Best Universities in Japan 2018
Based on US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2018
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| world rank | domestic rank | university | global score |
| 57= | 1 | University of Tokyo | 71.3 |
| 114 | 2 | Kyoto University | 64.3 |
| 194= | 3 | Osaka University | 58.2 |
| 204= | 4 | Tohoku University | 57.6 |
| 247= | 5 | Nagoya University | 54.9 |
| 281 | 6 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | 53.3 |
| 316= | 7 | Kyushu University | 51.6 |
| 357= | 8 | Waseda University | 49.7 |
| 363= | 9 | University of Tsukuba | 49.4 |
| 370= | 10 | Hokkaido University | 49.1 |
| 466= | 11 | Keio University | 44.5 |
| 479= | 12 | Tokyo Metropolitan University | 44.1 |
| 491= | 13 | Hiroshima University | 43.9 |
| 535= | 14 | Kobe University | 42.5 |
| 548= | 15 | Okayama University | 42.1 |
| 627= | 16 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | 38.6 |
| 630= | 17 | Chiba University | 38.5 |
| 698= | 18 | Shinshu University | 36 |
| 742= | 19 | Ritsumeikan University | 34.4 |
| 800= | 20 | Tokyo University of Science | 32.4 |
| 818= | 21 | Osaka City University | 31.7 |
| 829= | 22 | Niigata University | 31.5 |
| 849= | 23 | Kanazawa University | 30.6 |
| 855= | 24 | Kumamoto University | 30.5 |
| 857= | 25 | Graduate University for Advanced Studies - Japan | 30.4 |
| 901= | 26 | Nagasaki University | 28.8 |
| 914= | 27 | Tokai University | 28 |
| 925= | 28 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | 17.6 |
| 938= | 29 | Kagoshima University | 27 |
| 950= | 30= | Nara Institute of Science | 26.6 |
| 950= | 30= | Teikyo University | 26.6 |
| 971= | 32 | Kochi University | 25.9 |
| 973= | 33 | Juntendo University | 25.8 |
| 977= | 34 | Ehime University | 25.7 |
| 980= | 35 | Tokyo Medical University | 25.6 |
| 983 | 36 | Kinki University (Kindai University) | 25.5 |
| 994= | 37 | University of Toyama | 25.1 |
| 999= | 38= | Nihon University | 24.9 |
| 999= | 38= | Yokohama City University | 24.9 |
| 1009 | 40 | Yamagata University | 24.7 |
| 1019= | 41 | University of Electro-Communications - Japan | 24.4 |
| 1048 | 42 | Tokyo Women's Medical University | 23.1 |
| 1050 | 43 | Tokushima University | 22.9 |
| 1057 | 44 | Gifu University | 22.5 |
| 1080= | 45 | Saitama University | 21.6 |
| 1092= | 46 | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | 21.1 |
| 1104= | 47 | Fujita Health University | 20.5 |
| 1106= | 48= | Yamaguchi University | 20.4 |
| 1106= | 48= | Yokohama National University | 20.4 |
| 1109= | 50 | Osaka Prefecture University | 20.3 |
| 1114= | 51 | Mie University | 20.1 |
| 1116 | 52 | Nagoya City University | 19.8 |
| 1119= | 53 | Nagoya Institute of Technology | 19.6 |
| 1125= | 54= | Kyushu Institute of Technology | 19.4 |
| 1125= | 54= | University of Ryukyus | 19.4 |
| 1137 | 56 | Kitasato University | 18.7 |
| 1144 | 57 | University of Yamanashi | 18.3 |
| 1145 | 58 | Jichi Medical University | 18.2 |
| 1146= | 59= | Saga University | 18.1 |
| 1146= | 59= | Shizuoka University | 18.1 |
| 1152= | 61 | Nippon Medical School | 17.9 |
| 1158= | 62 | Ibaraki University | 17.4 |
| 1162= | 63 | Gunma University | 17.3 |
| 1167= | 64 | University of Miyazaki | 16.8 |
| 1170= | 65 | Kurume University | 16.4 |
| 1172= | 66 | Sapporo Medical University | 16.3 |
| 1186= | 67 | Showa University | 15.6 |
| 1193= | 68 | Fukuoka University | 15.6 |
| 1196= | 69 | Jikei University | 15.2 |
| 1199= | 70 | Hirosaki University | 15.1 |
| 1201= | 71 | Toho University | 15 |
| 1201= | 72 | Kagawa University | 13.5 |
| 1217= | 73 | University of Hyogo | 12.8 |
| 1233= | 74 | Shimane University | 12.2 |
| 1237 | 75 | University of Fukui | 12.1 |
| 1238= | 76 | Hyogo College of Medicine | 12 |
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| Aichi Medical University |
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| Iwate Medical University |
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| Iwate University |
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| Kanazawa Medical University |
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| Kawasaki Medical School |
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| Kyorin University |
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| Nagaoka University of Technology |
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| Ochanomizu University |
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| Osaka Medical College |
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| Saitama Medical University |
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| University of Occupational & Environmental Health - Japan |
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