25 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 230K citations received by 12.6K academic papers made by 25 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 Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Japan

#7 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in Japan

#28 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

3. Keio University

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in Japan

#50 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Japan

#71 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Japan

#95 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Tokai University

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in Japan

#123 in Asia

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

7. Nihon University

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Japan

#139 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokyo University of Science

For Biomedical Engineering

#27 in Japan

#162 in Asia

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

9. Kitasato University

For Biomedical Engineering

#33 in Japan

#211 in Asia

Founded: 1962

10. Nippon Medical School

For Biomedical Engineering

#36 in Japan

#231 in Asia

Founded: 1904

11. Showa University

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in Japan

#232 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

12. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Biomedical Engineering

#43 in Japan

#247 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

13. Toyo University

For Biomedical Engineering

#44 in Japan

#248 in Asia

Founded: 1887

14. Juntendo University

For Biomedical Engineering

#46 in Japan

#260 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

15. Tokyo Medical University

For Biomedical Engineering

#57 in Japan

#299 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

16. Tokyo Denki University

For Biomedical Engineering

#58 in Japan

#301 in Asia

Founded: 1907

17. Toho University

For Biomedical Engineering

#61 in Japan

#312 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

18. Teikyo University

For Biomedical Engineering

#62 in Japan

#313 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Meiji University

For Biomedical Engineering

#79 in Japan

#389 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

20. Nippon Dental University

For Biomedical Engineering

#87 in Japan

#415 in Asia

Founded: 1907

21. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Biomedical Engineering

#88 in Japan

#416 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

22. Hoshi University

For Biomedical Engineering

#90 in Japan

#432 in Asia

Founded: 1911

23. Sophia University

For Biomedical Engineering

#104 in Japan

#534 in Asia

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

24. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Biomedical Engineering

#110 in Japan

#561 in Asia

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

25. Kogakuin University

For Biomedical Engineering

#116 in Japan

#602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

Universities for Biomedical Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	28	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	48	Chiba
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	50	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	19	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	39	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	11	Tsukuba
80	Jichi Medical University	42	Tochigi
166	Shinshu University	21	Matsumoto
233	Fukushima Medical University	45	Fukushima
235	Toyohashi University of Technology	60	Toyohashi