25 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 65.3K citations received by 6.29K academic papers made by 25 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: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Waseda University

For Classics and Ancient History

#10 in Japan

#69 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Classics and Ancient History

#11 in Japan

#75 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Classics and Ancient History

#12 in Japan

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Classics and Ancient History

#13 in Japan

#120 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Classics and Ancient History

#19 in Japan

#224 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Classics and Ancient History

#20 in Japan

#256 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Sophia University

For Classics and Ancient History

#22 in Japan

#262 in Asia

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Classics and Ancient History

#27 in Japan

#291 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Classics and Ancient History

#39 in Japan

#371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

11. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Classics and Ancient History

#42 in Japan

#395 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

12. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Classics and Ancient History

#47 in Japan

#419 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Classics and Ancient History

#49 in Japan

#438 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Juntendo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#53 in Japan

#502 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

15. Kitasato University

For Classics and Ancient History

#57 in Japan

#540 in Asia

Founded: 1962

16. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Classics and Ancient History

#59 in Japan

#569 in Asia

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

17. Hosei University

For Classics and Ancient History

#63 in Japan

#601 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

18. Rikkyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#64 in Japan

#606 in Asia

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

19. Nippon Medical School

For Classics and Ancient History

#65 in Japan

#615 in Asia

Founded: 1904

20. Ochanomizu University

For Classics and Ancient History

#67 in Japan

#667 in Asia

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

21. Teikyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#69 in Japan

#684 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

22. Toyo University

For Classics and Ancient History

#84 in Japan

#877 in Asia

Founded: 1887

23. Rissho University

For Classics and Ancient History

#86 in Japan

#919 in Asia

Founded: 1924

24. Taisho University

For Classics and Ancient History

#87 in Japan

#928 in Asia

Founded: 1926

25. Komazawa University

For Classics and Ancient History

#89 in Japan

#947 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	21	Nagoya
289	Kanazawa University	28	Kanazawa
304	Tohoku University	7	Sendai
362	Kyoto University	2	Kyoto
367	Ritsumeikan University	23	Kyoto

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo