100 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 25.6M citations received by 1.7M academic papers made by 506 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 Computer Science

#2 in Asia

#29 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Computer Science

#7 in Asia

#63 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Computer Science

#13 in Asia

#84 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Computer Science

#25 in Asia

#132 in the World

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

#35 in Asia

#160 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Computer Science

#40 in Asia

#179 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Computer Science

#44 in Asia

#191 in the World

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

8. Keio University

For Computer Science

#54 in Asia

#265 in the World

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

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Computer Science

#57 in Asia

#276 in the World

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

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Computer Science

#61 in Asia

#307 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Science

For Computer Science

#76 in Asia

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

12. Waseda University

For Computer Science

#80 in Asia

#397 in the World

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

13. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Computer Science

#88 in Asia

#437 in the World

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

14. Kobe University

For Computer Science

#93 in Asia

#452 in the World

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

15. Chiba University

For Computer Science

#106 in Asia

#492 in the World

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

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Computer Science

#107 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

17. University of Electro-Communications

For Computer Science

#132 in Asia

#597 in the World

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

18. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Computer Science

#139 in Asia

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

19. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Science

#149 in Asia

#655 in the World

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

20. Osaka Prefecture University

For Computer Science

#156 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

21. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Computer Science

#159 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

22. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#167 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

23. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Computer Science

#170 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

24. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Computer Science

#175 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

25. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Computer Science

#177 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

26. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Computer Science

#178 in Asia

#728 in the World

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

27. Nihon University

For Computer Science

#183 in Asia

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

28. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Computer Science

#192 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

29. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

#199 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

30. Ritsumeikan University

For Computer Science

#219 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

31. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Computer Science

#222 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

32. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Computer Science

#225 in Asia

#863 in the World

Founded: 1949

33. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Computer Science

#232 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

34. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Computer Science

#239 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

35. Gifu University

For Computer Science

#246 in Asia

#915 in the World

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

36. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#247 in Asia

#918 in the World

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

37. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Computer Science

#249 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

38. Tokai University

For Computer Science

#252 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

39. Osaka City University

For Computer Science

#255 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

40. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Computer Science

#258 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

41. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Computer Science

#274 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

42. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Computer Science

#283 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Founded: 1972

43. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Computer Science

#284 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

44. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Computer Science

#288 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

45. Juntendo University

For Computer Science

#289 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

46. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Computer Science

#293 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

47. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Computer Science

#299 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

48. Mie University

For Computer Science

#319 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

49. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Computer Science

#336 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

50. University of Fukui

For Computer Science

#341 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

51. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Computer Science

#343 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

52. Hosei University

For Computer Science

#345 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

53. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Computer Science

#349 in Asia

#1161 in the World

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

54. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Computer Science

#353 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

55. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Computer Science

#355 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

56. Kitasato University

For Computer Science

#356 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

57. University of Yamanashi

For Computer Science

#361 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

58. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Computer Science

#364 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

59. University of Toyama

For Computer Science

#367 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

60. Tokyo Denki University

For Computer Science

#374 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1907

61. Ibaraki University

For Computer Science

#378 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

62. Doshisha University

For Computer Science

#388 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

63. Nagoya City University

For Computer Science

#390 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

64. Shimane University

For Computer Science

#393 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

65. Meiji University

For Computer Science

#395 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

66. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Computer Science

#399 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

67. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Computer Science

#405 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

68. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Computer Science

#407 in Asia

#1276 in the World

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

69. Toho University

For Computer Science

#408 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

70. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Computer Science

#423 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

71. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

#431 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

72. Nippon Medical School

For Computer Science

#436 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Founded: 1904

73. Showa University

For Computer Science

#445 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

74. Kurume University

For Computer Science

#457 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1928

75. Teikyo University

For Computer Science

#461 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

76. Kansai University

For Computer Science

#468 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

77. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Computer Science

#487 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

78. Saga University

For Computer Science

#497 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. Akita University

For Computer Science

#510 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

80. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Science

#518 in Asia

#1501 in the World

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

81. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Computer Science

#522 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

82. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Computer Science

#525 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

83. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

#534 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

84. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Computer Science

#540 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Founded: 1978

85. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Computer Science

#542 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

86. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Computer Science

#544 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,107
Founded: 1974

87. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Computer Science

#546 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

88. Oita University

For Computer Science

#552 in Asia

#1572 in the World

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

89. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Computer Science

#558 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

90. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Computer Science

#561 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

91. Meijo University

For Computer Science

#575 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

92. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Computer Science

#576 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Founded: 1971

93. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Computer Science

#578 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

94. Sophia University

For Computer Science

#581 in Asia

#1634 in the World

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

95. Tokyo Medical University

For Computer Science

#596 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

96. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Computer Science

#597 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

97. Nagaoka University

Japan | Nagaoka

For Computer Science

#600 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 2001

98. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Computer Science

#620 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

99. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Computer Science

#627 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

100. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Computer Science

#629 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

The best cities to study Computer Science in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.