67 Best universities for Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 15.3M citations received by 781K academic papers made by 67 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 Engineering

#1 in Japan

#2 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#5 in Japan

#16 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Engineering

#10 in Japan

#70 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Engineering

#11 in Japan

#84 in Asia

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

5. Waseda University

For Engineering

#13 in Japan

#95 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Engineering

#24 in Japan

#179 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Engineering

#36 in Japan

#234 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Engineering

#39 in Japan

#249 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Sophia University

For Engineering

#63 in Japan

#479 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

10. Meiji University

For Engineering

#70 in Japan

#499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

11. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#72 in Japan

#510 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

12. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Engineering

#73 in Japan

#516 in Asia

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

13. Kitasato University

For Engineering

#75 in Japan

#522 in Asia

Founded: 1962

14. Toho University

For Engineering

#77 in Japan

#533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

15. Hosei University

For Engineering

#78 in Japan

#537 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

16. Tokyo Denki University

For Engineering

#80 in Japan

#553 in Asia

Founded: 1907

17. Juntendo University

For Engineering

#81 in Japan

#567 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Showa University

For Engineering

#90 in Japan

#607 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

19. Kogakuin University

For Engineering

#93 in Japan

#634 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

20. Teikyo University

For Engineering

#94 in Japan

#641 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Engineering

#99 in Japan

#716 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Engineering

#100 in Japan

#719 in Asia

Founded: 1966

23. Toyo University

For Engineering

#104 in Japan

#747 in Asia

Founded: 1887

24. Nippon Medical School

For Engineering

#106 in Japan

#769 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Engineering

#109 in Japan

#807 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

26. Ochanomizu University

For Engineering

#112 in Japan

#850 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

27. Gakushuin University

For Engineering

#114 in Japan

#857 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

28. Musashi University

For Engineering

#121 in Japan

#903 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Engineering

#123 in Japan

#907 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

30. Rikkyo University

For Engineering

#131 in Japan

#945 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

31. Tokyo City University

For Engineering

#132 in Japan

#950 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

32. Tokyo Medical University

For Engineering

#140 in Japan

#1037 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

33. Hoshi University

For Engineering

#145 in Japan

#1058 in Asia

Founded: 1911

34. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Engineering

#149 in Japan

#1071 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

35. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Engineering

#169 in Japan

#1258 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

36. Nippon Dental University

For Engineering

#185 in Japan

#1399 in Asia

Founded: 1907

37. Japan Women's University

For Engineering

#204 in Japan

#1515 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

38. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Engineering

#210 in Japan

#1587 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

39. Takushoku University

For Engineering

#227 in Japan

#1746 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

40. Musashino Academy of Music

For Engineering

#233 in Japan

#1799 in Asia

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Engineering

#239 in Japan

#1893 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Kokushikan University

For Engineering

#248 in Japan

#1957 in Asia

Founded: 1917

43. Rissho University

For Engineering

#265 in Japan

#2071 in Asia

Founded: 1924

44. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Engineering

#279 in Japan

#2157 in Asia

Founded: 1886

45. Komazawa University

For Engineering

#281 in Japan

#2164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

46. Meiji Gakuin University

For Engineering

#289 in Japan

#2200 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

47. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Engineering

#297 in Japan

#2247 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

48. Showa Women's University

For Engineering

#314 in Japan

#2337 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

49. Kokugakuin University

For Engineering

#324 in Japan

#2374 in Asia

Founded: 1882

50. Tokyo Kasei University

For Engineering

#326 in Japan

#2400 in Asia

Founded: 1881

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Engineering

#327 in Japan

#2402 in Asia

Founded: 1891

52. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Engineering

#356 in Japan

#2502 in Asia

Founded: 1963

53. Daito Bunka University

For Engineering

#357 in Japan

#2507 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

54. Mejiro University

For Engineering

#361 in Japan

#2512 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Nishogakusha University

For Engineering

#378 in Japan

#2560 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1877

56. Tama Art University

For Engineering

#404 in Japan

#2624 in Asia

Founded: 1935

57. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Engineering

#406 in Japan

#2627 in Asia

Founded: 1922

58. Tokyo Keizai University

For Engineering

#414 in Japan

#2639 in Asia

Founded: 1899

59. Kaetsu University

For Engineering

#416 in Japan

#2641 in Asia

Founded: 2001

60. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Engineering

#425 in Japan

#2658 in Asia

Founded: 1924

61. Tokyo Fuji University

For Engineering

#433 in Japan

#2675 in Asia

Founded: 1943

62. Seijo University

For Engineering

#456 in Japan

#2725 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

63. Taisho University

For Engineering

#483 in Japan

#2777 in Asia

Founded: 1926

64. Tokyo Seiei College

For Engineering

#488 in Japan

#2784 in Asia

Founded: 2005

65. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Engineering

#489 in Japan

#2785 in Asia

Founded: 2000

66. Tokyo Future University

For Engineering

#502 in Japan

#2809 in Asia

Founded: 2006

67. Takachiho University

For Engineering

#505 in Japan

#2815 in Asia

Founded: 1903

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	117	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	137	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	25	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	159	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	170	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	21	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	186	Soka
20	Tokyo Dental College	153	Chiba
21	Saitama University	49	Saitama
21	Toin University of Yokohama	129	Yokohama