44 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 1.53M citations received by 77.9K academic papers made by 44 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 Oceanography

#1 in Japan

#1 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#8 in Japan

#25 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Oceanography

#11 in Japan

#71 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Oceanography

#13 in Japan

#111 in Asia

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

5. Keio University

For Oceanography

#15 in Japan

#116 in Asia

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

6. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#27 in Japan

#181 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

7. Nihon University

For Oceanography

#29 in Japan

#184 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Oceanography

#33 in Japan

#203 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Oceanography

#58 in Japan

#352 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Sophia University

For Oceanography

#63 in Japan

#383 in Asia

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

11. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#71 in Japan

#466 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

12. Tokyo Denki University

For Oceanography

#73 in Japan

#481 in Asia

Founded: 1907

13. Kitasato University

For Oceanography

#75 in Japan

#494 in Asia

Founded: 1962

14. Meiji University

For Oceanography

#77 in Japan

#530 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Oceanography

#80 in Japan

#563 in Asia

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

16. Kogakuin University

For Oceanography

#87 in Japan

#621 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Oceanography

#88 in Japan

#636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

18. Hosei University

For Oceanography

#90 in Japan

#647 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. Toho University

For Oceanography

#96 in Japan

#684 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Oceanography

#98 in Japan

#704 in Asia

Founded: 1966

21. Toyo University

For Oceanography

#100 in Japan

#711 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Tokyo City University

For Oceanography

#103 in Japan

#748 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

23. Ochanomizu University

For Oceanography

#113 in Japan

#863 in Asia

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

24. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Oceanography

#117 in Japan

#908 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

25. Nippon Medical School

For Oceanography

#120 in Japan

#939 in Asia

Founded: 1904

26. Teikyo University

For Oceanography

#121 in Japan

#954 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

27. Rikkyo University

For Oceanography

#126 in Japan

#993 in Asia

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

28. Gakushuin University

For Oceanography

#127 in Japan

#1013 in Asia

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

29. Showa University

For Oceanography

#131 in Japan

#1040 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

30. Musashi University

For Oceanography

#133 in Japan

#1053 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

31. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Oceanography

#135 in Japan

#1062 in Asia

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

32. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Oceanography

#138 in Japan

#1083 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

33. Juntendo University

For Oceanography

#150 in Japan

#1164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

34. Nippon Dental University

For Oceanography

#187 in Japan

#1494 in Asia

Founded: 1907

35. Rissho University

For Oceanography

#188 in Japan

#1498 in Asia

Founded: 1924

36. Tokyo Medical University

For Oceanography

#197 in Japan

#1539 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

37. Japan Women's University

For Oceanography

#200 in Japan

#1559 in Asia

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

38. Musashino Academy of Music

For Oceanography

#201 in Japan

#1575 in Asia

39. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Oceanography

#205 in Japan

#1602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

40. Hoshi University

For Oceanography

#208 in Japan

#1634 in Asia

Founded: 1911

41. Takushoku University

For Oceanography

#224 in Japan

#1733 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Kokushikan University

For Oceanography

#237 in Japan

#1796 in Asia

Founded: 1917

43. Otsuma Women's University

For Oceanography

#258 in Japan

#1927 in Asia

Founded: 1908

44. Kokugakuin University

For Oceanography

#267 in Japan

#2008 in Asia

Founded: 1882

Universities for Oceanography near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	116	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	51	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	16	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	38	Saitama
24	Kanagawa University	86	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	14	Yokohama
26	Meisei University	114	Hino
28	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science	118	Hachioji
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	19	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	83	Narashino