| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Seigakuin University | not ranked | #415 | 4,934 | |
| 152 | Hokusei Gakuen University | not ranked | #396 | 4,631 | |
| 153 | Toyama University of International Studies | not ranked | #426 | 3,929 | |
| 154 | Kyoto Notre Dame University | not ranked | #402 | 3,909 | |
| 155 | Women's College of Fine Arts | not ranked | #409 | 3,703 | |
| 156 | Ryutsu Keizai University | not ranked | #429 | 3,667 | |
| 157 | Bukkyo University | not ranked | #432 | 3,522 | |
| 158 | Edogawa University | not ranked | #433 | 3,508 | |
| 159 | Meio University | not ranked | #423 | 3,503 | |
| 160 | Hijiyama University | not ranked | #435 | 3,411 | |
| 161 | International Budo University | not ranked | #439 | 3,337 | |
| 162 | Koriyama Women's University and College | not ranked | #440 | 3,264 | |
| 163 | Tokuyama University | not ranked | #445 | 2,968 | |
| 164 | Kanazawa Gakuin University | not ranked | #449 | 2,733 | |
| 165 | Hiroshima Jogakuin University | not ranked | #441 | 2,541 | |
| 166 | Atomi College | not ranked | #425 | 2,308 | |
| 167 | Shumei University | not ranked | #453 | 2,259 | |
| 168 | Toyo Gakuen University | not ranked | #457 | 2,242 | |
| 169 | Nisho Gakusha University | not ranked | #458 | 2,147 | |
| 170 | Baika Women's College | not ranked | #463 | 2,063 | |
| 171 | Kawamura Gakuen Woman's University | not ranked | #464 | 1,934 | |
| 172 | Kansai University of International Studies | not ranked | #460 | 1,723 | |
| 173 | Chukyo Gakuin University | not ranked | #465 | 1,707 | |
| 174 | Kanazawa College of Art | not ranked | #470 | 1,537 | |
| 175 | Keisen Jogaku-en College | not ranked | #447 | 1,435 | |
| 176 | Doho University | not ranked | #467 | 1,328 | |
| 177 | Osaka University of Economics & Law | not ranked | #475 | 1,295 | |
| 178 | Kyoto University of Art and Design | not ranked | #471 | 1,211 | |
| 179 | Kogakkan University | not ranked | #479 | 1,090 | |
| 180 | Kansai University of Social Welfare | not ranked | #492 | 787 | |
| 181 | Kobe Shinwa Women's University | not ranked | #493 | 765 | |
| 182 | Heisei International University | not ranked | #491 | 736 | |
| 183 | Chuo Gakuin University | not ranked | #489 | 724 | |
| 184 | Niigata Sangyo University | not ranked | #478 | 646 | |
| 185 | Tohoku University of Art and Design | not ranked | #484 | 616 | |
| 186 | Hanazono University | not ranked | #485 | 612 | |
| 187 | Aichi Sangyo University | not ranked | #499 | 530 | |
| 188 | Fukuyama Heisei University | not ranked | #500 | 517 | |
| 189 | Ueno Gakuen College | not ranked | #496 | 476 | |
| 190 | Aomori Chuoh Gakuin University | not ranked | #504 | 363 | |
| 191 | Aikoku Gakuen University | not ranked | #508 | 274 | |
| 192 | Koyasan University | not ranked | #498 | 159 | |
| 193 | Tokyo College of Music | not ranked | #503 | 128 | |
| 194 | Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts & Music | not ranked | #509 | 116 | |
| 195 | Elisabeth University of Music | not ranked | #512 | 60 | |
| 196 | Science University of Tokyo | not ranked | #17 | 6,542,693 | |
| 197 | Okayama University | not ranked | #18 | 5,453,366 | |
| 198 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | not ranked | #19 | 4,898,854 | |
| 199 | Kanazawa University | not ranked | #21 | 4,736,343 | |
| 200 | Osaka City University | not ranked | #22 | 3,831,846 |
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.