| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Nagoya University of Foreign Studies | not ranked | #410 | 4,449 | |
| 452 | Koka Women's College | not ranked | #417 | 4,257 | |
| 453 | Seijo University | not ranked | #407 | 4,191 | |
| 454 | Kansai Gaidai University | not ranked | #421 | 4,144 | |
| 455 | Shirayuri Women's College | not ranked | #420 | 4,126 | |
| 456 | Japan College of Social Work | not ranked | #416 | 4,108 | |
| 457 | Soai University | not ranked | #418 | 4,000 | |
| 458 | Chiba University of Commerce | not ranked | #422 | 3,996 | |
| 459 | Shokei College | not ranked | #424 | 3,989 | |
| 460 | Tama Art University | not ranked | #405 | 3,861 | |
| 461 | Nagoya Economics University | not ranked | #428 | 3,809 | |
| 462 | Kobe Shoin Women's University | not ranked | #430 | 3,728 | |
| 463 | Shukutoku University | not ranked | #427 | 3,481 | |
| 464 | Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University | not ranked | #434 | 3,447 | |
| 465 | Reitaku University | not ranked | #437 | 3,413 | |
| 466 | Aomori Public College | not ranked | #436 | 3,404 | |
| 467 | Sapporo Gakuin University | not ranked | #419 | 3,374 | |
| 468 | Matsusaka University | not ranked | #378 | 3,300 | |
| 469 | Nara Sangyo University | not ranked | #438 | 3,297 | |
| 470 | Keiwa College | not ranked | #444 | 3,038 | |
| 471 | Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University | not ranked | #446 | 2,972 | |
| 472 | Osaka University of Arts | not ranked | #443 | 2,921 | |
| 473 | Kunitachi College of Music | not ranked | #431 | 2,882 | |
| 474 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | not ranked | #448 | 2,564 | |
| 475 | Miyagi Gakuin Women's College | not ranked | #455 | 2,533 | |
| 476 | Osaka Jogakuin University | not ranked | #452 | 2,508 | |
| 477 | Chiba Keizai University | not ranked | #456 | 2,429 | |
| 478 | Taisho University | not ranked | #413 | 2,247 | |
| 479 | Seisen University | not ranked | #450 | 2,228 | |
| 480 | Gunma Prefectural Women's University | not ranked | #459 | 2,200 | |
| 481 | Kyushu University of Nursing and SocialWelfare | not ranked | #461 | 2,196 | |
| 482 | Takachiho University | not ranked | #462 | 2,045 | |
| 483 | Nagoya University of Arts | not ranked | #451 | 1,956 | |
| 484 | Tomakomai Komazawa University | not ranked | #454 | 1,923 | |
| 485 | Hirosaki Gakuin University | not ranked | #466 | 1,637 | |
| 486 | Sanno University | not ranked | #442 | 1,612 | |
| 487 | Niigata University of International and Information Studies | not ranked | #469 | 1,558 | |
| 488 | Dai Ichi University, College of Technology | not ranked | #468 | 1,485 | |
| 489 | Chikushi Jogakuen University | not ranked | #472 | 1,480 | |
| 490 | Hakuoh University | not ranked | #473 | 1,226 | |
| 491 | Sakushin Gakuin University | not ranked | #477 | 1,192 | |
| 492 | Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University | not ranked | #476 | 1,178 | |
| 493 | Shikoku Christian College | not ranked | #480 | 1,076 | |
| 494 | Aichi Bunkyo University | not ranked | #474 | 1,024 | |
| 495 | Kushiro Public University of Economics | not ranked | #483 | 1,006 | |
| 496 | Higashi Nippon International University | not ranked | #482 | 989 | |
| 497 | Tokyo University of Art and Design | not ranked | #487 | 905 | |
| 498 | Yokohama College of Commerce | not ranked | #488 | 899 | |
| 499 | Miyazaki Municipal University | not ranked | #486 | 839 | |
| 500 | Sanyo Gakuen University | not ranked | #490 | 795 |
What the two columns mean
In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.
The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.