66 Best universities for Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 12.2M citations received by 710K academic papers made by 66 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

#1 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#5 in Japan

#15 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Engineering

#9 in Japan

#58 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

4. Keio University

For Engineering

#11 in Japan

#77 in Asia

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

5. Waseda University

For Engineering

#13 in Japan

#89 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Engineering

#25 in Japan

#167 in Asia

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

7. Tokai University

For Engineering

#39 in Japan

#229 in Asia

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

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Engineering

#40 in Japan

#230 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Sophia University

For Engineering

#63 in Japan

#434 in Asia

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

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Engineering

#66 in Japan

#448 in Asia

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

11. Meiji University

For Engineering

#70 in Japan

#458 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

12. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#72 in Japan

#466 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

13. Tokyo Denki University

For Engineering

#75 in Japan

#485 in Asia

Founded: 1907

14. Hosei University

For Engineering

#76 in Japan

#494 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

15. Kitasato University

For Engineering

#77 in Japan

#495 in Asia

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

16. Toho University

For Engineering

#78 in Japan

#496 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Juntendo University

For Engineering

#86 in Japan

#552 in Asia

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

18. Kogakuin University

For Engineering

#91 in Japan

#584 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

19. Showa University

For Engineering

#94 in Japan

#593 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

20. Teikyo University

For Engineering

#96 in Japan

#608 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Engineering

#99 in Japan

#645 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Engineering

#100 in Japan

#673 in Asia

Founded: 1966

23. Toyo University

For Engineering

#105 in Japan

#688 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

24. Nippon Medical School

For Engineering

#107 in Japan

#728 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Engineering

#108 in Japan

#730 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Engineering

#112 in Japan

#764 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Gakushuin University

For Engineering

#114 in Japan

#769 in Asia

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

28. Ochanomizu University

For Engineering

#116 in Japan

#789 in Asia

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

29. Musashi University

For Engineering

#117 in Japan

#794 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

30. Rikkyo University

For Engineering

#131 in Japan

#883 in Asia

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

31. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Engineering

#136 in Japan

#927 in Asia

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

32. Tokyo City University

For Engineering

#146 in Japan

#997 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

33. Hoshi University

For Engineering

#149 in Japan

#1008 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Engineering

#150 in Japan

#1011 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Engineering

#165 in Japan

#1149 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

36. Nippon Dental University

For Engineering

#190 in Japan

#1327 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

37. Japan Women's University

For Engineering

#200 in Japan

#1416 in Asia

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

38. Musashino Academy of Music

For Engineering

#216 in Japan

#1562 in Asia

39. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Engineering

#217 in Japan

#1585 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

40. Takushoku University

For Engineering

#230 in Japan

#1677 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

41. Kokushikan University

For Engineering

#248 in Japan

#1849 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Engineering

#250 in Japan

#1873 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Rissho University

For Engineering

#261 in Japan

#1978 in Asia

Founded: 1924

44. Komazawa University

For Engineering

#277 in Japan

#2083 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

45. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Engineering

#278 in Japan

#2089 in Asia

Founded: 1886

46. Meiji Gakuin University

For Engineering

#292 in Japan

#2161 in Asia

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

47. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Engineering

#302 in Japan

#2199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

48. Showa Women's University

For Engineering

#310 in Japan

#2262 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

49. Kokugakuin University

For Engineering

#313 in Japan

#2269 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

50. Tokyo Kasei University

For Engineering

#316 in Japan

#2305 in Asia

Founded: 1881

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Engineering

#320 in Japan

#2314 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

52. Mejiro University

For Engineering

#330 in Japan

#2358 in Asia

Founded: 1994

53. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Engineering

#337 in Japan

#2391 in Asia

Founded: 1963

54. Daito Bunka University

For Engineering

#342 in Japan

#2408 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

55. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Engineering

#393 in Japan

#2563 in Asia

Founded: 1922

56. Tokyo Fuji University

For Engineering

#394 in Japan

#2565 in Asia

Founded: 1943

57. Nishogakusha University

For Engineering

#397 in Japan

#2571 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 2,989
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1877

58. Tama Art University

For Engineering

#402 in Japan

#2583 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

59. Kaetsu University

For Engineering

#414 in Japan

#2601 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,495
Founded: 2001

60. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Engineering

#418 in Japan

#2608 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

61. Tokyo Keizai University

For Engineering

#432 in Japan

#2642 in Asia

Founded: 1899

62. Seijo University

For Engineering

#457 in Japan

#2695 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

63. Tokyo Seiei College

For Engineering

#476 in Japan

#2743 in Asia

Founded: 2005

64. Taisho University

For Engineering

#478 in Japan

#2747 in Asia

Founded: 1926

65. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Engineering

#482 in Japan

#2757 in Asia

Founded: 2000

66. Tokyo Future University

For Engineering

#495 in Japan

#2782 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	115	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	141	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	24	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	164	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	169	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	21	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	189	Soka
20	Tokyo Dental College	153	Chiba
21	Saitama University	49	Saitama
21	Toin University of Yokohama	132	Yokohama