96 Best universities for Applied/Engineering Physics in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 621K citations received by 35.1K academic papers made by 96 universities in Japan 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 Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Asia
#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Asia
#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Tohoku University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Asia
#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

4. Osaka University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Asia
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Asia
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. Nagoya University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#20 in Asia
#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyushu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#23 in Asia
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Hokkaido University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#31 in Asia
#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. University of Tsukuba

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#50 in Asia
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#68 in Asia
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

11. Ehime University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#71 in Asia
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

12. Okayama University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#74 in Asia
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

13. Hiroshima University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#79 in Asia
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

14. Osaka City University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#91 in Asia
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

15. Waseda University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#97 in Asia
#321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

16. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#103 in Asia
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

17. Shizuoka University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#106 in Asia
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

18. Chiba University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#110 in Asia
#379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

19. Keio University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#112 in Asia
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

20. Kobe University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#113 in Asia
#387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

21. Osaka Prefecture University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#115 in Asia
#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

22. Yokohama National University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#122 in Asia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

23. Gifu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#123 in Asia
#427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

24. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#134 in Asia
#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

25. Shinshu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#150 in Asia
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

26. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#159 in Asia
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

27. Kindai University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#162 in Asia
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

28. Mie University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#165 in Asia
#535 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

29. Kanazawa University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#166 in Asia
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

30. University of Hyogo

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#170 in Asia
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

31. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#173 in Asia
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

32. Gunma University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#179 in Asia
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

33. Kumamoto University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#182 in Asia
#584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#185 in Asia
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

35. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#186 in Asia
#590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

36. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#188 in Asia
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

37. Ritsumeikan University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#190 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

38. University of Electro-Communications

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#192 in Asia
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

39. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#193 in Asia
#601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

40. Yamagata University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#205 in Asia
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

41. Nihon University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#213 in Asia
#652 in the World
Founded
1889

42. Niigata University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#219 in Asia
#665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

43. Saitama University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#240 in Asia
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

44. University of Tokushima

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#247 in Asia
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

45. University of Fukui

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#253 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

46. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#254 in Asia
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

47. Meijo University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#257 in Asia
#760 in the World
Founded
1926

48. Kochi University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#265 in Asia
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

49. Okayama University of Science

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#267 in Asia
#779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

50. Toyota Technological Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#271 in Asia
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

51. Tokai University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#279 in Asia
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

52. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#287 in Asia
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

53. Gakushuin University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#290 in Asia
#826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

54. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#296 in Asia
#840 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1959

55. University of Yamanashi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#305 in Asia
#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

56. Ibaraki University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#309 in Asia
#864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

57. Kansai University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#338 in Asia
#927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

58. Chuo University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#342 in Asia
#936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

59. Saga University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#343 in Asia
#938 in the World
Founded
1949

60. Yamaguchi University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#345 in Asia
#943 in the World
Founded
1949

61. Meiji University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#347 in Asia
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

62. Nagaoka University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#357 in Asia
#977 in the World
Founded
2001

63. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#358 in Asia
#980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

64. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#365 in Asia
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

65. Ryukoku University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#368 in Asia
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

66. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#378 in Asia
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

67. Kogakuin University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#385 in Asia
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

68. Kanagawa University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#388 in Asia
#1040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

69. Fukuoka University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#389 in Asia
#1041 in the World
Founded
1934

70. Ochanomizu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#408 in Asia
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

71. Akita University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#416 in Asia
#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

72. Iwate University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#434 in Asia
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

73. Toho University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#446 in Asia
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

74. Sophia University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#448 in Asia
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

75. Utsunomiya University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#452 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

76. Hirosaki University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#453 in Asia
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

77. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#454 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

78. Chubu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#467 in Asia
#1191 in the World
Founded
1938

79. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#473 in Asia
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

80. Musashi University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#491 in Asia
#1226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

81. University of Toyama

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#513 in Asia
#1270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

82. Kagoshima University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#523 in Asia
#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

83. Tottori University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#526 in Asia
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

84. Hosei University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#527 in Asia
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

85. Doshisha University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#531 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

86. Tokyo City University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#546 in Asia
#1324 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

87. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#547 in Asia
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

88. Nagasaki University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#575 in Asia
#1379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

89. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#581 in Asia
#1391 in the World
Founded
1942

90. Seikei University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#586 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

91. Tokyo Denki University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#592 in Asia
#1414 in the World
Founded
1907

92. Shimane University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#593 in Asia
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

93. Rikkyo University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#621 in Asia
#1459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

94. University of Miyazaki

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#630 in Asia
#1471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

95. Kochi University of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#639 in Asia
#1484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

96. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#640 in Asia
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,106
Founded
1960

The best cities to study Applied/Engineering Physics in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Sendai, and Suita.