38 Best universities for Civil Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 522K citations received by 35.2K 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: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Japan

#28 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Japan

#89 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Japan

#113 in Asia

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

5. Nihon University

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Japan

#126 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Keio University

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Japan

#145 in Asia

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

7. Tokai University

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Japan

#169 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#46 in Japan

#354 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Civil Engineering

#47 in Japan

#368 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Tokyo Denki University

For Civil Engineering

#55 in Japan

#414 in Asia

Founded: 1907

11. Hosei University

For Civil Engineering

#58 in Japan

#440 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Meiji University

For Civil Engineering

#59 in Japan

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#60 in Japan

#447 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

14. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Civil Engineering

#66 in Japan

#501 in Asia

Founded: 1966

15. Kogakuin University

For Civil Engineering

#82 in Japan

#633 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

16. Tokyo City University

For Civil Engineering

#88 in Japan

#690 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

17. Toyo University

For Civil Engineering

#90 in Japan

#692 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Kitasato University

For Civil Engineering

#91 in Japan

#698 in Asia

Founded: 1962

19. Sophia University

For Civil Engineering

#95 in Japan

#779 in Asia

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

20. Teikyo University

For Civil Engineering

#97 in Japan

#785 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

21. Tokyo Medical University

For Civil Engineering

#102 in Japan

#858 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

22. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Civil Engineering

#103 in Japan

#863 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

23. Musashi University

For Civil Engineering

#107 in Japan

#904 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

24. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Civil Engineering

#109 in Japan

#923 in Asia

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

25. Toho University

For Civil Engineering

#110 in Japan

#927 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

26. Rikkyo University

For Civil Engineering

#119 in Japan

#996 in Asia

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

27. Showa University

For Civil Engineering

#122 in Japan

#1003 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

28. Juntendo University

For Civil Engineering

#125 in Japan

#1013 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Civil Engineering

#142 in Japan

#1166 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

30. Nippon Medical School

For Civil Engineering

#144 in Japan

#1180 in Asia

Founded: 1904

31. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Civil Engineering

#145 in Japan

#1185 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

32. Nippon Dental University

For Civil Engineering

#149 in Japan

#1233 in Asia

Founded: 1907

33. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Civil Engineering

#154 in Japan

#1303 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

34. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Civil Engineering

#164 in Japan

#1339 in Asia

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

35. Japan Women's University

For Civil Engineering

#174 in Japan

#1434 in Asia

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

36. Takushoku University

For Civil Engineering

#180 in Japan

#1511 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

37. Gakushuin University

For Civil Engineering

#191 in Japan

#1547 in Asia

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

38. Ochanomizu University

For Civil Engineering

#192 in Japan

#1561 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	32	Saitama
24	Kanagawa University	74	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	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