What are "Best" Universities in Japan? Tier List

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

You may think that I didn't spend a lot of time talking about public universities. It's not because public universities are inferior in any way. If anything, they are likely to be pretty good universities and difficult to get in. Public universities tend to be a kind of "prefecture" university so they are not necessarily very well known unless you live around that area. But with most universities I talked about in this video, pretty much all Japanese people across the country know, especially Todai, Kyodai, Waseda, Keio, and Sophia. But there are much, much more universities in Japan and they are not necessarily "bad" universities just because they are not as famous. But if you want to know more, I don't think there's a lot of accurate information in English. So consider get my free Japanese lessons here bit.ly/2XGP7rn

[@natanaelsuwandi7079]

I think it's better to call the list "well known" university then? You did not even mention all 7 Imperial Universities!

[@anastasioskontaxoglou7444]

Seriously though, why isn't tokodai included?

[@charliebrownau]

Please upload your content to minds and bitchute in 2018-2020

[@charliebrownau]

Most of the government funded public unis in AU+NZ+UK+CA+USA have become a fucking JOKE They are 99% LEFT WING MARXIST brainwashing centres removing science biology free speech facts raw data over emotions, feelings , offence and the cult of Marxism

[@apersondath813]

yuta does japan have some kind of exchange projects?and which countries is it available for?

[@jasonjackson4555]

I did study abroad at Waseda when I was an undergrad at UCLA. After coming back to the US and graduating, I worked for multiple Japanese companies with offices in the US. Every time an interviewer saw Waseda on my resume it gave me extra points. Once I was on an interview with someone who was very active in the alumni association out here. He told me, “you got the job, AND you have to join the alumni association.”

[@liamef8450]

You’re very lucky. I am a French undergrad and want to participate in an exchange program. My two choices are Waseda and UCLA (or one of the UC campuses). Which one would be the best in your opinion for my resume ?

[@alexheehee1520]

@@liamef8450Unless you are really interested in Japan, UCLA is the better choice. It is vastly more recognized globally

[@screaming8363]

A "Best" places to live in Japan Tier list may be interesting 🤔.

[@RyanNesbit69]

1. Any place in Kyushu or Okinawa. 2. Any place in Shikoku. 3. Any place in Tokai. 4. Any place in Hokkaido. 5. Every place not listed.

[@crispyfucca]

@@RyanNesbit69 depends on what one wants. If one prefers city life your list doesn't hold true.

[@tigeriontigerion9112]

@@RyanNesbit69 Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka

[@fredericohata998]

Yokohama would top the list.

[@ピアノマン-k1y]

@@RyanNesbit69 Basically

[@erythrocytessocrates8840]

Yuta is that type of a teacher that is easily connected to today's youth and will use memes to teach them and be 100% efficient with it. But all in all, keep it up Yuta-sensei. Your videos are enjoyable and very informative as always

[@bigchungus2944]

btw this ranking is made by an idiot and absolutely wrong. This one is right. 東大(Tokyo uni)≒京大(Kyoto uni)>>国立医学部医学科>東工大>一橋(Hitotsubashi)>>旧帝大理系≒私立医学部医学科>横筑千理系≒旧帝大文系>横筑千文系神戸理系>早慶(Waseda n Keiou)上位>国公立大学>上智ICU≒早慶下位理科大>>MARCH＝慶應SFC>その他

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

@Wth happened to my name as much as I hate to admit it and as much as I hate the idea of "prestige" concerning universities, it's more accurate than Yuta's version, from another Japanese perspective. Yuta seems to either be very biased against public schools or just did not do enough research on this one.

[@jcharr1]

So if siblings went to university in the old capital of Japan would you call them 京大兄弟?

[@pokequesthero]

Jason Charrier And if a lighthouse is built in Japan’s Harvard, would it be called 東大灯台？

[@danielpanasenko1963]

And if they’re big and strong, they are 強大京大兄弟

[@Errol246]

@@danielpanasenko1963 lol

[@jasleenkaur8887]

KyodaiKyoudai lool

[@mcfarofinha134]

@@danielpanasenko1963 強大京大兄弟は、東大灯台で働く

[@kasumikat]

Im just here to see where my dream university is placed

[@JaymieTorres]

Same

[@MikeStillUK]

this was really interesting thanks for sharing

[@ayaansiddiqui3086]

You are good in arabic language yeah

[@ピアノマン-k1y]

Yo, Mike

[@RB9522]

When I lived in the USA we had several friends and relatives who came from Japan to attend a US university. I am wondering how Japanese people perceive people who have foreign have degrees. People I mentioned went on to lead major companies in Japan, serve as diplomats, a UN official, and a university professor. All of them reported some difficulties having their foreign education recognized in Japan.

[@RB9522]

@Der Schwindel I think you are correct. When people go by name recognition they are just running a popularity contest. The world is definitely changing. Companies are looking more at past accomplishments, proven skills, and abilities these days. Elon Musk, and IBM employ nearly 50% of their workforce with no degree requirements. If you have proven capabilities, they will give you an opportunity.

[@RB9522]

@billy khan, in general startups do not do basic research. Only large companies and governments can afford to fund basic research. Startups are generally started by people who have spun off from big companies. Remember that without basic research the world economy will dry up. Japan is one country where basic research is drying up and advanced education is falling off. Even the big famous universities (Todai for example) have been passed in the number of research papers published. For example, (www.oist.jp) OIST in Okinawa, was rated the top research university in Japan (2020) based on the number of (highly rated by peer review) research papers.

[@defunctchannel942]

I love how tier lists are spreading to everything

[@danshakuimo]

Lol I mean there is already Tier Zoo, not sure how much weirder you can get. Tiers for universities seems normal to me since they are frequently ranked already, just now in a new format.

[@bottlecap9129]

I know a teacher of mine who is a Todai AND Harvard graduate😥

[@citrusblast4372]

Is he japanese?

[@Xituyu]

Hardcore

[@bottlecap9129]

@@citrusblast4372 no he isn't

[@galangputrafendriansyah410]

Meanwhile iam always sleep at class Feelsbadman

[@SpaceDisco1]

Galang Putra Fendriansyah I didn‘t go to most of my bachelor courses... I went to ETH, Todai and MIT. If you study for your tests and put enough time into actually important shit (such as reading papers, getting assistant positions etc) you‘re gonna be fine.

[@KabyAlkaris]

Thank you for this video, yuta. I am going to study half a year in Waseda next year through an exchange program, so it's good to know the university is highly regarded. Very interesting to see that such a hierarchy exists for universities and that this is known among the general public. It's very different in my country so its intriguing to know that japan is so different. Again, thank you for sharing.

[@larrysmellbutts2002]

Hey am thinking of doing the same but with either Kyoto or Tokyo university from Dutch universities like Utrecht, I want to know if you like had to do an extra test for the exchange program or if the university you are already accepted into has a program with Kyoto/Tokyo university, you are automatically accepted into those too. Am scared because I suck at math and apparently you need to do a math test just for the entrance of Tokyo university, and probably with Kyoto university too. I wanna know that if I can get into Utrecht or whatever, I will automatically be able to do an exchange program in Japan.

[@StorKejsaren]

A few friends of mine went to University of Tokyo for their exchange semester and they were actually underwhelmed. They said the professors were bad at English, the difficulty level quite low and that out of the box thinking wasn't premiered at all. On the other hand, those who went to ETH in Zürich were overwhelmed with the teaching pace and hade a hard time keeping up with the other students and those who went to top universities in the USA thought it was pretty much the same as our university, but with much nicer facilities and richer students. This makes me thinking, how does Japanese universities compare to international? Would University of Tokyo for example end up in C or B tier if it was compared internationally?

[@jackwood6086]

It's around #28 worldwide I think

[@OnePieceAUTORIZED]

You are just comparing the overall undergrad lecture levels and ignoring the actual students raw intelligence, research from faculty, and also graduate study level. Join, for example, the UTIPE Master's Program in Economics at Tokyo and you will see if the lecture levels are high or low. It is also important to mention that if you do not speak Japanese, then the classes option would be pretty limited (around just 5% of all offered classes to Japanese students). Since you are just an exchange student, then the professors really do not care about you and just want to give pretty much easy lessons. I actually did a semester abroad at Princeton, but I didn't find the lectures to be hard at all... so can I judge the university just by this measure?

[@gethigh961]

I‘m a ZHAW student and I‘m soon making a trip to Sophia Uni, I heard from my peers that it will be like holidays compared to ZHAW. And ZHAW is no match for ETH.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

Good question, but impossible to answer as many universities don't ever get evaluated. Especially in lesser known countries. I wouldn't be surprised if some random university from Iran beat it.

[@mikael9325]

@@MJ-uk6lu I mean it would make sense that lesser known or less developed countries have worse education...

[@bottlecap9129]

Yuta, can you talk about vocational school/専門学校 in Japan, and how are the advantages and disadvantages of its graduates compared to University graduates? My prof used to tell me many Japanese go to 専門学校 instead of university. Is that true? Also, do people in general have strong opinion towards people who don't continue their study to higher education? Thank you! Great video, btw!

[@mcfarofinha134]

It depends on what job you want to do

[@努力は必ず報われる-n6w]

Hitotsubashi and Kyoto should be S tier

[@AlcuBerry]

I attended Tokyo University for one semester as part of an exchange, and people in the street were very amazed that I was a Todai Student. They would almost scream 頭がいい! and be extra nice to me and my 外人 friends.

[@gaijinhakase1575]

They probably thought you made it through the entrance exam, rather than being on exchange.

[@takeruh.6432]

@@gaijinhakase1575 yes

[@猿田彦-s9o]

SSS University of Tokyo SS Kyoto, Tokyo tech S Osaka, Hitotubashi AAA Tohoku, Nagoya, Kyushu, Hokkaido AA Waseda, Keio, Kobe, A Sophia, MARCH, Doshisha, Tokyo university of science B Kansai, Ritsumeikan, Kwansei This is the better version

[@noticemesenpai69]

SSS isn’t a thing.

[@pongsakorntanupatrasakul7634]

Where will you rank Hosei university?

[@21alot]

@@pongsakorntanupatrasakul7634 A rank.

[@Ilsezwarts]

As an art student, I've seen the name Joshibi thrown around a few times. I don't know much, but the idea of an all-female art school seems very interesting to me. If somebody knows more I'd love to hear.

[@beckyshen309]

next to my apartment lol. I guess it is pretty hard to get in, one of the best art college in Japan

[@alwaysvalerierae]

Went to Kyoto University as an exchange student and it was one of the best experiences of my life!

[@MJ-uk6lu]

Did they Engrish?

[@reijzlibritanny9464]

Did they teach english? Or does the teachers fluent in english?

[@defneyuksel4795]

Could you make japanese friends?Were Japanese students friendly?

[@kilerkai]

omg, I just watched one of your vlogs from there and then this video and here you are again 😂 I am going to Kyodai next April, any tips?

[@rotneder2814]

You grouped Kyoto and Hitotsubashi together which I think is not acceptable to many people in Japan.

[@detroitvinyl]

It is if you look at just the humanities courses. Kyoto has STEM courses and Hitotsubashi doesn't so Kyoto's better overall, but Hitotsubashi's a really, really good university.

[@hanqingchen1825]

It is interesting to see you put 4 other univ at tier A with Kyoto U together. From the international students perspective, Kyoto and even Osaka U are at a far higher level than Waseda and Keio no matter from Times, US news, QS or ARWU ranking. At least from what I know, getting into Waseda is far easier than getting admission from Kyoto in general.

[@MetBitTV]

"From the international students perspective" so you are basically comparing different opinions from people that didn't study in both. Isn't easier to just look where the best companies are recruiting and where did the best government workers study?

[@gaijinhakase1575]

MetBitTV ok then that would mean Todai/Kyodai/Tokodai (maybe also Tohoku)

[@meteoryoyo]

@Hanqing Cheng Yes, I'm a japanese student and you're absolutely right the list should be this: S: Tokyo A: Kyoto, Hitotsubashi, Tokyo Institute of Tech B: Osaka, Waseda(science), Keio(science) C: Nagoya, Tohoku, Hokkaido, Kyushu(liberal arts), Keio(liberal arts) D: E: GMARCH

[@tigeriontigerion9112]

​@@meteoryoyo Tokyo U, Kyoto U Hitotsubashi U, Tokyo Institution U, Osaka U Nagoya U, Tohoku U, Kyushu U, Keio U, Waseda U …(I don't care the others )

[@kki2747]

MetBitTV From the domestic students perspective too. Kyoto U is much more higher level than Waseda, Keio.

[@brandonj612]

I'm actually studying abroad at Waseda next year!!! Thank you for this video!!

[@Xituyu]

Me too lol well later this year

[@LJRidley]

Me too what the heck

[@AJGress]

You guys should meet up!

[@shaikhziad5250]

Did you make it

[@Yumiko_qing]

This video really helped me as my dream is to go to waseda university and I was worried if it was a bad school and it turned out to be very prestigious!! Thank u Yuta

[@blast_away]

The only problem I have with this list, and something I think should be further explained, is that even though a university might be unknown, the experience and level of education there may as well rival some of the "best schools". Edit: finshed the video and you did mention it, my bad haha, good video.

[@asdfghjjhgf]

Kyoto University and Waseda, Keio, Sophia are in the same tier? What a joke. Kyoto University is incomparably more difficult and better branded than those universities.Those private universities have high deviation value, but more than half of the students are admitted by recommendation.

[@spe3dy744]

Got a scholarship for Tokyo university. This video really helped with learning about different unis so I could look where to apply. Hoping my grades are good, will find out in under a month.

[@l-lamar1615]

Did you find out?

[@spe3dy744]

@@l-lamar1615 I missed it by one grade... :(. Turns out going "history is my best subject, don't need to revise as much for it" didn't help my grades but got me a B

[@Xenthoz]

Went to Aogaku when I was in Japan on exchange; pretty nice place. I also had friends who went to Waseda, Rikkyo, and Sophia; also nice campuses.

[@sunsun2181]

Aogaku is one of great universities in Japan. No problem! Please have proud :-)

[@marksun4292]

Yuta didn't do his jump intro, I ain't watching this

[@Vietnomeez]

Wow. As I was taking a break from filling out my study abroad application I stumbled on your video. Crazy coincidence. Thanks Yuta!

[@IamINERT]

I am graduating from high school. Do you have to be in a university in your own country then apply or can you apply directly to a Japanese university.

[@Vietnomeez]

@@IamINERT it depends what you are trying to do. If you're trying to just study abroad for a year or two and finish your degree in your home country then it would probably be best to apply for study abroad through the university in your country through their study abroad program. If you are trying to get your degree abroad then it would be best to apply for the Japanese university directly. I'm in the U.S. so it might be very different than where you are.

[@IamINERT]

@@Vietnomeez I'm US too. So which is better Us degree or J degree or does it vary on the job you went to get.

[@Vietnomeez]

@@IamINERT The job you want to get and also where you want to work. If you want to work in Japan I am sure the upper echelon universities in the U.S. will look good on your resume i.e Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc... but my assumption would be if you went to a top tier school in either country it would net you a higher probability of landing a better job. Especially since jobs in Japan specifically like Yuta said tend to favor students who graduated from S or A tier universities. More importantly, in the U.S., internships and networking are major factors in landing a good job so if you decide to work in the U.S do everything you can to intern in the field you wish to work in so you can build those relationships with companies established in the field and also people who are already working in the field. It is far easier to get a job if you know somebody or someone you know knows somebody working for that company.

[@gallicia4613]

Hey Yuta. I am going to Japan as an exchange student next spring. I have 7 different universities to chose from, and I don't know how different the universities are in terms of having it on my CV. I know ICU is high on your list, but from what I can find, the others are pretty high too. I study Japanese language. The Universities are: Ryukoku University Kobe University Kwansei University Doshisha University Akita International University International Christian University Kanda International University

[@samuraijosh1595]

If your Japanese is good enough to the point that you can understand complex concepts related to your field in Japanese....then definitely go for a Japanese-taught course. English-taught courses are mostly shit in Japan and in other countries where English isn't widely spoken.

[@921DARKKNIGHT]

From the Japanese hierarchy Kobe>Doshisha>Kwansei These 3 are quite prestigious !!

[@NapTownKid410]

Keio was my intro to Japanese Universities. When I was in high school, their lacrosse team used our school for practice. They were playing a few college teams in the Baltimore area. Ironically when I was working at a hotel years later Waseda's lacrosse team came to the Baltimore area.

[@Max-bi8fn]

Did research at Kyodai. Absolutely loved the campus, the rigor, and the students!

[@BakaDale]

I'm currently at Kyodai myself and I agree with this wholeheartedly!

[@busycamper2267]

My Boy Yuta, always helping me...

[@oktagram789]

just as yuta said this kind of information is very limited and rare thank you so much for this video!

[@user-cq5kr9jf7c]

私は日本の高校生です。このランキングにはかなり誤差があります。 I am so surprised.This ranking is wrong. 「National and private universities having different concepts.」 The ranking that the Japanese think.↓ (s) Todai、Kyodai、hitotsubashi、toukou、｛Former imperial university｝ etc... . . . (c)waseda、keio (d) sophia、ICU、rikadai｛MARCH｝etc... ※The order changes depending on the faculty○ { }＝Multiple universities 群

[@bigchungus2944]

【大学難易度階級序列2020】東大≒京大>国立医学部医学科>東工大>一橋>旧帝大理系≒私立医学部医学科>横筑千理系≒旧帝大文系>横筑千文系神戸理系>早慶上位>国公立大学>上智ICU≒早慶下位理科大>>MARCH＝慶應SFC>その他

[@takeruh.6432]

S+ tier: University of Tokyo S tier: Kyoto University A+ tier: Osaka University, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo Institute of Technology A tier: Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Kobe University, Kyushu University B tier: Tsukuba University, Chiba University, Yokohama National University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Ochanomizu University, Waseda University, Keio University C tier: Kanazawa University, Okayama University, Hiroshima University, The University of Electro Communications, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo University of Science, International Christian University I can continue the list if you want

[@error-ug6mo]

離散>脅威>慶医旧帝医>東大非離散>>京大非医>>それ以外 じゃね？

[@bigchungus2944]

@@error-ug6mo 慶医がそんなに高いと思ってるのは上位層の受験に疎い下位層の証。慶医の入試難易度が高くなるのは理一を始めとした国立医学部医学科などのトップ受験層が滑り止めに受けるからで勿論彼らが第一志望に受かったらその分枠はあくし、私大医学部専願できてる人は大した勉強量もいらないのでイージーなんだよ

[@naoyakisaky9534]

la Dracula 関東関西の超進学校でかつ医学部を目指してる人の慶應医の扱いを知ってて書いてるのかね？

[@JapanischErfahren]

Interesting to see. It may be normal also to American citizens, but as a German, it still always astonishes me how there are better and worse universities. In Germany, noone really differentiates or cares, lol.

[@anshumansahu1087]

I absolutely agree with you. My elder brother studies in technical university of Munich and he told me the same thing about Germany. This is exactly how education must be. Equal and unbiased. No doubt why German education is one of the world's best.

[@alexefredericmigneault5698]

Really? interesting. It's the same in French Canada; some universities have a reputation for certain fields (like McGill university for medicine, Concordia university for business...) but as a whole, the name doesn't matter much. I agree with the previous person who commented. This is how education should be.

[@JapanischErfahren]

@Social Justice Warrior That's just not true though. Yes, this label exists, and it has relevance for the university itself due to the financial aid, but it makes absolutely no difference in regards to the worth of one's university certificate. The university I went to got this label for exactly one year (lel) if I recall correctly - no student cared, noone noticed any difference, noone did or did not get a job because of that.

[@幽霊船-o4h]

German here too I guess People care about the universities name a lot in the US and Japan because Universitiy actually costs a lot of money so obviously people want to know which university is the best for their kids and since theyre kinda private they have the money (or not) to be better than other universities

[@pouihurmen]

And the best part is, they’re basically free. Japanese have to pay like 8000$ a year or even more and they don’t even get a train ticket to go with it 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@sayachiem]

Thank you so much for the video! It made me feel more secure about the university I chose!

[@reflectlight1368]

so, which one did you choose if I may ask?

[@pipesandcards]

Kyoto is also S tier. In fact, all seven ex-imperial universities are S tier.

[@takeruh.6432]

no, you know nothing about Japanese universities hierarchy. Yuta chose to include too many universities in A tier that's why it looks messed up. In no way should Kyushu or Hokkaido regarded as the same tier as Tokyo unless it's a department of medicine. In reality, the tiers look like this: S+ tier: University of Tokyo S tier: Kyoto University A+ tier: Osaka University, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo Institute of Technology A tier: Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Kobe University, Kyushu University B tier: Tsukuba University, Chiba University, Yokohama National University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Ochanomizu University, Waseda University, Keio University C tier: Kanazawa University, Okayama University, Hiroshima University, The University of Electro Communications, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo University of Science, International Christian University I can continue the list if you want

[@Ambitchious_daria]

@@takeruh.6432 Thanks for including Tokyo Institute of Technology. I heard that it is pretty good, but it wasn't mentioned in the video

[@cinnamonroll2469]

Gals!! Sequel manga also has characters who studied at Todai, Otohata Rei and Hoshino Aya 😍

[@VikrantSingh-vq7km]

1:04 Same in India but they spend around 5 years to prepare for the entrance🤣🤣not only one!

[@pegeonpera]

Who does that in India? I mean 5 attempts?

[@VikrantSingh-vq7km]

@@pegeonpera the students who want get admission in IITs or AIIMS have to to qualify JEE Advanced or NEET examination which is very competitive and conducted on national level! The engineering study spend 3 years and generally medical students spend around 5-6 years for preparation in Coaching intstitutes!

[@pegeonpera]

@@VikrantSingh-vq7km I was referring to drop years.

[@anshumansahu1087]

Our education system is terrible. It is a system that drains off creativity.

[@reigenlucilfer6154]

same in indonesia.

[@strauss7151]

Going to UTokyo as an international graduate research student this April. Very excited.

[@gs2461]

Since you mentioned not being fond of that film.. it has me wondering, what are your favorite Japanese films? What films are the most "important" or "popular" in Japan? This could be animated films as well.

[@reigenlucilfer6154]

definitely an akira kurosawa film.

[@sudeepdeysarker9600]

Thanks for the video it was really informative Can you make video about admission process for international students in diffrent programs in Japanese universities ?☺ I really want to know about that

[@qisiangng1611]

Out of interest, how does Todai compare with an Ivy League or Oxbridge degree in terms of prestige in the eyes of Japanese people? And where does Ritsumeikan figure on the list?

[@lyacinthum5299]

People outside the US don't know much about American universities. We only know about Harvard and MIT. They're prestigious but we also have our own as well and since the education level in high school in the US isn't very impressive, we don't really fantasize about it like we would with Korean Universities or top European universities.

[@SoniaAsahina]

I’ll be attending an A tier university from the list next school year, super excited! couple more months.

[@oooceanman]

Oh my Goddd how'd you make it ;-;

[@shaikhziad5250]

I'll try todai university lmao

[@harmonimona]

I’m a little late to the party since I’m going to 9th grade this august but I’ve been learning Japanese since 6th grade and I found this video so useful to my future 👍🏽.

[@lidyacorrea4804]

You're early to the party then

[@MasterPandaBearChannel]

you early mate

[@pegeonpera]

"Because he did not studied as hard as he should have" Trust me, it does not work like that. Your capability also matters as much as your hard work

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

Well, since I know him personally, I know for a fact that he'd been goofying around a lot instead of studying.

[@Sir1ri]

Tbh if you study you can get through it School level is all about efforts In asian countries Ofc there are subjects where you arent good at so you have tonwork harder

[@superakatsukifan9]

I remember reading someone say that Japanese/asian countries consider studying a skill you can learn rather than something innate, and that anyone can get good grades if they get good at studying. That's why people would say that they're good at studying rather than say they're smart, they consider them two separate things

[@caitthecat]

@@superakatsukifan9 Science backs this up.

[@AshThunor]

However, "studying hard" is largely a personality trait ("conscientiousness") which is partially heritable (44%). Intelligence is also mostly heritable (80%). Success in this regard is determined by a combination of intelligence and conscientiousness.

[@DDranks]

Studied a year as an exchange student at Tokyo Gaigodai (Tokyo Gaiko on the list 7:28) and another half a year in Todai :3 Now I am a salaryman.

[@IamINERT]

I see

[@okonomikatsu4723]

Waseda and Keio is definitely below Kyoto Uni as much as Kyoto Uni is below Todai. Hitotsubashi is arguably on par with Kyoto Uni with its strict passing grade followed by top tier standard of Commerce and Econ education as its focus (arguably number 1 in Japan). Another one that should be on the same category with Kyoto Uni and Hitotsubashi Uni is Tokyo Institute of Technology. Below Kyodai, Tokodai, and Hitotsubashi would be SOUKEI (Waseda and Keio), then followed by ICU.

[@猿田彦-s9o]

京大と早慶は流石にレベルが違う。 一橋が上智と同じもおかしい

[@naoyakisaky9534]

ここ2年は京都大学の理系科目の難易度が東大以上に難しくなっているよね。 早慶に関しては大手企業の役員の数は早慶が京大より多いが、割合で見ると京大に勝てない。要するに入試難易度、研究、ビジネスの全てで早慶は京大に勝てない。因みに東大も研究分野で京大には勝てないね。何故なら京大の研究予算の倍程度もらってるのに成果は京大以下だからね。もっというと東大の研究費用対効果は京大どころか名大阪大以下

[@houkazuki]

Yuta, what do Japanese people think about choosing to go between local universities and Tokyo universities?

[@IamINERT]

Very interesting thought indeed.

[@Bee-ow8zj]

It’s better to add +5 for the public or -5 for the private because the difficulty is totally different

[@pandaburrito5162]

Maybe you took that reference from WakatteTV, but in fact that more accurately for measurements of hensachi should look at entrance exam’s subjects. For instance National universities with 5 to 7 subjects should be (+5), National universities with 3 subjects or below + Public universities with 5 or more subjects of 2nd entrance test(2.5), Public universities with 2 subjects or below of 2nd entrace test and private universities (+0)

[@cemakaln3263]

If you think entering a prestigious uni is hard, come to Turkey. Entrance exam is so hard and the competition is so high that some people take the exam 4-5 times in order to enter a mid-class uni (If you are rich things become different of course, I am talking about scholarship)

[@takeruh.6432]

same as japan basically

[@mirrorm00n]

I got my MA from one of the top tier uni. I can't say I am elite because I studied during pandemic lolz. 2 years lost inside quarantine so I couldn't feel the vibes of the campus. So I graduated without feeling the campus "spirit"

[@Herr_Vorragender]

What is the public opinion of the prime minister who graduated from Seikei? What makes him special that he managed to occupy the position as a prime minister whilst having "just" a degree from Seikei?

[@yneko536]

well the opposition supporter used against PM for mocking. that's all.

[@momusufan964]

Among other things, being from one of the most influent political family in Japan (his grand-father and an uncle have been prime ministers, his father was an important minister of foreign affairs during the 80' as well as another relative, and so on).

[@rayn724]

3:27 now I definitely want yo go there, haruki murakami is one of my favorite authors, I'm literally in love with his book The Killing Commendatore, and if he graduated from waseda, the deal is set, I'm gonna try to go there

[@naoyakisaky9534]

日本が世界に誇る京都大学を過小評価しすぎです。世界ランクで見ても国内ランクで見ても京都と早慶が同格扱いされることは絶対にありません。

[@ああ-w3l7t]

This video is biased by yuta, private university graduate. Kyoto university is far higher than any private universities such as Waseda, Keio and Sophia.

[@Czarwenn]

My dad says that you can only go to Japan and study Japanese there. You cannot get citizenship in countries like Japan, China, Korea. You cannot live there until and unless your company (when you get a job) offers you to go and work in Japan. Even if you want to stay there no one will hire you, even restaurants. Translator and teacher are the only two things you can do. Please help me out here since it has been my most earnest interest of going to Japan, study Japanese and maybe get a job so that I can shift there.

[@MasterPandaBearChannel]

you're dad is wrong in so many ways

[@ZeldaNerd137]

Im studying at Waseda university for a semester right now, and I definitely didn’t realize it was such a highly-thought of school until I got here

[@ambrebadhippie]

What made you realize this once you got in ? I'm really curious to know

[@ZeldaNerd137]

Ambre Badipi it was mostly the reactions that other people had when I told them what school I was studying abroad at. Like even the taxi driver I talked to when I had just arrived had this air of “ooh??” because his brother had gone there.

[@__-cd1nd]

Why everyone study in Waseda ...??

[@Buracodogalo]

I am a 留学生 now here in Japan in 外国語大学, you should interview people here some time

[@sylvia.s.s.]

I studied both in Kyodai and Handai (Osaka University), properly graduated from Handai, and I always was under the impression that they ranked similarly. Has the new law about the detriment of the studies in Humanities affected the ranking?

[@pouihurmen]

Basically Todai/Kyodai Hitotsubashi Keio Waseda Yokokoku Jochi/maybe Kandai EVERYTHING ELSE

[@billstark2399]

EXACTLY

[@pouihurmen]

@@OnePieceAUTORIZED for finding employment it is prob about the same level as Waseda. putting it on the same level as Keio is a bit of a reach maybe, I agree lmao

[@OnePieceAUTORIZED]

@@pouihurmen i don't agree. i'm japanese, and from my point of view the yokokoku is at the same level of March, or a bit lower. i would classify waseda and keio just a bit behind kyoto uni and in the same level as osaka uni and tohoku uni.

[@pouihurmen]

@@OnePieceAUTORIZED 英語うますぎ。自分日本人じゃないし、日本の大学に通ったこともないから友達から話で聞いたことしか言えない。適当なコメントで申し訳ない(笑)

[@myeou1819]

correct

[@Rokudaimedono]

Meanwhile in my country, we don't even have entrance exams, and we also don't pay a single dime in tuition fees. :-P I'm super spoiled in that regard. Other countries sure have it rough from my point of view. I can't even imagine spending a year doing nothing but study for an entrance exam (*shudder*). I feel for you, Japanese people.

[@reigenlucilfer6154]

damn where do you live

[@Rokudaimedono]

@@reigenlucilfer6154 Norway. :-)

[@reigenlucilfer6154]

@@Rokudaimedono oh of course. why do i even bother to ask. europeans have the best education system, afterall. im not japanese and i had to work my ass off to study for college entrance exam. guess it has a lot to do with how developed the country was.

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@reigenlucilfer6154 Not all Europeans have it this good. He's from Scandinavia, which is why he's not suffering studying for entrance exams. But someone from France goes through the same hell that we go through.

[@kvdxx6603]

What about Hokkaido? I feel like they deserve a spot in A edit: for engineering easily S tier

[@gaijinhakase1575]

No, not that high. You've got Todai, Kyodai, Tokodai, and Tohoku all above Hokkaido for engineering. Possibly also Waseda.

[@kvdxx6603]

@@gaijinhakase1575 It still is high tier

[@gaijinhakase1575]

VDカイル still high yes, it’s one of the big 8 national universities. But not S rank.

[@heathersaxton8118]

Hokkaido university is maybe A tier, depending on the major. Engineering is definitely not Hokkaido university's strongest faculty though, that's veterinary, medical, agricultural science and marine biology. I'm a student in Hokudai :)

[@RadioRibon]

hey there, i have a question, there are universities in japan where main language its english?

[@danzk]

Tokyo University has the most graduates that have become Prime Minister. Kyoto University has the most graduates that have won Nobel Prizes.

[@OnePieceAUTORIZED]

Keio has the most graduates that have become CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Actually, the university is ranked at 10th in the world in this metric.

[@megumi.2825]

My cousins (Japanese) who are twins go to Tokyo University and Kyoto University. They’re geniuses, wow.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

Don't mistake prestige with intelligence, those two aren't the same thing.

[@megumi.2825]

@@MJ-uk6lu It was an exaggeration but ok..

[@rv6089]

Excellent made video..many thanks

[@cvbabc]

I can't watch this until I know what university you went to Yuta....

[@barbarapin2615]

Really interesting! Thank you for the video yuta!

[@kdsburner6627]

Putting Waseda and Kyoto on the same tier is like putting Stanford and Boston University on the same tier lol And Kyoto is definitely S tier

[@わわ-f5v]

you are right. but, Hitotsubashi also should be S tier.

[@kdsburner6627]

@@わわ-f5v ??? Why we put Hitotsubashi on the same tier as Kyoto and TokyoU??? Maybe if we are talking about specific departments like economics then “yes” but in terms of “overall” nothing should come close to Kyoto or TokyoU, except for Keio

[@わわ-f5v]

@@kdsburner6627 At least, in Japan, my opinion is widely accepted. it is true that Hitotsubashi's overall score may be low but the student level between Hitotsubashi and Kyoto is almost same. Kyoto university is in Kyoto and Hitotsubashi is in Tokyo so almost all good-scored students in Tokyo don't want to go to Kyoto because there is far from Tokyo. If you were japanese or lived in Japan, you could understand the real level of these universities. Of course, Keio is out of this arguments because of its poor level.

[@わわ-f5v]

@@kdsburner6627 I'm not talking about overalls, I'm talking about admission difficulty. It is understandable that Keio and Sophia are at the same level, but it seems strange that those universities and Kyoto and Hitotsubashi are at the same level. Enrolling in Keio is much easier than enrolling in Kyoto or Hitotsubashi.

[@kdsburner6627]

@@わわ-f5v I live in Nishi-Shinjuku and LA. I have several friends who went to TokyoU and KyotoU, and I know several people who went to Kaisei High, Hitobashi University was never in sight for any of those students because Hitotsubashi is better only in certain departments. I have never heard anyone put any university near TokyoU and KyotoU for overall departments while I lived in Nishi-Shinjuku (hey but maybe I was surrounded by strange crowds that didn’t know shit perhaps). Don’t get me wrong, Hitotsubashi is hard to get in. Keio has great students are shitty ones because it has many loopholes (private Universities tend to have loopholes). I know some of my distant relatives paid their way through Keio admission, and I know a friend in Silicon Valley who came to United States just so she can get into Keio High school through the 帰国子女枠 and guess what she got in easily and eventually surfed her way through Keio U even though she doesn’t clearly have the intelligence or dedication to study as normal Keio students.

[@rui5120]

The founder of Uniqlo is from Waseda

[@bettyboosh8384]

I am studying at Waseda this year, I had no idea it was prestigious until people started saying it all the time to me.

[@takeruh.6432]

i mean only if you actually took the entrance exam

[@Yunnanalin]

wow the list is so useful thank u !

[@taksun2567]

That's not true, the private universities are full of rich kids and upper-class kids and it is way too easy to get in comparison to imperial universities.

[@OnePieceAUTORIZED]

so what?

[@Chris64J]

Fascinating and informative ❤️

[@Kitsune-ld8ry]

This video is extremely helpful

[@haseo]

What about Chiba University, Tokyo International, or the University of Hokkaido? I have these 3 chance to get a scholarship for some month or or a year.

[@MarcoOnePieceTheorist]

I've just got a MEXT scholarship in Japan, I guess I'll be send to Chiba University or Tokyo International, I'm curious about them too!

[@iamiamiamdh]

7:30 I couldn't find some universities listed there, are the names correct? For example, "Kobe" and "Kobe Gaiko" are the same university? Because I couldn't find "Kobe Gaiko" university on Google, only "Kobe" university.

[@zhongxuanhou2727]

You mostly focus on the standpoint of the universities with good liberal arts and humanities education. You almost totally ignore those top-tier engineering and science universities such as Tokyo Tech, Tohoku University, Kyushu University and Hokkaido University. I can understand if you want to rank those universities from your standpoint, but it makes no sense completely ignoring those top science and engineering universities when you do the ranking. If you do give some credits to those universities, my apology since I skipped through the video. But as an engineering student who has spent a great summer in Tokyo Tech, I am so disappointed not seeing those universities in the tier list.

[@kvdxx6603]

Hokkaido is hella S tier

[@BurakBuu]

Hey Yuta, from my experience in Japan, once you enter a company, it doesn't really matter what subject you have studied since they'll teach you from zero anyways. I met so many people doing something totally unrelated to their studies, for example someone who studied history was doing accounting in a big company. Almost everyone do something totally unrelated to their studies, so why is it that they pay so much attention to which university you went to if what you study doesn't even matter to them?

[@ffls775]

How someone who only studied history is able to do accounting?

[@BurakBuu]

@@ffls775 The companies don't reallycare about your suject in Japan. Even the Universities don't care. You can have a bachelors in enviromental sience and then enroll in and finish a master in IT. It's really weird how everything is super random yet they really care about the university you went to.

[@MasterPandaBearChannel]

@@BurakBuu can you advice me where to enroll or should i just wait for my masters

[@AyranLP]

What so you think about the Ritsumeikan Uni? Especially the Campus in Kyoto? I have the Chance Go study there

[@タイ王室の関係者]

Ritsumeikan University has the same rank as MARCH. Ritsumeikan University has campuses in Kyoto and Osaka.

[@AyranLP]

​@@タイ王室の関係者 what is MARCH?

[@タイ王室の関係者]

@@AyranLP 6:16

[@PetrSojnek]

It's notoriously known that getting into university can be incredibly difficult. What about studies in university though? Are they difficult or people that manage to get in can finish it usually?

[@takeruh.6432]

depends on the department

[@IndigoSolace]

Where would you rank Tohoku? I was pretty interested in their Intelligent Robotics Master's program.

[@heathersaxton8118]

Tohoku is considered very high up on the list, right below Kyoto university and Osaka university. Basically all the schools that are just the names of a big city or prefecture like Nagoya university, Hokkaido university etc etc are considered very high level

[@IndigoSolace]

@@heathersaxton8118 Thanks for the input!

[@kellychang3680]

Thanks for this video!!

[@yneko536]

IMO public university is always better than any private uni in japan. and a lot of famous public universities is excluded, i l know why but... なんだか勘違いされそうな動画だとは思った

[@XaXeXu]

University of tokyo > kyoto U = hitotsubashi = tokyo institution and technology > keio=>osaka University,tohoku U, Nagoya U=> waseda~chiba=tsukuba=yokohama=hiroshima

[@tomraj]

What about Tokyo Tech? Is that a good second choice after todai / kyodai?

[@BakoBako863]

was wondering about this as well

[@DDranks]

@@BakoBako863 I think Tokyo Tech / Tokodai (written as Toko Kogyo on the list at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmPEoHSoqJiKpbc ) is considered prestigious on the field of science /engineering.

[@themelessly]

Yes. Definitely. I don't know why Yuta excluded Tokyo Tech. It's like second best college/uni after Todai.

[@gaijinhakase1575]

It's the second best university for STEM majors after Todai (actually better for polymer science). Only difference is the lack of non-STEM schools (law, medicine, arts, etc).

[@SirKakalaCh]

as a graduate international student studying at toukoudai, this is the second best for engineering and majors in science in general. Also as the Gaijin Hakase said, Im studying in polymer field and it really is good.

[@KENKEN-vr1sy]

おいおいおい 京大と慶應&早稲田は並べたらだめだろ 慶應（医学部以外）と早稲田なんて東・京・阪大受験者にとって滑り止めでしかない

[@OnePieceAUTORIZED]

Sorry, but he is talking about prestigiousness. You can see the number of graduates entering into the most prestigious companies after graduation, such as McKinsey and Goldman Sachs, that are majority from Todai, Keio, and Waseda. We are not talking about hensachi or anything related. We are talking about how the market and people generally see the power of their brands. Of course you can be proud about yourself attending a public university, but that will not change the fact that there are more CEOs from Keio and Waseda than the sum of the alumni from the public ones.

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

@@OnePieceAUTORIZED that's nepotism, not prestige. Edit: also, in Japan, going into business is not necessarily considered the most "prestigious" career. For example, at Todai, people generally tend to value academia more, even when it pays less. So really you can't judge "prestige" by the number of CEOs among the alumni or whatever, at least in Japan.

[@OnePieceAUTORIZED]

@@destituteanddecadent9106 why nepotism? do they enter mckinsey and goldman sachs just because their bosses attended the same university? do you have any proofs?

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

@@OnePieceAUTORIZED don't know why you keep bringing up investing and consulting firms, but Japanese companies do tend to hire based on who you know. If you're looking for proof just ask anyone who's gone through the process. I've had a friend's dad who was hired at nichigin (bank of Japan) solely because he played on a football team that had an OB (senior from the team) at nichigin. He didn't know shit about economics, he studied Japanese history at uni (well not exactly Japanese history either since he spent all his time practicing/training). And in Japan, at least where I'm from, the upper echelons of society aren't businesspeople. They're academics and bureaucrats, some arrogant people may even look down on you for working for a "minkan" (corporation). Things are starting to change in this department though, because of recent scandals and the consequent "Debranding" of the bureaucracy. Academics are still regarded very highly though, certainly higher than people working for corporations. Edit: not saying businesspeople are second rate citizens, but if you look at Japanese scholars, you'll find few have degrees from private universities.

[@suhdude69]

What about the other five 帝大? Are they so much more inferior than 東大 and 京大? Do they compare to the good private ones like MARCH?

[@bes4497]

In my experience, all of the National Seven are considered very prestigious. I spent a year as a research student at Kyushu University. When I tell Japanese people this, it's always met with an impressed facial expression and "頭がいいですね"

[@suhdude69]

@@bes4497 Yeah, for sure, they are not bad universities by any means. It's just I don't heard them discussed as often as 東大 and 京大, which makes me wonder what tier they will be when all public and private universities are considered.

[@bes4497]

@@suhdude69 I think it's a bit like how everyone knows Oxford and Cambridge in the UK because they are the absolute, most elite universities. But there are other very prestigious, universities with very high entrance standards such as Durham, St Andrews, Imperial etc. I personally disagree with Yuta's ranking of Kyoto in A rank. I think his list is very Tokyo-centric. Maybe it's because I live in Kansai, but I feel Kyoto deserves to be up there in S rank with Tokyo. I would put the other five National Seven in A rank.

[@shubhamsagarsingh9451]

Hey shouldn't Tokyo and Kyoto both be in the S tier?

[@danf6975]

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law went to Chuo University My wifes cousin went to Gakusyuin university and my niece is going to Meiji university. I used to have students from both Todai and waseda Many years ago

[@princessacintaqia5365]

What do you think about Tohoku? It is kind of considered highly in international rankings but is it not that renowned in Japan itself?

[@takeruh.6432]

tohoku is prestigious and well known

[@juannunez5767]

A quick ranking of American Universities: Top level: Ivy League schools like Harvard and Princeton plus the very top private universities like MIT and Standford. American Presidents usually attend these schools as well as most top CEO's. Next level down: Top level state and private universities. UCLA, University Of Texas at Austin, Duke, Johns Hopkins University, etc. These schools are usually known for having the biggest athletic programs and producing some of the most important scientific research. Next level down: Mid level State and private universities. Stony Brook University, Trinity College, various Christian universties, etc. These schools are more affordable than the two levels above and probably offer the best balance between big university perks and price. They usually don't have as many stundents per campus. Next level down: City universities. The most affordable level. Education quality may or may not be an issue depending on the program. If you qualify for financial aid you can even get a degree totally free. Bottom level: For-profit universties. University Of Phoenix, Devry, etc. Known for having the lowest quality of education as well as being more expensive than they lead you to believe in the long run. Some of these schools can outright be called a scam.

[@rohanmudumba2545]

Juan Nunez not all ivies are the top... cornell is worse than most of the next tier and brown/Dartmouth and not near the same tier as Yale/Harvard/Princeton. Upenn is near Yale harvard but not quite as good. Columbia is about same as UPenn.

[@juannunez5767]

@@ゴリラ-w3h If I'm not mistaken UC Irvine is a well regarded school. With recent admissions scandals in USC and UCLA, UC Irvine is looking like the best option near Los Angeles. Especially since tuition is a little bit less expensive on average than USC.

[@Cyanbuns]

I've only heard of Rikkyo U from walking between Ikebukuro station and my motel on my trip to Japan, thought that it looked very high class but had no idea that it was famous! Also surprised that you didn't mention Bunka Fashion College, is it considered in another category?

[@Mari-hb5do]

that's a senmongakkõ, not a university. senmongakkõ is like a professional school- usually takes 2 years but the learning speed is quite faster in comparison from what I was informed of. You need usually JLPT N2 and an interview, while for unis you need these two + IELTS for example and EJU and they're for 3-4 years depending on the field of course.

[@Cyanbuns]

@@Mari-hb5do That's very insightful, thanks!

[@__-cd1nd]

Finally !! Yeah Rikkyo is awesome I wondered why nobody talking about it ! It’s modern and amazing ! Especially they have AI graduate school

[@norwegianboyee]

I’ve been an exchange student in Kwansei Gakuin for one year. Or kangaku as they call it. I wonder what rank this university would be? I met some pretty interesting people there, so it’s definitely up there i’d say.

[@IamINERT]

I'm graduating high school. I'm planning on studying engineering or business in Japan but I don't really know if o should apply directly or go to a university here first. Idk 😣. I've been thinking about this a lot for like a year or so.

[@jproundnet7294]

APU in Oita has an all-English business program. Also look for liberal arts programs at ICU and AIU which may have business courses.

[@IamINERT]

@@jproundnet7294 thanks man

[@enigma4526]

I kind of wanna know where Yuta went to university, if he did decide to, of course.

[@quirijnv6793]

Interesting video. I'm staying a semester at Nagasaki U next year. I hope it's a nice school.

[@AvantsPianoScores]

Hey Yuta, I’m curious about the Japanese healthcare system and about foreign (western and Asian) healthcare workers/professionals like doctors, pharmacists and nurses. Like what the local healthcare professionals think of foreign recruitment and are there any issues like communication, or whether local people trust foreign healthcare professionals. Could you make a video about that? Thanks!