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Eligible universities loaded
Schools in United States currently loaded in JapanPR's route-aware HSP dataset.
Japan HSP university route page
United States universities eligible for Japan HSP bonus points
JapanPR lists universities that may support the +10 minister-designated university bonus through official routes such as ranking, MEXT, or MOFA/JICA Innovative Asia. Routes are capped at +10 total and require evidence.
Last source verification: 2026-07-09
Answer summary
United States university bonus answer
United States currently has 62 route-aware universities in JapanPR's loaded official-source data. A listed school may support the capped +10 HSP university bonus through its shown route, but the applicant must provide graduation and route evidence.
- Route
- 62 ranking, 0 MEXT, and 0 Innovative Asia matches
- Points
- Maximum +10 per applicant across the minister-designated university routes
- Evidence
- Graduation or degree proof, route-specific official source evidence, and name-match material when needed
- Source basis
- ISA/MOJ materials; last checked 2026-07-09.
A route badge is not an approval guarantee. Confirm the exact school name, source version, and evidence against the latest ISA/MOJ materials before filing.
62
Ranking route
Schools with a ranking-based route into the capped university bucket.
0
MEXT route
Schools with a MEXT Top Global/Super Global route in this dataset.
0
Innovative Asia route
Schools with a MOFA/JICA Innovative Asia partner-school route.
0
Manual review flags
Records where source, name, or route evidence should be checked carefully.
How the official university routes work
Ranking route
The school is supported by the official ranking/university route source. This route can support the same capped +10 university bucket.
MEXT Top Global / Super Global route
Some Japanese universities can be supported through MEXT Top Global or Super Global source material. This is also an alternative into the same +10 bucket.
Innovative Asia route
MOFA/JICA Innovative Asia partner-school status is not the ranking route. It is a separate source-backed route into the capped university bucket.
These routes are alternatives, not stacking bonuses. Use the HSP university bonus guide, methodology, and sources pages when you need source context.
University list
Which United States universities may support the +10 HSP bonus?
Arizona State University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Boston University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Brown University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
California Institute of Technology
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Carnegie Mellon University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Case Western Reserve University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Columbia University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Cornell University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Dartmouth College
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Duke University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Emory University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Georgetown University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Harvard University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Indiana University Bloomington
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Johns Hopkins University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Aliases: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Michigan State University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
New York University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
North Carolina State University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Northeastern University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Northwestern University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Pennsylvania State University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Princeton University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Purdue University - West Lafayette
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Rice University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Stanford University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Texas A&M University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
The Ohio State University - Columbus
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Aliases: Ohio State University - Columbus
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
The University of Arizona
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Aliases: University of Arizona
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
The University of Texas at Austin
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Aliases: University of Texas at Austin
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Tufts University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - Berkeley
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - Davis
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - Irvine
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - Los Angeles
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - San Diego
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - Santa Barbara
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of California - Santa Cruz
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Chicago
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Colorado at Boulder
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Colorado at Denver
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Florida
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Maryland - College Park
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Notre Dame
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Rochester
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Southern California
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Utah
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Virginia
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Washington
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Vanderbilt University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Virginia Tech
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Washington University in St. Louis
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Yale University
Country: United States
Ranking route
Ranking route into one capped +10 university bonus bucket.
Route-specific sources
Ranking route source: ISA university source version 2026-01
Evidence required: Graduation/degree certificate plus official source evidence for the claimed university route.
Evidence checklist
- Graduation or degree certificate.
- Official source evidence for the claimed ranking, MEXT, or Innovative Asia route.
- Translation or name-match evidence if requested.
- Route-specific caveats, especially for aliases, old school names, or campus labels.
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Get a personalized route reviewUnited States university bonus FAQ
Can graduates of United States universities get Japan HSP university bonus points?
Some graduates may be able to support the +10 minister-designated university bonus if their school qualifies through an official ranking, MEXT, or Innovative Asia route and the applicant has the required evidence.
Do Innovative Asia schools need to be globally ranked?
No. Innovative Asia partner-school status is a separate official route. A school can qualify through Innovative Asia without being shown as ranking-based in JapanPR.
Can ranking and Innovative Asia routes stack?
No. Ranking, MEXT, and Innovative Asia are alternative routes into one minister-designated university bucket capped at +10 total.
What documents are needed?
Prepare graduation or degree proof, official source evidence for the claimed route, and translation or name-match evidence if your documents use a different school name.
What if my school name differs on my documents?
Treat that as a manual review item. Older names, campus names, abbreviations, and translated names should be tied back to the official source before relying on the points.