50 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.57M citations received by 120K academic papers made by 50 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#2 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Japan

#20 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Japan

#60 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo University of Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Japan

#87 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

5. Waseda University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Japan

#91 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Mechanical Engineering

#23 in Japan

#155 in Asia

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

7. Tokai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#28 in Japan

#186 in Asia

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

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Mechanical Engineering

#47 in Japan

#282 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Tokyo Denki University

For Mechanical Engineering

#48 in Japan

#289 in Asia

Founded: 1907

10. Meiji University

For Mechanical Engineering

#53 in Japan

#352 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

11. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#55 in Japan

#356 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

12. Hosei University

For Mechanical Engineering

#60 in Japan

#397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Sophia University

For Mechanical Engineering

#72 in Japan

#461 in Asia

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

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#79 in Japan

#500 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

15. Kogakuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#81 in Japan

#523 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

16. Musashi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#90 in Japan

#597 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

17. Nippon Medical School

For Mechanical Engineering

#93 in Japan

#626 in Asia

Founded: 1904

18. Juntendo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#94 in Japan

#629 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

19. Ochanomizu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#96 in Japan

#635 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

20. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#97 in Japan

#636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

21. Kitasato University

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Japan

#667 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

22. Teikyo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in Japan

#685 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

23. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Mechanical Engineering

#107 in Japan

#694 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

24. Toyo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#109 in Japan

#713 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

25. Toho University

For Mechanical Engineering

#111 in Japan

#718 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

26. Tokyo City University

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in Japan

#745 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

27. Showa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#115 in Japan

#752 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

28. Gakushuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#124 in Japan

#825 in Asia

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

29. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#129 in Japan

#880 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

30. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#136 in Japan

#937 in Asia

Founded: 1966

31. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Mechanical Engineering

#139 in Japan

#989 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

32. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Mechanical Engineering

#152 in Japan

#1069 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

33. Tokyo Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#155 in Japan

#1077 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

34. Rikkyo University

For Mechanical Engineering

#163 in Japan

#1182 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

35. Nippon Dental University

For Mechanical Engineering

#173 in Japan

#1261 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

36. Kokushikan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#186 in Japan

#1373 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

37. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#199 in Japan

#1499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

38. Takushoku University

For Mechanical Engineering

#204 in Japan

#1542 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

39. Hoshi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#209 in Japan

#1587 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

40. Musashino Academy of Music

For Mechanical Engineering

#217 in Japan

#1669 in Asia

41. Japan Women's University

For Mechanical Engineering

#225 in Japan

#1745 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

42. Meiji Gakuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#241 in Japan

#1849 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

43. Otsuma Women's University

For Mechanical Engineering

#257 in Japan

#1952 in Asia

Founded: 1908

44. Kokugakuin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#263 in Japan

#2010 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

45. Rissho University

For Mechanical Engineering

#264 in Japan

#2013 in Asia

Founded: 1924

46. Nippon Sport Science University

For Mechanical Engineering

#265 in Japan

#2016 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

47. Komazawa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#272 in Japan

#2048 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

48. Mejiro University

For Mechanical Engineering

#296 in Japan

#2195 in Asia

Founded: 1994

49. Tokyo Kasei University

For Mechanical Engineering

#303 in Japan

#2238 in Asia

Founded: 1881

50. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#304 in Japan

#2242 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	134	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	26	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	18	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	154	Chiba
21	Saitama University	46	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	138	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	66	Yokohama
25	Bunkyo University	153	Koshigaya
26	Yokohama National University	20	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	24	Hachioji