16 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 68.2K citations received by 7.77K academic papers made by 16 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 Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Japan

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Japan

#6 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Japan

#37 in Asia

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

4. Tokai University

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Japan

#108 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Japan

#112 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Keio University

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in Japan

#152 in Asia

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

7. Nihon University

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in Japan

#158 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Musashi University

For Nuclear Engineering

#32 in Japan

#190 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

9. Tokyo City University

For Nuclear Engineering

#33 in Japan

#204 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

10. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#42 in Japan

#272 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

11. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#47 in Japan

#306 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

12. Hosei University

For Nuclear Engineering

#53 in Japan

#349 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Kogakuin University

For Nuclear Engineering

#57 in Japan

#361 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

14. Rikkyo University

For Nuclear Engineering

#60 in Japan

#377 in Asia

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

15. Sophia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#67 in Japan

#396 in Asia

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

16. Tokyo Denki University

For Nuclear Engineering

#70 in Japan

#417 in Asia

Founded: 1907

Universities for Nuclear Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	12	Fuchu
37	Chiba University	18	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	10	Tsukuba
61	Graduate University for Advanced Studies	29	Miura
104	Ibaraki University	22	Mito
210	Nagaoka University of Technology	27	Nagaoka
233	Fukushima Medical University	11	Fukushima
235	Toyohashi University of Technology	17	Toyohashi
251	Niigata University	16	Niigata
254	Nagoya University	7	Nagoya