39 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 291K citations received by 21.9K academic papers made by 39 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

#9 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#3 in Japan

#50 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Development Studies

#11 in Japan

#102 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Development Studies

#12 in Japan

#108 in Asia

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

5. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Development Studies

#18 in Japan

#282 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Development Studies

#19 in Japan

#309 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Development Studies

#22 in Japan

#316 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

8. Nihon University

For Development Studies

#23 in Japan

#324 in Asia

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

9. Teikyo University

For Development Studies

#28 in Japan

#432 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

10. Hosei University

For Development Studies

#35 in Japan

#528 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Tokai University

For Development Studies

#38 in Japan

#551 in Asia

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

12. Sophia University

For Development Studies

#42 in Japan

#589 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Development Studies

#51 in Japan

#674 in Asia

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

14. Juntendo University

For Development Studies

#53 in Japan

#693 in Asia

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

15. Toho University

For Development Studies

#57 in Japan

#749 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Kitasato University

For Development Studies

#59 in Japan

#793 in Asia

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

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#67 in Japan

#855 in Asia

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

18. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Development Studies

#74 in Japan

#912 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

19. Rikkyo University

For Development Studies

#77 in Japan

#970 in Asia

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

20. Ochanomizu University

For Development Studies

#78 in Japan

#983 in Asia

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

21. Gakushuin University

For Development Studies

#82 in Japan

#1035 in Asia

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

22. Tokyo Medical University

For Development Studies

#85 in Japan

#1061 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

23. Showa University

For Development Studies

#86 in Japan

#1065 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

24. Toyo University

For Development Studies

#89 in Japan

#1080 in Asia

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

25. Nippon Medical School

For Development Studies

#97 in Japan

#1160 in Asia

Founded: 1904

26. Tokyo Denki University

For Development Studies

#102 in Japan

#1186 in Asia

Founded: 1907

27. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#104 in Japan

#1196 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

28. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Development Studies

#118 in Japan

#1310 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

29. Musashi University

For Development Studies

#135 in Japan

#1495 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

30. Meiji Gakuin University

For Development Studies

#136 in Japan

#1497 in Asia

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

31. Tokyo City University

For Development Studies

#147 in Japan

#1618 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

32. Japan Women's University

For Development Studies

#156 in Japan

#1675 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Development Studies

#164 in Japan

#1715 in Asia

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

34. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#169 in Japan

#1780 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

35. Kogakuin University

For Development Studies

#176 in Japan

#1815 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

36. Otsuma Women's University

For Development Studies

#200 in Japan

#1944 in Asia

Founded: 1908

37. Daito Bunka University

For Development Studies

#206 in Japan

#1987 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

38. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Development Studies

#210 in Japan

#2031 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

39. Rissho University

For Development Studies

#216 in Japan

#2071 in Asia

Founded: 1924

Universities for Development Studies near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	49	Chofu
21	Saitama University	71	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	20	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	13	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	65	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	16	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	43	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	6	Tsukuba
80	Jichi Medical University	52	Tochigi

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics8

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics27

Environmental Economics8

Finance43

International Economics9

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading10

Political Economy6