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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. Tsuruga Nursing University Tsuruga, Japan
  2. Tsurumi University Yokohama, Japan World #9,845
  3. Tsuruoka National College of Technology Tsuruoka, Japan
  4. Tsuyama National College of Technology Tsuyama, Japan
  5. Ube Frontier University Ube, Japan World #11,733
  6. Ube Frontier University College Ube, Japan
  7. Ube National College of Technology Ube, Japan
  8. Ueda Women's Junior College Ueda, Japan
  9. Uekusa Gakuen University & Junior College Kumamoto, Japan World #9,050
  10. Ueno Gakuen University Ueno, Japan World #7,098
  11. United Nations University Tokyo, Japan World #2,236
  12. University of Aizu Aizuwakamatsu, Japan World #7,966
  13. University of East Asia Shimonoseki, Japan World #10,867
  14. University of Electro Communications Chofu, Japan World #856
  15. University of Fukuchiyama Fukuchiyama, Japan
  16. University of Fukui Fukui, Japan World #8,507
  17. University of Hamamatsu Hamamatsu, Japan
  18. University of Human Arts & Sciences Saitama, Japan World #7,136
  19. University of Human Environments Sakai, Japan World #7,101
  20. University of Hyogo Himeji, Japan World #8,454
  21. University of KinDAI Himeji Himeji, Japan
  22. University of Kochi Kochi, Japan World #10,683
  23. University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences Kobe, Japan World #5,720
  24. University of Miyazaki Miyazaki, Japan World #7,980
  25. University of Nagano Nagano, Japan
  26. University of Niigata Prefecture Niigata, Japan World #6,015
  27. University of Occupational & Environmental Health Japan Kitakyushu, Japan World #8,577
  28. University of Ryukyus Naha, Japan World #8,139
  29. University of Shiga Prefecture Hikone, Japan World #2,892
  30. University of Shimane Matsue, Japan World #10,694

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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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