Best Automation and Control Universities in Japan [2026 Rankings]

1

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#13 in Asia #25 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

2

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Automation and Control

#16 in Asia #29 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Automation and Control

#28 in Asia #59 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

Suita

Osaka University

For Automation and Control

#33 in Asia #82 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

5

Tokyo

Keio University

For Automation and Control

#43 in Asia #100 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Automation and Control

#59 in Asia #140 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Automation and Control

#62 in Asia #146 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

8

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Automation and Control

#97 in Asia #254 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

9

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Automation and Control

#110 in Asia #305 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

10

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Automation and Control

#133 in Asia #369 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

11

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Automation and Control

#134 in Asia #371 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

12

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Automation and Control

#141 in Asia #397 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

13

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Automation and Control

#163 in Asia #443 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Automation and Control

#165 in Asia #447 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Automation and Control

#791 in Asia #1740 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Saga

Saga University

For Automation and Control

#261 in Asia #672 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Automation and Control

#381 in Asia #958 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

18

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

For Automation and Control

#882 in Asia #1898 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

19

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

For Automation and Control

#770 in Asia #1710 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

20

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Automation and Control

#556 in Asia #1306 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

21

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#803 in Asia #1771 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

22

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Automation and Control

#324 in Asia #844 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

23

Morioka

Iwate University

For Automation and Control

#838 in Asia #1827 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Gifu

Gifu University

For Automation and Control

#283 in Asia #731 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Automation and Control

#515 in Asia #1229 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#505 in Asia #1212 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

27

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Automation and Control

#149 in Asia #409 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

28

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Automation and Control

#152 in Asia #414 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Automation and Control

#702 in Asia #1572 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

30

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#449 in Asia #1098 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

31

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Automation and Control

#698 in Asia #1566 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

For Automation and Control

#245 in Asia #637 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Automation and Control

#891 in Asia #1918 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Automation and Control

#820 in Asia #1801 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

35

Tsu

Mie University

For Automation and Control

#202 in Asia #545 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Automation and Control

#404 in Asia #1005 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

37

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Automation and Control

#121 in Asia #338 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Automation and Control

#724 in Asia #1617 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

39

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

For Automation and Control

#169 in Asia #457 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

40

Nagoya

Toyota Technological Institute

For Automation and Control

#402 in Asia #1001 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

41

Imizu

Toyama Prefectural University

For Automation and Control

#787 in Asia #1736 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1990 Founded

42

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Automation and Control

#405 in Asia #1009 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

43

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#889 in Asia #1912 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

44

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#599 in Asia #1382 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

45

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#745 in Asia #1660 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

46

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Automation and Control

#472 in Asia #1134 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

47

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Automation and Control

#743 in Asia #1656 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Chiba

Chiba University

For Automation and Control

#138 in Asia #390 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#199 in Asia #536 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Automation and Control

#536 in Asia #1269 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

51

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Automation and Control

#424 in Asia #1051 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

52

Suita

Kansai University

For Automation and Control

#382 in Asia #959 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

53

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Automation and Control

#295 in Asia #767 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

For Automation and Control

#869 in Asia #1882 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

55

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#233 in Asia #607 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

56

Okayama

Okayama University

For Automation and Control

#137 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

57

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Automation and Control

#542 in Asia #1280 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

58

Atsugi

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#548 in Asia #1291 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1975 Founded

59

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Automation and Control

#802 in Asia #1765 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

60

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#98 in Asia #261 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

61

Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

For Automation and Control

#857 in Asia #1863 in the World

39% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

2005 Founded

62

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

For Automation and Control

#448 in Asia #1096 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

63

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Automation and Control

#526 in Asia #1254 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Automation and Control

#658 in Asia #1497 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

65

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Automation and Control

#784 in Asia #1732 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

66

Oita

Oita University

For Automation and Control

#535 in Asia #1268 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Kobe

Kobe University

For Automation and Control

#161 in Asia #436 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

68

Ashikaga

Ashikaga Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#901 in Asia #1936 in the World

31% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1967 Founded

69

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

For Automation and Control

#612 in Asia #1404 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

70

Nagasaki

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

For Automation and Control

#853 in Asia #1856 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1942 Founded

71

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#630 in Asia #1433 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

72

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

For Automation and Control

#483 in Asia #1162 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Automation and Control

#501 in Asia #1196 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

Fukui

Fukui University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#873 in Asia #1888 in the World

31% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1965 Founded

75

Tottori

Tottori University

For Automation and Control

#603 in Asia #1391 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#591 in Asia #1363 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

77

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#430 in Asia #1067 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

78

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

For Automation and Control

#555 in Asia #1299 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

79

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Automation and Control

#260 in Asia #671 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

80

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Automation and Control

#417 in Asia #1039 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

81

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

For Automation and Control

#823 in Asia #1805 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

82

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

For Automation and Control

#850 in Asia #1849 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

83

Matsue

Shimane University

For Automation and Control

#709 in Asia #1585 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Automation and Control

#522 in Asia #1243 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Automation and Control

#868 in Asia #1881 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

86

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Automation and Control

#554 in Asia #1298 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

87

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

For Automation and Control

#774 in Asia #1717 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

88

Akita

Akita University

For Automation and Control

#428 in Asia #1056 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Tokyo

Hosei University

For Automation and Control

#359 in Asia #921 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

90

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

For Automation and Control

#331 in Asia #860 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

91

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Automation and Control

#368 in Asia #934 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

92

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

For Automation and Control

#444 in Asia #1090 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Science

For Automation and Control

#867 in Asia #1880 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1967 Founded

94

Maebashi

Gunma University

For Automation and Control

#387 in Asia #966 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

Fukaya

Saitama Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#855 in Asia #1860 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

96

Tokyo

Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Automation and Control

#668 in Asia #1512 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1966 Founded

97

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Automation and Control

#909 in Asia #1944 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

98

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#111 in Asia #309 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

99

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Automation and Control

#155 in Asia #421 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

100

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#99 in Asia #262 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

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