June 2025 Japan University Popularity Ranking: Kansai University Surpasses Waseda, Ranks Fifth

JS Corporation's monthly "Japan University Popularity Ranking" shows that as of June 30, 2025, the latest national ranking lists "The University of Tokyo" as the top national university, "Osaka Metropolitan University" as the top public university, and "Aoyama Gakuin University" as the top private university. Among private universities, Kansai University surpassed Waseda University and Sophia University, securing fifth place.

The latest ranking, as of June 30, 2025, is based on 139,089 responses from high school students collected between April 2023 and June 2025, which compile rankings for national, public, and private universities in Japan and are published on the website.

Changes in the June national university rankings are as follows:

National Universities: 1st "The University of Tokyo," 2nd "University of Tsukuba," 3rd "Kyoto University," 4th "Osaka University," 5th "Nagoya University." Compared to the April ranking, the top ten remain unchanged.
Public Universities: 1st "Osaka Metropolitan University," 2nd "Tokyo Metropolitan University," 3rd "Nagoya City University," 4th "University of Shizuoka," 5th "Aichi Prefectural University." Compared to April, the fourth and fifth places swapped, with "Fukui Prefectural University" and "The University of Kitakyushu" newly entering the top ten.
Private Universities: 1st "Aoyama Gakuin University," 2nd "Keio University," 3rd "Kindai University," 4th "Meiji University," 5th "Kansai University." Kansai University outperformed Waseda and Sophia with higher support rates.