100 Best universities for Environmental Engineering 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 909K citations received by 44.9K academic papers made by 128 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in Asia

#12 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Environmental Engineering

#23 in Asia

#55 in the World

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

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Environmental Engineering

#45 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Environmental Engineering

#46 in Asia

#117 in the World

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#55 in Asia

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Environmental Engineering

#67 in Asia

#168 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Environmental Engineering

#79 in Asia

#215 in the World

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

8. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Environmental Engineering

#96 in Asia

#264 in the World

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

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Environmental Engineering

#119 in Asia

#350 in the World

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

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Environmental Engineering

#120 in Asia

#352 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Environmental Engineering

#163 in Asia

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Environmental Engineering

#171 in Asia

#497 in the World

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

13. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#180 in Asia

#537 in the World

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

14. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#198 in Asia

#581 in the World

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

15. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Environmental Engineering

#210 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

16. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Environmental Engineering

#211 in Asia

#613 in the World

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

17. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Environmental Engineering

#232 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

18. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Environmental Engineering

#235 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

19. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Environmental Engineering

#247 in Asia

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

20. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Environmental Engineering

#257 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

21. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#276 in Asia

#779 in the World

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

22. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Environmental Engineering

#284 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

23. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Environmental Engineering

#321 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

24. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Environmental Engineering

#328 in Asia

#882 in the World

Founded: 1949

25. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Environmental Engineering

#335 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

26. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Environmental Engineering

#346 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

27. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Environmental Engineering

#358 in Asia

#945 in the World

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

28. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Environmental Engineering

#364 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

29. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Environmental Engineering

#373 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

30. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Environmental Engineering

#395 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

31. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Environmental Engineering

#397 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

32. Nagoya Institute of Technology

Japan | Nagoya

For Environmental Engineering

#400 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

33. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Environmental Engineering

#423 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

34. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#427 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1889

35. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Environmental Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

36. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Environmental Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

37. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Environmental Engineering

#455 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

38. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Environmental Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

39. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Environmental Engineering

#490 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

40. Kyoto Institute of Technology

Japan | Kyoto

For Environmental Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

41. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Environmental Engineering

#492 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

42. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Environmental Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

43. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Environmental Engineering

#501 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

44. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Environmental Engineering

#503 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

45. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Environmental Engineering

#511 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1949

46. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Environmental Engineering

#548 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

47. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Environmental Engineering

#553 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

48. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Environmental Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

49. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Environmental Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

50. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Environmental Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

51. University of Kitakyushu

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Environmental Engineering

#581 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1946

52. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Environmental Engineering

#588 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

53. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Environmental Engineering

#595 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

54. Toyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#597 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Founded: 1887

55. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Environmental Engineering

#618 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

56. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Environmental Engineering

#628 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

57. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Environmental Engineering

#642 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

58. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Environmental Engineering

#646 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

59. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#659 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

60. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Environmental Engineering

#664 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

61. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Environmental Engineering

#669 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

62. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Environmental Engineering

#722 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

63. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#751 in Asia

#1724 in the World

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

64. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Environmental Engineering

#789 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

65. Kogakuin University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#793 in Asia

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

66. Kitami Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitami

For Environmental Engineering

#796 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 2,106
Founded: 1960

67. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Environmental Engineering

#816 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. Kochi University

Japan | Kochi

For Environmental Engineering

#824 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

69. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Environmental Engineering

#847 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

70. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#848 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Founded: 1962

71. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Environmental Engineering

#849 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

72. Gakushuin University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#865 in Asia

#1973 in the World

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

73. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Environmental Engineering

#882 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

74. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Atsugi

For Environmental Engineering

#884 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Founded: 1975

75. Oita University

Japan | Oita

For Environmental Engineering

#885 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

76. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Environmental Engineering

#886 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

77. Nagaoka University

Japan | Nagaoka

For Environmental Engineering

#895 in Asia

#2020 in the World

Founded: 2001

78. Toyama Prefectural University

Japan | Imizu

For Environmental Engineering

#915 in Asia

#2055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

79. Musashi University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#921 in Asia

#2071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

80. Osaka Institute of Technology

Japan | Osaka

For Environmental Engineering

#940 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

81. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Environmental Engineering

#942 in Asia

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

82. Shibaura Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#944 in Asia

#2109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

83. Prefectural University of Kumamoto

Japan | Kumamoto

For Environmental Engineering

#947 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1947

84. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#951 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

85. Ryukoku University

Japan | Kyoto

For Environmental Engineering

#954 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

86. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Environmental Engineering

#962 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

87. Akita Prefectural University

Japan | Akita

For Environmental Engineering

#974 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1999

88. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Environmental Engineering

#980 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Founded: 1934

89. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#984 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

90. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Gifu

For Environmental Engineering

#988 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

91. Tokyo Denki University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#995 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Founded: 1907

92. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#997 in Asia

#2212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

93. Tokyo University of Agriculture

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#1001 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

94. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Environmental Engineering

#1011 in Asia

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

95. Meisei University

Japan | Hino

For Environmental Engineering

#1024 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1964

96. University of Electro-Communications

Japan | Chofu

For Environmental Engineering

#1025 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

97. University of Hyogo

Japan | Kobe

For Environmental Engineering

#1034 in Asia

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

98. Sophia University

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#1041 in Asia

#2294 in the World

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

99. Fukushima University

Japan | Fukushima

For Environmental Engineering

#1042 in Asia

#2298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1949

100. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Kyoto

For Environmental Engineering

#1043 in Asia

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

The best cities to study Environmental Engineering in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Sapporo, and Sendai.