30 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 133K citations received by 9.73K academic papers made by 30 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

#9 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#9 in Japan

#76 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Anthropology

#10 in Japan

#84 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Anthropology

#11 in Japan

#114 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anthropology

#16 in Japan

#234 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

6. Nihon University

For Anthropology

#18 in Japan

#255 in Asia

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

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Anthropology

#19 in Japan

#267 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

8. Showa University

For Anthropology

#21 in Japan

#270 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

9. Tokai University

For Anthropology

#26 in Japan

#358 in Asia

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

10. Juntendo University

For Anthropology

#36 in Japan

#428 in Asia

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

11. Hosei University

For Anthropology

#38 in Japan

#442 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Sophia University

For Anthropology

#40 in Japan

#465 in Asia

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

13. Rikkyo University

For Anthropology

#48 in Japan

#503 in Asia

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

14. Meiji University

For Anthropology

#55 in Japan

#573 in Asia

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

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#56 in Japan

#589 in Asia

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

16. Tokyo Denki University

For Anthropology

#59 in Japan

#618 in Asia

Founded: 1907

17. Ochanomizu University

For Anthropology

#67 in Japan

#667 in Asia

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

18. Kitasato University

For Anthropology

#69 in Japan

#698 in Asia

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

19. Teikyo University

For Anthropology

#71 in Japan

#714 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

20. Toho University

For Anthropology

#74 in Japan

#729 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anthropology

#82 in Japan

#817 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Toyo University

For Anthropology

#85 in Japan

#841 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Anthropology

#90 in Japan

#880 in Asia

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

24. Nippon Medical School

For Anthropology

#96 in Japan

#929 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#97 in Japan

#931 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Anthropology

#103 in Japan

#955 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Meiji Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#108 in Japan

#1004 in Asia

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

28. Tokyo Medical University

For Anthropology

#121 in Japan

#1108 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Otsuma Women's University

For Anthropology

#136 in Japan

#1234 in Asia

Founded: 1908

30. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Anthropology

#137 in Japan

#1265 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

Universities for Anthropology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	52	Chofu
22	Hitotsubashi University	47	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	50	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	24	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	13	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	8	Tsukuba
61	Graduate University for Advanced Studies	32	Miura
80	Jichi Medical University	45	Tochigi
101	Gunma University	37	Maebashi
166	Shinshu University	33	Matsumoto

Universities for Anthropology near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo