23 Best universities for Web Design and Development in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 36.2K 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

#13 in Asia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Web Design and Development

#16 in Asia

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Web Design and Development

#28 in Asia

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Web Design and Development

#32 in Asia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Web Design and Development

#58 in Asia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

6. Keio University

For Web Design and Development

#83 in Asia

#342 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Web Design and Development

#104 in Asia

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

8. Kobe University

For Web Design and Development

#105 in Asia

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

9. Waseda University

For Web Design and Development

#107 in Asia

#421 in the World

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

10. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Web Design and Development

#109 in Asia

#425 in the World

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

11. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Web Design and Development

#110 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Web Design and Development

#113 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

13. Maebashi Institute of Technology

Japan | Maebashi

For Web Design and Development

#157 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1997

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Web Design and Development

#168 in Asia

#613 in the World

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

15. Nagoya University

For Web Design and Development

#176 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

16. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Web Design and Development

#185 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

17. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Web Design and Development

#191 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

18. Hosei University

For Web Design and Development

#216 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. University of Electro-Communications

For Web Design and Development

#233 in Asia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Web Design and Development

#241 in Asia

#780 in the World

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

21. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Web Design and Development

#254 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

22. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Web Design and Development

#291 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

23. Tohoku University

For Web Design and Development

#317 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
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.