53 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 1.31M citations received by 77.5K academic papers made by 53 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 Economics

#1 in Japan

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Economics

#6 in Japan

#62 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Economics

#9 in Japan

#75 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Economics

#10 in Japan

#85 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Economics

#15 in Japan

#166 in Asia

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

6. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Economics

#17 in Japan

#233 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

7. Nihon University

For Economics

#21 in Japan

#310 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Economics

#32 in Japan

#508 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Economics

#33 in Japan

#515 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Hosei University

For Economics

#35 in Japan

#533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Meiji University

For Economics

#45 in Japan

#600 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Sophia University

For Economics

#53 in Japan

#666 in Asia

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

13. Teikyo University

For Economics

#56 in Japan

#686 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Economics

#58 in Japan

#691 in Asia

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

15. Rikkyo University

For Economics

#65 in Japan

#770 in Asia

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

16. Toho University

For Economics

#72 in Japan

#881 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Gakushuin University

For Economics

#74 in Japan

#904 in Asia

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

18. Kitasato University

For Economics

#75 in Japan

#908 in Asia

Founded: 1962

19. Toyo University

For Economics

#81 in Japan

#1001 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Juntendo University

For Economics

#84 in Japan

#1044 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

21. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Economics

#88 in Japan

#1073 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

22. Ochanomizu University

For Economics

#91 in Japan

#1092 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo Denki University

For Economics

#93 in Japan

#1112 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Showa University

For Economics

#97 in Japan

#1176 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Musashi University

For Economics

#105 in Japan

#1257 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

26. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Economics

#111 in Japan

#1322 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

27. Nippon Medical School

For Economics

#123 in Japan

#1442 in Asia

Founded: 1904

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Economics

#127 in Japan

#1461 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Kogakuin University

For Economics

#128 in Japan

#1463 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

30. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Economics

#131 in Japan

#1477 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

31. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Economics

#133 in Japan

#1488 in Asia

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

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Economics

#138 in Japan

#1525 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo Medical University

For Economics

#142 in Japan

#1542 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

34. Tokyo City University

For Economics

#144 in Japan

#1553 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

35. Hoshi University

For Economics

#151 in Japan

#1639 in Asia

Founded: 1911

36. Komazawa University

For Economics

#177 in Japan

#1858 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Tokyo Keizai University

For Economics

#194 in Japan

#1954 in Asia

Founded: 1899

38. Japan Women's University

For Economics

#196 in Japan

#1966 in Asia

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

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Economics

#198 in Japan

#1968 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Daito Bunka University

For Economics

#200 in Japan

#1979 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

41. Seijo University

For Economics

#201 in Japan

#1986 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Economics

#213 in Japan

#2061 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Economics

#228 in Japan

#2122 in Asia

Founded: 1966

44. Rissho University

For Economics

#235 in Japan

#2151 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Economics

#259 in Japan

#2254 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

46. Nippon Dental University

For Economics

#262 in Japan

#2262 in Asia

Founded: 1907

47. Takushoku University

For Economics

#263 in Japan

#2274 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

48. Kokushikan University

For Economics

#264 in Japan

#2277 in Asia

Founded: 1917

49. Kokugakuin University

For Economics

#270 in Japan

#2299 in Asia

Founded: 1882

50. Mejiro University

For Economics

#309 in Japan

#2460 in Asia

Founded: 1994

51. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Economics

#328 in Japan

#2527 in Asia

Founded: 1886

52. Tokyo Kasei University

For Economics

#334 in Japan

#2541 in Asia

Founded: 1881

53. Showa Women's University

For Economics

#337 in Japan

#2547 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

Universities for Economics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	40	Chofu
15	International Christian University	79	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	51	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	59	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	14	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	82	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	18	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	23	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	19	Chiba

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics8

Development Studies41

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics32

Environmental Economics10

Finance44

International Economics9

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading10

Political Economy7