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Top 100 Universities in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest universities in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2k universities tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Waseda University, Aoyama Gakuin University and Meiji University lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 33M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.5M, and the largest, Waseda University, reaches around 12M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each university, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Waseda University 12M 33.5 62.5% University
2 Aoyama Gakuin University 11M 33.9 63.0% University
3 Meiji University 10M 33.7 62.6% University
4 University of Tokyo 9.9M 33.0 61.8% University
5 Chuo University 9.7M 34.0 63.7% University
6 Gakushuin University 9.3M 33.3 65.7% University
7 Keio University 8.8M 33.8 60.9% University
8 Kyoto University 8.5M 35.3 63.7% University
9 Hitotsubashi University 8.5M 34.4 63.8% University
10 Sophia University 8.1M 34.6 62.3% University
11 Doshisha University 8M 33.7 63.2% University
12 Hosei University 7.1M 34.0 53.7% University
13 Tokyo Medical and Dental University 5.9M 36.8 58.8% University
14 Osaka University 5.6M 34.1 65.4% University
15 Kobe University 5.6M 33.9 69.7% University
16 Nihon University 5.3M 34.0 74.1% University
17 Ritsumeikan University 5M 29.6 63.8% University
18 Nagoya University 4.4M 34.0 62.3% University
19 Kwansei Gakuin University 4.3M 30.2 65.2% University
20 Harvard School of Dental Medicine 4.2M 36.5 56.7% University
21 Tohoku University 3.8M 23.7 41.4% University
22 Harvard University 3.4M 30.8 62.3% University
23 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 3.4M 31.0 65.7% University
24 Tokyo University of Science 3.3M 33.8 63.5% University
25 University of Tsukuba 3.3M 35.1 66.4% University

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each university by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest university in Japan?

Waseda University currently leads with an estimated audience of 12M people in Japan.

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