100 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 5.34M citations received by 456K academic papers made by 306 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 Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Asia
#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Asia
#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

3. Tohoku University

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in Asia
#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

4. Kyoto University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in Asia
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

6. Kyushu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Asia
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Asia
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

8. Hokkaido University

For Mechanical Engineering

#58 in Asia
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Keio University

For Mechanical Engineering

#60 in Asia
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in Asia
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

11. University of Tsukuba

For Mechanical Engineering

#88 in Asia
#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

12. Waseda University

For Mechanical Engineering

#91 in Asia
#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

13. Hiroshima University

For Mechanical Engineering

#95 in Asia
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

14. Kobe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in Asia
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

15. Kanazawa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#117 in Asia
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

16. Okayama University

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Asia
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Mechanical Engineering

#132 in Asia
#500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#146 in Asia
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

19. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#147 in Asia
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

20. Yokohama National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#149 in Asia
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#150 in Asia
#559 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

22. Chiba University

For Mechanical Engineering

#154 in Asia
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

23. Nihon University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

24. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#157 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

25. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#166 in Asia
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

26. University of Electro-Communications

For Mechanical Engineering

#169 in Asia
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Mechanical Engineering

#181 in Asia
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

28. Tokai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#186 in Asia
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

29. Kumamoto University

For Mechanical Engineering

#188 in Asia
#677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

30. Ritsumeikan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#196 in Asia
#700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

31. Gunma University

For Mechanical Engineering

#202 in Asia
#712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

32. Gifu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#205 in Asia
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

33. Shizuoka University

For Mechanical Engineering

#212 in Asia
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

34. Shinshu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#215 in Asia
#748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

35. Ibaraki University

For Mechanical Engineering

#216 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

36. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#227 in Asia
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

37. Mie University

For Mechanical Engineering

#237 in Asia
#814 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

38. Osaka City University

For Mechanical Engineering

#240 in Asia
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

39. Doshisha University

For Mechanical Engineering

#242 in Asia
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

40. University of Tokushima

For Mechanical Engineering

#256 in Asia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

41. Kindai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#261 in Asia
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

42. Saga University

For Mechanical Engineering

#262 in Asia
#879 in the World
Founded
1949

43. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#266 in Asia
#887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

44. Nagasaki University

For Mechanical Engineering

#269 in Asia
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

45. Yamagata University

For Mechanical Engineering

#271 in Asia
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

46. Saitama University

For Mechanical Engineering

#281 in Asia
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

47. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Mechanical Engineering

#282 in Asia
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

48. Tokyo Denki University

For Mechanical Engineering

#289 in Asia
#929 in the World
Founded
1907

49. Yamaguchi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#292 in Asia
#941 in the World
Founded
1949

50. Iwate University

For Mechanical Engineering

#311 in Asia
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

51. Kansai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#318 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

52. Kagoshima University

For Mechanical Engineering

#334 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

53. Meiji University

For Mechanical Engineering

#352 in Asia
#1073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

54. Ehime University

For Mechanical Engineering

#355 in Asia
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

55. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#356 in Asia
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

56. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#364 in Asia
#1091 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

57. University of Toyama

For Mechanical Engineering

#366 in Asia
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

58. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#376 in Asia
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

59. Chuo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#392 in Asia
#1151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

60. Hosei University

For Mechanical Engineering

#397 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

61. Kagawa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#399 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

62. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#408 in Asia
#1178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

63. Utsunomiya University

For Mechanical Engineering

#415 in Asia
#1193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

64. University of Yamanashi

For Mechanical Engineering

#416 in Asia
#1195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

65. University of Fukui

For Mechanical Engineering

#417 in Asia
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

66. Kanagawa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#420 in Asia
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

67. Meijo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#423 in Asia
#1218 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

68. Akita University

For Mechanical Engineering

#432 in Asia
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

69. Tottori University

For Mechanical Engineering

#442 in Asia
#1253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

70. Shimane University

For Mechanical Engineering

#446 in Asia
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

71. Fukuoka University

For Mechanical Engineering

#456 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

72. Sophia University

For Mechanical Engineering

#461 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

73. University of Hyogo

For Mechanical Engineering

#467 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

74. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#482 in Asia
#1343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

75. University of the Ryukyus

For Mechanical Engineering

#483 in Asia
#1344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

76. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#484 in Asia
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

77. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#486 in Asia
#1351 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

78. Jichi Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#495 in Asia
#1367 in the World
Founded
1972

79. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

80. Oita University

For Mechanical Engineering

#511 in Asia
#1406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

81. Kogakuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#523 in Asia
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

82. Toyota Technological Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#528 in Asia
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

83. Okayama University of Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#535 in Asia
#1479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

84. Nagaoka University

For Mechanical Engineering

#543 in Asia
#1495 in the World
Founded
2001

85. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#552 in Asia
#1514 in the World
Enrollment
5,243
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
1975

86. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#556 in Asia
#1521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

87. Yokohama City University

For Mechanical Engineering

#569 in Asia
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

88. Hirosaki University

For Mechanical Engineering

#570 in Asia
#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

89. Nippon Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#576 in Asia
#1554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1967

90. Musashi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#597 in Asia
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

91. Akita Prefectural University

For Mechanical Engineering

#602 in Asia
#1603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
1,837
Founded
1999

92. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#614 in Asia
#1626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

93. Nippon Medical School

For Mechanical Engineering

#626 in Asia
#1644 in the World
Founded
1904

94. Juntendo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#629 in Asia
#1648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

95. Chubu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#634 in Asia
#1657 in the World
Founded
1938

96. Ochanomizu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#635 in Asia
#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

97. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#636 in Asia
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

98. University of Aizu

For Mechanical Engineering

#652 in Asia
#1701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

99. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#654 in Asia
#1705 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

100. Kitasato University

For Mechanical Engineering

#667 in Asia
#1731 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

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