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Best Universities in Japan 2027

A consensus ranking of 31 universities in Japan, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Asia).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
39
26
31
84
97.4
2
Kyoto University · Kyoto
64
61
46
187
94.9
3
97
166
101-150
371
89.5
4
Nagoya University · Nagoya
156
225
101-150
354
88.3
5
Osaka University · Osaka
95
·
201-300
314
86.5
6
Tohoku University · Sendai
102
·
201-300
308
86.5
7
171
325
201-300
352
84.4
8
179
375
201-300
434
82.6
9
351
375
201-300
510
79.5
10
213
700
201-300
550
76.7
11
481
700
401-500
628
67.4
12
·
700
·
·
65
13
504
700
501-600
709
63.6
15
201
900
701-800
578
61.5
16
851
1100
601-700
857
49.9
17
1001
1100
501-600
·
48.3
18
901
1350
401-500
1199
46.8
19
·
550
901-1000
1014
43.9
20
951
1100
801-900
1207
39.2
21
1001
1100
901-1000
1018
38.5
22
1001
1100
901-1000
1134
37
23
951
1350
801-900
1157
36.8
24
851
1350
801-900
1372
35.3
25
1201
1350
701-800
1296
34.4
26
·
1350
701-800
1314
31.7
27
951
1350
901-1000
1468
30.4
28
·
900
·
1996
27.6
29
1201
1350
901-1000
1695
24.4
31
·
·
701-800
1879
18

About Japan higher education

Japan has a deep academic tradition, with the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University leading the former Imperial Universities. Japanese universities are known for their rigorous engineering and science programs, though English-taught options remain limited at undergraduate level.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Japan 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/jp/
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