Top Public Universities in Japan

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#Rank	University	Town
1	The University of Tokyo	Tokyo
2	Kyoto University	Kyoto
4	Osaka University	Suita
5	Tohoku University	Sendai
6	Hokkaido University	Sapporo
7	Kyushu University	Fukuoka
8	Nagoya University	Nagoya
9	University of Tsukuba	Tsukuba
11	Hiroshima University	Higashihiroshima
12	Kobe University	Kobe
14	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Tokyo
15	Osaka Metropolitan University	Osaka
18	Okayama University	Okayama
23	Shinshu University	Matsumoto
24	Nagasaki University	Nagasaki
25	Chiba University	Chiba
27	Kanazawa University	Kanazawa
28	Yamagata University	Yamagata
30	Niigata University	Niigata
31	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Nomi
32	Kumamoto University	Kumamoto
34	Ehime University	Matsuyama
37	Mie University	Tsu
38	Gunma University	Maebashi
39	The University of Electro-Communications	Chofu
40	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies	Fuchu
41	Yokohama National University	Yokohama
42	Kagoshima University	Kagoshima
44	Yamaguchi University	Yamaguchi
45	Hitotsubashi University	Kunitachi
46	Gifu University	Gifu
48	Tokyo Metropolitan University	Hachioji
50	University of the Ryukyus	Nishihara
52	Tokyo University of the Arts	Tokyo
54	Kyushu Institute of Technology	Kitakyushu
55	Shizuoka University	Shizuoka
56	Saitama University	Saitama
57	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Fuchu
61	Tottori University	Tottori
62	Tokushima University	Tokushima
64	Tokyo Medical and Dental University	Tokyo
65	Nagoya Institute of Technology	Nagoya
67	Yokohama City University	Yokohama
68	University of Toyama	Toyama
69	University of Yamanashi	Kofu
70	Saga University	Saga
71	The University of Aizu	Aizuwakamatsu
72	Hirosaki University	Hirosaki
73	Ochanomizu University	Tokyo
75	Kagawa University	Takamatsu
76	Shimane University	Matsue
79	Toyohashi University of Technology	Toyohashi
80	Kochi University	Kochi
81	Ibaraki University	Mito
83	Akita University	Akita
84	Tokyo Gakugei University	Koganei
85	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	Ikoma
86	University of Miyazaki	Miyazaki
87	Nagaoka University of Technology	Nagaoka
91	Nagoya City University	Nagoya
92	Osaka Kyoiku University	Kashiwara
93	Iwate University	Morioka
97	Kyoto Institute of Technology	Kyoto
98	Wakayama University	Wakayama
100	Oita University	Oita
113	Nara Women's University	Nara
115	University of Fukui	Fukui
118	Utsunomiya University	Utsunomiya
122	University of Hyogo	Kobe
126	Sapporo Medical University	Sapporo
132	Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology	Tokyo
137	Hokkaido University of Education	Sapporo
140	Shiga University	Hikone
141	Fukushima University	Fukushima
142	University of Shizuoka	Shizuoka
143	Fukushima Medical University	Fukushima
144	Shiga University of Medical Science	Otsu
150	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine	Kyoto
151	Hiroshima City University	Hiroshima
152	Asahikawa Medical University	Asahikawa
156	Aichi University of Education	Kariya
157	Kochi University of Technology	Kami
158	Iwate Prefectural University	Takizawa
164	Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences	Chiba
168	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies	Tokyo
170	Muroran Institute of Technology	Muroran
173	Hamamatsu University School of Medicine	Hamamatsu
175	Miyagi University of Education	Sendai
176	Nara Medical University	Kashihara
178	Future University Hakodate	Hakodate
202	Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences	Ogaki
208	Kitami Institute of Technology	Kitami
210	The University of Shiga Prefecture	Hikone
212	Kyoto City University of Arts	Kyoto
214	Nara University of Education	Nara
216	Wakayama Medical University	Wakayama
225	The University of Kitakyushu	Kitakyushu
226	Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine	Obihiro
232	Naruto University of Education	Naruto
235	Kyoto University of Education	Kyoto
237	Otaru University of Commerce	Otaru
238	Akita International University	Akita
243	Kyoto Prefectural University	Kyoto
244	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI	Hayama
249	Fukui Prefectural University	Eiheiji
250	Joetsu University of Education	Joetsu
257	University of Teacher Education Fukuoka	Munakata
258	Hyogo University of Teacher Education	Kato
261	Akita Prefectural University	Akita
271	Okayama Prefectural University	Soja
279	Aichi Prefectural University	Nagakute
284	Prefectural University of Hiroshima	Hiroshima
301	Toyama Prefectural University	Imizu
302	Tsukuba University of Technology	Tsukuba
310	Kobe City University of Foreign Studies	Kobe
313	University of Nagasaki	Sasebo
319	Miyagi University	Sendai
329	National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya	Kanoya
332	Prefectural University of Kumamoto	Kumamoto
339	Yamaguchi Prefectural University	Yamaguchi
344	Takasaki City University of Economics	Takasaki
346	Kanazawa College of Art	Kanazawa
347	Fukuoka Women's University	Fukuoka
350	The University of Shimane	Hamada
354	Tsuru University	Tsuru
359	Yamanashi Prefectural University	Kofu
370	Kyushu Dental University	Kitakyushu
387	Maebashi Institute of Technology	Maebashi
402	Saitama Prefectural University	Koshigaya
406	Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts	Naha
414	Sapporo City University	Sapporo
430	University of Kochi	Kochi
434	Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences	Takamatsu
435	University of Niigata Prefecture	Niigata
444	Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences	Ami
445	Aichi University of the Arts	Nagakute
447	Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology	Tokyo
452	Gifu Pharmaceutical University	Gifu
458	Shimonoseki City University	Shimonoseki
461	Fukuoka Prefectural University	Tagawa
465	Kanagawa University of Human Services	Yokosuka
472	National Fisheries University	Shimonoseki
479	Aomori Public University	Aomori
480	Miyazaki Municipal University	Miyazaki
485	Onomichi City University	Onomichi
499	Gunma Prefectural Women's University	Tamamura
513	Aomori University of Health and Welfare	Aomori
538	Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences	Oita
557	The University of Fukuchiyama	Fukuchiyama
580	Kobe City College of Nursing	Kobe
582	Kushiro Public University of Economics	Kushiro
583	Akita University of Art	Akita
593	The University of Nagano	Nagano
600	Mie Prefectural College of Nursing	Tsu
602	Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences	Yamagata
606	Niigata College of Nursing	Joetsu
613	Ishikawa Prefectural University	Nonoichi
619	Nagano College of Nursing	Komagane
620	Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University	Miyazaki
626	Nara Prefectural University	Nara
630	Nayoro City University	Nayoro
632	Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing	Naha
634	Ehime Prefectural University of Health Sciences	Tobe
650	Gifu College of Nursing	Hashima
652	Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University	Kahoku
660	Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences	Maebashi
663	Eikei University of Hiroshima	Hiroshima
667	Komatsu University	Komatsu
713	Niimi University	Niimi
736	Sanjo City University	Sanjo
761	Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health	Shizuoka
765	Polytechnic University	Kodaira
766	Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences	Yonezawa
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