23 Best UX/UI Desgin schools 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 UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 72.7K citations received by 4.06K academic papers made by 23 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 UX/UI Desgin

#2 in Asia

#35 in the World

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

2. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in Asia

#80 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Asia

#87 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

#26 in Asia

#177 in the World

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

5. Keio University

For UX/UI Desgin

#30 in Asia

#209 in the World

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

6. Osaka University

For UX/UI Desgin

#37 in Asia

#233 in the World

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

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For UX/UI Desgin

#39 in Asia

#237 in the World

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

8. Waseda University

For UX/UI Desgin

#41 in Asia

#286 in the World

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

9. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

#43 in Asia

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For UX/UI Desgin

#69 in Asia

#400 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For UX/UI Desgin

#75 in Asia

#420 in the World

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

12. Tohoku University

For UX/UI Desgin

#81 in Asia

#453 in the World

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

13. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For UX/UI Desgin

#96 in Asia

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 320
Founded: 2004

14. Nagoya University

For UX/UI Desgin

#108 in Asia

#530 in the World

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

15. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For UX/UI Desgin

#109 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

16. Kobe University

For UX/UI Desgin

#113 in Asia

#546 in the World

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

17. University of Electro-Communications

For UX/UI Desgin

#124 in Asia

#595 in the World

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

18. Toyo University

For UX/UI Desgin

#134 in Asia

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

19. Tokyo University of Science

For UX/UI Desgin

#141 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

20. Ibaraki University

For UX/UI Desgin

#151 in Asia

#678 in the World

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

21. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For UX/UI Desgin

#154 in Asia

#688 in the World

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

22. Meiji University

For UX/UI Desgin

#168 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

23. Ritsumeikan University

For UX/UI Desgin

#192 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

The best cities to study UX/UI Desgin in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Hachioji, Kyoto, and Suita.