42 Best universities for Literature in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 156K citations received by 15.3K academic papers made by 42 universities in Tokyo 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.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Tokyo

For Literature

#1 in Japan

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Literature

#5 in Japan

#34 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Literature

#9 in Japan

#57 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

4. Keio University

For Literature

#11 in Japan

#67 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Literature

#14 in Japan

#100 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Literature

#16 in Japan

#149 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Sophia University

For Literature

#33 in Japan

#307 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

8. Hosei University

For Literature

#34 in Japan

#320 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

9. Meiji University

For Literature

#36 in Japan

#333 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

10. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Literature

#43 in Japan

#392 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

11. Tokai University

For Literature

#53 in Japan

#439 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

12. Ochanomizu University

For Literature

#54 in Japan

#443 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

13. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Literature

#61 in Japan

#493 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

14. Toyo University

For Literature

#62 in Japan

#498 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

15. Teikyo University

For Literature

#65 in Japan

#505 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Literature

#73 in Japan

#579 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

17. Komazawa University

For Literature

#77 in Japan

#616 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

18. Rikkyo University

For Literature

#79 in Japan

#623 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

19. Toho University

For Literature

#80 in Japan

#628 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Tokyo Denki University

For Literature

#82 in Japan

#638 in Asia

Founded: 1907

21. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Literature

#83 in Japan

#640 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

22. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Literature

#84 in Japan

#653 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

23. Kitasato University

For Literature

#87 in Japan

#698 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

24. Juntendo University

For Literature

#97 in Japan

#792 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

25. Kogakuin University

For Literature

#100 in Japan

#833 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

26. Nippon Medical School

For Literature

#106 in Japan

#881 in Asia

Founded: 1904

27. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Literature

#113 in Japan

#933 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

28. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Literature

#125 in Japan

#1037 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

29. Otsuma Women's University

For Literature

#128 in Japan

#1065 in Asia

Founded: 1908

30. Showa University

For Literature

#131 in Japan

#1084 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

31. Gakushuin University

For Literature

#137 in Japan

#1123 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

32. Japan Women's University

For Literature

#141 in Japan

#1151 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

33. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Literature

#143 in Japan

#1163 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

34. Rissho University

For Literature

#144 in Japan

#1167 in Asia

Founded: 1924

35. Tokyo Medical University

For Literature

#160 in Japan

#1283 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

36. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Literature

#167 in Japan

#1326 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

37. Tokyo City University

For Literature

#169 in Japan

#1368 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

38. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Literature

#170 in Japan

#1370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

39. Meiji Gakuin University

For Literature

#171 in Japan

#1371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

40. Musashi University

For Literature

#172 in Japan

#1384 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

41. Taisho University

For Literature

#175 in Japan

#1418 in Asia

Founded: 1926

42. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Literature

#179 in Japan

#1452 in Asia

Founded: 1966

Universities for Literature near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	18	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	46	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	40	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	57	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	38	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	19	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	26	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	58	Yokohama
47	Tokyo University of Information Sciences	64	Chiba

Universities for Literature near Tokyo

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