57 Best Art & Design schools in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 708K citations received by 65.2K academic papers made by 57 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

#1 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Japan

#24 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Art & Design

#10 in Japan

#55 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Art & Design

#11 in Japan

#61 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Art & Design

#13 in Japan

#95 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Art & Design

#19 in Japan

#145 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Art & Design

#25 in Japan

#211 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Art & Design

#44 in Japan

#322 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

9. Sophia University

For Art & Design

#48 in Japan

#338 in Asia

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

10. Hosei University

For Art & Design

#49 in Japan

#340 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Meiji University

For Art & Design

#55 in Japan

#389 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

12. Tokyo Denki University

For Art & Design

#57 in Japan

#399 in Asia

Founded: 1907

13. Ochanomizu University

For Art & Design

#58 in Japan

#403 in Asia

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

14. Teikyo University

For Art & Design

#71 in Japan

#539 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Toyo University

For Art & Design

#74 in Japan

#554 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

16. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#75 in Japan

#559 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

17. Showa University

For Art & Design

#77 in Japan

#581 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

18. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Art & Design

#79 in Japan

#589 in Asia

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

19. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#83 in Japan

#615 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

20. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#85 in Japan

#623 in Asia

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

21. Toho University

For Art & Design

#88 in Japan

#641 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

22. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Art & Design

#92 in Japan

#682 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

23. Kitasato University

For Art & Design

#95 in Japan

#712 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

24. Rikkyo University

For Art & Design

#98 in Japan

#732 in Asia

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

25. Juntendo University

For Art & Design

#103 in Japan

#766 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

26. Nippon Medical School

For Art & Design

#111 in Japan

#840 in Asia

Founded: 1904

27. Kogakuin University

For Art & Design

#112 in Japan

#847 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

28. Nippon Dental University

For Art & Design

#119 in Japan

#922 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

29. Meiji Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#133 in Japan

#1061 in Asia

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

30. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Art & Design

#148 in Japan

#1155 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

31. Komazawa University

For Art & Design

#154 in Japan

#1221 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

32. Musashi University

For Art & Design

#156 in Japan

#1228 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

33. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Art & Design

#162 in Japan

#1260 in Asia

Founded: 1966

34. Tokyo City University

For Art & Design

#164 in Japan

#1267 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

35. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Art & Design

#166 in Japan

#1281 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

36. Japan Women's University

For Art & Design

#173 in Japan

#1328 in Asia

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

37. Hoshi University

For Art & Design

#178 in Japan

#1355 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

38. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Art & Design

#179 in Japan

#1356 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

39. Gakushuin University

For Art & Design

#185 in Japan

#1386 in Asia

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

40. Otsuma Women's University

For Art & Design

#186 in Japan

#1388 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Tokyo Medical University

For Art & Design

#187 in Japan

#1397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

42. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Art & Design

#206 in Japan

#1535 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

43. Takushoku University

For Art & Design

#212 in Japan

#1587 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

44. Rissho University

For Art & Design

#213 in Japan

#1624 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Daito Bunka University

For Art & Design

#232 in Japan

#1765 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

46. Musashino Academy of Music

For Art & Design

#240 in Japan

#1842 in Asia

47. Kokushikan University

For Art & Design

#244 in Japan

#1876 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

48. Tama Art University

For Art & Design

#245 in Japan

#1879 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

49. Showa Women's University

For Art & Design

#252 in Japan

#1925 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#255 in Japan

#1937 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

51. Tokyo Keizai University

For Art & Design

#263 in Japan

#1982 in Asia

Founded: 1899

52. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Art & Design

#273 in Japan

#2031 in Asia

Founded: 1886

53. Kokugakuin University

For Art & Design

#280 in Japan

#2067 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

54. Mejiro University

For Art & Design

#287 in Japan

#2090 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Taisho University

For Art & Design

#295 in Japan

#2115 in Asia

Founded: 1926

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Art & Design

#323 in Japan

#2251 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Nippon Sport Science University

For Art & Design

#327 in Japan

#2298 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

Universities for Art & Design near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	121	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	20	Chofu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	117	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	33	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	125	Chiba
21	Saitama University	51	Saitama
21	Tsurumi University	109	Yokohama
22	Hitotsubashi University	21	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	100	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	34	Yokohama

Universities for Art & Design near Tokyo

Art & Design subfields in Tokyo