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 239K citations received by 29.9K academic papers made by 106 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

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

2. Osaka University

For Software Engineering

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

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#23 in Asia
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

4. Kyoto University

For Software Engineering

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

5. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#45 in Asia
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

6. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

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

7. Waseda University

For Software Engineering

#56 in Asia
#397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

8. Kyushu University

For Software Engineering

#59 in Asia
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

9. Keio University

For Software Engineering

#67 in Asia
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. University of Tsukuba

For Software Engineering

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

11. Nagoya University

For Software Engineering

#85 in Asia
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

12. Ritsumeikan University

For Software Engineering

#86 in Asia
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

13. Tohoku University

For Software Engineering

#87 in Asia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

14. Hosei University

For Software Engineering

#106 in Asia
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

15. Hiroshima University

For Software Engineering

#143 in Asia
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

16. University of Electro-Communications

For Software Engineering

#146 in Asia
#744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

17. Tokyo University of Science

For Software Engineering

#151 in Asia
#759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

18. Kobe University

For Software Engineering

#152 in Asia
#762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

19. Hokkaido University

For Software Engineering

#169 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

20. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#188 in Asia
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

21. Nihon University

For Software Engineering

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

22. University of Aizu

For Software Engineering

#219 in Asia
#968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

23. Okayama University

For Software Engineering

#244 in Asia
#1055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

24. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Software Engineering

#245 in Asia
#1056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

25. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#247 in Asia
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

26. Gifu University

For Software Engineering

#253 in Asia
#1081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

27. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#267 in Asia
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

28. Yokohama National University

For Software Engineering

#268 in Asia
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

29. Saitama University

For Software Engineering

#273 in Asia
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

30. Tottori University

For Software Engineering

#281 in Asia
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

31. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#282 in Asia
#1170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

32. Meiji University

For Software Engineering

#300 in Asia
#1219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

33. Osaka Prefecture University

For Software Engineering

#304 in Asia
#1225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

34. Chiba University

For Software Engineering

#305 in Asia
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

35. Shinshu University

For Software Engineering

#334 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

36. Kagawa University

For Software Engineering

#337 in Asia
#1310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

37. Hiroshima City University

For Software Engineering

#339 in Asia
#1313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
2,114
Founded
1994

38. Tokai University

For Software Engineering

#342 in Asia
#1317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

39. Tokyo Denki University

For Software Engineering

#344 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Founded
1907

40. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#349 in Asia
#1337 in the World
Enrollment
4,460
Founded
1963

41. Yamaguchi University

For Software Engineering

#355 in Asia
#1354 in the World
Founded
1949

42. Shizuoka University

For Software Engineering

#376 in Asia
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

43. Kanazawa University

For Software Engineering

#396 in Asia
#1422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

44. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Software Engineering

#406 in Asia
#1449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

45. Doshisha University

For Software Engineering

#422 in Asia
#1483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

46. Iwate Prefectural University

For Software Engineering

#425 in Asia
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1998

47. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#428 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

48. Ibaraki University

For Software Engineering

#432 in Asia
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

49. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Software Engineering

#436 in Asia
#1511 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

50. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Software Engineering

#447 in Asia
#1529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

51. Kumamoto University

For Software Engineering

#464 in Asia
#1570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

52. University of Tokushima

For Software Engineering

#469 in Asia
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

53. Toyo University

For Software Engineering

#478 in Asia
#1596 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

54. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Software Engineering

#493 in Asia
#1627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

55. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Software Engineering

#496 in Asia
#1630 in the World
Enrollment
320
Founded
2004

56. University of Hyogo

For Software Engineering

#529 in Asia
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

57. Kindai University

For Software Engineering

#541 in Asia
#1728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

58. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#546 in Asia
#1736 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

59. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Software Engineering

#548 in Asia
#1743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
849
Founded
1981

60. Nanzan University

For Software Engineering

#558 in Asia
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1949

61. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#560 in Asia
#1775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

62. Mie University

For Software Engineering

#572 in Asia
#1794 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

63. Kansai University

For Software Engineering

#579 in Asia
#1809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

64. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Software Engineering

#614 in Asia
#1862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

65. Kogakuin University

For Software Engineering

#615 in Asia
#1868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

66. Chuo University

For Software Engineering

#629 in Asia
#1903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

67. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#633 in Asia
#1910 in the World
Enrollment
5,243
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
1975

68. Sophia University

For Software Engineering

#635 in Asia
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

69. Kagoshima University

For Software Engineering

#645 in Asia
#1943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

70. Utsunomiya University

For Software Engineering

#653 in Asia
#1953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

71. Wakayama University

For Software Engineering

#658 in Asia
#1964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

72. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Software Engineering

#661 in Asia
#1971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

73. Gunma University

For Software Engineering

#669 in Asia
#1986 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

74. Fukuoka University

For Software Engineering

#670 in Asia
#1987 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

75. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#672 in Asia
#1991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

76. Saga University

For Software Engineering

#699 in Asia
#2048 in the World
Founded
1949

77. Kanagawa University

For Software Engineering

#704 in Asia
#2060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

78. Ochanomizu University

For Software Engineering

#732 in Asia
#2106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

79. Shimane University

For Software Engineering

#735 in Asia
#2109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

80. Tamagawa University

For Software Engineering

#739 in Asia
#2113 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1929

81. Musashi University

For Software Engineering

#741 in Asia
#2115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

82. Kochi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#748 in Asia
#2128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
1997

83. Meijo University

For Software Engineering

#751 in Asia
#2135 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

84. University of Fukui

For Software Engineering

#752 in Asia
#2136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

85. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#766 in Asia
#2162 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

86. University of Yamanashi

For Software Engineering

#773 in Asia
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

87. Tokyo City University

For Software Engineering

#792 in Asia
#2202 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

88. Niigata University

For Software Engineering

#804 in Asia
#2214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

89. Ehime University

For Software Engineering

#807 in Asia
#2220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

90. Juntendo University

For Software Engineering

#811 in Asia
#2226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

91. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Software Engineering

#813 in Asia
#2230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

92. Osaka City University

For Software Engineering

#848 in Asia
#2287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

93. University of Kitakyushu

For Software Engineering

#855 in Asia
#2296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,496
Founded
1946

94. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Software Engineering

#860 in Asia
#2301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
2006

95. Chukyo University

For Software Engineering

#861 in Asia
#2302 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1927

96. Kanto Gakuin University

For Software Engineering

#868 in Asia
#2313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1884

97. Yamagata University

For Software Engineering

#874 in Asia
#2323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

98. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#877 in Asia
#2328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

99. Tokyo University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#881 in Asia
#2333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1986

100. Nagasaki University

For Software Engineering

#888 in Asia
#2343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

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