21 Best universities for Automation and Control 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 Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 155K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 21 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. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#1 in Japan

#13 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

2. University of Tokyo

For Automation and Control engineering

#2 in Japan

#16 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Automation and Control engineering

#5 in Japan

#43 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Automation and Control engineering

#9 in Japan

#97 in Asia

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

5. Meiji University

For Automation and Control engineering

#23 in Japan

#155 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

6. Tokyo University of Science

For Automation and Control engineering

#25 in Japan

#163 in Asia

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

7. Tokyo Denki University

For Automation and Control engineering

#27 in Japan

#169 in Asia

Founded: 1907

8. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#28 in Japan

#199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

9. Sophia University

For Automation and Control engineering

#34 in Japan

#260 in Asia

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

10. Tokai University

For Automation and Control engineering

#41 in Japan

#317 in Asia

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

11. Nihon University

For Automation and Control engineering

#42 in Japan

#324 in Asia

Founded: 1889

12. Hosei University

For Automation and Control engineering

#44 in Japan

#359 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Tokyo City University

For Automation and Control engineering

#64 in Japan

#476 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

14. Musashi University

For Automation and Control engineering

#83 in Japan

#610 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Automation and Control engineering

#84 in Japan

#612 in Asia

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

16. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Automation and Control engineering

#88 in Japan

#668 in Asia

Founded: 1966

17. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#90 in Japan

#702 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

18. Kogakuin University

For Automation and Control engineering

#95 in Japan

#770 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

19. Toyo University

For Automation and Control engineering

#100 in Japan

#802 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Automation and Control engineering

#105 in Japan

#826 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

21. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#112 in Japan

#868 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

Universities for Automation and Control engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	22	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	30	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	40	Saitama
26	Yokohama National University	17	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	26	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	19	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	20	Tsukuba
101	Gunma University	49	Maebashi
104	Ibaraki University	38	Mito
207	Nagaoka University	43	Nagaoka

Engineering subfields in Tokyo

Acoustical Engineering48

Aerospace Engineering45

Agricultural Engineering5

Applied/Engineering Physics20

Architectural Engineering20

Automotive Engineering21

Biochemical Engineering6

Biomedical Engineering25

Biotechnology29

Chemical Engineering42

Civil Engineering38

Computer Engineering18

Computer Networking43

Construction Management7

Electrical Engineering48

Electronic Engineering38

Engineering Management8

Environmental Engineering26

Firefighting and Fire Science8

Geotechnical Engineering33

Human-Computer Interaction32

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering13

Materials Science58

Mechanical Engineering50

Metallurgical Engineering47

Mining Engineering6

Nanotechnology40

Nuclear Engineering16

Operations Research17

Optical Engineering53

Petroleum Engineering16

Polymer science and Plastics engineering12

Product and Industrial Design8

Reliability and Quality Engineering15

Remote Sensing22

Renewable Energy Engineering14

Structural Engineering41

Systems Engineering30

Technical Drawing13

Telecommunications45

Transportation Engineering17