38 Best universities for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 655K citations received by 29.1K 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: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Japan

#62 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

3. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in Japan

#155 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

4. Nihon University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in Japan

#162 in Asia

Founded: 1889

5. Ochanomizu University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in Japan

#177 in Asia

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Japan

#182 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Kitasato University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in Japan

#250 in Asia

Founded: 1962

8. Tokyo University of Science

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in Japan

#276 in Asia

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

9. Keio University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#40 in Japan

#286 in Asia

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

10. Teikyo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#50 in Japan

#380 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

11. Tokai University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#52 in Japan

#392 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

12. Meiji University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#56 in Japan

#417 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. Waseda University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#59 in Japan

#443 in Asia

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

14. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#65 in Japan

#495 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

15. Hoshi University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#69 in Japan

#552 in Asia

Founded: 1911

16. Showa University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in Japan

#571 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

17. Juntendo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#74 in Japan

#590 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Japan Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in Japan

#604 in Asia

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

19. Nippon Medical School

For Nutrition and Food Science

#86 in Japan

#679 in Asia

Founded: 1904

20. Toho University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#87 in Japan

#684 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

21. Toyo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#112 in Japan

#837 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Otsuma Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#114 in Japan

#867 in Asia

Founded: 1908

23. Showa Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#118 in Japan

#918 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

24. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#119 in Japan

#920 in Asia

Founded: 1886

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#124 in Japan

#948 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

26. Nippon Dental University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#128 in Japan

#973 in Asia

Founded: 1907

27. Tokyo Kasei University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#144 in Japan

#1081 in Asia

Founded: 1881

28. Kogakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#162 in Japan

#1212 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

29. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#171 in Japan

#1263 in Asia

Founded: 1963

30. Tokyo Medical University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#172 in Japan

#1264 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

31. Sophia University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#184 in Japan

#1340 in Asia

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

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#195 in Japan

#1416 in Asia

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

33. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#216 in Japan

#1533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

34. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Nutrition and Food Science

#217 in Japan

#1541 in Asia

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

35. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#222 in Japan

#1608 in Asia

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

36. Tokyo Denki University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#223 in Japan

#1616 in Asia

Founded: 1907

37. Hosei University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#236 in Japan

#1711 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

38. Rikkyo University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#248 in Japan

#1770 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	81	Musashino
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	27	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	95	Saitama
26	Yokohama National University	113	Yokohama
28	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science	85	Hachioji
30	Azabu University	92	Sagamihara
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	97	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 Engineering41

Computational Chemistry25

Environmental Chemistry40

Inorganic Chemistry38

Materials Science56

Nanotechnology40

Organic Chemistry56

Petrology and Geochemistry29

Physical chemistry44

Polymer science and Plastics engineering13

Radiochemistry34