12 Best universities for Product / Industrial Design in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Product and Industrial Design. A graph of 34.2K citations received by 3.14K academic papers made by 12 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 Product and Industrial Design

#8 in Asia
#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Product and Industrial Design

#15 in Asia
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

3. Kyoto University

For Product and Industrial Design

#35 in Asia
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

4. Waseda University

For Product and Industrial Design

#46 in Asia
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

5. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Product and Industrial Design

#52 in Asia
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

6. Kobe University

For Product and Industrial Design

#53 in Asia
#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Product and Industrial Design

#57 in Asia
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

8. Keio University

For Product and Industrial Design

#66 in Asia
#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

9. Hiroshima University

For Product and Industrial Design

#100 in Asia
#429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

10. Hitotsubashi University

For Product and Industrial Design

#104 in Asia
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

11. University of Electro-Communications

For Product and Industrial Design

#134 in Asia
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

12. Tohoku University

For Product and Industrial Design

#144 in Asia
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

The best cities to study Product and Industrial Design in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Kyoto, and Hachioji.