100 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Japan

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 1.11M citations received by 76.9K academic papers made by 146 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
#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Asia
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

3. Tohoku University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Asia
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Asia
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

5. Kyoto University

For Optical Engineering

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

6. Hokkaido University

For Optical Engineering

#17 in Asia
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

7. Nagoya University

For Optical Engineering

#35 in Asia
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

8. Kyushu University

For Optical Engineering

#45 in Asia
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

9. University of Tsukuba

For Optical Engineering

#46 in Asia
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

10. Keio University

For Optical Engineering

#49 in Asia
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

11. University of Electro-Communications

For Optical Engineering

#57 in Asia
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

12. Shizuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#60 in Asia
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

13. Chiba University

For Optical Engineering

#67 in Asia
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

14. Yokohama National University

For Optical Engineering

#72 in Asia
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1949

15. University of Tokushima

For Optical Engineering

#89 in Asia
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

16. Kobe University

For Optical Engineering

#90 in Asia
#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#93 in Asia
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

18. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#94 in Asia
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

19. Yamagata University

For Optical Engineering

#97 in Asia
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

20. Waseda University

For Optical Engineering

#99 in Asia
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

21. Saitama University

For Optical Engineering

#104 in Asia
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

22. Niigata University

For Optical Engineering

#105 in Asia
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

23. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#106 in Asia
#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
1976

24. Hosei University

For Optical Engineering

#107 in Asia
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1880

25. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#112 in Asia
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

26. Tokai University

For Optical Engineering

#114 in Asia
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

27. Toyota Technological Institute

For Optical Engineering

#115 in Asia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1981

28. Hiroshima University

For Optical Engineering

#121 in Asia
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

29. Nihon University

For Optical Engineering

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

30. Osaka Prefecture University

For Optical Engineering

#125 in Asia
#454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

31. Ritsumeikan University

For Optical Engineering

#126 in Asia
#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1899

32. Tokyo University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#138 in Asia
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1881

33. Utsunomiya University

For Optical Engineering

#139 in Asia
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

34. Kanazawa University

For Optical Engineering

#148 in Asia
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

35. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#151 in Asia
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

36. Gunma University

For Optical Engineering

#153 in Asia
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

37. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Optical Engineering

#155 in Asia
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

38. Akita University

For Optical Engineering

#166 in Asia
#584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

39. Okayama University

For Optical Engineering

#170 in Asia
#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

40. Kumamoto University

For Optical Engineering

#172 in Asia
#598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

41. University of Hyogo

For Optical Engineering

#174 in Asia
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
6,695
Founded
2004

42. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#175 in Asia
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1976

43. Kansai University

For Optical Engineering

#176 in Asia
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

44. Shinshu University

For Optical Engineering

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

45. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#183 in Asia
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1991

46. Doshisha University

For Optical Engineering

#186 in Asia
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,642
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

47. University of Fukui

For Optical Engineering

#188 in Asia
#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

48. Yamaguchi University

For Optical Engineering

#193 in Asia
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1949

49. Osaka City University

For Optical Engineering

#195 in Asia
#655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

50. Ibaraki University

For Optical Engineering

#203 in Asia
#679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

51. Gifu University

For Optical Engineering

#204 in Asia
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

52. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Optical Engineering

#207 in Asia
#690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

53. Wakayama University

For Optical Engineering

#212 in Asia
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

54. Meijo University

For Optical Engineering

#213 in Asia
#715 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

55. Sophia University

For Optical Engineering

#214 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

56. University of Yamanashi

For Optical Engineering

#215 in Asia
#723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

57. Kindai University

For Optical Engineering

#217 in Asia
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

58. Mie University

For Optical Engineering

#224 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

59. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#230 in Asia
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

60. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#237 in Asia
#782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

61. Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Optical Engineering

#248 in Asia
#819 in the World
Enrollment
5,403
Founded
1961

62. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#251 in Asia
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1949

63. Saga University

For Optical Engineering

#253 in Asia
#828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

64. University of Toyama

For Optical Engineering

#257 in Asia
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
9,121
Founded
1975

65. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#261 in Asia
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

66. Kagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#266 in Asia
#857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

67. Tokyo Denki University

For Optical Engineering

#272 in Asia
#872 in the World
Founded
1907

68. Kitasato University

For Optical Engineering

#282 in Asia
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

69. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#285 in Asia
#899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1965

70. Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#287 in Asia
#902 in the World
Enrollment
1,046
Founded
1998

71. Chuo University

For Optical Engineering

#290 in Asia
#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
31,376
Founded
1885

72. University of the Ryukyus

For Optical Engineering

#296 in Asia
#924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1950

73. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Optical Engineering

#302 in Asia
#939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

74. Nagasaki University

For Optical Engineering

#304 in Asia
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
9,044
Founded
1949

75. Ehime University

For Optical Engineering

#308 in Asia
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

76. Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#311 in Asia
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1964

77. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optical Engineering

#321 in Asia
#986 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1946

79. Kochi University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#333 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
1997

80. Gakushuin University

For Optical Engineering

#340 in Asia
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

81. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#342 in Asia
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1912

82. Toyo University

For Optical Engineering

#347 in Asia
#1043 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

83. Tohoku Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#348 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
1949

84. Ryukoku University

For Optical Engineering

#349 in Asia
#1045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1639

85. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#351 in Asia
#1050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

86. Iwate University

For Optical Engineering

#367 in Asia
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

87. University of Miyazaki

For Optical Engineering

#368 in Asia
#1083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

88. Osaka Sangyo University

For Optical Engineering

#381 in Asia
#1107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1928

89. Shimane University

For Optical Engineering

#382 in Asia
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

90. Japan Women's University

For Optical Engineering

#387 in Asia
#1121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
6,572
Founded
1901

91. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#393 in Asia
#1135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

92. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#394 in Asia
#1137 in the World
Enrollment
4,460
Founded
1963

93. Yokohama City University

For Optical Engineering

#400 in Asia
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1928

94. Chubu University

For Optical Engineering

#407 in Asia
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1938

95. Kagoshima University

For Optical Engineering

#408 in Asia
#1164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

97. Toho University

For Optical Engineering

#424 in Asia
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

98. Kogakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#433 in Asia
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1887

99. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#434 in Asia
#1211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
5,243
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
1975

100. Iwate Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#439 in Asia
#1224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1928

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