48 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 3.59M citations received by 186K academic papers made by 48 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 Electrical Engineering

#1 in Japan

#2 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in Japan

#13 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Electrical Engineering

#9 in Japan

#77 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in Japan

#88 in Asia

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

5. Keio University

For Electrical Engineering

#11 in Japan

#95 in Asia

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

6. Tokai University

For Electrical Engineering

#34 in Japan

#252 in Asia

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

7. Nihon University

For Electrical Engineering

#38 in Japan

#285 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Hosei University

For Electrical Engineering

#47 in Japan

#331 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

9. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#49 in Japan

#344 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

10. Meiji University

For Electrical Engineering

#51 in Japan

#354 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

11. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in Japan

#362 in Asia

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

12. Tokyo Denki University

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in Japan

#363 in Asia

Founded: 1907

13. Sophia University

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in Japan

#375 in Asia

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

14. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Electrical Engineering

#64 in Japan

#447 in Asia

Founded: 1966

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Electrical Engineering

#79 in Japan

#557 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Musashi University

For Electrical Engineering

#82 in Japan

#579 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

17. Kogakuin University

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in Japan

#608 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

18. Tokyo City University

For Electrical Engineering

#91 in Japan

#637 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

19. Toho University

For Electrical Engineering

#95 in Japan

#706 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Toyo University

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in Japan

#823 in Asia

Founded: 1887

21. Gakushuin University

For Electrical Engineering

#112 in Japan

#917 in Asia

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

22. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#115 in Japan

#943 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

23. Ochanomizu University

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in Japan

#979 in Asia

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

24. Kitasato University

For Electrical Engineering

#119 in Japan

#1001 in Asia

Founded: 1962

25. Rikkyo University

For Electrical Engineering

#123 in Japan

#1059 in Asia

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

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Electrical Engineering

#124 in Japan

#1070 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Teikyo University

For Electrical Engineering

#130 in Japan

#1131 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

28. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#140 in Japan

#1188 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

29. Musashino Academy of Music

For Electrical Engineering

#141 in Japan

#1191 in Asia

30. Juntendo University

For Electrical Engineering

#142 in Japan

#1204 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

31. Takushoku University

For Electrical Engineering

#144 in Japan

#1235 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

32. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Electrical Engineering

#163 in Japan

#1441 in Asia

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

33. Showa University

For Electrical Engineering

#169 in Japan

#1498 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

34. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Electrical Engineering

#171 in Japan

#1520 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

35. Nippon Medical School

For Electrical Engineering

#173 in Japan

#1526 in Asia

Founded: 1904

36. Tokyo Medical University

For Electrical Engineering

#182 in Japan

#1610 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

37. Japan Women's University

For Electrical Engineering

#188 in Japan

#1691 in Asia

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

38. Rissho University

For Electrical Engineering

#197 in Japan

#1764 in Asia

Founded: 1924

39. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Electrical Engineering

#200 in Japan

#1786 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

40. Kokushikan University

For Electrical Engineering

#203 in Japan

#1790 in Asia

Founded: 1917

41. Nippon Dental University

For Electrical Engineering

#210 in Japan

#1832 in Asia

Founded: 1907

42. Hoshi University

For Electrical Engineering

#244 in Japan

#2088 in Asia

Founded: 1911

43. Komazawa University

For Electrical Engineering

#258 in Japan

#2170 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

44. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Electrical Engineering

#259 in Japan

#2178 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

45. Kokugakuin University

For Electrical Engineering

#262 in Japan

#2202 in Asia

Founded: 1882

46. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Electrical Engineering

#265 in Japan

#2213 in Asia

Founded: 1886

47. Meiji Gakuin University

For Electrical Engineering

#267 in Japan

#2228 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

48. Otsuma Women's University

For Electrical Engineering

#276 in Japan

#2254 in Asia

Founded: 1908

Universities for Electrical Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	114	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	16	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	25	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	36	Saitama
21	Toin University of Yokohama	74	Yokohama
24	Kanagawa University	62	Yokohama
24	Tamagawa University	138	Machida
25	Bunkyo University	135	Koshigaya
26	Yokohama National University	15	Yokohama
26	Meisei University	120	Hino