57 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 1.52M citations received by 86.1K academic papers made by 57 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 Archaeology

#1 in Japan

#8 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#9 in Japan

#82 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Archaeology

#10 in Japan

#122 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Archaeology

#12 in Japan

#131 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Archaeology

#15 in Japan

#225 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Archaeology

#16 in Japan

#236 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Archaeology

#27 in Japan

#399 in Asia

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

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Archaeology

#30 in Japan

#416 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Archaeology

#48 in Japan

#590 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For Archaeology

#57 in Japan

#701 in Asia

Founded: 1962

11. Hosei University

For Archaeology

#64 in Japan

#757 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Meiji University

For Archaeology

#65 in Japan

#758 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Archaeology

#69 in Japan

#784 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

14. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#72 in Japan

#809 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

15. Teikyo University

For Archaeology

#74 in Japan

#821 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Toho University

For Archaeology

#78 in Japan

#847 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Toyo University

For Archaeology

#79 in Japan

#851 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Archaeology

#80 in Japan

#862 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

19. Sophia University

For Archaeology

#83 in Japan

#882 in Asia

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

20. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Archaeology

#85 in Japan

#901 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

21. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Archaeology

#86 in Japan

#915 in Asia

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

22. Nippon Medical School

For Archaeology

#87 in Japan

#917 in Asia

Founded: 1904

23. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#95 in Japan

#995 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

24. Tokyo Denki University

For Archaeology

#97 in Japan

#1032 in Asia

Founded: 1907

25. Showa University

For Archaeology

#98 in Japan

#1036 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

26. Ochanomizu University

For Archaeology

#106 in Japan

#1123 in Asia

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

27. Rikkyo University

For Archaeology

#108 in Japan

#1140 in Asia

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

28. Tokyo Medical University

For Archaeology

#109 in Japan

#1163 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Kogakuin University

For Archaeology

#121 in Japan

#1271 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

30. Tokyo City University

For Archaeology

#124 in Japan

#1295 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

31. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Archaeology

#125 in Japan

#1301 in Asia

Founded: 1966

32. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Archaeology

#131 in Japan

#1386 in Asia

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

33. Gakushuin University

For Archaeology

#143 in Japan

#1493 in Asia

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

34. Musashi University

For Archaeology

#156 in Japan

#1635 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Nippon Dental University

For Archaeology

#157 in Japan

#1637 in Asia

Founded: 1907

36. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Archaeology

#181 in Japan

#1824 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

37. Meiji Gakuin University

For Archaeology

#187 in Japan

#1871 in Asia

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

38. Rissho University

For Archaeology

#188 in Japan

#1879 in Asia

Founded: 1924

39. Komazawa University

For Archaeology

#189 in Japan

#1880 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

40. Japan Women's University

For Archaeology

#198 in Japan

#1924 in Asia

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

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Archaeology

#205 in Japan

#1986 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Archaeology

#210 in Japan

#2027 in Asia

Founded: 1886

43. Takushoku University

For Archaeology

#241 in Japan

#2160 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

44. Hoshi University

For Archaeology

#243 in Japan

#2164 in Asia

Founded: 1911

45. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Archaeology

#244 in Japan

#2170 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

46. Kokugakuin University

For Archaeology

#254 in Japan

#2225 in Asia

Founded: 1882

47. Daito Bunka University

For Archaeology

#259 in Japan

#2241 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

48. Kokushikan University

For Archaeology

#266 in Japan

#2267 in Asia

Founded: 1917

49. Nippon Sport Science University

For Archaeology

#286 in Japan

#2353 in Asia

Founded: 1891

50. Tokyo Keizai University

For Archaeology

#287 in Japan

#2361 in Asia

Founded: 1899

51. Showa Women's University

For Archaeology

#291 in Japan

#2371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

52. Taisho University

For Archaeology

#292 in Japan

#2378 in Asia

Founded: 1926

53. Tokyo Kasei University

For Archaeology

#294 in Japan

#2381 in Asia

Founded: 1881

54. Mejiro University

For Archaeology

#323 in Japan

#2484 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Tama Art University

For Archaeology

#333 in Japan

#2512 in Asia

Founded: 1935

56. Seijo University

For Archaeology

#342 in Japan

#2538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

57. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Archaeology

#353 in Japan

#2554 in Asia

Founded: 1963

Universities for Archaeology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	114	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	105	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	45	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	113	Kawasaki
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	21	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	116	Soka
21	Saitama University	54	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	43	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	112	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	24	Yokohama

Universities for Archaeology near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo