78 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 157K citations received by 19K academic papers made by 78 universities in Japan 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 Classics and Ancient History

#7 in Asia
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Classics and Ancient History

#12 in Asia
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Classics and Ancient History

#26 in Asia
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Nagoya University

For Classics and Ancient History

#34 in Asia
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

5. Kyushu University

For Classics and Ancient History

#35 in Asia
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Tohoku University

For Classics and Ancient History

#36 in Asia
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

7. Hokkaido University

For Classics and Ancient History

#44 in Asia
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

8. Kobe University

For Classics and Ancient History

#58 in Asia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

9. University of Tsukuba

For Classics and Ancient History

#59 in Asia
#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

10. Keio University

For Classics and Ancient History

#60 in Asia
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Waseda University

For Classics and Ancient History

#66 in Asia
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Classics and Ancient History

#78 in Asia
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Classics and Ancient History

#104 in Asia
#734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

14. Hiroshima University

For Classics and Ancient History

#105 in Asia
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

15. Okayama University

For Classics and Ancient History

#114 in Asia
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

16. Hitotsubashi University

For Classics and Ancient History

#140 in Asia
#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

17. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Classics and Ancient History

#152 in Asia
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

18. Nagasaki University

For Classics and Ancient History

#157 in Asia
#977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

19. Osaka City University

For Classics and Ancient History

#178 in Asia
#1088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

20. Nihon University

For Classics and Ancient History

#179 in Asia
#1089 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

21. Yokohama National University

For Classics and Ancient History

#187 in Asia
#1112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

22. Ritsumeikan University

For Classics and Ancient History

#192 in Asia
#1127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

23. Sophia University

For Classics and Ancient History

#201 in Asia
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

24. Tokai University

For Classics and Ancient History

#207 in Asia
#1155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

25. Nagoya City University

For Classics and Ancient History

#212 in Asia
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

26. Shinshu University

For Classics and Ancient History

#222 in Asia
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

27. Niigata University

For Classics and Ancient History

#243 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

28. Chiba University

For Classics and Ancient History

#245 in Asia
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

29. Kansai University

For Classics and Ancient History

#263 in Asia
#1341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

30. Fukuoka University

For Classics and Ancient History

#270 in Asia
#1356 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

31. Kindai University

For Classics and Ancient History

#277 in Asia
#1376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

32. University of Tokushima

For Classics and Ancient History

#279 in Asia
#1379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

33. Kumamoto University

For Classics and Ancient History

#285 in Asia
#1391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

34. Kanazawa University

For Classics and Ancient History

#296 in Asia
#1421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

35. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Classics and Ancient History

#297 in Asia
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

36. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Classics and Ancient History

#310 in Asia
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

37. Kagoshima University

For Classics and Ancient History

#320 in Asia
#1474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

38. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Classics and Ancient History

#324 in Asia
#1487 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

39. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Classics and Ancient History

#334 in Asia
#1513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

40. Mie University

For Classics and Ancient History

#335 in Asia
#1514 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

41. Osaka Prefecture University

For Classics and Ancient History

#343 in Asia
#1534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

42. Doshisha University

For Classics and Ancient History

#345 in Asia
#1538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

43. Chuo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#348 in Asia
#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

44. Iwate University

For Classics and Ancient History

#354 in Asia
#1568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

45. Tottori University

For Classics and Ancient History

#363 in Asia
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

46. Saga University

For Classics and Ancient History

#364 in Asia
#1593 in the World
Founded
1949

47. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Classics and Ancient History

#365 in Asia
#1598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

48. Kagawa University

For Classics and Ancient History

#367 in Asia
#1601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

49. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Classics and Ancient History

#385 in Asia
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

50. Sapporo Medical University

For Classics and Ancient History

#386 in Asia
#1652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

51. Ehime University

For Classics and Ancient History

#387 in Asia
#1655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

52. Meiji University

For Classics and Ancient History

#388 in Asia
#1656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

53. Juntendo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#391 in Asia
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

54. Gifu University

For Classics and Ancient History

#399 in Asia
#1687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

55. Ryukoku University

For Classics and Ancient History

#416 in Asia
#1734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

56. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Classics and Ancient History

#424 in Asia
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

57. Osaka University of Economics

For Classics and Ancient History

#452 in Asia
#1816 in the World
Enrollment
7,337
Founded
1949

58. University of Toyama

For Classics and Ancient History

#461 in Asia
#1835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

59. Yamaguchi University

For Classics and Ancient History

#468 in Asia
#1845 in the World
Founded
1949

60. Kitasato University

For Classics and Ancient History

#470 in Asia
#1854 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

61. Hosei University

For Classics and Ancient History

#502 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

62. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Classics and Ancient History

#506 in Asia
#1946 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

63. International Christian University

For Classics and Ancient History

#521 in Asia
#1977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,134
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1953

64. Ibaraki University

For Classics and Ancient History

#525 in Asia
#1992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

65. University of the Ryukyus

For Classics and Ancient History

#551 in Asia
#2055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

66. Shimane University

For Classics and Ancient History

#559 in Asia
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

67. Saitama University

For Classics and Ancient History

#565 in Asia
#2093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

68. Nanzan University

For Classics and Ancient History

#617 in Asia
#2210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1949

69. Yamagata University

For Classics and Ancient History

#628 in Asia
#2226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

70. Aichi Gakuin University

For Classics and Ancient History

#663 in Asia
#2305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1953

71. Rikkyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#676 in Asia
#2331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

72. Rissho University

For Classics and Ancient History

#718 in Asia
#2402 in the World
Founded
1924

73. Taisho University

For Classics and Ancient History

#720 in Asia
#2404 in the World
Founded
1926

74. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

For Classics and Ancient History

#722 in Asia
#2407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
4,144
Founded
1873

75. University of Hyogo

For Classics and Ancient History

#753 in Asia
#2453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

76. Toyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#770 in Asia
#2479 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

77. Komazawa University

For Classics and Ancient History

#793 in Asia
#2510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1592

78. Bukkyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#810 in Asia
#2531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
6,952
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1887

The best cities to study Classics and Ancient History in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Nagoya.