Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Software Engineering

We ranked the top 100 universities for Software Engineering in Japan based on strict academic metrics. Based on 4.49M scholarly articles and 95.78M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Software Engineering. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

3

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

4

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

7

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

10

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

11

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

#78 in Asia #515 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

#206 in Asia #984 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

#2168 in Asia #5868 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

17

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

#181 in Asia #911 in the World

31% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

#339 in Asia #1368 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

19

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

#245 in Asia #1083 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

20

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

21

Tokyo

Sophia University

#258 in Asia #1124 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

22

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

#700 in Asia #2433 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

#97 in Asia #604 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

#189 in Asia #939 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

26

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

Niigata

Niigata University

#107 in Asia #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

29

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

30

Tokyo

Hosei University

#228 in Asia #1039 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

31

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

#303 in Asia #1273 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Saitama

Saitama University

#272 in Asia #1171 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

#331 in Asia #1348 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

35

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

36

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

#1948 in Asia #5404 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

37

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

#961 in Asia #3130 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

38

Kasugai

Chubu University

#479 in Asia #1801 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

39

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

40

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

#1033 in Asia #3310 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

41

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

#1537 in Asia #4500 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

42

Yokohama

Kanto Gakuin University

#824 in Asia #2774 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

43

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

45

Chiba

Chiba University

#68 in Asia #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

46

Tokyo

Musashi University

#740 in Asia #2548 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

#566 in Asia #2070 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

48

Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

#1357 in Asia #4086 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1981 Founded

49

Tokyo

Tokai University

#106 in Asia #633 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

50

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

#640 in Asia #2280 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

51

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

#617 in Asia #2224 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

52

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

#523 in Asia #1927 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

54

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

55

Atsugi

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

#1062 in Asia #3389 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1975 Founded

56

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

#584 in Asia #2124 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

57

Nagoya

Nanzan University

#757 in Asia #2586 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

58

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

#91 in Asia #573 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Tokyo

Juntendo University

#94 in Asia #588 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

60

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Hachioji

Chuo University

#205 in Asia #983 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

62

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

#159 in Asia #858 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Osaka

Osaka City University

#132 in Asia #753 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

64

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

#109 in Asia #657 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

66

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

#488 in Asia #1831 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

67

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

68

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

#1216 in Asia #3765 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

69

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

#92 in Asia #579 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

70

Matsuyama

Ehime University

#146 in Asia #813 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Gifu

Gifu University

#143 in Asia #803 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

72

Yamagata

Yamagata University

#155 in Asia #847 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

#410 in Asia #1598 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

74

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

#475 in Asia #1793 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

75

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

#411 in Asia #1599 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

76

Nagoya

Meijo University

#348 in Asia #1392 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

77

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

#144 in Asia #806 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Tokyo

Nihon University

#48 in Asia #398 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

79

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

#111 in Asia #668 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

80

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

#768 in Asia #2626 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

81

Wakayama

Wakayama University

#589 in Asia #2136 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Okayama

Okayama University

#64 in Asia #458 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

83

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

#279 in Asia #1195 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

#229 in Asia #1041 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

86

Iwate

Iwate Prefectural University

#967 in Asia #3145 in the World

33% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1998 Founded

87

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

#158 in Asia #856 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Matsue

Shimane University

#262 in Asia #1129 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

#735 in Asia #2538 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

90

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

#423 in Asia #1626 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

#572 in Asia #2081 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

92

Kobe

Konan University

#540 in Asia #1974 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

93

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

94

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia #676 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

#296 in Asia #1256 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

96

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

#275 in Asia #1180 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

97

Maebashi

Gunma University

#145 in Asia #809 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

98

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

#186 in Asia #925 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

99

Tsu

#172 in Asia #890 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

#316 in Asia #1306 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded