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Kobe University tops our list of 32 Business & Management universities in Japan at #482 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Hokkaido Tokai University (#44 in Japan) and Kurume University (#49 in Japan) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 57 matching courses between them.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Kobe University at #482 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: Kobe University is cited most (7,062,570 citations).
32 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is Atomi College, founded in 1875. Temple University Japan is the largest, with 2,575 students.
By level: 25 bachelor's, 24 master's, 2 diploma and 2 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (95% of courses with a stated intake). Aoyama Gakuin University offers the widest choice, with 6 of these courses.
Kobe University (QS World #482), Hokkaido Tokai University (#44 in Japan) and Kurume University (#49 in Japan) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
32 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 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.
Aoyama Gakuin University, with 6, ahead of International University of Japan (5).
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