25 Best universities for Construction Management in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Construction Management. A graph of 50.8K citations received by 5.93K academic papers made by 25 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 Construction Management

#25 in Asia

#106 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Construction Management

#29 in Asia

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Construction Management

#63 in Asia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Waseda University

For Construction Management

#81 in Asia

#302 in the World

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

5. Kobe University

For Construction Management

#91 in Asia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Construction Management

#122 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Tohoku University

For Construction Management

#127 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

8. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Construction Management

#143 in Asia

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

9. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Construction Management

#176 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

10. Osaka Prefecture University

For Construction Management

#187 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

11. Nagoya University

For Construction Management

#194 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

12. Keio University

For Construction Management

#231 in Asia

#766 in the World

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

13. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Construction Management

#241 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Construction Management

#249 in Asia

#831 in the World

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

15. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Construction Management

#268 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

16. Chiba University

For Construction Management

#274 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

17. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Construction Management

#279 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

18. Nihon University

For Construction Management

#280 in Asia

#913 in the World

Founded: 1889

19. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Construction Management

#283 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

20. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Construction Management

#314 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

21. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Construction Management

#323 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

22. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Construction Management

#344 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

23. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Construction Management

#356 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Founded: 1949

24. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Construction Management

#369 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

25. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Construction Management

#436 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Construction Management in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Kobe.

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering285

Aerospace Engineering268

Agricultural Engineering35

Applied/Engineering Physics96

Architectural Engineering103

Automation and Control engineering121

Automotive Engineering123

Biochemical Engineering27

Biomedical Engineering142

Biotechnology184

Chemical Engineering266

Civil Engineering210

Computer Engineering109

Computer Networking223

Electrical Engineering292

Electronic Engineering194

Engineering Management27

Environmental Engineering128

Firefighting and Fire Science34

Geotechnical Engineering174

Human-Computer Interaction153

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture32

Marine Engineering71

Materials Science392

Mechanical Engineering322

Metallurgical Engineering314

Mining Engineering39

Nanotechnology248

Nuclear Engineering78

Operations Research80

Optical Engineering356

Petroleum Engineering81

Polymer science and Plastics engineering69

Product and Industrial Design25

Reliability and Quality Engineering80

Remote Sensing120

Renewable Energy Engineering75

Structural Engineering246

Systems Engineering160

Technical Drawing65

Telecommunications266

Transportation Engineering84