3-Year Research Funding Trends (2023–2025)
How each university's KAKENHI funding and rank moved across three fiscal years. The top tier is remarkably stable — but the mid-tier tells a different story.
Latest Ranking (2025) 3-Year Trends
↗ Biggest Risers (2023 → 2025)
- 学習院大学 #107→#70 +37
- Rikkyo University #86→#69 +17
- Toho University #99→#84 +15
- Chuo University #71→#58 +13
- Ibaraki University #92→#79 +13
↘ Biggest Fallers (2023 → 2025)
- 自治医科大学 #62→#74 -12
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology #34→#44 -10
- Saga University #69→#77 -8
- Yamaguchi University #30→#37 -7
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine #57→#64 -7
| # | University | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Rank Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tokyo 東京大学 | ¥20.9B | ¥20.6B | ¥21.5B | – |
| 2 | Kyoto University 京都大学 | ¥13.7B | ¥14.5B | ¥13.9B | – |
| 3 | Osaka University 大阪大学 | ¥10.2B | ¥10.2B | ¥10.3B | – |
| 4 | Tohoku University 東北大学 | ¥10.0B | ¥9.8B | ¥9.8B | – |
| 5 | Nagoya University 名古屋大学 | ¥7.6B | ¥7.4B | ¥7.4B | – |
| 6 | Kyushu University 九州大学 | ¥7.3B | ¥6.9B | ¥7.1B | – |
| 8 | Hokkaido University 北海道大学 | ¥6.1B | ¥6.3B | ¥6.7B | ▼1 |
| 9 | University of Tsukuba 筑波大学 | ¥4.4B | ¥4.4B | ¥4.5B | ▼1 |
| 10 | Keio University 慶應義塾大学 | ¥3.5B | ¥3.7B | ¥3.4B | – |
| 11 | Kobe University 神戸大学 | ¥2.9B | ¥3.1B | ¥3.3B | ▲1 |
| 12 | Hiroshima University 広島大学 | ¥2.9B | ¥3.0B | ¥3.1B | ▼1 |
| 13 | Okayama University 岡山大学 | ¥2.8B | ¥2.9B | ¥3.1B | – |
| 14 | Waseda University 早稲田大学 | ¥2.6B | ¥2.8B | ¥3.0B | – |
| 15 | Chiba University 千葉大学 | ¥2.5B | ¥2.7B | ¥2.6B | – |
| 17 | Osaka Metropolitan University 大阪公立大学 | ¥2.2B | ¥2.2B | ¥2.2B | – |
| 18 | Kumamoto University 熊本大学 | ¥1.9B | ¥1.8B | ¥2.0B | ▲1 |
| 19 | Juntendo University 順天堂大学 | ¥1.7B | ¥1.6B | ¥1.8B | ▲2 |
| 21 | Ritsumeikan University 立命館大学 | ¥1.5B | ¥1.6B | ¥1.5B | ▲1 |
| 22 | Nagasaki University 長崎大学 | ¥1.4B | ¥1.4B | ¥1.4B | ▲1 |
| 23 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 東京農工大学 | ¥1.0B | ¥1.2B | ¥1.2B | ▲9 |
| 24 | Tokyo Metropolitan University 東京都立大学 | ¥1.2B | ¥1.3B | ¥1.2B | – |
| 25 | Tokyo University of Science 東京理科大学 | ¥1.2B | ¥1.1B | ¥1.1B | – |
| 26 | Shinshu University 信州大学 | ¥1.1B | ¥1.0B | ¥1.1B | ▲2 |
| 27 | University of Toyama 富山大学 | ¥0.9B | ¥0.9B | ¥1.1B | ▲8 |
| 28 | Nihon University 日本大学 | ¥1.1B | ¥1.1B | ¥1.0B | ▲1 |
| 29 | Tokushima University 徳島大学 | ¥1.1B | ¥1.0B | ¥1.0B | ▼3 |
| 30 | Gifu University 岐阜大学 | ¥0.9B | ¥0.9B | ¥1.0B | ▲10 |
| 31 | Ehime University 愛媛大学 | ¥1.1B | ¥1.0B | ¥1.0B | – |
| 32 | Yokohama National University 横浜国立大学 | ¥1.1B | ¥0.9B | ¥1.0B | ▼5 |
| 33 | Nagoya City University 名古屋市立大学 | ¥0.9B | ¥1.0B | ¥1.0B | ▲3 |
| 34 | Yokohama City University 横浜市立大学 | ¥0.9B | ¥1.0B | ¥0.9B | ▲3 |
| 35 | Kindai University 近畿大学 | ¥1.0B | ¥0.9B | ¥0.9B | ▼2 |
| 36 | Kagoshima University 鹿児島大学 | ¥0.9B | ¥0.9B | ¥0.9B | ▲3 |
| 37 | Yamaguchi University 山口大学 | ¥1.1B | ¥0.9B | ¥0.9B | ▼7 |
| 38 | Shizuoka University 静岡大学 | ¥0.9B | ¥1.0B | ¥0.9B | – |
| 39 | Gunma University 群馬大学 | ¥0.8B | ¥0.8B | ¥0.8B | ▲2 |
| 40 | Doshisha University 同志社大学 | ¥0.8B | ¥0.8B | ¥0.8B | ▲3 |
| 41 | Hirosaki University 弘前大学 | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.8B | ▲5 |
| 42 | University of Yamanashi 山梨大学 | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ▲5 |
| 43 | Kitasato University 北里大学 | ¥0.6B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ▲11 |
| 44 | Nara Institute of Science and Technology 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学 | ¥1.0B | ¥0.8B | ¥0.7B | ▼10 |
| 45 | 名古屋工業大学 | ¥0.8B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ▼3 |
| 46 | Mie University 三重大学 | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ▲6 |
| 47 | Hitotsubashi University 一橋大学 | ¥0.6B | ¥0.6B | ¥0.7B | ▲12 |
| 48 | 東海大学 | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ▼3 |
| 49 | University of Electro-Communications 電気通信大学 | ¥0.8B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ▼5 |
| 50 | Tottori University 鳥取大学 | ¥0.7B | ¥0.6B | ¥0.7B | – |
| 51 | Meiji University 明治大学 | ¥0.7B | ¥0.7B | ¥0.6B | ▼2 |
| 52 | University of the Ryukyus 琉球大学 | ¥0.6B | ¥0.6B | ¥0.6B | ▲3 |
| 53 | Shimane University 島根大学 | ¥0.5B | ¥0.6B | ¥0.6B | ▲11 |
Data: JSPS KAKENHI institutional distribution statistics, FY2023–FY2025 (令和5〜7年度). "Rank Δ" = change in funding rank from 2023 to 2025 (▲ = moved up). Figures are total grant amounts (direct + indirect costs). Showing universities present in all three years. Source: JSPS.