66 Best universities for Marine Engineering in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 117K citations received by 15.5K academic papers made by 66 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 Marine Engineering

#4 in Asia

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Marine Engineering

#14 in Asia

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

3. Osaka University

For Marine Engineering

#26 in Asia

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

4. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Marine Engineering

#28 in Asia

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Tohoku University

For Marine Engineering

#32 in Asia

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Marine Engineering

#34 in Asia

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

7. Kyoto University

For Marine Engineering

#41 in Asia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

8. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Marine Engineering

#44 in Asia

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

9. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Marine Engineering

#57 in Asia

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

10. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#58 in Asia

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

11. Kobe University

For Marine Engineering

#62 in Asia

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

12. Tokai University

For Marine Engineering

#75 in Asia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

13. Nihon University

For Marine Engineering

#78 in Asia

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

14. Saga University

For Marine Engineering

#82 in Asia

#270 in the World

Founded: 1949

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Marine Engineering

#88 in Asia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

16. Osaka Prefecture University

For Marine Engineering

#89 in Asia

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

17. Nagoya University

For Marine Engineering

#100 in Asia

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

18. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Marine Engineering

#103 in Asia

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

19. Waseda University

For Marine Engineering

#121 in Asia

#425 in the World

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

20. Mie University

For Marine Engineering

#124 in Asia

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

21. Chiba University

For Marine Engineering

#129 in Asia

#462 in the World

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

22. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Marine Engineering

#146 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

23. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Marine Engineering

#154 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

24. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Marine Engineering

#159 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

25. Ritsumeikan University

For Marine Engineering

#161 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

26. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Marine Engineering

#163 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Marine Engineering

#168 in Asia

#559 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Marine Engineering

#179 in Asia

#583 in the World

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

29. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Marine Engineering

#182 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

30. Ibaraki University

For Marine Engineering

#185 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

31. Osaka City University

For Marine Engineering

#194 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

32. Keio University

For Marine Engineering

#195 in Asia

#635 in the World

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

33. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#203 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

34. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Marine Engineering

#206 in Asia

#663 in the World

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

35. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Marine Engineering

#211 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

36. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Marine Engineering

#214 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

37. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Marine Engineering

#215 in Asia

#684 in the World

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

38. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Marine Engineering

#219 in Asia

#691 in the World

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

39. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Marine Engineering

#221 in Asia

#693 in the World

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

40. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Marine Engineering

#222 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

41. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Marine Engineering

#224 in Asia

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

42. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Marine Engineering

#231 in Asia

#719 in the World

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

43. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#238 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 2,025
Founded: 1960

44. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Marine Engineering

#239 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

45. Tokyo Denki University

For Marine Engineering

#251 in Asia

#788 in the World

Founded: 1907

46. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Marine Engineering

#268 in Asia

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

47. Doshisha University

For Marine Engineering

#280 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

48. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Marine Engineering

#288 in Asia

#857 in the World

Founded: 1949

49. University of Toyama

For Marine Engineering

#294 in Asia

#865 in the World

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

50. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Marine Engineering

#305 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

51. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Marine Engineering

#306 in Asia

#887 in the World

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

52. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Marine Engineering

#325 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 18,693
Founded: 1949

53. University of Fukui

For Marine Engineering

#326 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

54. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Marine Engineering

#332 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

55. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Marine Engineering

#338 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

56. Kansai University

For Marine Engineering

#346 in Asia

#947 in the World

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

57. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Marine Engineering

#353 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

58. Kogakuin University

For Marine Engineering

#359 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

59. Ashikaga Institute of Technology

Japan | Ashikaga

For Marine Engineering

#361 in Asia

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 1,268
Founded: 1967

60. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Marine Engineering

#362 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

61. University of Electro-Communications

For Marine Engineering

#367 in Asia

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

62. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Marine Engineering

#370 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

63. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Marine Engineering

#376 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

64. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

65. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#387 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

66. Nippon Institute of Technology

Japan | Miyashiro

For Marine Engineering

#388 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1967

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

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering269

Aerospace Engineering256

Agricultural Engineering44

Applied/Engineering Physics89

Architectural Engineering92

Automation and Control engineering118

Automotive Engineering119

Biochemical Engineering23

Biomedical Engineering136

Biotechnology180

Chemical Engineering262

Civil Engineering198

Computer Engineering108

Computer Networking213

Construction Management21

Electrical Engineering279

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Engineering Management21

Environmental Engineering124

Firefighting and Fire Science37

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Human-Computer Interaction144

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