45 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 1.61M citations received by 79.2K academic papers made by 45 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#8 in Japan

#29 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Oceanography

#11 in Japan

#78 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Oceanography

#13 in Japan

#115 in Asia

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

5. Keio University

For Oceanography

#15 in Japan

#124 in Asia

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

6. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#27 in Japan

#184 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

7. Nihon University

For Oceanography

#29 in Japan

#192 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Oceanography

#33 in Japan

#211 in Asia

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Oceanography

#58 in Japan

#366 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Sophia University

For Oceanography

#63 in Japan

#400 in Asia

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

11. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#71 in Japan

#478 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

12. Tokyo Denki University

For Oceanography

#73 in Japan

#505 in Asia

Founded: 1907

13. Kitasato University

For Oceanography

#74 in Japan

#520 in Asia

Founded: 1962

14. Meiji University

For Oceanography

#77 in Japan

#542 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Oceanography

#80 in Japan

#589 in Asia

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

16. Kogakuin University

For Oceanography

#87 in Japan

#654 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Oceanography

#88 in Japan

#662 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

18. Hosei University

For Oceanography

#91 in Japan

#672 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. Toho University

For Oceanography

#96 in Japan

#714 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Toyo University

For Oceanography

#97 in Japan

#728 in Asia

Founded: 1887

21. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Oceanography

#100 in Japan

#733 in Asia

Founded: 1966

22. Tokyo City University

For Oceanography

#102 in Japan

#758 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

23. Ochanomizu University

For Oceanography

#113 in Japan

#899 in Asia

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

24. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Oceanography

#118 in Japan

#950 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

25. Nippon Medical School

For Oceanography

#120 in Japan

#968 in Asia

Founded: 1904

26. Teikyo University

For Oceanography

#121 in Japan

#987 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

27. Rikkyo University

For Oceanography

#126 in Japan

#1014 in Asia

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

28. Gakushuin University

For Oceanography

#127 in Japan

#1034 in Asia

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

29. Showa University

For Oceanography

#131 in Japan

#1087 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Oceanography

#133 in Japan

#1093 in Asia

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

31. Musashi University

For Oceanography

#136 in Japan

#1106 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

32. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Oceanography

#139 in Japan

#1127 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

33. Juntendo University

For Oceanography

#146 in Japan

#1184 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

34. Nippon Dental University

For Oceanography

#188 in Japan

#1534 in Asia

Founded: 1907

35. Rissho University

For Oceanography

#189 in Japan

#1535 in Asia

Founded: 1924

36. Tokyo Medical University

For Oceanography

#195 in Japan

#1556 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

37. Japan Women's University

For Oceanography

#201 in Japan

#1600 in Asia

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

38. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Oceanography

#203 in Japan

#1610 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

39. Musashino Academy of Music

For Oceanography

#207 in Japan

#1660 in Asia

40. Hoshi University

For Oceanography

#209 in Japan

#1677 in Asia

Founded: 1911

41. Takushoku University

For Oceanography

#228 in Japan

#1764 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Kokushikan University

For Oceanography

#238 in Japan

#1827 in Asia

Founded: 1917

43. Otsuma Women's University

For Oceanography

#258 in Japan

#1947 in Asia

Founded: 1908

44. Komazawa University

For Oceanography

#267 in Japan

#2003 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

45. Kokugakuin University

For Oceanography

#270 in Japan

#2032 in Asia

Founded: 1882

Universities for Oceanography near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	51	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	16	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	38	Saitama
24	Kanagawa University	85	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	14	Yokohama
26	Meisei University	115	Hino
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	19	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	82	Narashino
34	Chuo University	69	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	17	Chiba