59 Best Art & Design schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.02M citations received by 74.5K 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#5 in Japan

#33 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Art & Design

#10 in Japan

#63 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Art & Design

#11 in Japan

#70 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Art & Design

#15 in Japan

#126 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Art & Design

#19 in Japan

#174 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Art & Design

#26 in Japan

#257 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Art & Design

#43 in Japan

#372 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

9. Hosei University

For Art & Design

#49 in Japan

#429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Sophia University

For Art & Design

#50 in Japan

#430 in Asia

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

11. Meiji University

For Art & Design

#54 in Japan

#451 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Tokyo Denki University

For Art & Design

#56 in Japan

#495 in Asia

Founded: 1907

13. Ochanomizu University

For Art & Design

#57 in Japan

#497 in Asia

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

14. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#66 in Japan

#608 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

15. Showa University

For Art & Design

#70 in Japan

#642 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

16. Toyo University

For Art & Design

#73 in Japan

#658 in Asia

Founded: 1887

17. Teikyo University

For Art & Design

#75 in Japan

#682 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

18. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Art & Design

#80 in Japan

#700 in Asia

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

19. Toho University

For Art & Design

#81 in Japan

#711 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#82 in Japan

#724 in Asia

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

21. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#86 in Japan

#779 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

22. Kitasato University

For Art & Design

#91 in Japan

#812 in Asia

Founded: 1962

23. Rikkyo University

For Art & Design

#92 in Japan

#832 in Asia

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

24. Juntendo University

For Art & Design

#97 in Japan

#886 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Art & Design

#100 in Japan

#900 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

26. Nippon Medical School

For Art & Design

#108 in Japan

#974 in Asia

Founded: 1904

27. Kogakuin University

For Art & Design

#111 in Japan

#1004 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

28. Nippon Dental University

For Art & Design

#126 in Japan

#1142 in Asia

Founded: 1907

29. Meiji Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#140 in Japan

#1269 in Asia

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

30. Tokyo City University

For Art & Design

#142 in Japan

#1280 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

31. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Art & Design

#153 in Japan

#1348 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

32. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Art & Design

#154 in Japan

#1363 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

33. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Art & Design

#156 in Japan

#1385 in Asia

Founded: 1966

34. Musashi University

For Art & Design

#159 in Japan

#1403 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Art & Design

#162 in Japan

#1434 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

36. Takushoku University

For Art & Design

#172 in Japan

#1478 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

37. Komazawa University

For Art & Design

#173 in Japan

#1492 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

38. Gakushuin University

For Art & Design

#178 in Japan

#1521 in Asia

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

39. Japan Women's University

For Art & Design

#179 in Japan

#1524 in Asia

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

40. Hoshi University

For Art & Design

#180 in Japan

#1527 in Asia

Founded: 1911

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Art & Design

#182 in Japan

#1530 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Tokyo Medical University

For Art & Design

#191 in Japan

#1592 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

43. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Art & Design

#200 in Japan

#1673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

44. Rissho University

For Art & Design

#220 in Japan

#1828 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Daito Bunka University

For Art & Design

#241 in Japan

#1974 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

46. Kokushikan University

For Art & Design

#244 in Japan

#1990 in Asia

Founded: 1917

47. Tama Art University

For Art & Design

#247 in Japan

#2026 in Asia

Founded: 1935

48. Showa Women's University

For Art & Design

#252 in Japan

#2067 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

49. Tokyo Keizai University

For Art & Design

#258 in Japan

#2095 in Asia

Founded: 1899

50. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#269 in Japan

#2144 in Asia

Founded: 1924

51. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Art & Design

#285 in Japan

#2210 in Asia

Founded: 1886

52. Musashino Academy of Music

For Art & Design

#287 in Japan

#2216 in Asia

53. Kokugakuin University

For Art & Design

#294 in Japan

#2246 in Asia

Founded: 1882

54. Tokyo Kasei University

For Art & Design

#312 in Japan

#2323 in Asia

Founded: 1881

55. Taisho University

For Art & Design

#315 in Japan

#2336 in Asia

Founded: 1926

56. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#324 in Japan

#2373 in Asia

Founded: 1963

57. Mejiro University

For Art & Design

#328 in Japan

#2385 in Asia

Founded: 1994

58. Seijo University

For Art & Design

#329 in Japan

#2389 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

59. Nippon Sport Science University

For Art & Design

#334 in Japan

#2406 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	120	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	30	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	48	Saitama
21	Tsurumi University	116	Yokohama
22	Hitotsubashi University	22	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	104	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	35	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	13	Hachioji

Universities for Art & Design near Tokyo

Art & Design subfields in Tokyo