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  • 37,481University profiles
  • 216Countries and territories
  • 14,288Universities in the published 2027 World Ranking

Universities in Japan

1,041 universities

  1. Nagoya University of Commerce & Business Nagoya, Japan World #3,836
  2. Nagoya University of Foreign Studies Nagoya, Japan
  3. Nagoya Women's University Nagoya, Japan World #10,249
  4. Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design Nagoya, Japan World #6,791
  5. Naka Kyushu Junior College Nakatsu, Japan
  6. Nakamura Gakuen University Fukuoka, Japan World #10,291
  7. Nakanihon Automotive College Nagoya, Japan
  8. Nakanishi Gakuen School Corporation Tokyo, Japan
  9. Nanzan Junior College Nagoya, Japan
  10. Nanzan University Nagoya, Japan World #8,768
  11. Nara Bunka Women's College Nara, Japan
  12. Nara College of Arts Nara, Japan
  13. Nara Institute of Science & Technology Ikoma, Japan World #845
  14. Nara Medical University Kashihara, Japan World #8,453
  15. Nara National College of Technology Nara, Japan
  16. Nara Prefectural University Nara, Japan World #7,757
  17. Nara Saho College Nara, Japan
  18. Nara University Nara, Japan World #10,111
  19. Nara University of Education Nara, Japan World #9,929
  20. Nara Women's University Nara, Japan World #8,721
  21. Naragakuen University Nara, Japan World #11,552
  22. Naruto University of Education Naruto, Japan World #9,902
  23. National Defense Academy of Japan Yokosuka, Japan
  24. National Defense Medical College Tokorozawa, Japan
  25. National Fisheries University Shimonoseki, Japan
  26. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Tokyo, Japan World #2,498
  27. National Institute of Fitness & Sports in Kanoya Kanoya, Japan World #10,594
  28. National Institute of Technology Kochi College Kochi, Japan
  29. National University Corporation Shizuoka University Suruga, Japan World #2,928
  30. Nayoro City University Nayoro, Japan World #7,664

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Highest-ranked universities in the UNIRANKS 2027 World Ranking

The 12 universities with the best published world rank in the UNIRANKS 2027 World Ranking.

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States of America World #1
  2. University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom World #2
  3. Stanford University Stanford, United States of America World #3
  4. University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom World #4
  5. Harvard University Cambridge, United States of America World #5
  6. University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States of America World #6
  7. Columbia University New York New York City, United States of America World #7
  8. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States of America World #8
  9. University of Toronto Toronto, Canada World #9
  10. Princeton University Princeton, United States of America World #10
  11. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States of America World #11
  12. National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore World #12

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