 The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities, 48th in Times Higher Education Japan University rankings for 2018 (out of 775 institutions), and joint 7th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM).While the average acceptance rate is in the region of 20-30%, the applicants per place ratio approaches or exceeds 20