31 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 188K citations received by 11.1K 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Keio University

For Anthropology

#9 in Japan

#109 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#10 in Japan

#113 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

4. Waseda University

For Anthropology

#11 in Japan

#137 in Asia

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

5. Nihon University

For Anthropology

#16 in Japan

#283 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anthropology

#17 in Japan

#298 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Anthropology

#21 in Japan

#375 in Asia

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

8. Tokai University

For Anthropology

#22 in Japan

#381 in Asia

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

9. Juntendo University

For Anthropology

#31 in Japan

#496 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Sophia University

For Anthropology

#42 in Japan

#585 in Asia

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

11. Rikkyo University

For Anthropology

#43 in Japan

#586 in Asia

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

12. Hosei University

For Anthropology

#45 in Japan

#601 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Showa University

For Anthropology

#48 in Japan

#620 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

14. Meiji University

For Anthropology

#51 in Japan

#677 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#58 in Japan

#744 in Asia

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

16. Ochanomizu University

For Anthropology

#62 in Japan

#759 in Asia

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

17. Kitasato University

For Anthropology

#63 in Japan

#771 in Asia

Founded: 1962

18. Teikyo University

For Anthropology

#70 in Japan

#829 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Toho University

For Anthropology

#81 in Japan

#915 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Toyo University

For Anthropology

#82 in Japan

#919 in Asia

Founded: 1887

21. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Anthropology

#88 in Japan

#1008 in Asia

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

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anthropology

#90 in Japan

#1028 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

23. Nippon Medical School

For Anthropology

#93 in Japan

#1054 in Asia

Founded: 1904

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#106 in Japan

#1127 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Anthropology

#110 in Japan

#1192 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Meiji Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#114 in Japan

#1240 in Asia

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

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Anthropology

#125 in Japan

#1326 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Tokyo Medical University

For Anthropology

#127 in Japan

#1340 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Japan Women's University

For Anthropology

#131 in Japan

#1366 in Asia

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

30. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Anthropology

#140 in Japan

#1438 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

31. Otsuma Women's University

For Anthropology

#149 in Japan

#1518 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	36	Miura
80	Jichi Medical University	41	Tochigi
101	Gunma University	38	Maebashi
166	Shinshu University	33	Matsumoto
251	Niigata University	26	Niigata
254	Nagoya University	6	Nagoya
255	Nanzan University	20	Nagoya

Universities for Anthropology near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo