100 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 18.7M citations received by 965K academic papers made by 353 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 Optical Engineering

#1 in Asia
#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Asia
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

3. Kyoto University

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Asia
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

4. Tohoku University

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Asia
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#14 in Asia
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. Nagoya University

For Optical Engineering

#23 in Asia
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyushu University

For Optical Engineering

#24 in Asia
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Hokkaido University

For Optical Engineering

#33 in Asia
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. University of Tsukuba

For Optical Engineering

#57 in Asia
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#62 in Asia
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

11. Keio University

For Optical Engineering

#68 in Asia
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Optical Engineering

#80 in Asia
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Chiba University

For Optical Engineering

#87 in Asia
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

14. Waseda University

For Optical Engineering

#94 in Asia
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

15. Kobe University

For Optical Engineering

#100 in Asia
#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

16. University of Electro-Communications

For Optical Engineering

#111 in Asia
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Optical Engineering

#126 in Asia
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

18. Shizuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#127 in Asia
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

19. Yokohama National University

For Optical Engineering

#134 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

20. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#136 in Asia
#486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Optical Engineering

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

22. Okayama University

For Optical Engineering

#146 in Asia
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

23. Kanazawa University

For Optical Engineering

#157 in Asia
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

24. Gunma University

For Optical Engineering

#166 in Asia
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

25. Nihon University

For Optical Engineering

#167 in Asia
#572 in the World
Founded
1889

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#170 in Asia
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Optical Engineering

#171 in Asia
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

28. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#178 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

29. University of Tokushima

For Optical Engineering

#179 in Asia
#598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. Kumamoto University

For Optical Engineering

#182 in Asia
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

31. Shinshu University

For Optical Engineering

#185 in Asia
#610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

32. Osaka City University

For Optical Engineering

#190 in Asia
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

33. Yamagata University

For Optical Engineering

#197 in Asia
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optical Engineering

#200 in Asia
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

35. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#205 in Asia
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

36. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#217 in Asia
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

37. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#219 in Asia
#698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

38. Kindai University

For Optical Engineering

#221 in Asia
#706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

39. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#224 in Asia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

40. Gifu University

For Optical Engineering

#227 in Asia
#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

41. Yamaguchi University

For Optical Engineering

#229 in Asia
#736 in the World
Founded
1949

42. Saitama University

For Optical Engineering

#230 in Asia
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

43. Tokai University

For Optical Engineering

#231 in Asia
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

44. Ritsumeikan University

For Optical Engineering

#234 in Asia
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

45. Ehime University

For Optical Engineering

#254 in Asia
#806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

46. Mie University

For Optical Engineering

#272 in Asia
#848 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

47. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#273 in Asia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

48. University of Yamanashi

For Optical Engineering

#274 in Asia
#855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

49. Nagasaki University

For Optical Engineering

#283 in Asia
#871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

50. University of Toyama

For Optical Engineering

#287 in Asia
#876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

51. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Optical Engineering

#291 in Asia
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

52. Meijo University

For Optical Engineering

#296 in Asia
#892 in the World
Founded
1926

53. Toyota Technological Institute

For Optical Engineering

#300 in Asia
#905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

54. Ibaraki University

For Optical Engineering

#301 in Asia
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

55. Kagoshima University

For Optical Engineering

#323 in Asia
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

56. Saga University

For Optical Engineering

#326 in Asia
#955 in the World
Founded
1949

57. University of Hyogo

For Optical Engineering

#329 in Asia
#968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

58. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#335 in Asia
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

59. University of Fukui

For Optical Engineering

#336 in Asia
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

60. Yokohama City University

For Optical Engineering

#340 in Asia
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

61. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#342 in Asia
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

62. Kitasato University

For Optical Engineering

#350 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Founded
1962

63. Doshisha University

For Optical Engineering

#351 in Asia
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

64. Utsunomiya University

For Optical Engineering

#362 in Asia
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

65. Hosei University

For Optical Engineering

#377 in Asia
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

66. Fukuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#386 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Founded
1934

67. Kansai University

For Optical Engineering

#387 in Asia
#1087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

68. Tottori University

For Optical Engineering

#389 in Asia
#1089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

69. Shimane University

For Optical Engineering

#393 in Asia
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

70. Juntendo University

For Optical Engineering

#411 in Asia
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

71. Akita University

For Optical Engineering

#413 in Asia
#1132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

72. Sophia University

For Optical Engineering

#414 in Asia
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

73. Chuo University

For Optical Engineering

#418 in Asia
#1140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

74. Hirosaki University

For Optical Engineering

#423 in Asia
#1145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

75. Toho University

For Optical Engineering

#426 in Asia
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

76. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#437 in Asia
#1169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

77. Chubu University

For Optical Engineering

#451 in Asia
#1197 in the World
Founded
1938

78. Kanagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#461 in Asia
#1212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

79. Kagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#470 in Asia
#1231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

80. Okayama University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#480 in Asia
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

81. Iwate University

For Optical Engineering

#489 in Asia
#1266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

82. Nagoya City University

For Optical Engineering

#507 in Asia
#1310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

83. Jichi Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#511 in Asia
#1318 in the World
Founded
1972

84. Showa University

For Optical Engineering

#523 in Asia
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

85. Meiji University

For Optical Engineering

#534 in Asia
#1365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

86. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

87. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#541 in Asia
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

88. University of Miyazaki

For Optical Engineering

#549 in Asia
#1392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

89. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Optical Engineering

#558 in Asia
#1406 in the World
Founded
1966

90. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#562 in Asia
#1411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

91. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#567 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

92. Teikyo University

For Optical Engineering

#582 in Asia
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

93. Oita University

For Optical Engineering

#589 in Asia
#1462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

94. Tokyo Denki University

For Optical Engineering

#590 in Asia
#1463 in the World
Founded
1907

95. University of the Ryukyus

For Optical Engineering

#594 in Asia
#1472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

97. Nippon Medical School

For Optical Engineering

#604 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Founded
1904

98. Rikkyo University

For Optical Engineering

#613 in Asia
#1507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

99. Wakayama Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#614 in Asia
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

100. Nara Women's University

For Optical Engineering

#615 in Asia
#1513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
2,631
Founded
1908

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