53 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 1.36M citations received by 79.1K 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Economics

#6 in Japan

#66 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Economics

#9 in Japan

#81 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

#173 in Asia

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

6. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Economics

#17 in Japan

#241 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

7. Nihon University

For Economics

#21 in Japan

#322 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokai University

For Economics

#31 in Japan

#519 in Asia

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Economics

#33 in Japan

#534 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Hosei University

For Economics

#34 in Japan

#539 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Meiji University

For Economics

#45 in Japan

#617 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Sophia University

For Economics

#52 in Japan

#691 in Asia

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

13. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Economics

#56 in Japan

#710 in Asia

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

14. Teikyo University

For Economics

#57 in Japan

#711 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Rikkyo University

For Economics

#65 in Japan

#801 in Asia

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

16. Toho University

For Economics

#72 in Japan

#906 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Kitasato University

For Economics

#76 in Japan

#936 in Asia

Founded: 1962

18. Gakushuin University

For Economics

#77 in Japan

#941 in Asia

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

19. Toyo University

For Economics

#80 in Japan

#1016 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Juntendo University

For Economics

#83 in Japan

#1043 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

21. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Economics

#87 in Japan

#1089 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

22. Ochanomizu University

For Economics

#92 in Japan

#1137 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo Denki University

For Economics

#93 in Japan

#1152 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Showa University

For Economics

#97 in Japan

#1214 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Musashi University

For Economics

#106 in Japan

#1310 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

26. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Economics

#108 in Japan

#1323 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

27. Nippon Medical School

For Economics

#125 in Japan

#1481 in Asia

Founded: 1904

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Economics

#126 in Japan

#1499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Kogakuin University

For Economics

#128 in Japan

#1503 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Economics

#132 in Japan

#1524 in Asia

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

31. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Economics

#133 in Japan

#1525 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Economics

#138 in Japan

#1552 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo City University

For Economics

#139 in Japan

#1554 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Economics

#140 in Japan

#1559 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Hoshi University

For Economics

#152 in Japan

#1675 in Asia

Founded: 1911

36. Komazawa University

For Economics

#180 in Japan

#1893 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Tokyo Keizai University

For Economics

#192 in Japan

#1965 in Asia

Founded: 1899

38. Japan Women's University

For Economics

#196 in Japan

#1987 in Asia

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

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Economics

#198 in Japan

#1998 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Seijo University

For Economics

#200 in Japan

#2004 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

41. Daito Bunka University

For Economics

#201 in Japan

#2006 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

42. Otsuma Women's University

For Economics

#216 in Japan

#2091 in Asia

Founded: 1908

43. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Economics

#230 in Japan

#2147 in Asia

Founded: 1966

44. Rissho University

For Economics

#233 in Japan

#2163 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Nippon Dental University

For Economics

#257 in Japan

#2264 in Asia

Founded: 1907

46. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Economics

#260 in Japan

#2277 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

47. Takushoku University

For Economics

#261 in Japan

#2279 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

48. Kokushikan University

For Economics

#264 in Japan

#2289 in Asia

Founded: 1917

49. Kokugakuin University

For Economics

#268 in Japan

#2313 in Asia

Founded: 1882

50. Mejiro University

For Economics

#305 in Japan

#2459 in Asia

Founded: 1994

51. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Economics

#328 in Japan

#2525 in Asia

Founded: 1886

52. Tokyo Kasei University

For Economics

#333 in Japan

#2544 in Asia

Founded: 1881

53. Showa Women's University

For Economics

#339 in Japan

#2556 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

Universities for Economics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	42	Chofu
15	International Christian University	78	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	54	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	59	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	14	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	84	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	20	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	23	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	18	Chiba

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science8

Agricultural Economics8

Development Studies41

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics33

Environmental Economics9

Finance44

International Economics10

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading10

Political Economy7