50 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 72.5K academic papers made by 50 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 Machine Learning

#1 in Japan

#13 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

#4 in Japan

#67 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Machine Learning

#8 in Japan

#118 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Machine Learning

#12 in Japan

#142 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Machine Learning

#15 in Japan

#184 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Machine Learning

#30 in Japan

#468 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Meiji University

For Machine Learning

#32 in Japan

#523 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Machine Learning

#33 in Japan

#534 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Hosei University

For Machine Learning

#42 in Japan

#609 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Tokai University

For Machine Learning

#44 in Japan

#625 in Asia

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

11. Tokyo Denki University

For Machine Learning

#45 in Japan

#631 in Asia

Founded: 1907

12. Juntendo University

For Machine Learning

#65 in Japan

#806 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

13. Toho University

For Machine Learning

#67 in Japan

#832 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

14. Kitasato University

For Machine Learning

#75 in Japan

#899 in Asia

Founded: 1962

15. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Machine Learning

#80 in Japan

#925 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

16. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

#85 in Japan

#990 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

17. Tokyo Medical University

For Machine Learning

#93 in Japan

#1036 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

18. Teikyo University

For Machine Learning

#94 in Japan

#1038 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Sophia University

For Machine Learning

#97 in Japan

#1087 in Asia

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

20. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Machine Learning

#102 in Japan

#1151 in Asia

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

21. Nippon Medical School

For Machine Learning

#105 in Japan

#1168 in Asia

Founded: 1904

22. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Machine Learning

#109 in Japan

#1207 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

23. Ochanomizu University

For Machine Learning

#114 in Japan

#1251 in Asia

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

24. Showa University

For Machine Learning

#116 in Japan

#1284 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Tokyo City University

For Machine Learning

#119 in Japan

#1291 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

26. Rikkyo University

For Machine Learning

#132 in Japan

#1419 in Asia

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

27. Toyo University

For Machine Learning

#133 in Japan

#1431 in Asia

Founded: 1887

28. Kogakuin University

For Machine Learning

#134 in Japan

#1441 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

29. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Machine Learning

#136 in Japan

#1495 in Asia

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

30. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#151 in Japan

#1625 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

31. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Machine Learning

#162 in Japan

#1692 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

32. Gakushuin University

For Machine Learning

#173 in Japan

#1794 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

33. Musashi University

For Machine Learning

#176 in Japan

#1817 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

34. Hoshi University

For Machine Learning

#177 in Japan

#1833 in Asia

Founded: 1911

35. Nippon Dental University

For Machine Learning

#194 in Japan

#1995 in Asia

Founded: 1907

36. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Machine Learning

#204 in Japan

#2050 in Asia

Founded: 1966

37. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Machine Learning

#213 in Japan

#2095 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

38. Japan Women's University

For Machine Learning

#214 in Japan

#2098 in Asia

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

39. Komazawa University

For Machine Learning

#222 in Japan

#2147 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

40. Daito Bunka University

For Machine Learning

#231 in Japan

#2205 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

41. Takushoku University

For Machine Learning

#234 in Japan

#2209 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Rissho University

For Machine Learning

#240 in Japan

#2238 in Asia

Founded: 1924

43. Kokushikan University

For Machine Learning

#258 in Japan

#2293 in Asia

Founded: 1917

44. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Machine Learning

#272 in Japan

#2329 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

45. Meiji Gakuin University

For Machine Learning

#273 in Japan

#2334 in Asia

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

46. Otsuma Women's University

For Machine Learning

#278 in Japan

#2351 in Asia

Founded: 1908

47. Mejiro University

For Machine Learning

#290 in Japan

#2372 in Asia

Founded: 1994

48. Nippon Sport Science University

For Machine Learning

#295 in Japan

#2384 in Asia

Founded: 1891

49. Showa Women's University

For Machine Learning

#316 in Japan

#2426 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Tokyo Kasei University

For Machine Learning

#318 in Japan

#2430 in Asia

Founded: 1881

Universities for Machine Learning near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	16	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	34	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	66	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	70	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	113	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	39	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	21	Hachioji
32	Tokyo University of Technology	90	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	71	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	18	Chiba

Universities for Machine Learning near Tokyo

Computer Science subfields in Tokyo