27 Best universities for Agricultural Engineering 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 Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 31.2K citations received by 3.91K academic papers made by 27 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Asia

#44 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Asia

#52 in the World

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

3. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Asia

#87 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

5. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Agricultural Engineering

#37 in Asia

#112 in the World

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

6. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Agricultural Engineering

#64 in Asia

#177 in the World

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

7. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Agricultural Engineering

#103 in Asia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

8. Tokyo University of Agriculture

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#115 in Asia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

9. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Agricultural Engineering

#123 in Asia

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

10. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Agricultural Engineering

#129 in Asia

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

11. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Agricultural Engineering

#140 in Asia

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

12. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Agricultural Engineering

#143 in Asia

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

13. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Agricultural Engineering

#145 in Asia

#366 in the World

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

14. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Agricultural Engineering

#192 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

15. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Agricultural Engineering

#203 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

16. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Agricultural Engineering

#207 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

17. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Agricultural Engineering

#218 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

18. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Agricultural Engineering

#225 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

19. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#228 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

20. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Agricultural Engineering

#238 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

21. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Agricultural Engineering

#285 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

22. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Agricultural Engineering

#302 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

23. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Agricultural Engineering

#310 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

24. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Agricultural Engineering

#344 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

25. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Agricultural Engineering

#348 in Asia

#772 in the World

Founded: 1949

26. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Agricultural Engineering

#355 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

27. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Agricultural Engineering

#357 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

The best cities to study Agricultural Engineering in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Tsukuba, and Fukuoka.