100 Best universities for Engineering in Japan

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 80.6M citations received by 4.71M academic papers made by 492 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 Engineering

#1 in Asia
#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Engineering

#3 in Asia
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Engineering

#6 in Asia
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Engineering

#7 in Asia
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#11 in Asia
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

6. Kyushu University

For Engineering

#19 in Asia
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Engineering

#22 in Asia
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

8. Hokkaido University

For Engineering

#36 in Asia
#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Engineering

#55 in Asia
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Engineering

#62 in Asia
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

11. Keio University

For Engineering

#79 in Asia
#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Engineering

#80 in Asia
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

13. Waseda University

For Engineering

#88 in Asia
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

14. Kobe University

For Engineering

#102 in Asia
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

15. Chiba University

For Engineering

#110 in Asia
#389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Okayama University

For Engineering

#121 in Asia
#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Engineering

#128 in Asia
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

18. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Engineering

#141 in Asia
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

19. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#142 in Asia
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

20. Yokohama National University

For Engineering

#143 in Asia
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

22. Kanazawa University

For Engineering

#151 in Asia
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

23. Kumamoto University

For Engineering

#157 in Asia
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

24. University of Electro-Communications

For Engineering

#160 in Asia
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

25. Nihon University

For Engineering

#164 in Asia
#579 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

26. Shizuoka University

For Engineering

#166 in Asia
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Engineering

#171 in Asia
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

28. Shinshu University

For Engineering

#172 in Asia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

29. Osaka City University

For Engineering

#173 in Asia
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

30. University of Tokushima

For Engineering

#180 in Asia
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

31. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#183 in Asia
#627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

32. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Engineering

#184 in Asia
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1976

33. Gunma University

For Engineering

#193 in Asia
#655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

34. Yamaguchi University

For Engineering

#197 in Asia
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1949

35. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Engineering

#203 in Asia
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1946

36. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#207 in Asia
#701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

37. Yamagata University

For Engineering

#210 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

38. Kindai University

For Engineering

#212 in Asia
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

39. Gifu University

For Engineering

#213 in Asia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

40. Tokai University

For Engineering

#222 in Asia
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

41. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Engineering

#225 in Asia
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
1976

42. Mie University

For Engineering

#232 in Asia
#761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

43. Ehime University

For Engineering

#236 in Asia
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

44. Ritsumeikan University

For Engineering

#237 in Asia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1899

45. Nagasaki University

For Engineering

#240 in Asia
#782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
9,044
Founded
1949

46. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#248 in Asia
#802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1991

47. Saitama University

For Engineering

#269 in Asia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

48. Kagoshima University

For Engineering

#273 in Asia
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

49. University of Yamanashi

For Engineering

#277 in Asia
#876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

50. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#281 in Asia
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

51. Ibaraki University

For Engineering

#291 in Asia
#897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

52. Saga University

For Engineering

#292 in Asia
#899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

53. Kansai University

For Engineering

#297 in Asia
#911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

54. University of Toyama

For Engineering

#314 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
9,121
Founded
1975

55. Tottori University

For Engineering

#323 in Asia
#962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

56. Doshisha University

For Engineering

#338 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,642
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

57. Meijo University

For Engineering

#361 in Asia
#1062 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

58. University of Fukui

For Engineering

#370 in Asia
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

59. Iwate University

For Engineering

#398 in Asia
#1141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

60. Fukuoka University

For Engineering

#410 in Asia
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

61. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Engineering

#411 in Asia
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

62. Shimane University

For Engineering

#413 in Asia
#1168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

63. Toyota Technological Institute

For Engineering

#414 in Asia
#1169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1981

64. Sophia University

For Engineering

#417 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

65. Kanagawa University

For Engineering

#425 in Asia
#1193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

66. Akita University

For Engineering

#428 in Asia
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

67. Kagawa University

For Engineering

#430 in Asia
#1201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

68. University of Hyogo

For Engineering

#432 in Asia
#1204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,695
Founded
2004

69. Chuo University

For Engineering

#433 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
31,376
Founded
1885

70. Okayama University of Science

For Engineering

#435 in Asia
#1208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

71. Meiji University

For Engineering

#439 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

72. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Engineering

#454 in Asia
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

73. Hosei University

For Engineering

#456 in Asia
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1880

74. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#471 in Asia
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

75. Kitasato University

For Engineering

#472 in Asia
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

77. Hirosaki University

For Engineering

#475 in Asia
#1291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

78. Oita University

For Engineering

#478 in Asia
#1297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

79. Utsunomiya University

For Engineering

#493 in Asia
#1330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

80. Nagaoka University

For Engineering

#499 in Asia
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
2001

81. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Engineering

#500 in Asia
#1341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

82. Yokohama City University

For Engineering

#503 in Asia
#1346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1928

83. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#511 in Asia
#1366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1949

84. University of the Ryukyus

For Engineering

#513 in Asia
#1373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1950

85. Juntendo University

For Engineering

#525 in Asia
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

86. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Engineering

#528 in Asia
#1398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

87. Toho University

For Engineering

#530 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

88. Nagoya City University

For Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

89. University of Miyazaki

For Engineering

#538 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

90. Showa University

For Engineering

#552 in Asia
#1449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1928

91. Chubu University

For Engineering

#561 in Asia
#1470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1938

92. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#571 in Asia
#1488 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

93. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#572 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1965

94. Teikyo University

For Engineering

#574 in Asia
#1496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

95. Kogakuin University

For Engineering

#586 in Asia
#1520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1887

97. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Engineering

#613 in Asia
#1584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

98. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#628 in Asia
#1608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

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