41 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 417K citations received by 24.9K academic papers made by 41 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 Development Studies

#1 in Japan

#10 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#3 in Japan

#67 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Development Studies

#11 in Japan

#117 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Development Studies

#12 in Japan

#120 in Asia

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

5. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Development Studies

#17 in Japan

#330 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Development Studies

#18 in Japan

#346 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Development Studies

#19 in Japan

#368 in Asia

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

8. Nihon University

For Development Studies

#23 in Japan

#397 in Asia

Founded: 1889

9. Teikyo University

For Development Studies

#29 in Japan

#566 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

10. Hosei University

For Development Studies

#37 in Japan

#627 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Tokai University

For Development Studies

#38 in Japan

#634 in Asia

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

12. Sophia University

For Development Studies

#43 in Japan

#692 in Asia

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

13. Juntendo University

For Development Studies

#45 in Japan

#710 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

14. Meiji University

For Development Studies

#51 in Japan

#786 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Toho University

For Development Studies

#57 in Japan

#856 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Kitasato University

For Development Studies

#66 in Japan

#915 in Asia

Founded: 1962

17. Ochanomizu University

For Development Studies

#74 in Japan

#1021 in Asia

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

18. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#77 in Japan

#1049 in Asia

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

19. Showa University

For Development Studies

#79 in Japan

#1064 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

20. Rikkyo University

For Development Studies

#80 in Japan

#1074 in Asia

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

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Development Studies

#81 in Japan

#1120 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

22. Toyo University

For Development Studies

#82 in Japan

#1125 in Asia

Founded: 1887

23. Tokyo Medical University

For Development Studies

#95 in Japan

#1282 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#96 in Japan

#1311 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Nippon Medical School

For Development Studies

#99 in Japan

#1345 in Asia

Founded: 1904

26. Gakushuin University

For Development Studies

#101 in Japan

#1352 in Asia

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

27. Tokyo Denki University

For Development Studies

#111 in Japan

#1464 in Asia

Founded: 1907

28. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Development Studies

#112 in Japan

#1468 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

29. Meiji Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#134 in Japan

#1688 in Asia

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

30. Musashi University

For Development Studies

#139 in Japan

#1732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

31. Tokyo City University

For Development Studies

#143 in Japan

#1748 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

32. Japan Women's University

For Development Studies

#159 in Japan

#1823 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#170 in Japan

#1884 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

34. Kogakuin University

For Development Studies

#187 in Japan

#1999 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

35. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Development Studies

#189 in Japan

#2020 in Asia

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

36. Daito Bunka University

For Development Studies

#204 in Japan

#2088 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

37. Takushoku University

For Development Studies

#221 in Japan

#2199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

38. Otsuma Women's University

For Development Studies

#229 in Japan

#2226 in Asia

Founded: 1908

39. Rissho University

For Development Studies

#230 in Japan

#2235 in Asia

Founded: 1924

40. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Development Studies

#233 in Japan

#2249 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

41. Mejiro University

For Development Studies

#235 in Japan

#2255 in Asia

Founded: 1994

Universities for Development Studies near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	60	Chofu
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	13	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	61	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	16	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	34	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	6	Tsukuba
80	Jichi Medical University	53	Tochigi
101	Gunma University	52	Maebashi

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science8

Agricultural Economics8

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics33

Environmental Economics9

Finance44

International Economics10

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading10

Political Economy7