100 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 5.94M citations received by 602K academic papers made by 356 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in Asia
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#26 in Asia
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#30 in Asia
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#31 in Asia
#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

5. Tohoku University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#50 in Asia
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

6. Nagoya University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#65 in Asia
#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyushu University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#68 in Asia
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. University of Tsukuba

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#69 in Asia
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

9. Waseda University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#72 in Asia
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

10. Keio University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#74 in Asia
#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Hokkaido University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#91 in Asia
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#112 in Asia
#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

13. Kobe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#116 in Asia
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Hiroshima University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#118 in Asia
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

15. University of Electro-Communications

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#121 in Asia
#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#124 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#126 in Asia
#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

18. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#132 in Asia
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

19. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#160 in Asia
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

20. Ritsumeikan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#162 in Asia
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

21. Chiba University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#164 in Asia
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

22. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#165 in Asia
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

23. Okayama University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#173 in Asia
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

24. University of Tokushima

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#187 in Asia
#706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

25. Kanazawa University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#219 in Asia
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

26. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#220 in Asia
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

27. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#226 in Asia
#813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

28. Shizuoka University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#227 in Asia
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

29. Yokohama National University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#236 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

30. Tokyo Denki University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#246 in Asia
#860 in the World
Founded
1907

31. Meiji University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#249 in Asia
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

32. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#252 in Asia
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

33. Kumamoto University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#257 in Asia
#899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

34. Nihon University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#260 in Asia
#907 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

35. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#263 in Asia
#913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

36. Yamaguchi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#274 in Asia
#937 in the World
Founded
1949

37. University of Aizu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#288 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

38. Hosei University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#304 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

39. Niigata University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#305 in Asia
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

40. Saitama University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#325 in Asia
#1045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

41. Shinshu University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#331 in Asia
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

42. Ibaraki University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#336 in Asia
#1060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

43. Gifu University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#338 in Asia
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

44. Tokai University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#353 in Asia
#1103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

45. Nagaoka University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#360 in Asia
#1119 in the World
Founded
2001

46. Gunma University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#370 in Asia
#1132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

47. Doshisha University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#404 in Asia
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

48. Mie University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#406 in Asia
#1206 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

49. University of Yamanashi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#432 in Asia
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

50. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#438 in Asia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

51. Kansai University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#442 in Asia
#1274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

52. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#451 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

53. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#452 in Asia
#1291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

54. Chuo University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#457 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

55. Kindai University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#458 in Asia
#1302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

56. Saga University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#472 in Asia
#1332 in the World
Founded
1949

57. University of Fukui

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#482 in Asia
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

58. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#488 in Asia
#1367 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

59. Yamagata University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#491 in Asia
#1371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

60. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#492 in Asia
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

61. Kagawa University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#494 in Asia
#1377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

62. Osaka City University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#507 in Asia
#1416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

63. University of Toyama

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#514 in Asia
#1432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

64. Hitotsubashi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#525 in Asia
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

65. University of the Ryukyus

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#531 in Asia
#1467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

66. Wakayama University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#541 in Asia
#1482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

67. Nagasaki University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#546 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

68. Toyota Technological Institute

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#550 in Asia
#1500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

69. Hiroshima City University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#553 in Asia
#1505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
2,114
Founded
1994

70. Sophia University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#558 in Asia
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

71. Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#565 in Asia
#1523 in the World
Enrollment
5,403
Founded
1961

72. Kagoshima University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#569 in Asia
#1530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

73. Ehime University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#574 in Asia
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

74. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#579 in Asia
#1545 in the World
Enrollment
320
Founded
2004

75. Shimane University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#581 in Asia
#1549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

76. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#582 in Asia
#1550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

77. Tottori University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#587 in Asia
#1557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

78. Utsunomiya University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#602 in Asia
#1587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

79. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#608 in Asia
#1599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

80. Kanagawa University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#615 in Asia
#1612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

81. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#622 in Asia
#1625 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

82. University of Hyogo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#626 in Asia
#1637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

83. Tokyo University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#629 in Asia
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1986

84. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#632 in Asia
#1652 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

85. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#648 in Asia
#1685 in the World
Enrollment
4,460
Founded
1963

86. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#655 in Asia
#1696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

87. Meijo University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#679 in Asia
#1747 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

88. Oita University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#682 in Asia
#1756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

89. Ryukoku University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#683 in Asia
#1757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

90. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#686 in Asia
#1763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

91. Fukuoka University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#692 in Asia
#1772 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

92. Iwate Prefectural University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#694 in Asia
#1775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1998

93. Toho University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#701 in Asia
#1786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

94. Okayama University of Science

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#703 in Asia
#1793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

95. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#707 in Asia
#1799 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

96. Chubu University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#723 in Asia
#1827 in the World
Founded
1938

97. Kogakuin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#725 in Asia
#1831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

98. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#755 in Asia
#1883 in the World
Enrollment
5,243
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
1975

99. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#757 in Asia
#1885 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

100. Toyo University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#769 in Asia
#1908 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.