51 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 958K citations received by 69.7K academic papers made by 51 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

#4 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Economics

#4 in Japan

#51 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Economics

#9 in Japan

#70 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Economics

#10 in Japan

#81 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Economics

#15 in Japan

#129 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Economics

#17 in Japan

#222 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

7. Nihon University

For Economics

#21 in Japan

#267 in Asia

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

8. Hosei University

For Economics

#35 in Japan

#438 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

9. Tokai University

For Economics

#36 in Japan

#442 in Asia

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

10. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Economics

#39 in Japan

#469 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

11. Meiji University

For Economics

#46 in Japan

#535 in Asia

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

12. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Economics

#49 in Japan

#557 in Asia

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

13. Teikyo University

For Economics

#54 in Japan

#582 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

14. Sophia University

For Economics

#56 in Japan

#584 in Asia

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

15. Rikkyo University

For Economics

#60 in Japan

#660 in Asia

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

16. Toho University

For Economics

#74 in Japan

#810 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Gakushuin University

For Economics

#75 in Japan

#823 in Asia

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

18. Kitasato University

For Economics

#78 in Japan

#837 in Asia

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

19. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Economics

#81 in Japan

#866 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

20. Toyo University

For Economics

#82 in Japan

#883 in Asia

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

21. Tokyo Denki University

For Economics

#91 in Japan

#980 in Asia

Founded: 1907

22. Ochanomizu University

For Economics

#93 in Japan

#1015 in Asia

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

23. Juntendo University

For Economics

#94 in Japan

#1026 in Asia

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

24. Musashi University

For Economics

#102 in Japan

#1101 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

25. Showa University

For Economics

#106 in Japan

#1160 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

26. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Economics

#109 in Japan

#1185 in Asia

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

27. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Economics

#116 in Japan

#1259 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Economics

#127 in Japan

#1333 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Economics

#129 in Japan

#1351 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

30. Kogakuin University

For Economics

#132 in Japan

#1377 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

31. Meiji Gakuin University

For Economics

#133 in Japan

#1387 in Asia

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

32. Tokyo Medical University

For Economics

#136 in Japan

#1398 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

33. Nippon Medical School

For Economics

#138 in Japan

#1410 in Asia

Founded: 1904

34. Tokyo City University

For Economics

#144 in Japan

#1444 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

35. Hoshi University

For Economics

#153 in Japan

#1552 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

36. Komazawa University

For Economics

#176 in Japan

#1694 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

37. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Economics

#180 in Japan

#1723 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

38. Seijo University

For Economics

#186 in Japan

#1767 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

39. Tokyo Keizai University

For Economics

#188 in Japan

#1790 in Asia

Founded: 1899

40. Daito Bunka University

For Economics

#192 in Japan

#1810 in Asia

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

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Economics

#194 in Japan

#1819 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Japan Women's University

For Economics

#195 in Japan

#1821 in Asia

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

43. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Economics

#211 in Japan

#1927 in Asia

Founded: 1966

44. Rissho University

For Economics

#225 in Japan

#1998 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Economics

#253 in Japan

#2146 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

46. Takushoku University

For Economics

#256 in Japan

#2160 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

47. Nippon Dental University

For Economics

#267 in Japan

#2220 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

48. Kokushikan University

For Economics

#272 in Japan

#2235 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

49. Kokugakuin University

For Economics

#274 in Japan

#2242 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

50. Mejiro University

For Economics

#294 in Japan

#2333 in Asia

Founded: 1994

51. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Economics

#322 in Japan

#2445 in Asia

Founded: 1886

Universities for Economics near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	37	Chofu
15	International Christian University	89	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	47	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	53	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	14	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	86	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	18	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	24	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	19	Chiba

Economics subfields in Tokyo

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics8

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics27

Environmental Economics8

Finance43

International Economics9

International Relations and Diplomacy6

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading10

Political Economy6