Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

28 Best Universities in Japan for Aviation

We ranked the top 28 universities for Aviation in Japan based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 3.1M subject-specific papers and 71.29M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Aviation

#9 in Asia #49 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Aviation

#15 in Asia #79 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

3

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#44 in Asia #237 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

4

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Aviation

#59 in Asia #294 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Aviation

#65 in Asia #313 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

6

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Aviation

#85 in Asia #386 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Aviation

#92 in Asia #406 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

8

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Aviation

#117 in Asia #510 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

9

Suita

Osaka University

For Aviation

#119 in Asia #515 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

10

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Aviation

#124 in Asia #535 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Aviation

#142 in Asia #603 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Aviation

#201 in Asia #777 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Aviation

#235 in Asia #860 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

14

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#250 in Asia #885 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Aviation

#263 in Asia #919 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

16

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Aviation

#237 in Asia #864 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Kobe

Kobe University

For Aviation

#90 in Asia #398 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

18

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#269 in Asia #934 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

19

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

For Aviation

#283 in Asia #961 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

20

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Aviation

#134 in Asia #577 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

21

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Aviation

#270 in Asia #935 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

22

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Aviation

#267 in Asia #924 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

23

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Aviation

#265 in Asia #922 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

24

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Aviation

#282 in Asia #960 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

For Aviation

#284 in Asia #962 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Chiba

Chiba University

For Aviation

#98 in Asia #421 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#272 in Asia #940 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#260 in Asia #906 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded