22 Best universities for Robotics in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 205K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tokyo 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 Robotics

#1 in Japan

#1 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#3 in Japan

#12 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Robotics

#4 in Japan

#14 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Robotics

#6 in Japan

#17 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Robotics

#15 in Japan

#65 in Asia

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

6. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#26 in Japan

#109 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

7. Tokyo Denki University

For Robotics

#28 in Japan

#112 in Asia

Founded: 1907

8. Tokai University

For Robotics

#38 in Japan

#148 in Asia

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

9. Meiji University

For Robotics

#39 in Japan

#149 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

10. Hosei University

For Robotics

#40 in Japan

#151 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Toyo University

For Robotics

#48 in Japan

#189 in Asia

Founded: 1887

12. Nihon University

For Robotics

#50 in Japan

#206 in Asia

Founded: 1889

13. Kogakuin University

For Robotics

#67 in Japan

#287 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

14. Tokyo City University

For Robotics

#83 in Japan

#394 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Robotics

#85 in Japan

#407 in Asia

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

16. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Robotics

#96 in Japan

#456 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

17. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Robotics

#110 in Japan

#567 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

18. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Robotics

#112 in Japan

#575 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

19. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Robotics

#115 in Japan

#581 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

20. Musashi University

For Robotics

#119 in Japan

#613 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Robotics

#126 in Japan

#636 in Asia

Founded: 1966

22. Teikyo University

For Robotics

#141 in Japan

#733 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

Universities for Robotics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	11	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	34	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	33	Saitama
24	Kanagawa University	54	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	24	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	31	Narashino
32	Tokyo University of Technology	65	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	27	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	30	Chiba