58 Best Business schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 1.93M citations received by 132K academic papers made by 58 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Business

#1 in Japan

#9 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Business

#4 in Japan

#52 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Business

#6 in Japan

#75 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Business

#9 in Japan

#85 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Business

#14 in Japan

#162 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Business

#27 in Japan

#320 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Denki University

For Business

#31 in Japan

#416 in Asia

Founded: 1907

8. Meiji University

For Business

#34 in Japan

#427 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

9. Hosei University

For Business

#39 in Japan

#492 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Tokai University

For Business

#41 in Japan

#521 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

11. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Business

#42 in Japan

#540 in Asia

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

12. Sophia University

For Business

#51 in Japan

#587 in Asia

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

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Business

#55 in Japan

#626 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

14. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Business

#57 in Japan

#630 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Business

#64 in Japan

#757 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Rikkyo University

For Business

#77 in Japan

#889 in Asia

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

17. Toyo University

For Business

#81 in Japan

#954 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Teikyo University

For Business

#83 in Japan

#978 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Toho University

For Business

#91 in Japan

#1057 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Juntendo University

For Business

#94 in Japan

#1067 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

21. Musashi University

For Business

#101 in Japan

#1131 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

22. Kitasato University

For Business

#102 in Japan

#1137 in Asia

Founded: 1962

23. Kogakuin University

For Business

#104 in Japan

#1168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

24. Gakushuin University

For Business

#107 in Japan

#1192 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo City University

For Business

#113 in Japan

#1234 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Business

#118 in Japan

#1276 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Ochanomizu University

For Business

#119 in Japan

#1282 in Asia

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

28. Showa University

For Business

#121 in Japan

#1308 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

29. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Business

#124 in Japan

#1334 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Business

#133 in Japan

#1416 in Asia

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

31. Nippon Medical School

For Business

#134 in Japan

#1432 in Asia

Founded: 1904

32. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Business

#153 in Japan

#1559 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

33. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Business

#154 in Japan

#1585 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Business

#157 in Japan

#1611 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Business

#162 in Japan

#1633 in Asia

Founded: 1966

36. Hoshi University

For Business

#167 in Japan

#1672 in Asia

Founded: 1911

37. Takushoku University

For Business

#178 in Japan

#1736 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

38. Komazawa University

For Business

#183 in Japan

#1773 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Meiji Gakuin University

For Business

#186 in Japan

#1809 in Asia

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

40. Tokyo Keizai University

For Business

#207 in Japan

#2036 in Asia

Founded: 1899

41. Japan Women's University

For Business

#211 in Japan

#2051 in Asia

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

42. Rissho University

For Business

#219 in Japan

#2077 in Asia

Founded: 1924

43. Otsuma Women's University

For Business

#221 in Japan

#2091 in Asia

Founded: 1908

44. Kokushikan University

For Business

#222 in Japan

#2114 in Asia

Founded: 1917

45. Daito Bunka University

For Business

#230 in Japan

#2148 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

46. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Business

#249 in Japan

#2203 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

47. Mejiro University

For Business

#281 in Japan

#2323 in Asia

Founded: 1994

48. Nippon Sport Science University

For Business

#294 in Japan

#2391 in Asia

Founded: 1891

49. Kokugakuin University

For Business

#296 in Japan

#2397 in Asia

Founded: 1882

50. Seijo University

For Business

#309 in Japan

#2448 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

51. Tama Art University

For Business

#314 in Japan

#2462 in Asia

Founded: 1935

52. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Business

#316 in Japan

#2464 in Asia

Founded: 1924

53. Nippon Dental University

For Business

#327 in Japan

#2488 in Asia

Founded: 1907

54. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Business

#329 in Japan

#2493 in Asia

Founded: 1886

55. Tokyo Kasei University

For Business

#339 in Japan

#2534 in Asia

Founded: 1881

56. Showa Women's University

For Business

#350 in Japan

#2570 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

57. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Business

#383 in Japan

#2638 in Asia

Founded: 1922

58. Musashino Academy of Music

For Business

#393 in Japan

#2652 in Asia

Universities for Business near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	112	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	21	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	33	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	40	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	69	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	22	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	18	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	73	Narashino
32	Tokyo University of Technology	85	Hachioji

Universities for Business near Tokyo

Business subfields in Tokyo