41 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 409K citations received by 24.3K 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: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#3 in Japan

#63 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Development Studies

#11 in Japan

#113 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Development Studies

#12 in Japan

#115 in Asia

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

5. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Development Studies

#17 in Japan

#318 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Development Studies

#18 in Japan

#332 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Development Studies

#19 in Japan

#350 in Asia

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

8. Nihon University

For Development Studies

#23 in Japan

#385 in Asia

Founded: 1889

9. Teikyo University

For Development Studies

#29 in Japan

#548 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

10. Tokai University

For Development Studies

#37 in Japan

#621 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

11. Hosei University

For Development Studies

#38 in Japan

#623 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Sophia University

For Development Studies

#44 in Japan

#676 in Asia

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

13. Juntendo University

For Development Studies

#48 in Japan

#714 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

14. Meiji University

For Development Studies

#51 in Japan

#763 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Toho University

For Development Studies

#57 in Japan

#825 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Kitasato University

For Development Studies

#65 in Japan

#896 in Asia

Founded: 1962

17. Ochanomizu University

For Development Studies

#71 in Japan

#969 in Asia

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

18. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#75 in Japan

#1009 in Asia

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

19. Showa University

For Development Studies

#77 in Japan

#1020 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

20. Rikkyo University

For Development Studies

#80 in Japan

#1062 in Asia

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

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Development Studies

#81 in Japan

#1100 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Toyo University

For Development Studies

#82 in Japan

#1123 in Asia

Founded: 1887

23. Tokyo Medical University

For Development Studies

#95 in Japan

#1245 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#98 in Japan

#1287 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Gakushuin University

For Development Studies

#99 in Japan

#1295 in Asia

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

26. Nippon Medical School

For Development Studies

#101 in Japan

#1312 in Asia

Founded: 1904

27. Tokyo Denki University

For Development Studies

#111 in Japan

#1404 in Asia

Founded: 1907

28. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Development Studies

#112 in Japan

#1416 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

29. Meiji Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#133 in Japan

#1644 in Asia

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

30. Musashi University

For Development Studies

#138 in Japan

#1699 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

31. Tokyo City University

For Development Studies

#150 in Japan

#1759 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

32. Japan Women's University

For Development Studies

#156 in Japan

#1781 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#165 in Japan

#1844 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

34. Kogakuin University

For Development Studies

#186 in Japan

#1963 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

35. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Development Studies

#191 in Japan

#1992 in Asia

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

36. Daito Bunka University

For Development Studies

#203 in Japan

#2063 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

37. Takushoku University

For Development Studies

#221 in Japan

#2176 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

38. Otsuma Women's University

For Development Studies

#227 in Japan

#2204 in Asia

Founded: 1908

39. Rissho University

For Development Studies

#229 in Japan

#2222 in Asia

Founded: 1924

40. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Development Studies

#232 in Japan

#2235 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

41. Mejiro University

For Development Studies

#233 in Japan

#2241 in Asia

Founded: 1994

Universities for Development Studies near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	58	Chofu
15	International Christian University	69	Mitaka
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	22	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	54	Tochigi

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics8

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics32

Environmental Economics10

Finance44

International Economics9

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading10

Political Economy7