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 402K citations received by 32.6K 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

#7 in Asia
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Software Engineering

#18 in Asia
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#28 in Asia
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

4. Kyoto University

For Software Engineering

#33 in Asia
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

5. Kyushu University

For Software Engineering

#53 in Asia
#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Waseda University

For Software Engineering

#58 in Asia
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

7. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

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

8. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#61 in Asia
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

9. Keio University

For Software Engineering

#73 in Asia
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. Kobe University

For Software Engineering

#79 in Asia
#475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

11. University of Tsukuba

For Software Engineering

#80 in Asia
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

12. Nagoya University

For Software Engineering

#91 in Asia
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

13. Tohoku University

For Software Engineering

#93 in Asia
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

14. Ritsumeikan University

For Software Engineering

#95 in Asia
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

15. Hosei University

For Software Engineering

#117 in Asia
#618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

16. University of Electro-Communications

For Software Engineering

#143 in Asia
#713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

17. Hiroshima University

For Software Engineering

#148 in Asia
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

18. Hokkaido University

For Software Engineering

#166 in Asia
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

19. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#202 in Asia
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

20. Tokyo University of Science

For Software Engineering

#214 in Asia
#942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

21. Nihon University

For Software Engineering

#224 in Asia
#971 in the World
Founded
1889

22. University of Aizu

For Software Engineering

#232 in Asia
#995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,371
Founded
1993

23. Okayama University

For Software Engineering

#243 in Asia
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

24. Gifu University

For Software Engineering

#261 in Asia
#1073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

25. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Software Engineering

#271 in Asia
#1103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

26. Yokohama National University

For Software Engineering

#276 in Asia
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

27. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#288 in Asia
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

28. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#303 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

29. Tottori University

For Software Engineering

#312 in Asia
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

31. Meiji University

For Software Engineering

#322 in Asia
#1252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

32. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#333 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

33. Chiba University

For Software Engineering

#334 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

34. Saitama University

For Software Engineering

#348 in Asia
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

35. Tokai University

For Software Engineering

#376 in Asia
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

36. Shinshu University

For Software Engineering

#379 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

37. Osaka Prefecture University

For Software Engineering

#380 in Asia
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

38. Tokyo Denki University

For Software Engineering

#385 in Asia
#1389 in the World
Founded
1907

39. Kanazawa University

For Software Engineering

#396 in Asia
#1408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

40. Hiroshima City University

For Software Engineering

#405 in Asia
#1425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
2,058
Founded
1994

41. Kagawa University

For Software Engineering

#425 in Asia
#1466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

42. Yamaguchi University

For Software Engineering

#435 in Asia
#1483 in the World
Founded
1949

43. Shizuoka University

For Software Engineering

#440 in Asia
#1494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

44. Doshisha University

For Software Engineering

#457 in Asia
#1523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

45. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Software Engineering

#467 in Asia
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

46. Iwate Prefectural University

For Software Engineering

#483 in Asia
#1574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1998

47. Toyo University

For Software Engineering

#505 in Asia
#1618 in the World
Founded
1887

48. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Software Engineering

#517 in Asia
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

49. Kumamoto University

For Software Engineering

#521 in Asia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

50. Kindai University

For Software Engineering

#529 in Asia
#1680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

51. Ibaraki University

For Software Engineering

#553 in Asia
#1730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

52. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Software Engineering

#556 in Asia
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

53. University of Tokushima

For Software Engineering

#560 in Asia
#1740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

54. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#569 in Asia
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

56. University of Hyogo

For Software Engineering

#600 in Asia
#1808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

57. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Software Engineering

#624 in Asia
#1850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1981

58. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#630 in Asia
#1870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

59. Mie University

For Software Engineering

#637 in Asia
#1884 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

60. Kansai University

For Software Engineering

#645 in Asia
#1902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

62. Nanzan University

For Software Engineering

#696 in Asia
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,883
Founded
1949

64. Kogakuin University

For Software Engineering

#704 in Asia
#2019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

65. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Software Engineering

#708 in Asia
#2030 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

66. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#719 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

67. Utsunomiya University

For Software Engineering

#736 in Asia
#2087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

68. Fukuoka University

For Software Engineering

#748 in Asia
#2108 in the World
Founded
1934

69. University of Miyazaki

For Software Engineering

#749 in Asia
#2109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

70. Wakayama University

For Software Engineering

#751 in Asia
#2113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

71. Chuo University

For Software Engineering

#752 in Asia
#2115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

72. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Software Engineering

#767 in Asia
#2145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

73. Saga University

For Software Engineering

#769 in Asia
#2152 in the World
Founded
1949

74. Kagoshima University

For Software Engineering

#775 in Asia
#2165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

75. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#782 in Asia
#2177 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

76. Gunma University

For Software Engineering

#783 in Asia
#2179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

77. Kanagawa University

For Software Engineering

#785 in Asia
#2183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

78. Osaka City University

For Software Engineering

#809 in Asia
#2229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

79. Meijo University

For Software Engineering

#812 in Asia
#2233 in the World
Founded
1926

80. University of Fukui

For Software Engineering

#814 in Asia
#2236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

81. Musashi University

For Software Engineering

#816 in Asia
#2239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

82. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Software Engineering

#844 in Asia
#2282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

83. Ochanomizu University

For Software Engineering

#848 in Asia
#2289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

84. Shimane University

For Software Engineering

#854 in Asia
#2302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

85. Tokyo City University

For Software Engineering

#864 in Asia
#2322 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

86. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Software Engineering

#867 in Asia
#2326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

87. University of Yamanashi

For Software Engineering

#872 in Asia
#2334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

88. Ehime University

For Software Engineering

#882 in Asia
#2351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

89. Juntendo University

For Software Engineering

#885 in Asia
#2356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

90. Tamagawa University

For Software Engineering

#896 in Asia
#2378 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1929

91. Nippon Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#907 in Asia
#2395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1967

92. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Software Engineering

#916 in Asia
#2408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
2006

93. Sophia University

For Software Engineering

#947 in Asia
#2454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

94. Tokyo University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#948 in Asia
#2455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1986

95. Nagasaki University

For Software Engineering

#949 in Asia
#2457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

96. Kochi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#955 in Asia
#2474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

97. University of Kitakyushu

For Software Engineering

#959 in Asia
#2481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1946

98. Future University Hakodate

For Software Engineering

#964 in Asia
#2490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2000

99. Niigata University

For Software Engineering

#966 in Asia
#2492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

100. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Software Engineering

#969 in Asia
#2496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

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