45 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.68M citations received by 88.5K academic papers made by 45 universities in Tokyo 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 Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Japan

#1 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Japan

#30 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Japan

#75 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo University of Science

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Japan

#80 in Asia

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

5. Waseda University

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Japan

#94 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Aerospace Engineering

#17 in Japan

#125 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Japan

#138 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Aerospace Engineering

#42 in Japan

#252 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Tokyo Denki University

For Aerospace Engineering

#51 in Japan

#324 in Asia

Founded: 1907

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#54 in Japan

#349 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

11. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Aerospace Engineering

#58 in Japan

#370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

12. Nippon Medical School

For Aerospace Engineering

#64 in Japan

#401 in Asia

Founded: 1904

13. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#67 in Japan

#423 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

14. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#70 in Japan

#439 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

15. Sophia University

For Aerospace Engineering

#72 in Japan

#449 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

16. Meiji University

For Aerospace Engineering

#75 in Japan

#477 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

17. Juntendo University

For Aerospace Engineering

#76 in Japan

#480 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Hosei University

For Aerospace Engineering

#79 in Japan

#517 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. Toho University

For Aerospace Engineering

#81 in Japan

#522 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Kogakuin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#84 in Japan

#532 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

21. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Aerospace Engineering

#94 in Japan

#586 in Asia

Founded: 1966

22. Kitasato University

For Aerospace Engineering

#98 in Japan

#617 in Asia

Founded: 1962

23. Musashi University

For Aerospace Engineering

#104 in Japan

#665 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

24. Showa University

For Aerospace Engineering

#106 in Japan

#673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Tokyo City University

For Aerospace Engineering

#107 in Japan

#689 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

26. Teikyo University

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in Japan

#724 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

27. Rikkyo University

For Aerospace Engineering

#122 in Japan

#812 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

28. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Aerospace Engineering

#124 in Japan

#824 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

29. Ochanomizu University

For Aerospace Engineering

#125 in Japan

#835 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

30. Gakushuin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#135 in Japan

#902 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

31. Toyo University

For Aerospace Engineering

#138 in Japan

#915 in Asia

Founded: 1887

32. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#143 in Japan

#996 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

33. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Aerospace Engineering

#149 in Japan

#1035 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Aerospace Engineering

#163 in Japan

#1168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Takushoku University

For Aerospace Engineering

#197 in Japan

#1512 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

36. Komazawa University

For Aerospace Engineering

#204 in Japan

#1580 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Kokushikan University

For Aerospace Engineering

#210 in Japan

#1616 in Asia

Founded: 1917

38. Japan Women's University

For Aerospace Engineering

#215 in Japan

#1636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

39. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Aerospace Engineering

#222 in Japan

#1695 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

40. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Aerospace Engineering

#224 in Japan

#1712 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

41. Nippon Dental University

For Aerospace Engineering

#236 in Japan

#1854 in Asia

Founded: 1907

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Aerospace Engineering

#246 in Japan

#1933 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Kokugakuin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#255 in Japan

#1968 in Asia

Founded: 1882

44. Meiji Gakuin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#265 in Japan

#2017 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

45. Nippon Sport Science University

For Aerospace Engineering

#268 in Japan

#2024 in Asia

Founded: 1891

Universities for Aerospace Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	27	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	126	Kawasaki
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	28	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	46	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	136	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	101	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	88	Narashino
34	Chuo University	55	Hachioji