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 14.8M citations received by 887K academic papers made by 342 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
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Osaka University

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Asia
#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

3. Kyoto University

For Optical Engineering

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

4. Tohoku University

For Optical Engineering

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#12 in Asia
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

6. Nagoya University

For Optical Engineering

#21 in Asia
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyushu University

For Optical Engineering

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

8. Hokkaido University

For Optical Engineering

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

9. Tokyo University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#52 in Asia
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

10. University of Tsukuba

For Optical Engineering

#53 in Asia
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

11. Keio University

For Optical Engineering

#65 in Asia
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Optical Engineering

#77 in Asia
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Chiba University

For Optical Engineering

#86 in Asia
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

14. Waseda University

For Optical Engineering

#88 in Asia
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

15. Kobe University

For Optical Engineering

#96 in Asia
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

16. University of Electro-Communications

For Optical Engineering

#104 in Asia
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Optical Engineering

#114 in Asia
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

18. Shizuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#120 in Asia
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

19. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#126 in Asia
#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

20. Yokohama National University

For Optical Engineering

#128 in Asia
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Optical Engineering

#135 in Asia
#489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

22. Okayama University

For Optical Engineering

#137 in Asia
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

23. Kanazawa University

For Optical Engineering

#148 in Asia
#535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

24. Gunma University

For Optical Engineering

#155 in Asia
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

25. Niigata University

For Optical Engineering

#157 in Asia
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#160 in Asia
#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

27. Nihon University

For Optical Engineering

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

28. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#164 in Asia
#570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

29. Shinshu University

For Optical Engineering

#171 in Asia
#582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

30. University of Tokushima

For Optical Engineering

#174 in Asia
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

31. Kumamoto University

For Optical Engineering

#179 in Asia
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

32. Osaka City University

For Optical Engineering

#181 in Asia
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

33. Yamagata University

For Optical Engineering

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

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optical Engineering

#197 in Asia
#661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

35. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#198 in Asia
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

36. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#202 in Asia
#669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

37. Kindai University

For Optical Engineering

#208 in Asia
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

38. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#209 in Asia
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

39. Yamaguchi University

For Optical Engineering

#213 in Asia
#695 in the World
Founded
1949

40. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#216 in Asia
#700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

41. Gifu University

For Optical Engineering

#217 in Asia
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

42. Saitama University

For Optical Engineering

#224 in Asia
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

43. Tokai University

For Optical Engineering

#228 in Asia
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

44. Ritsumeikan University

For Optical Engineering

#229 in Asia
#741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

45. Ehime University

For Optical Engineering

#232 in Asia
#766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

46. Mie University

For Optical Engineering

#253 in Asia
#814 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

47. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#258 in Asia
#829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

48. University of Yamanashi

For Optical Engineering

#260 in Asia
#833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

49. University of Toyama

For Optical Engineering

#262 in Asia
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

50. Meijo University

For Optical Engineering

#263 in Asia
#845 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

51. Nagasaki University

For Optical Engineering

#270 in Asia
#852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

52. Toyota Technological Institute

For Optical Engineering

#275 in Asia
#865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

53. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Optical Engineering

#278 in Asia
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

54. Ibaraki University

For Optical Engineering

#279 in Asia
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

55. Kagoshima University

For Optical Engineering

#296 in Asia
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

56. Saga University

For Optical Engineering

#310 in Asia
#935 in the World
Founded
1949

57. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

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

58. University of Hyogo

For Optical Engineering

#317 in Asia
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

59. University of Fukui

For Optical Engineering

#321 in Asia
#964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

60. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#327 in Asia
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

61. Doshisha University

For Optical Engineering

#329 in Asia
#976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

62. Yokohama City University

For Optical Engineering

#343 in Asia
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

63. Hosei University

For Optical Engineering

#344 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

64. Kitasato University

For Optical Engineering

#348 in Asia
#1018 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

65. Utsunomiya University

For Optical Engineering

#349 in Asia
#1020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

66. Tottori University

For Optical Engineering

#361 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

67. Fukuoka University

For Optical Engineering

#366 in Asia
#1057 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

68. Shimane University

For Optical Engineering

#374 in Asia
#1071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

69. Akita University

For Optical Engineering

#375 in Asia
#1072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

70. Sophia University

For Optical Engineering

#376 in Asia
#1073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

71. Kansai University

For Optical Engineering

#383 in Asia
#1088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

72. Chuo University

For Optical Engineering

#394 in Asia
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

73. Hirosaki University

For Optical Engineering

#398 in Asia
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

74. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Optical Engineering

#399 in Asia
#1116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

75. Toho University

For Optical Engineering

#404 in Asia
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

76. Okayama University of Science

For Optical Engineering

#416 in Asia
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

77. Kanagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#424 in Asia
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

78. Kagawa University

For Optical Engineering

#430 in Asia
#1170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

79. Chubu University

For Optical Engineering

#431 in Asia
#1171 in the World
Founded
1938

80. Juntendo University

For Optical Engineering

#435 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

81. Iwate University

For Optical Engineering

#440 in Asia
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

82. Nagoya City University

For Optical Engineering

#480 in Asia
#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

83. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#510 in Asia
#1330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

84. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#513 in Asia
#1335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

85. Meiji University

For Optical Engineering

#516 in Asia
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

86. Jichi Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#518 in Asia
#1344 in the World
Founded
1972

87. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#527 in Asia
#1357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

88. University of Miyazaki

For Optical Engineering

#530 in Asia
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

89. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#531 in Asia
#1362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

90. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Optical Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1374 in the World
Founded
1966

91. Tokyo Denki University

For Optical Engineering

#545 in Asia
#1390 in the World
Founded
1907

92. Showa University

For Optical Engineering

#557 in Asia
#1409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

93. Oita University

For Optical Engineering

#559 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

94. Teikyo University

For Optical Engineering

#560 in Asia
#1420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

95. Tokyo Dental College

For Optical Engineering

#565 in Asia
#1427 in the World
Founded
1890

96. Rikkyo University

For Optical Engineering

#568 in Asia
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

97. Wakayama Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#570 in Asia
#1435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

98. University of the Ryukyus

For Optical Engineering

#573 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

99. Iwate Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#579 in Asia
#1465 in the World
Founded
1928

100. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#583 in Asia
#1471 in the World
Enrollment
8,146
Founded
1922

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