26 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 67.6K citations received by 6.4K academic papers made by 26 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 Classics and Ancient History

#1 in Japan

#8 in Asia

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

2. Waseda University

For Classics and Ancient History

#10 in Japan

#72 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Classics and Ancient History

#11 in Japan

#80 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Classics and Ancient History

#12 in Japan

#113 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Classics and Ancient History

#13 in Japan

#124 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Classics and Ancient History

#19 in Japan

#238 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Classics and Ancient History

#21 in Japan

#269 in Asia

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

8. Sophia University

For Classics and Ancient History

#23 in Japan

#275 in Asia

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Classics and Ancient History

#28 in Japan

#306 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Classics and Ancient History

#41 in Japan

#404 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

11. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Classics and Ancient History

#42 in Japan

#409 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

12. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Classics and Ancient History

#46 in Japan

#424 in Asia

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

13. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Classics and Ancient History

#49 in Japan

#463 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

14. Meiji University

For Classics and Ancient History

#50 in Japan

#468 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Juntendo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#54 in Japan

#512 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

16. Kitasato University

For Classics and Ancient History

#59 in Japan

#567 in Asia

Founded: 1962

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Classics and Ancient History

#63 in Japan

#605 in Asia

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

18. Rikkyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#65 in Japan

#617 in Asia

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

19. Hosei University

For Classics and Ancient History

#66 in Japan

#628 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

20. Nippon Medical School

For Classics and Ancient History

#67 in Japan

#639 in Asia

Founded: 1904

21. Ochanomizu University

For Classics and Ancient History

#69 in Japan

#703 in Asia

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

22. Teikyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#75 in Japan

#723 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

23. Toyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#88 in Japan

#908 in Asia

Founded: 1887

24. Rissho University

For Classics and Ancient History

#90 in Japan

#938 in Asia

Founded: 1924

25. Taisho University

For Classics and Ancient History

#92 in Japan

#962 in Asia

Founded: 1926

26. Komazawa University

For Classics and Ancient History

#93 in Japan

#974 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

Universities for Classics and Ancient History near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	24	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	18	Hachioji
60	University of Tsukuba	6	Tsukuba
254	Nagoya University	4	Nagoya
257	Nagoya City University	20	Nagoya
289	Kanazawa University	25	Kanazawa
304	Tohoku University	7	Sendai
362	Kyoto University	2	Kyoto
367	Ritsumeikan University	22	Kyoto

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo