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 19.5M citations received by 978K academic papers made by 356 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
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Asia
#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

3. Kyoto University

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Asia
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

4. Tohoku University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Asia
#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#15 in Asia
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. Kyushu University

For Optical Engineering

#28 in Asia
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Optical Engineering

#29 in Asia
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

8. Hokkaido University

For Optical Engineering

#38 in Asia
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

9. University of Tsukuba

For Optical Engineering

#59 in Asia
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#64 in Asia
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

11. Keio University

For Optical Engineering

#72 in Asia
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Optical Engineering

#80 in Asia
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

13. Chiba University

For Optical Engineering

#90 in Asia
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

14. Waseda University

For Optical Engineering

#98 in Asia
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

15. Kobe University

For Optical Engineering

#102 in Asia
#369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

16. University of Electro-Communications

For Optical Engineering

#114 in Asia
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Optical Engineering

#130 in Asia
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

18. Shizuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#131 in Asia
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

19. Yokohama National University

For Optical Engineering

#142 in Asia
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

20. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Optical Engineering

#145 in Asia
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

21. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#147 in Asia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

22. Okayama University

For Optical Engineering

#152 in Asia
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

23. Kanazawa University

For Optical Engineering

#162 in Asia
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

24. Nihon University

For Optical Engineering

#172 in Asia
#577 in the World
Founded
1889

25. Gunma University

For Optical Engineering

#173 in Asia
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#177 in Asia
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Optical Engineering

#179 in Asia
#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

28. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#183 in Asia
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

29. University of Tokushima

For Optical Engineering

#185 in Asia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. Kumamoto University

For Optical Engineering

#188 in Asia
#610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

31. Shinshu University

For Optical Engineering

#190 in Asia
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

32. Osaka City University

For Optical Engineering

#199 in Asia
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

33. Yamagata University

For Optical Engineering

#207 in Asia
#665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optical Engineering

#211 in Asia
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

35. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#215 in Asia
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

36. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#219 in Asia
#699 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

37. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#224 in Asia
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

38. Kindai University

For Optical Engineering

#225 in Asia
#716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

39. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#230 in Asia
#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

40. Gifu University

For Optical Engineering

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

41. Yamaguchi University

For Optical Engineering

#234 in Asia
#748 in the World
Founded
1949

42. Saitama University

For Optical Engineering

#236 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

43. Ritsumeikan University

For Optical Engineering

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

44. Tokai University

For Optical Engineering

#243 in Asia
#769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

45. Ehime University

For Optical Engineering

#266 in Asia
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

46. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#280 in Asia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

47. Mie University

For Optical Engineering

#285 in Asia
#868 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

48. University of Yamanashi

For Optical Engineering

#287 in Asia
#871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

49. Nagasaki University

For Optical Engineering

#295 in Asia
#884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

50. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Optical Engineering

#300 in Asia
#889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

51. University of Toyama

For Optical Engineering

#301 in Asia
#890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

52. Toyota Technological Institute

For Optical Engineering

#313 in Asia
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

53. Meijo University

For Optical Engineering

#315 in Asia
#921 in the World
Founded
1926

54. Ibaraki University

For Optical Engineering

#320 in Asia
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

55. Kagoshima University

For Optical Engineering

#327 in Asia
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

56. Saga University

For Optical Engineering

#332 in Asia
#961 in the World
Founded
1949

57. University of Hyogo

For Optical Engineering

#339 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

58. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#343 in Asia
#996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

59. Yokohama City University

For Optical Engineering

#344 in Asia
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

60. University of Fukui

For Optical Engineering

#346 in Asia
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

61. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#350 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

62. Kitasato University

For Optical Engineering

#358 in Asia
#1021 in the World
Founded
1962

63. Doshisha University

For Optical Engineering

#360 in Asia
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

64. Utsunomiya University

For Optical Engineering

#376 in Asia
#1052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

65. Hosei University

For Optical Engineering

#393 in Asia
#1092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

66. Kansai University

For Optical Engineering

#396 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

67. Fukuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#400 in Asia
#1103 in the World
Founded
1934

68. Shimane University

For Optical Engineering

#402 in Asia
#1107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

69. Tottori University

For Optical Engineering

#404 in Asia
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

70. Juntendo University

For Optical Engineering

#422 in Asia
#1140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

71. Hirosaki University

For Optical Engineering

#434 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

72. Chuo University

For Optical Engineering

#438 in Asia
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

73. Akita University

For Optical Engineering

#439 in Asia
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

74. Sophia University

For Optical Engineering

#440 in Asia
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

75. Toho University

For Optical Engineering

#445 in Asia
#1175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

76. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#451 in Asia
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

77. Chubu University

For Optical Engineering

#465 in Asia
#1213 in the World
Founded
1938

78. Kagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#482 in Asia
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

79. Kanagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#483 in Asia
#1249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

80. Okayama University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#509 in Asia
#1296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

81. Iwate University

For Optical Engineering

#511 in Asia
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

82. Nagoya City University

For Optical Engineering

#518 in Asia
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

83. Jichi Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#521 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Founded
1972

84. Showa University

For Optical Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

85. Meiji University

For Optical Engineering

#547 in Asia
#1380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

86. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#548 in Asia
#1381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

87. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#558 in Asia
#1397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

88. University of Miyazaki

For Optical Engineering

#571 in Asia
#1418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

89. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Optical Engineering

#575 in Asia
#1424 in the World
Founded
1966

90. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#587 in Asia
#1440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

91. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#589 in Asia
#1444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
5,917
Founded
1965

92. Teikyo University

For Optical Engineering

#591 in Asia
#1457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

93. Oita University

For Optical Engineering

#607 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

94. Tokyo Denki University

For Optical Engineering

#613 in Asia
#1501 in the World
Founded
1907

95. University of the Ryukyus

For Optical Engineering

#614 in Asia
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

96. Nippon Medical School

For Optical Engineering

#617 in Asia
#1509 in the World
Founded
1904

98. Rikkyo University

For Optical Engineering

#625 in Asia
#1522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

99. Wakayama Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#626 in Asia
#1524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

100. Nara Women's University

For Optical Engineering

#638 in Asia
#1545 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.