100 Best Art & Design schools in Japan

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 306 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Tokyo

For Art & Design

#3 in Asia
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Art & Design

#10 in Asia
#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Art & Design

#14 in Asia
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Art & Design

#21 in Asia
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#22 in Asia
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

6. Nagoya University

For Art & Design

#36 in Asia
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

7. Hokkaido University

For Art & Design

#40 in Asia
#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

8. Kyushu University

For Art & Design

#42 in Asia
#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

9. University of Tsukuba

For Art & Design

#50 in Asia
#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

10. Waseda University

For Art & Design

#56 in Asia
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

11. Keio University

For Art & Design

#60 in Asia
#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Art & Design

#82 in Asia
#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Art & Design

#99 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1881

14. Kobe University

For Art & Design

#105 in Asia
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

15. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#106 in Asia
#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

16. Chiba University

For Art & Design

#117 in Asia
#679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Ritsumeikan University

For Art & Design

#119 in Asia
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1899

18. Okayama University

For Art & Design

#129 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

19. University of Electro-Communications

For Art & Design

#135 in Asia
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

20. Nihon University

For Art & Design

#142 in Asia
#776 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

21. Hitotsubashi University

For Art & Design

#168 in Asia
#881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

22. Osaka Prefecture University

For Art & Design

#188 in Asia
#935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

23. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Art & Design

#190 in Asia
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1946

24. University of the Ryukyus

For Art & Design

#196 in Asia
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1950

25. University of Tokushima

For Art & Design

#198 in Asia
#955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

26. Osaka City University

For Art & Design

#199 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

27. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#201 in Asia
#968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

28. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#203 in Asia
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

29. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#209 in Asia
#988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1991

30. Shizuoka University

For Art & Design

#211 in Asia
#991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

31. University of Aizu

For Art & Design

#216 in Asia
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1993

32. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#218 in Asia
#1016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

33. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Art & Design

#223 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

34. Niigata University

For Art & Design

#239 in Asia
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

35. Yokohama National University

For Art & Design

#245 in Asia
#1071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

36. Kanazawa University

For Art & Design

#259 in Asia
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

37. Nagasaki University

For Art & Design

#267 in Asia
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
9,044
Founded
1949

38. Kumamoto University

For Art & Design

#269 in Asia
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

39. Yamaguchi University

For Art & Design

#278 in Asia
#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1949

40. Kagoshima University

For Art & Design

#282 in Asia
#1198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

41. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Art & Design

#294 in Asia
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1976

42. Gifu University

For Art & Design

#296 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

43. Gunma University

For Art & Design

#301 in Asia
#1253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

44. Doshisha University

For Art & Design

#306 in Asia
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,642
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

45. Kansai University

For Art & Design

#309 in Asia
#1270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

46. Mie University

For Art & Design

#310 in Asia
#1271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

47. Tokai University

For Art & Design

#319 in Asia
#1291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

48. Kindai University

For Art & Design

#321 in Asia
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

49. Shinshu University

For Art & Design

#322 in Asia
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

50. Hosei University

For Art & Design

#324 in Asia
#1298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1880

51. Sophia University

For Art & Design

#338 in Asia
#1335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

52. Saitama University

For Art & Design

#342 in Asia
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

53. Ibaraki University

For Art & Design

#372 in Asia
#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

54. Chuo University

For Art & Design

#377 in Asia
#1444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
31,376
Founded
1885

55. Yamagata University

For Art & Design

#382 in Asia
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

56. Meiji University

For Art & Design

#386 in Asia
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

57. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Art & Design

#396 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

58. Ochanomizu University

For Art & Design

#401 in Asia
#1503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

60. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#410 in Asia
#1522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

61. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#412 in Asia
#1526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

62. University of Yamanashi

For Art & Design

#420 in Asia
#1545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

63. Ehime University

For Art & Design

#439 in Asia
#1587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

64. Iwate University

For Art & Design

#472 in Asia
#1668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

65. Hiroshima City University

For Art & Design

#481 in Asia
#1687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,114
Founded
1994

66. Kagawa University

For Art & Design

#484 in Asia
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

67. Showa University

For Art & Design

#498 in Asia
#1736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1928

68. Tottori University

For Art & Design

#505 in Asia
#1747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

69. Teikyo University

For Art & Design

#516 in Asia
#1784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

70. Toyo University

For Art & Design

#521 in Asia
#1792 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

71. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Art & Design

#525 in Asia
#1805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
1976

72. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#527 in Asia
#1808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

73. Ryukoku University

For Art & Design

#542 in Asia
#1855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1639

74. Fukuoka University

For Art & Design

#543 in Asia
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

75. Okayama Prefectural University

For Art & Design

#544 in Asia
#1858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,862
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1993

77. Wakayama University

For Art & Design

#553 in Asia
#1879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

78. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#558 in Asia
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1949

79. University of Hyogo

For Art & Design

#572 in Asia
#1925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,695
Founded
2004

80. Utsunomiya University

For Art & Design

#573 in Asia
#1928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

81. Saga University

For Art & Design

#589 in Asia
#1968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

82. University of Miyazaki

For Art & Design

#591 in Asia
#1981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

83. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Art & Design

#593 in Asia
#1987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
98%
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

84. Shimane University

For Art & Design

#606 in Asia
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

85. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#618 in Asia
#2042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

86. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#624 in Asia
#2055 in the World
Enrollment
4,460
Founded
1963

87. Toho University

For Art & Design

#626 in Asia
#2057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

88. University of Toyama

For Art & Design

#628 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
9,121
Founded
1975

89. Akita University

For Art & Design

#635 in Asia
#2079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

90. University of Fukui

For Art & Design

#637 in Asia
#2086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

91. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Art & Design

#642 in Asia
#2097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

93. Meijo University

For Art & Design

#679 in Asia
#2182 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

94. Kitasato University

For Art & Design

#686 in Asia
#2195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

95. Nagoya City University

For Art & Design

#690 in Asia
#2203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

96. Kanagawa University

For Art & Design

#697 in Asia
#2214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

97. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#701 in Asia
#2220 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

98. Rikkyo University

For Art & Design

#705 in Asia
#2227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

99. Oita University

For Art & Design

#706 in Asia
#2230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

100. Iwate Prefectural University

For Art & Design

#708 in Asia
#2236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1998

The best cities to study Art & Design in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.