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Tokyo Institute of Technology tops our list of 59 Bachelor's universities in Japan at #85 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Tsukuba University (QS World #350) and Hokkaido Tokai University (#44 in Japan). Across the whole list there are 268 courses to choose from.
59 universities · ranked best first
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #85 (Tokyo Institute of Technology) to #350 (Tsukuba University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Tokyo Institute of Technology has the largest research record in this group, with 10,007,525 citations and an h-index of 673. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 59 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Meiji Gakuin University, founded in 1863. Tsukuba University is the largest, with 16,684 students.
The most common subjects are Social Sciences & Psychology (54), Business & Management (25), Medicine & Health Sciences (22) and Languages & Linguistics (21). The usual length is 4 years and 6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake). International Christian University offers the widest choice, with 31 of these courses.
Tokyo Institute of Technology (QS World #85), Tsukuba University (QS World #350) and Hokkaido Tokai University (#44 in Japan) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
59 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 6 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
International Christian University, with 31, ahead of Kanagawa University (26).
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