100 Best universities for Anthropology in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 469K citations received by 38K academic papers made by 151 universities in Japan 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 Anthropology

#9 in Asia

#250 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Anthropology

#14 in Asia

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anthropology

#35 in Asia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

4. Osaka University

For Anthropology

#44 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

5. Tohoku University

For Anthropology

#52 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

6. Nagoya University

For Anthropology

#65 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anthropology

#66 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Anthropology

#70 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

9. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#76 in Asia

#697 in the World

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

10. Keio University

For Anthropology

#84 in Asia

#738 in the World

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

11. Waseda University

For Anthropology

#114 in Asia

#864 in the World

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

12. Kobe University

For Anthropology

#141 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

13. Chiba University

For Anthropology

#148 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Anthropology

#158 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

15. Ritsumeikan University

For Anthropology

#173 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

16. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anthropology

#234 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

17. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Anthropology

#235 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

18. Nihon University

For Anthropology

#255 in Asia

#1368 in the World

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

19. Tokyo University of Science

For Anthropology

#267 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Anthropology

#268 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

21. Showa University

For Anthropology

#270 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

22. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Anthropology

#314 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

23. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Anthropology

#316 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

24. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Anthropology

#320 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

25. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#332 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

26. Tokai University

For Anthropology

#358 in Asia

#1638 in the World

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

27. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Anthropology

#363 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

28. Gifu University

For Anthropology

#365 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

29. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Anthropology

#366 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

30. Osaka City University

For Anthropology

#375 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

31. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Anthropology

#379 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

32. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Anthropology

#391 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

33. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Anthropology

#394 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

34. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Anthropology

#411 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

35. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Anthropology

#420 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

36. Juntendo University

For Anthropology

#428 in Asia

#1818 in the World

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

37. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Anthropology

#432 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

38. Hosei University

For Anthropology

#442 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

39. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Anthropology

#461 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,254
Founded: 1912

40. Sophia University

For Anthropology

#465 in Asia

#1915 in the World

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

41. Kansai University

For Anthropology

#468 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

42. Shimane University

For Anthropology

#475 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

43. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Anthropology

#476 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

44. Mie University

For Anthropology

#479 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

45. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anthropology

#480 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Founded: 1972

46. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Anthropology

#482 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Founded: 1949

47. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Anthropology

#500 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

48. Rikkyo University

For Anthropology

#503 in Asia

#1998 in the World

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

49. Osaka Prefecture University

For Anthropology

#508 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

50. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anthropology

#514 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

51. Doshisha University

For Anthropology

#520 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

52. University of Electro-Communications

For Anthropology

#524 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

53. Ryukoku University

For Anthropology

#541 in Asia

#2092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

54. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Anthropology

#556 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

55. Meiji University

For Anthropology

#573 in Asia

#2170 in the World

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

56. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#589 in Asia

#2202 in the World

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

57. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Anthropology

#615 in Asia

#2266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

58. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anthropology

#617 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

59. Tokyo Denki University

For Anthropology

#618 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Founded: 1907

60. Nagoya City University

For Anthropology

#633 in Asia

#2300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

61. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Anthropology

#637 in Asia

#2313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

62. Ibaraki University

For Anthropology

#644 in Asia

#2326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

63. Saga University

For Anthropology

#649 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Founded: 1949

64. University of Yamanashi

For Anthropology

#653 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

65. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anthropology

#658 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

66. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anthropology

#666 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

67. Ochanomizu University

For Anthropology

#667 in Asia

#2360 in the World

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

68. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#670 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

69. Kitasato University

For Anthropology

#698 in Asia

#2425 in the World

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

70. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Anthropology

#702 in Asia

#2441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

71. Teikyo University

For Anthropology

#714 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

72. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anthropology

#719 in Asia

#2501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

73. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Anthropology

#726 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

74. Toho University

For Anthropology

#729 in Asia

#2524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

75. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#739 in Asia

#2548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

76. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anthropology

#752 in Asia

#2578 in the World

Founded: 1978

77. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Anthropology

#760 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

78. University of Toyama

For Anthropology

#762 in Asia

#2603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

79. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Anthropology

#780 in Asia

#2645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

80. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Anthropology

#786 in Asia

#2665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

81. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Anthropology

#793 in Asia

#2678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

82. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anthropology

#817 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

83. International Christian University

For Anthropology

#819 in Asia

#2722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,134
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1953

84. Dokkyo University

For Anthropology

#821 in Asia

#2725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 8,675
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1964

85. Toyo University

For Anthropology

#841 in Asia

#2773 in the World

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

86. Oita University

For Anthropology

#855 in Asia

#2807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

87. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Anthropology

#861 in Asia

#2828 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

88. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Anthropology

#877 in Asia

#2859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

89. Akita University

For Anthropology

#878 in Asia

#2860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

90. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Anthropology

#880 in Asia

#2862 in the World

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

91. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Anthropology

#895 in Asia

#2896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

92. University of Fukui

For Anthropology

#905 in Asia

#2915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

93. Nanzan University

For Anthropology

#907 in Asia

#2917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1949

94. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Anthropology

#908 in Asia

#2918 in the World

Enrollment: 1,239
Founded: 1971

95. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Anthropology

#921 in Asia

#2940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

96. Nippon Medical School

For Anthropology

#929 in Asia

#2953 in the World

Founded: 1904

97. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#931 in Asia

#2961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

98. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For Anthropology

#932 in Asia

#2962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

99. Kurume University

For Anthropology

#939 in Asia

#2987 in the World

Founded: 1928

100. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Anthropology

#941 in Asia

#2990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Anthropology in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, and Suita.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Japan

Broadcast Journalism10

Classics and Ancient History78

Communications and Public Relations43

Criminology and Criminal Justice10

Early Childhood Education8

Education Majors158

Forensic Science27

Gender Studies26

Human Rights Law3

Intellectual Property and Patent Law19

International Law11

International Relations and Diplomacy19

Journalism and Digital Media21

Law Enforcement7

Library and Information science134

Media Studies14

Military science9

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution19

Occupational Safety and Health32

Political Economy19

Political Science404

Public Policy / Administration27

Radio and Television broadcasting17

Special Education15

Sports / Exercise science50

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies141

Urban and Regional planning27