81 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 202K citations received by 18.1K academic papers made by 81 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Asia

#31 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Asia

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

3. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#29 in Asia

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

4. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Petroleum Engineering

#38 in Asia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#43 in Asia

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#59 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Petroleum Engineering

#63 in Asia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

8. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Petroleum Engineering

#68 in Asia

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Petroleum Engineering

#75 in Asia

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

10. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#83 in Asia

#241 in the World

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

11. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Petroleum Engineering

#117 in Asia

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

12. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Petroleum Engineering

#126 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

13. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#133 in Asia

#396 in the World

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

14. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Petroleum Engineering

#148 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

15. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#172 in Asia

#541 in the World

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

16. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Petroleum Engineering

#174 in Asia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

17. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#178 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

18. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Petroleum Engineering

#189 in Asia

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

19. Kanazawa Medical University

Japan | Kahoku

For Petroleum Engineering

#204 in Asia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

20. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Petroleum Engineering

#207 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

21. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Petroleum Engineering

#208 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

22. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#213 in Asia

#683 in the World

Founded: 1962

23. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Petroleum Engineering

#215 in Asia

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

24. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#218 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

25. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Petroleum Engineering

#230 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

26. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Petroleum Engineering

#236 in Asia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1949

27. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Petroleum Engineering

#247 in Asia

#791 in the World

Founded: 1949

28. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Petroleum Engineering

#250 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

29. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Petroleum Engineering

#251 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

30. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Petroleum Engineering

#253 in Asia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

31. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#255 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

32. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Petroleum Engineering

#259 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

33. University of Electro-Communications

Japan | Chofu

For Petroleum Engineering

#264 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

34. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Petroleum Engineering

#277 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

35. Doshisha University

Japan | Kyoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#282 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

36. Nagoya Institute of Technology

Japan | Nagoya

For Petroleum Engineering

#296 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

37. Meijo University

Japan | Nagoya

For Petroleum Engineering

#297 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1926

38. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Petroleum Engineering

#301 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

39. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Petroleum Engineering

#303 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

40. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Petroleum Engineering

#304 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

41. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Petroleum Engineering

#313 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

42. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Petroleum Engineering

#321 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Petroleum Engineering

#326 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

44. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#340 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

45. Kyoto Institute of Technology

Japan | Kyoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#345 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

46. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#351 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

47. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Petroleum Engineering

#358 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

48. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Petroleum Engineering

#374 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

49. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Petroleum Engineering

#382 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

50. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#384 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1934

51. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#389 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

52. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Petroleum Engineering

#398 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

53. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#404 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Founded: 1889

54. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Petroleum Engineering

#405 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

55. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Petroleum Engineering

#408 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

56. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Petroleum Engineering

#411 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

57. Tokyo Denki University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Founded: 1907

58. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Petroleum Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

59. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#436 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

60. Jikei University School of Medicine

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#442 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

61. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Petroleum Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

62. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Petroleum Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

63. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Japan | Miura

For Petroleum Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

64. University of Hyogo

Japan | Kobe

For Petroleum Engineering

#465 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

65. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Petroleum Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

66. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#477 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

67. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Petroleum Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

68. Hosei University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

69. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Petroleum Engineering

#497 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

70. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Petroleum Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

71. Kogakuin University

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

72. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Petroleum Engineering

#506 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

73. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Petroleum Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

74. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#519 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

75. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Petroleum Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

76. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Petroleum Engineering

#531 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Founded: 1961

77. Shibaura Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#532 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

78. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Petroleum Engineering

#534 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

79. Kitami Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitami

For Petroleum Engineering

#541 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 2,106
Founded: 1960

80. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Petroleum Engineering

#542 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

81. Toyama Prefectural University

Japan | Imizu

For Petroleum Engineering

#556 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

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

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