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Top Public Universities in Japan

Introduction

What are the top public Universities in Japan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 173 public Japanese Universities ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Japan
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

Top Public Universities in Japan


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# University Town
1 The University of Tokyo Tokyo
2 Kyoto University Kyoto
4 University of Osaka Suita
5 Tohoku University Sendai
6 Kyushu University Fukuoka
7 Hokkaido University Sapporo
8 Nagoya University Nagoya
10 University of Tsukuba Tsukuba
12 Kobe University Kobe
13 Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima
14 Osaka Metropolitan University Osaka
15 Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo
18 Okayama University Okayama
21 Shinshu University Matsumoto
24 Kanazawa University Kanazawa
26 Nagasaki University Nagasaki
28 Niigata University Niigata
31 Ehime University Matsuyama
33 Chiba University Chiba
34 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Nomi
35 Kumamoto University Kumamoto
36 Yamagata University Yamagata
37 Mie University Tsu
38 Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi
39 Gunma University Maebashi
40 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Fuchu
41 Kagoshima University Kagoshima
42 The University of Electro-Communications Chofu
43 Yokohama National University Yokohama
45 Gifu University Gifu
46 Yamaguchi University Yamaguchi
47 Tokyo University of the Arts Tokyo
51 Shizuoka University Shizuoka
53 Tokyo Metropolitan University Hachioji
55 University of the Ryukyus Nishihara
56 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchu
57 Tottori University Tottori
58 University of Toyama Toyama
60 Saitama University Saitama
61 Tokushima University Tokushima
62 Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo
63 Kyushu Institute of Technology Kitakyushu
64 University of Yamanashi Kofu
67 Yokohama City University Yokohama
69 Nagoya Institute of Technology Nagoya
70 Hirosaki University Hirosaki
71 Kagawa University Takamatsu
72 Saga University Saga
75 The University of Aizu Aizuwakamatsu
76 Shimane University Matsue
77 Toyohashi University of Technology Toyohashi
78 Ochanomizu University Tokyo
82 Kochi University Kochi
86 University of Miyazaki Miyazaki
87 Ibaraki University Mito
88 Iwate University Morioka
89 Akita University Akita
90 Tokyo Gakugei University Koganei
91 Nagoya City University Nagoya
93 Nara Institute of Science and Technology Ikoma
94 Nagaoka University of Technology Nagaoka
95 Kyoto Institute of Technology Kyoto
101 Osaka Kyoiku University Kashiwara
102 Wakayama University Wakayama
105 Oita University Oita
112 University of Fukui Fukui
117 Nara Women's University Nara
121 University of Hyogo Kobe
124 Utsunomiya University Utsunomiya
127 Sapporo Medical University Sapporo
134 Shiga University Hikone
136 Fukushima University Fukushima
138 Shiga University of Medical Science Otsu
139 Fukushima Medical University Fukushima
140 Hokkaido University of Education Sapporo
141 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Tokyo
146 Muroran Institute of Technology Muroran
148 University of Shizuoka Shizuoka
155 Hiroshima City University Hiroshima
157 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kyoto
160 Kochi University of Technology Kami
162 Aichi University of Education Kariya
163 National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Tokyo
166 Nara Medical University Kashihara
169 Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hamamatsu
173 Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa
180 Miyagi University of Education Sendai
181 Iwate Prefectural University Takizawa
183 Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences Chiba
185 Future University Hakodate Hakodate
198 Nara University of Education Nara
201 Wakayama Medical University Wakayama
214 Kyoto City University of Arts Kyoto
215 The University of Shiga Prefecture Hikone
222 Kitami Institute of Technology Kitami
224 The University of Kitakyushu Kitakyushu
227 Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences Ogaki
229 Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Obihiro
233 Naruto University of Education Naruto
236 Joetsu University of Education Joetsu
238 Kyoto University of Education Kyoto
239 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI Hayama
243 Kyoto Prefectural University Kyoto
251 Hyogo University of Teacher Education Kato
253 Akita International University Akita
257 University of Teacher Education Fukuoka Munakata
261 Fukui Prefectural University Eiheiji
266 Akita Prefectural University Akita
272 Otaru University of Commerce Otaru
277 Aichi Prefectural University Nagakute
279 Okayama Prefectural University Soja
292 Prefectural University of Hiroshima Hiroshima
296 Tsukuba University of Technology Tsukuba
309 Miyagi University Sendai
313 Toyama Prefectural University Imizu
315 Kobe City University of Foreign Studies Kobe
332 Kanazawa College of Art Kanazawa
333 Prefectural University of Kumamoto Kumamoto
337 National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya Kanoya
339 Takasaki City University of Economics Takasaki
340 University of Nagasaki Sasebo
353 Fukuoka Women's University Fukuoka
365 The University of Shimane Hamada
367 Yamaguchi Prefectural University Yamaguchi
372 Kyushu Dental University Kitakyushu
381 Tsuru University Tsuru
382 Saitama Prefectural University Koshigaya
394 Yamanashi Prefectural University Kofu
413 Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Naha
420 Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology Tokyo
429 University of Niigata Prefecture Niigata
443 Maebashi Institute of Technology Maebashi
445 National Fisheries University Shimonoseki
453 Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences Takamatsu
455 University of Kochi Kochi
459 Aichi University of the Arts Nagakute
460 Gunma Prefectural Women's University Tamamura
463 Gifu Pharmaceutical University Gifu
465 Miyazaki Municipal University Miyazaki
468 Fukuoka Prefectural University Tagawa
470 Shimonoseki City University Shimonoseki
473 Kanagawa University of Human Services Yokosuka
475 Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Ami
480 Onomichi City University Onomichi
483 Sapporo City University Sapporo
517 Aomori University of Health and Welfare Aomori
531 Aomori Public University Aomori
552 Eikei University of Hiroshima Hiroshima
555 Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences Oita
564 The University of Fukuchiyama Fukuchiyama
575 Kobe City College of Nursing Kobe
586 Kushiro Public University of Economics Kushiro
598 Niigata College of Nursing Joetsu
609 Akita University of Art Akita
616 The University of Nagano Nagano
619 Ishikawa Prefectural University Nonoichi
621 Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University Kahoku
628 Nayoro City University Nayoro
636 Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences Yamagata
637 Mie Prefectural College of Nursing Tsu
638 Nagano College of Nursing Komagane
639 Ehime Prefectural University of Health Sciences Tobe
643 Nara Prefectural University Nara
652 Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing Naha
653 Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences Maebashi
680 Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University Miyazaki
681 Gifu College of Nursing Hashima
688 Niimi University Niimi
701 Komatsu University Komatsu
737 Sanjo City University Sanjo
764 Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health Shizuoka
766 Polytechnic University Kodaira
768 Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences Yonezawa
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