veterinary

#104 in Asia #383 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

21

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Veterinary

#805 in Asia #1884 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

22

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

For Veterinary

#826 in Asia #1927 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

23

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Veterinary

#201 in Asia #611 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

24

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Veterinary

#510 in Asia #1287 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

For Veterinary

#154 in Asia #498 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Veterinary

#571 in Asia #1412 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Veterinary

#110 in Asia #398 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Veterinary

#156 in Asia #504 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Veterinary

#714 in Asia #1708 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

30

Kochi

Kochi University

For Veterinary

#772 in Asia #1820 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Sagamihara

Azabu University

For Veterinary

#183 in Asia #569 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1890 Founded

32

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Veterinary

#162 in Asia #516 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Veterinary

#778 in Asia #1835 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Veterinary

#831 in Asia #1934 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

35

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Veterinary

#749 in Asia #1774 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

36

Kobe

Kobe University

For Veterinary

#177 in Asia #546 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

37

Saga

Saga University

For Veterinary

#965 in Asia #2176 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Ebetsu

Rakuno Gakuen University

For Veterinary

#100 in Asia #379 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1933 Founded

39

Tsu

For Veterinary

#531 in Asia #1338 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Musashino

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

For Veterinary

#220 in Asia #668 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1881 Founded

41

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Veterinary

#491 in Asia #1242 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

42

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Veterinary

#808 in Asia #1888 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

43

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Veterinary

#394 in Asia #1050 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

44

Choshi

Chiba Institute of Science

For Veterinary

#781 in Asia #1845 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

45

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Veterinary

#807 in Asia #1886 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

46

Moroyama

Saitama Medical School

For Veterinary

#541 in Asia #1353 in the World

23% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

47

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Veterinary

#131 in Asia #449 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

48

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Veterinary

#513 in Asia #1291 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Veterinary

#783 in Asia #1850 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

50

Chiba

Chiba University

For Veterinary

#484 in Asia #1230 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

51

Tottori

Tottori University

For Veterinary

#289 in Asia #846 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Morioka

Iwate University

For Veterinary

#364 in Asia #992 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Veterinary

#935 in Asia #2125 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

54

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Veterinary

#174 in Asia #541 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Okayama

Okayama University

For Veterinary

#375 in Asia #1015 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

56

Asahikawa

Asahikawa Medical University

For Veterinary

#845 in Asia #1957 in the World

13% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1973 Founded

57

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Veterinary

#785 in Asia #1852 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

58

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Veterinary

#149 in Asia #489 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Veterinary

#446 in Asia #1154 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

60

Ishikari

Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

For Veterinary

#858 in Asia #1973 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1974 Founded

61

Oita

Oita University

For Veterinary

#762 in Asia #1805 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Veterinary

#330 in Asia #933 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

63

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Veterinary

#349 in Asia #968 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Veterinary

#853 in Asia #1967 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Veterinary

#867 in Asia #1990 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Veterinary

#8 in Asia #81 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

67

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Veterinary

#679 in Asia #1639 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

68

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Veterinary

#716 in Asia #1714 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

For Veterinary

#208 in Asia #637 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

70

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Veterinary

#620 in Asia #1509 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Veterinary

#299 in Asia #871 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded