57 Best universities for History in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 83.1K 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 History

#1 in Japan

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For History

#9 in Japan

#67 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For History

#10 in Japan

#101 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For History

#11 in Japan

#103 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For History

#15 in Japan

#168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For History

#16 in Japan

#189 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For History

#28 in Japan

#304 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For History

#29 in Japan

#312 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For History

#46 in Japan

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For History

#61 in Japan

#551 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

11. Sophia University

For History

#66 in Japan

#588 in Asia

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

12. Hosei University

For History

#68 in Japan

#592 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Meiji University

For History

#69 in Japan

#603 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

14. Jikei University School of Medicine

For History

#71 in Japan

#633 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

15. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For History

#75 in Japan

#670 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

16. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For History

#77 in Japan

#693 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

17. Toyo University

For History

#78 in Japan

#695 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

18. Teikyo University

For History

#79 in Japan

#700 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Toho University

For History

#80 in Japan

#705 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Nippon Medical School

For History

#82 in Japan

#722 in Asia

Founded: 1904

21. Aoyama Gakuin University

For History

#83 in Japan

#725 in Asia

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

22. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For History

#84 in Japan

#729 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

23. Tokyo Denki University

For History

#96 in Japan

#846 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Showa University

For History

#98 in Japan

#856 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Rikkyo University

For History

#99 in Japan

#859 in Asia

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

26. Tokyo University of the Arts

For History

#100 in Japan

#863 in Asia

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

27. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For History

#102 in Japan

#896 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

28. Tokyo Medical University

For History

#110 in Japan

#972 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Ochanomizu University

For History

#111 in Japan

#975 in Asia

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

30. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For History

#124 in Japan

#1142 in Asia

Founded: 1966

31. Kogakuin University

For History

#125 in Japan

#1148 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

32. Gakushuin University

For History

#135 in Japan

#1221 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo City University

For History

#136 in Japan

#1234 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

34. Musashi University

For History

#157 in Japan

#1420 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Nippon Dental University

For History

#165 in Japan

#1464 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

36. Komazawa University

For History

#166 in Japan

#1477 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

37. Rissho University

For History

#171 in Japan

#1512 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Japan Women's University

For History

#172 in Japan

#1533 in Asia

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

39. Meiji Gakuin University

For History

#176 in Japan

#1597 in Asia

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

40. Otsuma Women's University

For History

#180 in Japan

#1612 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Kyoritsu Women's University

For History

#190 in Japan

#1688 in Asia

Founded: 1886

42. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For History

#201 in Japan

#1748 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

43. Daito Bunka University

For History

#208 in Japan

#1823 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

44. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For History

#232 in Japan

#1948 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

45. Taisho University

For History

#242 in Japan

#1996 in Asia

Founded: 1926

46. Hoshi University

For History

#249 in Japan

#2024 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

47. Takushoku University

For History

#251 in Japan

#2032 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

48. Kokushikan University

For History

#282 in Japan

#2198 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

49. Tokyo Kasei University

For History

#289 in Japan

#2234 in Asia

Founded: 1881

50. Kokugakuin University

For History

#294 in Japan

#2257 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

51. Tokyo Keizai University

For History

#298 in Japan

#2275 in Asia

Founded: 1899

52. Nippon Sport Science University

For History

#301 in Japan

#2279 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

53. Showa Women's University

For History

#304 in Japan

#2284 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

54. Mejiro University

For History

#308 in Japan

#2314 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Seijo University

For History

#316 in Japan

#2335 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

56. Tama Art University

For History

#338 in Japan

#2434 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

57. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For History

#341 in Japan

#2461 in Asia

Founded: 1963

Universities for History near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	112	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	107	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	43	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	117	Kawasaki
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	23	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	108	Soka
21	Saitama University	55	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	42	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	113	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	25	Yokohama

Universities for History near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo