31 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 177K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 31 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 Anthropology

#1 in Japan

#11 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Anthropology

#9 in Japan

#104 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#10 in Japan

#105 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

4. Waseda University

For Anthropology

#11 in Japan

#136 in Asia

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

5. Nihon University

For Anthropology

#16 in Japan

#264 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anthropology

#17 in Japan

#294 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Anthropology

#21 in Japan

#357 in Asia

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

8. Tokai University

For Anthropology

#22 in Japan

#367 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Anthropology

#32 in Japan

#491 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Sophia University

For Anthropology

#41 in Japan

#552 in Asia

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

11. Hosei University

For Anthropology

#44 in Japan

#563 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Rikkyo University

For Anthropology

#45 in Japan

#573 in Asia

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

13. Showa University

For Anthropology

#48 in Japan

#600 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

14. Meiji University

For Anthropology

#53 in Japan

#664 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#59 in Japan

#722 in Asia

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

16. Ochanomizu University

For Anthropology

#60 in Japan

#732 in Asia

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

17. Kitasato University

For Anthropology

#62 in Japan

#759 in Asia

Founded: 1962

18. Teikyo University

For Anthropology

#72 in Japan

#812 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Toho University

For Anthropology

#77 in Japan

#874 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Toyo University

For Anthropology

#82 in Japan

#903 in Asia

Founded: 1887

21. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Anthropology

#88 in Japan

#965 in Asia

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

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anthropology

#90 in Japan

#998 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Nippon Medical School

For Anthropology

#94 in Japan

#1021 in Asia

Founded: 1904

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#104 in Japan

#1087 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Anthropology

#110 in Japan

#1168 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Meiji Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#114 in Japan

#1202 in Asia

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

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Anthropology

#122 in Japan

#1289 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Japan Women's University

For Anthropology

#126 in Japan

#1308 in Asia

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

29. Tokyo Medical University

For Anthropology

#129 in Japan

#1316 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

30. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Anthropology

#138 in Japan

#1397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

31. Otsuma Women's University

For Anthropology

#145 in Japan

#1472 in Asia

Founded: 1908

Universities for Anthropology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	24	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	14	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	8	Tsukuba
61	Graduate University for Advanced Studies	37	Miura
80	Jichi Medical University	42	Tochigi
101	Gunma University	40	Maebashi
166	Shinshu University	33	Matsumoto
251	Niigata University	27	Niigata
254	Nagoya University	7	Nagoya
255	Nanzan University	20	Nagoya

Universities for Anthropology near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo