100 Best universities for Software Engineering in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 364K citations received by 33.1K academic papers made by 113 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 Software Engineering

#8 in Asia
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Software Engineering

#18 in Asia
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#29 in Asia
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

4. Kyoto University

For Software Engineering

#35 in Asia
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

5. Kyushu University

For Software Engineering

#53 in Asia
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

6. Waseda University

For Software Engineering

#60 in Asia
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

7. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#61 in Asia
#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

8. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#64 in Asia
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

9. Keio University

For Software Engineering

#78 in Asia
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. University of Tsukuba

For Software Engineering

#83 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

11. Ritsumeikan University

For Software Engineering

#92 in Asia
#525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

12. Nagoya University

For Software Engineering

#94 in Asia
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

13. Tohoku University

For Software Engineering

#96 in Asia
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

14. Hosei University

For Software Engineering

#120 in Asia
#625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

15. University of Electro-Communications

For Software Engineering

#145 in Asia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

16. Hiroshima University

For Software Engineering

#150 in Asia
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

17. Kobe University

For Software Engineering

#167 in Asia
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

18. Hokkaido University

For Software Engineering

#172 in Asia
#806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

19. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#211 in Asia
#933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

20. Tokyo University of Science

For Software Engineering

#216 in Asia
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

21. Nihon University

For Software Engineering

#234 in Asia
#986 in the World
Founded
1889

22. University of Aizu

For Software Engineering

#241 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,371
Founded
1993

23. Okayama University

For Software Engineering

#243 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

24. Gifu University

For Software Engineering

#274 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

25. Yokohama National University

For Software Engineering

#280 in Asia
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

26. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Software Engineering

#281 in Asia
#1128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

27. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#305 in Asia
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

28. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#315 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

29. Tottori University

For Software Engineering

#322 in Asia
#1251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

31. Meiji University

For Software Engineering

#342 in Asia
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

32. Chiba University

For Software Engineering

#346 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

33. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#349 in Asia
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

34. Saitama University

For Software Engineering

#371 in Asia
#1350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

35. Tokai University

For Software Engineering

#389 in Asia
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

36. Shinshu University

For Software Engineering

#397 in Asia
#1407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

37. Kanazawa University

For Software Engineering

#398 in Asia
#1410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

38. Osaka Prefecture University

For Software Engineering

#411 in Asia
#1429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

39. Tokyo Denki University

For Software Engineering

#414 in Asia
#1433 in the World
Founded
1907

40. Hiroshima City University

For Software Engineering

#427 in Asia
#1463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
2,058
Founded
1994

41. Kagawa University

For Software Engineering

#448 in Asia
#1498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

42. Yamaguchi University

For Software Engineering

#449 in Asia
#1500 in the World
Founded
1949

43. Shizuoka University

For Software Engineering

#472 in Asia
#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

44. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Software Engineering

#485 in Asia
#1565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

45. Doshisha University

For Software Engineering

#495 in Asia
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

46. Kindai University

For Software Engineering

#516 in Asia
#1631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

47. Toyo University

For Software Engineering

#518 in Asia
#1636 in the World
Founded
1887

48. Iwate Prefectural University

For Software Engineering

#526 in Asia
#1661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1998

49. Kumamoto University

For Software Engineering

#529 in Asia
#1669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

50. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Software Engineering

#532 in Asia
#1673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

51. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Software Engineering

#587 in Asia
#1776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

52. University of Tokushima

For Software Engineering

#588 in Asia
#1777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

53. Ibaraki University

For Software Engineering

#589 in Asia
#1779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

54. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#604 in Asia
#1809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

55. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Software Engineering

#610 in Asia
#1818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1981

57. University of Hyogo

For Software Engineering

#625 in Asia
#1849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

58. Kansai University

For Software Engineering

#656 in Asia
#1914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

59. Mie University

For Software Engineering

#657 in Asia
#1915 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

60. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#670 in Asia
#1937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

63. Nanzan University

For Software Engineering

#718 in Asia
#2054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,883
Founded
1949

64. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Software Engineering

#724 in Asia
#2065 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

65. Kogakuin University

For Software Engineering

#726 in Asia
#2067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

66. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#754 in Asia
#2119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

67. Utsunomiya University

For Software Engineering

#762 in Asia
#2138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

68. Fukuoka University

For Software Engineering

#766 in Asia
#2144 in the World
Founded
1934

69. University of Miyazaki

For Software Engineering

#773 in Asia
#2155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

70. Chuo University

For Software Engineering

#775 in Asia
#2159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

71. Wakayama University

For Software Engineering

#777 in Asia
#2162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

72. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#779 in Asia
#2164 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

73. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Software Engineering

#791 in Asia
#2193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

74. Saga University

For Software Engineering

#793 in Asia
#2198 in the World
Founded
1949

75. Kagoshima University

For Software Engineering

#796 in Asia
#2203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

76. Kanagawa University

For Software Engineering

#804 in Asia
#2216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

77. Gunma University

For Software Engineering

#808 in Asia
#2222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

78. Osaka City University

For Software Engineering

#844 in Asia
#2286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

79. Meijo University

For Software Engineering

#848 in Asia
#2292 in the World
Founded
1926

80. University of Fukui

For Software Engineering

#850 in Asia
#2295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

81. Musashi University

For Software Engineering

#863 in Asia
#2315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

82. Ochanomizu University

For Software Engineering

#874 in Asia
#2338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

83. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Software Engineering

#875 in Asia
#2339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

84. Juntendo University

For Software Engineering

#878 in Asia
#2344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

85. Tamagawa University

For Software Engineering

#884 in Asia
#2353 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1929

86. Tokyo City University

For Software Engineering

#885 in Asia
#2354 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

87. Shimane University

For Software Engineering

#887 in Asia
#2359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

88. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Software Engineering

#888 in Asia
#2361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

89. University of Yamanashi

For Software Engineering

#899 in Asia
#2380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

90. Ehime University

For Software Engineering

#907 in Asia
#2396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

91. Nippon Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#919 in Asia
#2416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1967

92. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Software Engineering

#948 in Asia
#2461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
2006

93. Nagasaki University

For Software Engineering

#959 in Asia
#2473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

94. Tokyo University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#962 in Asia
#2480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1986

95. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Software Engineering

#969 in Asia
#2495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

96. Kochi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#974 in Asia
#2505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

97. University of the Ryukyus

For Software Engineering

#978 in Asia
#2514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

98. University of Kitakyushu

For Software Engineering

#982 in Asia
#2519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1946

99. Sophia University

For Software Engineering

#983 in Asia
#2521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

100. Future University Hakodate

For Software Engineering

#991 in Asia
#2533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2000

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Kyoto, and Fukuoka.