23 Best universities for Web Design and Development 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 Web Design and Development. A graph of 35.5K citations received by 4.51K 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 Web Design and Development

#12 in Asia

#58 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Web Design and Development

#16 in Asia

#91 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Web Design and Development

#27 in Asia

#141 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Web Design and Development

#31 in Asia

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Web Design and Development

#55 in Asia

#252 in the World

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

6. Keio University

For Web Design and Development

#82 in Asia

#335 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Web Design and Development

#102 in Asia

#408 in the World

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

8. Kobe University

For Web Design and Development

#104 in Asia

#416 in the World

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

9. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Web Design and Development

#106 in Asia

#421 in the World

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

10. Waseda University

For Web Design and Development

#108 in Asia

#423 in the World

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

11. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Web Design and Development

#110 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Web Design and Development

#113 in Asia

#447 in the World

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

13. Maebashi Institute of Technology

Japan | Maebashi

For Web Design and Development

#151 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1997

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Web Design and Development

#169 in Asia

#605 in the World

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

15. Nagoya University

For Web Design and Development

#176 in Asia

#636 in the World

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

16. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Web Design and Development

#184 in Asia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

17. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Web Design and Development

#189 in Asia

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

18. Hosei University

For Web Design and Development

#212 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. University of Electro-Communications

For Web Design and Development

#230 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Web Design and Development

#249 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

21. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Web Design and Development

#252 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

22. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Web Design and Development

#285 in Asia

#876 in the World

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

23. Tohoku University

For Web Design and Development

#311 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

The best cities to study Web Design and Development in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Tsukuba.