38 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 551K citations received by 35.7K academic papers made by 38 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 Civil Engineering

#1 in Japan

#3 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Japan

#30 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Japan

#91 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Japan

#118 in Asia

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

5. Nihon University

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Japan

#133 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Keio University

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Japan

#155 in Asia

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

7. Tokai University

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Japan

#175 in Asia

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

8. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#46 in Japan

#365 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Civil Engineering

#47 in Japan

#388 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Tokyo Denki University

For Civil Engineering

#56 in Japan

#430 in Asia

Founded: 1907

11. Meiji University

For Civil Engineering

#58 in Japan

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#59 in Japan

#458 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

13. Hosei University

For Civil Engineering

#60 in Japan

#460 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

14. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Civil Engineering

#66 in Japan

#517 in Asia

Founded: 1966

15. Kogakuin University

For Civil Engineering

#82 in Japan

#652 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

16. Tokyo City University

For Civil Engineering

#85 in Japan

#675 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

17. Toyo University

For Civil Engineering

#90 in Japan

#723 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Kitasato University

For Civil Engineering

#91 in Japan

#731 in Asia

Founded: 1962

19. Teikyo University

For Civil Engineering

#96 in Japan

#813 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

20. Sophia University

For Civil Engineering

#97 in Japan

#817 in Asia

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

21. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Civil Engineering

#98 in Japan

#843 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

22. Tokyo Medical University

For Civil Engineering

#103 in Japan

#887 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

23. Toho University

For Civil Engineering

#108 in Japan

#940 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Civil Engineering

#109 in Japan

#942 in Asia

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

25. Musashi University

For Civil Engineering

#110 in Japan

#945 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

26. Rikkyo University

For Civil Engineering

#119 in Japan

#1012 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

27. Showa University

For Civil Engineering

#120 in Japan

#1017 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

28. Juntendo University

For Civil Engineering

#125 in Japan

#1034 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Civil Engineering

#138 in Japan

#1177 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

30. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Civil Engineering

#142 in Japan

#1203 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

31. Nippon Medical School

For Civil Engineering

#147 in Japan

#1227 in Asia

Founded: 1904

32. Nippon Dental University

For Civil Engineering

#148 in Japan

#1265 in Asia

Founded: 1907

33. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Civil Engineering

#155 in Japan

#1322 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

34. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Civil Engineering

#163 in Japan

#1364 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

35. Japan Women's University

For Civil Engineering

#176 in Japan

#1465 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

36. Takushoku University

For Civil Engineering

#186 in Japan

#1545 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

37. Gakushuin University

For Civil Engineering

#189 in Japan

#1579 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

38. Ochanomizu University

For Civil Engineering

#193 in Japan

#1598 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

Universities for Civil Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	24	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	37	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	31	Saitama
24	Kanagawa University	74	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	20	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	17	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	79	Narashino
34	Chuo University	70	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	13	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	71	Yokohama