77 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 157K citations received by 16.5K academic papers made by 77 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 Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Asia

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Petroleum Engineering

#25 in Asia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

3. Kyoto University

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Asia

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. Tohoku University

For Petroleum Engineering

#33 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#42 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#52 in Asia

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

7. Akita University

For Petroleum Engineering

#59 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

8. Nagoya University

For Petroleum Engineering

#61 in Asia

#161 in the World

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

9. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Petroleum Engineering

#70 in Asia

#204 in the World

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

10. Keio University

For Petroleum Engineering

#78 in Asia

#235 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#114 in Asia

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Petroleum Engineering

#117 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

13. Waseda University

For Petroleum Engineering

#130 in Asia

#376 in the World

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

14. Kobe University

For Petroleum Engineering

#139 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Petroleum Engineering

#156 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

16. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Petroleum Engineering

#157 in Asia

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

17. Tokai University

For Petroleum Engineering

#162 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

18. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#173 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

19. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Petroleum Engineering

#176 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

20. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#188 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

21. Kanazawa Medical University

For Petroleum Engineering

#189 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 913
Founded: 1972

22. Chiba University

For Petroleum Engineering

#197 in Asia

#640 in the World

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

23. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Petroleum Engineering

#200 in Asia

#647 in the World

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

24. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Petroleum Engineering

#217 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

25. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Petroleum Engineering

#218 in Asia

#700 in the World

Founded: 1949

26. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Petroleum Engineering

#229 in Asia

#736 in the World

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

27. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#234 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

28. University of Electro-Communications

For Petroleum Engineering

#235 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

29. Saga University

For Petroleum Engineering

#236 in Asia

#774 in the World

Founded: 1949

30. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#237 in Asia

#775 in the World

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

31. Osaka Prefecture University

For Petroleum Engineering

#238 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

32. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Petroleum Engineering

#244 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

33. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Petroleum Engineering

#249 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

34. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Petroleum Engineering

#251 in Asia

#815 in the World

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

35. Kitasato University

For Petroleum Engineering

#253 in Asia

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

36. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Petroleum Engineering

#258 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

37. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Petroleum Engineering

#262 in Asia

#837 in the World

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

38. Osaka City University

For Petroleum Engineering

#272 in Asia

#858 in the World

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

39. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Petroleum Engineering

#278 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

40. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Petroleum Engineering

#285 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

41. Doshisha University

For Petroleum Engineering

#289 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

42. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Petroleum Engineering

#295 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

43. Meijo University

For Petroleum Engineering

#305 in Asia

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

44. University of Fukui

For Petroleum Engineering

#309 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

45. Ritsumeikan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#310 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

46. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Petroleum Engineering

#313 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

47. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#316 in Asia

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

48. Ibaraki University

For Petroleum Engineering

#317 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

49. Tokyo Denki University

For Petroleum Engineering

#322 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1907

50. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Petroleum Engineering

#333 in Asia

#987 in the World

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

51. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Petroleum Engineering

#335 in Asia

#992 in the World

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

52. University of Yamanashi

For Petroleum Engineering

#338 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

53. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Petroleum Engineering

#339 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

54. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Petroleum Engineering

#344 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

55. Nihon University

For Petroleum Engineering

#360 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

56. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Petroleum Engineering

#361 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

57. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Petroleum Engineering

#363 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

58. Mie University

For Petroleum Engineering

#369 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

59. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Petroleum Engineering

#373 in Asia

#1060 in the World

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

60. Gifu University

For Petroleum Engineering

#375 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

61. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Petroleum Engineering

#386 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

62. Juntendo University

For Petroleum Engineering

#403 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

63. University of Hyogo

For Petroleum Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1126 in the World

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

64. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Petroleum Engineering

#426 in Asia

#1145 in the World

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

65. Hosei University

For Petroleum Engineering

#429 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

66. University of Toyama

For Petroleum Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1151 in the World

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

67. Kogakuin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#432 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

68. Kansai University

For Petroleum Engineering

#435 in Asia

#1160 in the World

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

69. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Petroleum Engineering

#438 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

70. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Petroleum Engineering

#439 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

71. Toho University

For Petroleum Engineering

#440 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

72. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Petroleum Engineering

#446 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

73. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

74. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Petroleum Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

75. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

76. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Petroleum Engineering

#477 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 5,403
Founded: 1961

77. Toyama Prefectural University

For Petroleum Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1238 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.

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering269

Aerospace Engineering256

Agricultural Engineering44

Applied/Engineering Physics89

Architectural Engineering92

Automation and Control engineering118

Automotive Engineering119

Biochemical Engineering23

Biomedical Engineering136

Biotechnology180

Chemical Engineering262

Civil Engineering198

Computer Engineering108

Computer Networking213

Construction Management21

Electrical Engineering279

Electronic Engineering189

Engineering Management21

Environmental Engineering124

Firefighting and Fire Science37

Geotechnical Engineering163

Human-Computer Interaction144

Industrial Engineering23

Landscape Architecture42

Marine Engineering70

Materials Science378

Mechanical Engineering306

Metallurgical Engineering307

Mining Engineering47

Nanotechnology239

Nuclear Engineering76

Operations Research75

Optical Engineering342

Polymer science and Plastics engineering75

Product and Industrial Design27

Reliability and Quality Engineering75

Remote Sensing114

Renewable Energy Engineering70

Structural Engineering240

Systems Engineering147

Technical Drawing64

Telecommunications246

Transportation Engineering83