26 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 193K citations received by 7.54K academic papers made by 26 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in Asia

#38 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in Asia

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Biochemical Engineering

#38 in Asia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#39 in Asia

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Nagoya University

For Biochemical Engineering

#42 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biochemical Engineering

#58 in Asia

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

7. Tohoku University

For Biochemical Engineering

#65 in Asia

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biochemical Engineering

#70 in Asia

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Biochemical Engineering

#126 in Asia

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

10. Kobe University

For Biochemical Engineering

#142 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

11. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Biochemical Engineering

#168 in Asia

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

12. Osaka Prefecture University

For Biochemical Engineering

#205 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

13. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Biochemical Engineering

#229 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

14. Keio University

For Biochemical Engineering

#232 in Asia

#775 in the World

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

15. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#272 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

16. Chiba University

For Biochemical Engineering

#291 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

17. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Biochemical Engineering

#310 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

18. Tokyo University of Science

For Biochemical Engineering

#316 in Asia

#971 in the World

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

19. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Biochemical Engineering

#350 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1949

20. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Biochemical Engineering

#356 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

21. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Biochemical Engineering

#375 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

22. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#416 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

23. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Biochemical Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

24. Waseda University

For Biochemical Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1207 in the World

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

25. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Biochemical Engineering

#450 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Biochemical Engineering

#518 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

The best cities to study Biochemical Engineering in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Nagoya.

Chemistry subfields in Japan

Biochemistry448

Chemical Engineering263

Computational Chemistry136

Environmental Chemistry230

Inorganic Chemistry219

Materials Science388

Nanotechnology246

Nutrition and Food Science258

Organic Chemistry413

Petrology and Geochemistry145

Physical chemistry275

Polymer science and Plastics engineering71

Radiochemistry177