38 Best universities for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 683K citations received by 29.6K academic papers made by 38 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Japan

#10 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Japan

#65 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

3. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in Japan

#162 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

4. Nihon University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in Japan

#173 in Asia

Founded: 1889

5. Ochanomizu University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in Japan

#185 in Asia

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Japan

#188 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Kitasato University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in Japan

#264 in Asia

Founded: 1962

8. Tokyo University of Science

For Nutrition and Food Science

#38 in Japan

#293 in Asia

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

9. Keio University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#39 in Japan

#294 in Asia

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

10. Teikyo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#50 in Japan

#399 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

11. Tokai University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#52 in Japan

#406 in Asia

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

12. Meiji University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#55 in Japan

#429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. Waseda University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#59 in Japan

#451 in Asia

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

14. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#65 in Japan

#515 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

15. Hoshi University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#70 in Japan

#589 in Asia

Founded: 1911

16. Juntendo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in Japan

#605 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

17. Showa University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#75 in Japan

#611 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

18. Japan Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#78 in Japan

#631 in Asia

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

19. Nippon Medical School

For Nutrition and Food Science

#86 in Japan

#693 in Asia

Founded: 1904

20. Toho University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#87 in Japan

#695 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

21. Toyo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#104 in Japan

#823 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Otsuma Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#115 in Japan

#906 in Asia

Founded: 1908

23. Showa Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#118 in Japan

#946 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

24. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#120 in Japan

#962 in Asia

Founded: 1886

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#122 in Japan

#973 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

26. Nippon Dental University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#127 in Japan

#997 in Asia

Founded: 1907

27. Tokyo Kasei University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#144 in Japan

#1124 in Asia

Founded: 1881

28. Kogakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#161 in Japan

#1223 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

29. Tokyo Medical University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#171 in Japan

#1294 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

30. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#174 in Japan

#1307 in Asia

Founded: 1963

31. Sophia University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#183 in Japan

#1379 in Asia

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

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#197 in Japan

#1454 in Asia

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

33. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#210 in Japan

#1535 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

34. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Nutrition and Food Science

#218 in Japan

#1575 in Asia

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

35. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#222 in Japan

#1634 in Asia

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

36. Tokyo Denki University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#223 in Japan

#1640 in Asia

Founded: 1907

37. Hosei University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#238 in Japan

#1732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

38. Rikkyo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#254 in Japan

#1792 in Asia

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

Universities for Nutrition and Food Science near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University	82	Musashino
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	26	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	93	Saitama
26	Yokohama National University	113	Yokohama
28	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science	85	Hachioji
30	Azabu University	91	Sagamihara
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	98	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	20	Chiba
39	Kagawa Nutrition University	62	Sakado
40	Yokohama City University	80	Yokohama

Chemistry subfields in Tokyo

Biochemical Engineering6

Chemical Engineering42

Computational Chemistry25

Environmental Chemistry40

Inorganic Chemistry38

Materials Science58

Nanotechnology40

Organic Chemistry57

Petrology and Geochemistry30

Physical chemistry44

Polymer science and Plastics engineering12

Radiochemistry34