58 Best Business schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 130K 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: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Business

#4 in Japan

#45 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Business

#6 in Japan

#72 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Business

#9 in Japan

#83 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Business

#15 in Japan

#159 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Business

#28 in Japan

#310 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Denki University

For Business

#31 in Japan

#395 in Asia

Founded: 1907

8. Meiji University

For Business

#34 in Japan

#413 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

9. Hosei University

For Business

#38 in Japan

#471 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Tokai University

For Business

#41 in Japan

#500 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

11. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Business

#43 in Japan

#525 in Asia

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

12. Sophia University

For Business

#51 in Japan

#564 in Asia

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

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Business

#56 in Japan

#604 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

14. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Business

#57 in Japan

#625 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Business

#65 in Japan

#727 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Rikkyo University

For Business

#77 in Japan

#867 in Asia

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

17. Toyo University

For Business

#82 in Japan

#937 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Teikyo University

For Business

#83 in Japan

#942 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Toho University

For Business

#92 in Japan

#1025 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Juntendo University

For Business

#96 in Japan

#1050 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

21. Musashi University

For Business

#99 in Japan

#1086 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

22. Kitasato University

For Business

#102 in Japan

#1111 in Asia

Founded: 1962

23. Kogakuin University

For Business

#105 in Japan

#1142 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

24. Gakushuin University

For Business

#107 in Japan

#1156 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo City University

For Business

#116 in Japan

#1241 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Business

#117 in Japan

#1243 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Ochanomizu University

For Business

#118 in Japan

#1244 in Asia

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

28. Showa University

For Business

#121 in Japan

#1278 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

29. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Business

#125 in Japan

#1304 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Business

#133 in Japan

#1366 in Asia

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

31. Nippon Medical School

For Business

#134 in Japan

#1395 in Asia

Founded: 1904

32. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Business

#153 in Japan

#1550 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

33. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Business

#154 in Japan

#1557 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

34. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Business

#158 in Japan

#1603 in Asia

Founded: 1966

35. Tokyo Medical University

For Business

#161 in Japan

#1613 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

36. Hoshi University

For Business

#164 in Japan

#1626 in Asia

Founded: 1911

37. Takushoku University

For Business

#177 in Japan

#1712 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

38. Komazawa University

For Business

#182 in Japan

#1756 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Meiji Gakuin University

For Business

#186 in Japan

#1784 in Asia

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

40. Tokyo Keizai University

For Business

#208 in Japan

#2012 in Asia

Founded: 1899

41. Japan Women's University

For Business

#212 in Japan

#2027 in Asia

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

42. Rissho University

For Business

#218 in Japan

#2054 in Asia

Founded: 1924

43. Otsuma Women's University

For Business

#219 in Japan

#2061 in Asia

Founded: 1908

44. Kokushikan University

For Business

#222 in Japan

#2081 in Asia

Founded: 1917

45. Daito Bunka University

For Business

#229 in Japan

#2126 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

46. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Business

#248 in Japan

#2182 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

47. Mejiro University

For Business

#284 in Japan

#2320 in Asia

Founded: 1994

48. Nippon Sport Science University

For Business

#294 in Japan

#2387 in Asia

Founded: 1891

49. Kokugakuin University

For Business

#295 in Japan

#2388 in Asia

Founded: 1882

50. Seijo University

For Business

#310 in Japan

#2437 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

51. Tama Art University

For Business

#312 in Japan

#2440 in Asia

Founded: 1935

52. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Business

#320 in Japan

#2467 in Asia

Founded: 1924

53. Nippon Dental University

For Business

#324 in Japan

#2472 in Asia

Founded: 1907

54. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Business

#330 in Japan

#2492 in Asia

Founded: 1886

55. Tokyo Kasei University

For Business

#344 in Japan

#2532 in Asia

Founded: 1881

56. Showa Women's University

For Business

#354 in Japan

#2565 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

57. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Business

#382 in Japan

#2628 in Asia

Founded: 1922

58. Musashino Academy of Music

For Business

#390 in Japan

#2644 in Asia

Universities for Business near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	112	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	20	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	33	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	39	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	14	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