100 Best universities for Automotive Engineering in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 345K citations received by 38.3K academic papers made by 123 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 Automotive Engineering

#18 in Asia
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#47 in Asia
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

3. Hokkaido University

For Automotive Engineering

#53 in Asia
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

4. Kyushu University

For Automotive Engineering

#66 in Asia
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

5. Kyoto University

For Automotive Engineering

#68 in Asia
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

6. Waseda University

For Automotive Engineering

#74 in Asia
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

7. Tohoku University

For Automotive Engineering

#78 in Asia
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

8. Nagoya University

For Automotive Engineering

#83 in Asia
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

9. Osaka University

For Automotive Engineering

#99 in Asia
#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

10. Keio University

For Automotive Engineering

#107 in Asia
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Osaka Prefecture University

For Automotive Engineering

#120 in Asia
#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

12. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#124 in Asia
#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

13. Nihon University

For Automotive Engineering

#137 in Asia
#369 in the World
Founded
1889

14. Doshisha University

For Automotive Engineering

#138 in Asia
#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Automotive Engineering

#153 in Asia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

16. Okayama University

For Automotive Engineering

#163 in Asia
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

17. Kobe University

For Automotive Engineering

#186 in Asia
#513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

18. Yokohama National University

For Automotive Engineering

#189 in Asia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

19. University of Tsukuba

For Automotive Engineering

#200 in Asia
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

20. Chiba University

For Automotive Engineering

#203 in Asia
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

21. Hiroshima University

For Automotive Engineering

#210 in Asia
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

23. Sophia University

For Automotive Engineering

#232 in Asia
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

24. University of the Ryukyus

For Automotive Engineering

#241 in Asia
#629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

25. Tokai University

For Automotive Engineering

#250 in Asia
#643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

26. Ibaraki University

For Automotive Engineering

#251 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

27. Gunma University

For Automotive Engineering

#254 in Asia
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

28. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#258 in Asia
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Automotive Engineering

#276 in Asia
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

30. Nagasaki University

For Automotive Engineering

#286 in Asia
#759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

31. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#287 in Asia
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

32. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#297 in Asia
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,106
Founded
1960

33. Kanazawa University

For Automotive Engineering

#306 in Asia
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

34. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#312 in Asia
#829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

35. Musashi University

For Automotive Engineering

#314 in Asia
#837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

36. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#319 in Asia
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

37. Ritsumeikan University

For Automotive Engineering

#320 in Asia
#850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

39. University of Tokushima

For Automotive Engineering

#344 in Asia
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

40. Meiji University

For Automotive Engineering

#371 in Asia
#979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

41. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#372 in Asia
#980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

42. Hosei University

For Automotive Engineering

#390 in Asia
#1017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

43. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#392 in Asia
#1021 in the World
Founded
1942

44. Meijo University

For Automotive Engineering

#396 in Asia
#1029 in the World
Founded
1926

45. Kagoshima University

For Automotive Engineering

#426 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

46. Tokyo City University

For Automotive Engineering

#428 in Asia
#1088 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

47. Kogakuin University

For Automotive Engineering

#436 in Asia
#1102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

48. Yamaguchi University

For Automotive Engineering

#438 in Asia
#1104 in the World
Founded
1949

49. Kumamoto University

For Automotive Engineering

#441 in Asia
#1115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

50. Mie University

For Automotive Engineering

#447 in Asia
#1129 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

51. Tokyo Denki University

For Automotive Engineering

#452 in Asia
#1137 in the World
Founded
1907

52. Chuo University

For Automotive Engineering

#459 in Asia
#1147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

53. Saitama University

For Automotive Engineering

#464 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

54. University of Shiga Prefecture

For Automotive Engineering

#467 in Asia
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1995

55. Niigata University

For Automotive Engineering

#501 in Asia
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

56. Kindai University

For Automotive Engineering

#537 in Asia
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

57. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#540 in Asia
#1334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

58. Nagaoka University

For Automotive Engineering

#577 in Asia
#1421 in the World
Founded
2001

59. Osaka City University

For Automotive Engineering

#583 in Asia
#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

60. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#597 in Asia
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

61. Saga University

For Automotive Engineering

#600 in Asia
#1468 in the World
Founded
1949

62. University of Electro-Communications

For Automotive Engineering

#619 in Asia
#1490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

63. Iwate University

For Automotive Engineering

#622 in Asia
#1503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

64. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Automotive Engineering

#628 in Asia
#1517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

65. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#630 in Asia
#1520 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

66. Oita University

For Automotive Engineering

#641 in Asia
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

67. Shinshu University

For Automotive Engineering

#646 in Asia
#1554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

68. University of Kitakyushu

For Automotive Engineering

#648 in Asia
#1557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1946

69. Gifu University

For Automotive Engineering

#660 in Asia
#1585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

70. Shizuoka University

For Automotive Engineering

#684 in Asia
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

71. Akita Prefectural University

For Automotive Engineering

#686 in Asia
#1640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1999

72. Nippon Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#687 in Asia
#1642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1967

73. Tottori University

For Automotive Engineering

#707 in Asia
#1680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

74. Kansai University

For Automotive Engineering

#721 in Asia
#1707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

75. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#728 in Asia
#1716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
5,917
Founded
1965

76. Ehime University

For Automotive Engineering

#731 in Asia
#1719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

77. Seikei University

For Automotive Engineering

#733 in Asia
#1722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

78. University of Toyama

For Automotive Engineering

#737 in Asia
#1728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

79. Tohoku Gakuin University

For Automotive Engineering

#755 in Asia
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1949

80. Utsunomiya University

For Automotive Engineering

#765 in Asia
#1768 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

81. Kagawa University

For Automotive Engineering

#778 in Asia
#1789 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

82. Kochi University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#784 in Asia
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

83. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#789 in Asia
#1809 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

84. Toyota Technological Institute

For Automotive Engineering

#801 in Asia
#1839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

85. Chubu University

For Automotive Engineering

#808 in Asia
#1849 in the World
Founded
1938

86. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#820 in Asia
#1873 in the World
Founded
1963

87. Yamagata University

For Automotive Engineering

#825 in Asia
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

88. Shimane University

For Automotive Engineering

#837 in Asia
#1904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

89. Kanagawa University

For Automotive Engineering

#843 in Asia
#1912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

90. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Automotive Engineering

#852 in Asia
#1928 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

91. Osaka Sangyo University

For Automotive Engineering

#893 in Asia
#2003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1928

92. Toyo University

For Automotive Engineering

#904 in Asia
#2026 in the World
Founded
1887

93. Teikyo University

For Automotive Engineering

#914 in Asia
#2052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

94. University of Miyazaki

For Automotive Engineering

#919 in Asia
#2064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

95. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#923 in Asia
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

96. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#942 in Asia
#2105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

97. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#949 in Asia
#2116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

98. Hokkaido University of Science

For Automotive Engineering

#960 in Asia
#2137 in the World
Founded
1967

99. Hirosaki University

For Automotive Engineering

#963 in Asia
#2140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

100. Meisei University

For Automotive Engineering

#971 in Asia
#2151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1964

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