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 243K citations received by 35.2K academic papers made by 119 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

#11 in Asia
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#44 in Asia
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

3. Hokkaido University

For Automotive Engineering

#51 in Asia
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

4. Kyushu University

For Automotive Engineering

#55 in Asia
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

5. Kyoto University

For Automotive Engineering

#56 in Asia
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

6. Nagoya University

For Automotive Engineering

#66 in Asia
#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Tohoku University

For Automotive Engineering

#69 in Asia
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

8. Waseda University

For Automotive Engineering

#73 in Asia
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

9. Osaka Prefecture University

For Automotive Engineering

#85 in Asia
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

10. Osaka University

For Automotive Engineering

#88 in Asia
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

11. Keio University

For Automotive Engineering

#93 in Asia
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#100 in Asia
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

13. Nihon University

For Automotive Engineering

#112 in Asia
#313 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

14. Doshisha University

For Automotive Engineering

#120 in Asia
#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Automotive Engineering

#127 in Asia
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

16. Okayama University

For Automotive Engineering

#140 in Asia
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

17. Yokohama National University

For Automotive Engineering

#147 in Asia
#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

18. Kobe University

For Automotive Engineering

#151 in Asia
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

19. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#157 in Asia
#456 in the World
Enrollment
5,243
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
1975

20. Chiba University

For Automotive Engineering

#167 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

21. Hiroshima University

For Automotive Engineering

#182 in Asia
#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

22. University of Tsukuba

For Automotive Engineering

#189 in Asia
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

23. Sophia University

For Automotive Engineering

#202 in Asia
#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

24. Tokai University

For Automotive Engineering

#206 in Asia
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

25. Gunma University

For Automotive Engineering

#213 in Asia
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

26. University of the Ryukyus

For Automotive Engineering

#217 in Asia
#590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

27. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#226 in Asia
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

28. Nagasaki University

For Automotive Engineering

#235 in Asia
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

29. Ibaraki University

For Automotive Engineering

#241 in Asia
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

30. Kanazawa University

For Automotive Engineering

#248 in Asia
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

31. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Automotive Engineering

#249 in Asia
#673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

32. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#259 in Asia
#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

33. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#267 in Asia
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

34. Ritsumeikan University

For Automotive Engineering

#277 in Asia
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

35. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#278 in Asia
#762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

36. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#284 in Asia
#783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

37. Tokyo Denki University

For Automotive Engineering

#290 in Asia
#794 in the World
Founded
1907

38. University of Tokushima

For Automotive Engineering

#297 in Asia
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

39. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#299 in Asia
#822 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

40. Musashi University

For Automotive Engineering

#311 in Asia
#852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

41. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#317 in Asia
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

42. Meijo University

For Automotive Engineering

#318 in Asia
#862 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

43. Meiji University

For Automotive Engineering

#326 in Asia
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

44. Hosei University

For Automotive Engineering

#337 in Asia
#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

45. Chuo University

For Automotive Engineering

#352 in Asia
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

46. Mie University

For Automotive Engineering

#353 in Asia
#949 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

47. Kagoshima University

For Automotive Engineering

#356 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

48. Yamaguchi University

For Automotive Engineering

#367 in Asia
#983 in the World
Founded
1949

49. University of Shiga Prefecture

For Automotive Engineering

#374 in Asia
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
2,806
Founded
1995

50. Saitama University

For Automotive Engineering

#385 in Asia
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

51. Kumamoto University

For Automotive Engineering

#387 in Asia
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

52. Niigata University

For Automotive Engineering

#411 in Asia
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

53. Kogakuin University

For Automotive Engineering

#421 in Asia
#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

54. Osaka City University

For Automotive Engineering

#457 in Asia
#1192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

55. Kindai University

For Automotive Engineering

#458 in Asia
#1195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

56. Shinshu University

For Automotive Engineering

#464 in Asia
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

57. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#466 in Asia
#1208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

58. Tokyo City University

For Automotive Engineering

#470 in Asia
#1214 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

59. Iwate University

For Automotive Engineering

#478 in Asia
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

60. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#497 in Asia
#1269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

61. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#508 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

63. Saga University

For Automotive Engineering

#524 in Asia
#1317 in the World
Founded
1949

64. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Automotive Engineering

#529 in Asia
#1327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

65. University of Electro-Communications

For Automotive Engineering

#531 in Asia
#1332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

66. Nagaoka University

For Automotive Engineering

#535 in Asia
#1338 in the World
Founded
2001

67. Oita University

For Automotive Engineering

#549 in Asia
#1364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

68. University of Kitakyushu

For Automotive Engineering

#551 in Asia
#1366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,496
Founded
1946

69. Tottori University

For Automotive Engineering

#556 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

70. Akita Prefectural University

For Automotive Engineering

#580 in Asia
#1416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
1,837
Founded
1999

71. Gifu University

For Automotive Engineering

#585 in Asia
#1425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

72. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Automotive Engineering

#594 in Asia
#1441 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

73. Shizuoka University

For Automotive Engineering

#599 in Asia
#1459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

74. Seikei University

For Automotive Engineering

#620 in Asia
#1500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

75. Tohoku Gakuin University

For Automotive Engineering

#625 in Asia
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1949

76. Nippon Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#640 in Asia
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1967

77. University of Toyama

For Automotive Engineering

#644 in Asia
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

78. Kansai University

For Automotive Engineering

#651 in Asia
#1561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

79. Kochi University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#652 in Asia
#1562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
1997

80. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#654 in Asia
#1565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

81. Utsunomiya University

For Automotive Engineering

#659 in Asia
#1573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

82. Ehime University

For Automotive Engineering

#672 in Asia
#1598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

83. Kagawa University

For Automotive Engineering

#674 in Asia
#1600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

84. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#684 in Asia
#1617 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

85. Shimane University

For Automotive Engineering

#712 in Asia
#1673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

86. Toyota Technological Institute

For Automotive Engineering

#723 in Asia
#1699 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

87. Yamagata University

For Automotive Engineering

#730 in Asia
#1710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

88. Chubu University

For Automotive Engineering

#734 in Asia
#1719 in the World
Founded
1938

89. University of Fukui

For Automotive Engineering

#746 in Asia
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

90. Osaka Sangyo University

For Automotive Engineering

#747 in Asia
#1740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1928

91. University of Miyazaki

For Automotive Engineering

#753 in Asia
#1752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

92. Kanagawa University

For Automotive Engineering

#766 in Asia
#1781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

93. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#774 in Asia
#1792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

94. Toyo University

For Automotive Engineering

#775 in Asia
#1794 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

95. Hokkaido University of Science

For Automotive Engineering

#776 in Asia
#1795 in the World
Founded
1967

96. Hirosaki University

For Automotive Engineering

#808 in Asia
#1852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

97. Meisei University

For Automotive Engineering

#826 in Asia
#1886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1964

98. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#827 in Asia
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

99. Teikyo University

For Automotive Engineering

#829 in Asia
#1890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

100. Saitama Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#840 in Asia
#1910 in the World
Founded
1976

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