Top 10 Universities in Japan
1. University of Tokyo:
Popularly known as U Tokyo, University of Tokyo is one of the very old universities in Japan. This university was founded in the year 1877 and it offers a number of undergraduate, graduate and post graduate programs as well. This university has three main campuses and it is more popular for producing some of the best medical students in the past few years. Students who graduate from this university are likely to be hired by some of the best companies of the world.
LINK: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
2. Kyoto University:
Ranked 112 in the world, Kyoto University is the second best university in Japan. This university was founded in the year 1897 and it was known as the Kyoto Imperial University. It is in the year 1947, this university got its current name Kyoto University. This university is also having three campuses and more than 23,000 students get admission in this university. The best part about this world class Japan university is they do not charge anything high for the international students. The tuition fee is same for both international and local students.
LINK: https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
3. Osaka University:
Third in the list of top 10 universities of Japan, you have the Osaka University and this university is sometimes called as the OU. This is a national university in Japan and was founded in the year 1931. This university has three main campuses, namely – Minoh, Toyonaka and Suita. It has a strength of 23 thousand students and more than 60 percent of these students are undergraduate. This university has 9 percent of international students every year. The tuition fee is same for domestic students and international students, along with hostel facilities as well.
LINK: https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
4. Tokyo Institute of Technology:
Another Japanese national university, which is also known as Tokyo Tech is Tokyo Institute of Technology is fourth in the list. This university was founded in the year 1881 and at that time it was known as the Tokyo Vocational School. This is having three different campuses and it has 9000 plus students every year. This university offers courses in different streams like life science and technology, computing, chemical technology, science and engineering and a few other streams as well.
LINK: https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/
5. Tohoku University:
This Tohoku University is in the 5th place in the Japan University’s ranking and stands in the 227th place in the world ranking of the best universities. This is having five different campuses for their students. More than 60 percent of the students of this University are undergraduate students and every year 17,000 students get admission in this university. Students from 90 different countries study in this university and the tuition fee is same for all the students, whether international or domestic.
LINK: http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
6. Nagoya University:
Next in the list of top 10 universities in Japan, you have the Nagoya University. Its medical school was founded in the 1871 and it became the last imperial university in Japan. Basically, the college is located in Nagoya in Japan, but in Vietnam, Mongolia and Cambodia, this university is having its satellite campuses and offers different doctoral programs. More 15,000 students are part of this university and 10 percent of these students are foreign students only. This university offers different courses for under-graduation, graduation and masters in different streams like education, letters, economics, law, informatics and sciences, science, engineering medicine and agricultural sciences.
LINK: http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
7. Hokkaido University:
This Hokkaido University was founded in the year 1876 and it was called as the Sapporo Agricultural college. This was known as the first university in Japan for high education that awarded the bachelor’s degrees to the students. Hokkaido University is having more than 18,000 students and out of it, more than 1500 students are international students. It is ranked as the 380th best university in the world.
LINK: https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/
8. Kyushu University:
Located in Fukuoka in Japan, Kyushu University is in the 8th place in Japan and in 327th place in the world. This university was founded in the year 1903 and is called as the 4th oldest university in Japan. This university offers education in many different streams and also have a record of great employment.
LINK: https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
9. Waseda University:
Ninth in the list of top 10 best universities in Japan is Waseda University. This university is ranked 388th in the world and is one of the oldest universities of Japan. This university has a record of producing seven prime ministers of Japan and also many other famous personalities of Japan. The employer reputation of this university is also very good and there are greater chances of being hired by the best employers after you graduate from this university.
LINK: https://www.waseda.jp/top/en
10. Keio University:
Almost all the universities listed here are public and national universities, but Keio University is the first private university for providing the best higher education to domestic and international students. This was established in the year 1858 and it was known as the school of western Studies.
LINK: https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/
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