Shindai is one of the leading universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.

General Rankings

The university is ranked 10th in 2010 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities

Truly Strong Universities

The Truly Strong Universities is a ranking of the Japan’s top 100 universities by Toyo Keizai, released annually in October on its business magazine "Toyo Keizai"....

" by Toyo Keizai

Toyo Keizai

is a book and magazine publisher specializing in politics, economics and business, based in Tokyo, Japan.The company is famous for established in 1895, one of three Japanese leading business magazines ranked with published by Nikkei Business Publications and published by DIAMOND.- External...

. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Shindai as the 11th best university in Japan.

In 2010 QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings

The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....

 ranked Shindai 234th in the world. It is also ranked as the 26th best university in QS Asian University rankings.

Research Performance

Shindai is one of the leading research institutions in Japan. According to Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters

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, Shindai is the 14th best research university in Japan.