38 Best universities for Game Design and Development in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 51.8K citations received by 7.51K academic papers made by 38 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 Game Design and Development

#1 in Asia

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Asia

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

3. Keio University

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Asia

#111 in the World

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

4. Waseda University

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

5. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Game Design and Development

#23 in Asia

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#24 in Asia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

7. Ritsumeikan University

For Game Design and Development

#29 in Asia

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

8. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Game Design and Development

#34 in Asia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

9. Tohoku University

For Game Design and Development

#43 in Asia

#246 in the World

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

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Game Design and Development

#45 in Asia

#261 in the World

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

11. Kyoto University

For Game Design and Development

#50 in Asia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

12. University of Electro-Communications

For Game Design and Development

#58 in Asia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

13. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Game Design and Development

#60 in Asia

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,114
Founded: 1994

14. Nagoya University

For Game Design and Development

#63 in Asia

#358 in the World

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

15. Gifu University

For Game Design and Development

#65 in Asia

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

16. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Game Design and Development

#72 in Asia

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

17. Tokyo University of Science

For Game Design and Development

#78 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

18. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Game Design and Development

#82 in Asia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

19. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Game Design and Development

#85 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

20. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#86 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

21. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Game Design and Development

#97 in Asia

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

22. Chiba University

For Game Design and Development

#109 in Asia

#586 in the World

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

23. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Game Design and Development

#114 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

24. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Game Design and Development

#128 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

25. Kobe University

For Game Design and Development

#129 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Game Design and Development

#130 in Asia

#651 in the World

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

27. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Game Design and Development

#142 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

28. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Game Design and Development

#143 in Asia

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

29. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#159 in Asia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

30. Tokai University

For Game Design and Development

#165 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

31. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Game Design and Development

#193 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

32. Iwate Prefectural University

For Game Design and Development

#194 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1998

33. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Game Design and Development

#203 in Asia

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

34. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Game Design and Development

#219 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

35. Oita University

For Game Design and Development

#239 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

36. Tokyo Denki University

For Game Design and Development

#243 in Asia

#918 in the World

Founded: 1907

37. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Game Design and Development

#252 in Asia

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 5,403
Founded: 1961

38. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Japan | Fukuoka

For Game Design and Development

#255 in Asia

#936 in the World

Enrollment: 4,460
Founded: 1963

The best cities to study Game Design and Development in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Tsukuba, and Kyoto.