21 Best universities for Economics in Tokyo

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 136K citations received by 9.59K academic papers made by 21 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

#12 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

2. Keio University

For Economics

#3 in Japan

#46 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,500
Founded: 1858

3. Waseda University

For Economics

#9 in Japan

#80 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 50,221
Founded: 1882

4. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Economics

#11 in Japan

#103 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Economics

#12 in Japan

#120 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Economics

#21 in Japan

#276 in Asia

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

7. Hosei University

For Economics

#24 in Japan

#332 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1880

8. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Economics

#26 in Japan

#334 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 19,776
Founded: 1874

9. Rikkyo University

For Economics

#34 in Japan

#421 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Economics

#35 in Japan

#422 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1881

11. Meiji University

For Economics

#37 in Japan

#428 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

12. Sophia University

For Economics

#38 in Japan

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

13. Tokai University

For Economics

#43 in Japan

#550 in Asia

Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

14. Gakushuin University

For Economics

#45 in Japan

#563 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 9,186
Founded: 1877

15. Meiji Gakuin University

For Economics

#49 in Japan

#642 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 12,214
Founded: 1877

16. Toyo University

For Economics

#56 in Japan

#708 in Asia

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

17. Musashi University

For Economics

#60 in Japan

#752 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1949

18. Tokyo Keizai University

For Economics

#69 in Japan

#846 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1899

19. Teikyo University

For Economics

#83 in Japan

#967 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

20. Daito Bunka University

For Economics

#87 in Japan

#1007 in Asia

Founded: 1923

21. Ochanomizu University

For Economics

#89 in Japan

#1032 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	International Christian University	29	Mitaka
22	Hitotsubashi University	4	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	15	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	19	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	18	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	30	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	6	Tsukuba
169	International University of Japan	22	Minamiuonuma
254	Nagoya University	14	Nagoya
257	Nagoya City University	28	Nagoya

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science6

Agricultural Economics8

Development Studies7

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics10

Environmental Economics5

Finance6

International Economics8

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade10

Investment Banking and Stock trading6

Universities for Economics near Tokyo

Economics subfields in Tokyo