59 Best Art & Design schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 979K citations received by 72.9K academic papers made by 59 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Japan

#31 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Art & Design

#10 in Japan

#59 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

4. Keio University

For Art & Design

#11 in Japan

#66 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Art & Design

#15 in Japan

#121 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Art & Design

#19 in Japan

#163 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Art & Design

#24 in Japan

#244 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Art & Design

#41 in Japan

#358 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Hosei University

For Art & Design

#49 in Japan

#399 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Sophia University

For Art & Design

#50 in Japan

#405 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

11. Meiji University

For Art & Design

#54 in Japan

#441 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Tokyo Denki University

For Art & Design

#56 in Japan

#473 in Asia

Founded: 1907

13. Ochanomizu University

For Art & Design

#57 in Japan

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

14. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#66 in Japan

#589 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

15. Showa University

For Art & Design

#70 in Japan

#619 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

16. Toyo University

For Art & Design

#74 in Japan

#646 in Asia

Founded: 1887

17. Teikyo University

For Art & Design

#76 in Japan

#669 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

18. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Art & Design

#80 in Japan

#678 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

19. Toho University

For Art & Design

#81 in Japan

#689 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#82 in Japan

#694 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

21. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#87 in Japan

#760 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

22. Kitasato University

For Art & Design

#91 in Japan

#786 in Asia

Founded: 1962

23. Rikkyo University

For Art & Design

#93 in Japan

#816 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

24. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Art & Design

#97 in Japan

#844 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

25. Juntendo University

For Art & Design

#100 in Japan

#871 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

26. Nippon Medical School

For Art & Design

#110 in Japan

#948 in Asia

Founded: 1904

27. Kogakuin University

For Art & Design

#112 in Japan

#968 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

28. Nippon Dental University

For Art & Design

#124 in Japan

#1099 in Asia

Founded: 1907

29. Meiji Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#138 in Japan

#1232 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

30. Tokyo City University

For Art & Design

#148 in Japan

#1280 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

31. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Art & Design

#153 in Japan

#1328 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

32. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Art & Design

#154 in Japan

#1340 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

33. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Art & Design

#155 in Japan

#1343 in Asia

Founded: 1966

34. Musashi University

For Art & Design

#156 in Japan

#1352 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Art & Design

#159 in Japan

#1370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

36. Takushoku University

For Art & Design

#169 in Japan

#1430 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

37. Komazawa University

For Art & Design

#170 in Japan

#1449 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

38. Hoshi University

For Art & Design

#177 in Japan

#1486 in Asia

Founded: 1911

39. Gakushuin University

For Art & Design

#178 in Japan

#1488 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

40. Otsuma Women's University

For Art & Design

#180 in Japan

#1492 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Japan Women's University

For Art & Design

#181 in Japan

#1494 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

42. Tokyo Medical University

For Art & Design

#194 in Japan

#1581 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

43. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Art & Design

#202 in Japan

#1640 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

44. Rissho University

For Art & Design

#219 in Japan

#1800 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Daito Bunka University

For Art & Design

#239 in Japan

#1946 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

46. Kokushikan University

For Art & Design

#245 in Japan

#1971 in Asia

Founded: 1917

47. Tama Art University

For Art & Design

#246 in Japan

#1991 in Asia

Founded: 1935

48. Showa Women's University

For Art & Design

#248 in Japan

#2038 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

49. Tokyo Keizai University

For Art & Design

#259 in Japan

#2081 in Asia

Founded: 1899

50. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#270 in Japan

#2127 in Asia

Founded: 1924

51. Musashino Academy of Music

For Art & Design

#277 in Japan

#2155 in Asia

52. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Art & Design

#284 in Japan

#2183 in Asia

Founded: 1886

53. Kokugakuin University

For Art & Design

#293 in Japan

#2219 in Asia

Founded: 1882

54. Tokyo Kasei University

For Art & Design

#313 in Japan

#2314 in Asia

Founded: 1881

55. Taisho University

For Art & Design

#314 in Japan

#2315 in Asia

Founded: 1926

56. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#324 in Japan

#2353 in Asia

Founded: 1963

57. Seijo University

For Art & Design

#327 in Japan

#2371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

58. Mejiro University

For Art & Design

#329 in Japan

#2376 in Asia

Founded: 1994

59. Nippon Sport Science University

For Art & Design

#336 in Japan

#2402 in Asia

Founded: 1891

Universities for Art & Design near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	118	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	20	Chofu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	119	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	31	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	48	Saitama
21	Tsurumi University	114	Yokohama
22	Hitotsubashi University	22	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	104	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	35	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	14	Hachioji

Universities for Art & Design near Tokyo

Art & Design subfields in Tokyo