22 Best UX/UI Desgin schools in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 99.7K citations received by 4.31K academic papers made by 22 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

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Asia

#79 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in Asia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

#27 in Asia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Keio University

For UX/UI Desgin

#32 in Asia

#205 in the World

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

6. Osaka University

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in Asia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For UX/UI Desgin

#41 in Asia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

8. Waseda University

For UX/UI Desgin

#45 in Asia

#289 in the World

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

9. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For UX/UI Desgin

#54 in Asia

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For UX/UI Desgin

#80 in Asia

#426 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For UX/UI Desgin

#87 in Asia

#456 in the World

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

12. Tohoku University

For UX/UI Desgin

#89 in Asia

#470 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

For UX/UI Desgin

#106 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

14. Nagoya University

For UX/UI Desgin

#119 in Asia

#557 in the World

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

15. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For UX/UI Desgin

#120 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

16. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For UX/UI Desgin

#135 in Asia

#609 in the World

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

17. University of Electro-Communications

For UX/UI Desgin

#149 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

18. Tokyo University of Science

For UX/UI Desgin

#154 in Asia

#661 in the World

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

19. Ibaraki University

For UX/UI Desgin

#162 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

20. Toyo University

For UX/UI Desgin

#178 in Asia

#730 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. Meiji University

For UX/UI Desgin

#181 in Asia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

22. Ritsumeikan University

For UX/UI Desgin

#182 in Asia

#740 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.