80 Best universities for Reliability / Quality Engineering in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Reliability and Quality Engineering. A graph of 208K citations received by 21.1K academic papers made by 80 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 Reliability and Quality Engineering

#37 in Asia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#54 in Asia

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

3. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#59 in Asia

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#65 in Asia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#74 in Asia

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#85 in Asia

#279 in the World

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

7. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#108 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

8. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#119 in Asia

#407 in the World

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

9. Aichi Institute of Technology

Japan | Toyota

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#125 in Asia

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1959

10. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#127 in Asia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

11. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#151 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

12. University of Electro-Communications

Japan | Chofu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#180 in Asia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

13. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#194 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

14. Nagoya Institute of Technology

Japan | Nagoya

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#195 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

15. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#197 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

16. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#200 in Asia

#625 in the World

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

17. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#205 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

18. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#209 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

19. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#211 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

20. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#235 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

21. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#242 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

22. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#257 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

23. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#279 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

24. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Nomi

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#296 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

25. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#300 in Asia

#893 in the World

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

26. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#307 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

27. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#324 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

28. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#325 in Asia

#943 in the World

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

29. Meijo University

Japan | Nagoya

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#343 in Asia

#986 in the World

Founded: 1926

30. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#349 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

31. Hosei University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#369 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

32. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#409 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

33. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#414 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#417 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

35. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

36. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1200 in the World

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

37. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#463 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

38. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#485 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

39. Ibaraki University

Japan | Mito

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

40. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#527 in Asia

#1341 in the World

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

41. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#529 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

42. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#537 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

43. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#544 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1889

44. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#550 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

45. Tokyo Denki University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1907

46. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#561 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

47. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#578 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

48. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#585 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

49. Toyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#587 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1887

50. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#589 in Asia

#1466 in the World

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

51. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#591 in Asia

#1470 in the World

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

52. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#593 in Asia

#1486 in the World

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

53. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#606 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

54. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#614 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

55. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,058
Founded: 1994

56. Tokyo City University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#632 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

57. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#633 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

58. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1651 in the World

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

59. Shibaura Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#697 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

60. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Japan | Fukuoka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#737 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Kyoto Institute of Technology

Japan | Kyoto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#739 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

62. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#760 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Founded: 1949

63. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#768 in Asia

#1803 in the World

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

64. Doshisha University

Japan | Kyoto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#769 in Asia

#1804 in the World

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

65. Hiroshima Institute of Technology

Japan | Hiroshima

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#785 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1963

66. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#811 in Asia

#1886 in the World

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

67. Aoyama Gakuin University

Japan | Tokyo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#818 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

68. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#819 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

69. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#824 in Asia

#1919 in the World

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

70. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#835 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

71. University of Kitakyushu

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#840 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1946

72. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#851 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1942

73. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#865 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,917
Founded: 1965

74. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#881 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

75. Osaka Institute of Technology

Japan | Osaka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#884 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

76. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#914 in Asia

#2081 in the World

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

77. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#934 in Asia

#2111 in the World

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

78. University of Hyogo

Japan | Kobe

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#939 in Asia

#2119 in the World

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

79. Nagaoka University

Japan | Nagaoka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#953 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Founded: 2001

80. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#961 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Founded: 1934

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