57 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 1.44M citations received by 84.6K 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

#7 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#9 in Japan

#79 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Archaeology

#10 in Japan

#119 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Archaeology

#12 in Japan

#128 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Archaeology

#15 in Japan

#213 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Archaeology

#16 in Japan

#221 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Archaeology

#27 in Japan

#382 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Archaeology

#29 in Japan

#396 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Archaeology

#48 in Japan

#574 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For Archaeology

#57 in Japan

#673 in Asia

Founded: 1962

11. Hosei University

For Archaeology

#64 in Japan

#731 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Meiji University

For Archaeology

#65 in Japan

#744 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Archaeology

#70 in Japan

#758 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

14. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#72 in Japan

#773 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

15. Teikyo University

For Archaeology

#74 in Japan

#782 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Toho University

For Archaeology

#77 in Japan

#816 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Toyo University

For Archaeology

#79 in Japan

#824 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Archaeology

#80 in Japan

#827 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

19. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Archaeology

#83 in Japan

#855 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

20. Sophia University

For Archaeology

#84 in Japan

#856 in Asia

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

21. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Archaeology

#86 in Japan

#874 in Asia

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

22. Nippon Medical School

For Archaeology

#88 in Japan

#888 in Asia

Founded: 1904

23. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#96 in Japan

#983 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

24. Tokyo Denki University

For Archaeology

#97 in Japan

#997 in Asia

Founded: 1907

25. Showa University

For Archaeology

#98 in Japan

#1009 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

26. Ochanomizu University

For Archaeology

#107 in Japan

#1092 in Asia

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

27. Rikkyo University

For Archaeology

#108 in Japan

#1126 in Asia

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

28. Tokyo Medical University

For Archaeology

#110 in Japan

#1138 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Kogakuin University

For Archaeology

#120 in Japan

#1234 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

30. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Archaeology

#125 in Japan

#1278 in Asia

Founded: 1966

31. Tokyo City University

For Archaeology

#126 in Japan

#1294 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

32. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Archaeology

#131 in Japan

#1353 in Asia

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

33. Gakushuin University

For Archaeology

#143 in Japan

#1462 in Asia

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

34. Musashi University

For Archaeology

#154 in Japan

#1575 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Nippon Dental University

For Archaeology

#158 in Japan

#1606 in Asia

Founded: 1907

36. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Archaeology

#177 in Japan

#1784 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

37. Rissho University

For Archaeology

#186 in Japan

#1841 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Komazawa University

For Archaeology

#187 in Japan

#1842 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Meiji Gakuin University

For Archaeology

#188 in Japan

#1843 in Asia

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

40. Japan Women's University

For Archaeology

#196 in Japan

#1900 in Asia

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

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Archaeology

#205 in Japan

#1952 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Archaeology

#210 in Japan

#1999 in Asia

Founded: 1886

43. Hoshi University

For Archaeology

#240 in Japan

#2131 in Asia

Founded: 1911

44. Takushoku University

For Archaeology

#241 in Japan

#2135 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

45. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Archaeology

#244 in Japan

#2149 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

46. Kokugakuin University

For Archaeology

#255 in Japan

#2203 in Asia

Founded: 1882

47. Daito Bunka University

For Archaeology

#257 in Japan

#2213 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

48. Kokushikan University

For Archaeology

#265 in Japan

#2243 in Asia

Founded: 1917

49. Tokyo Keizai University

For Archaeology

#285 in Japan

#2336 in Asia

Founded: 1899

50. Showa Women's University

For Archaeology

#288 in Japan

#2353 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Archaeology

#289 in Japan

#2363 in Asia

Founded: 1891

52. Taisho University

For Archaeology

#290 in Japan

#2365 in Asia

Founded: 1926

53. Tokyo Kasei University

For Archaeology

#294 in Japan

#2373 in Asia

Founded: 1881

54. Mejiro University

For Archaeology

#323 in Japan

#2465 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Tama Art University

For Archaeology

#330 in Japan

#2499 in Asia

Founded: 1935

56. Seijo University

For Archaeology

#342 in Japan

#2532 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

57. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Archaeology

#351 in Japan

#2550 in Asia

Founded: 1963

Universities for Archaeology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	111	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	104	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	45	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	114	Kawasaki
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	20	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	115	Soka
21	Saitama University	56	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