100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 23.6M citations received by 1.37M academic papers made by 536 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Asia
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Asia
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Asia
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Asia
#361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

5. Kyushu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Asia
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

6. Nagoya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Asia
#434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

7. Hokkaido University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in Asia
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Asia
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

9. University of Tsukuba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Asia
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

10. Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#85 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Waseda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#103 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Hiroshima University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#113 in Asia
#699 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#122 in Asia
#734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#157 in Asia
#861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

15. Chiba University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#169 in Asia
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#188 in Asia
#970 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

17. Okayama University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#207 in Asia
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

18. Nihon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#244 in Asia
#1135 in the World
Founded
1889

19. Kanazawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#249 in Asia
#1145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

20. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#273 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

21. Nagasaki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#304 in Asia
#1316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

22. Kumamoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#305 in Asia
#1317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

23. Niigata University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#314 in Asia
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

24. Ritsumeikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#326 in Asia
#1369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

25. Hitotsubashi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#329 in Asia
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

26. Osaka Prefecture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#330 in Asia
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

27. Shinshu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#332 in Asia
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

28. Osaka City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#338 in Asia
#1409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

29. University of Tokushima

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#354 in Asia
#1449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. University of Electro-Communications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#356 in Asia
#1456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

31. Tokai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#376 in Asia
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

32. Yokohama National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#409 in Asia
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

33. Ehime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#414 in Asia
#1614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#417 in Asia
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

35. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#419 in Asia
#1626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

36. Yamaguchi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#424 in Asia
#1634 in the World
Founded
1949

37. Kindai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#428 in Asia
#1648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

38. Juntendo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#429 in Asia
#1652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

39. Gunma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#432 in Asia
#1655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

40. Gifu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#436 in Asia
#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

41. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#443 in Asia
#1683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

42. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#460 in Asia
#1727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

43. Jichi Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#470 in Asia
#1746 in the World
Founded
1972

44. Mie University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#471 in Asia
#1747 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

45. Yokohama City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#477 in Asia
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

46. Shizuoka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#479 in Asia
#1764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

47. Kagoshima University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#489 in Asia
#1793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

48. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#492 in Asia
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

49. Kitasato University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#494 in Asia
#1804 in the World
Founded
1962

50. Tottori University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#537 in Asia
#1936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

51. Nagoya City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

52. Doshisha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#567 in Asia
#2025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

53. Fukuoka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#585 in Asia
#2067 in the World
Founded
1934

54. Meiji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#589 in Asia
#2077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

55. Hosei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#593 in Asia
#2085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

56. Kansai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#594 in Asia
#2088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

58. Chuo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#602 in Asia
#2105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

59. Nippon Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#612 in Asia
#2120 in the World
Founded
1904

60. Yamagata University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#614 in Asia
#2125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

61. University of the Ryukyus

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#621 in Asia
#2138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

62. Saga University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#636 in Asia
#2172 in the World
Founded
1949

63. Kagawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#637 in Asia
#2173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

64. University of Toyama

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#639 in Asia
#2178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

65. Teikyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#641 in Asia
#2185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

66. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#648 in Asia
#2205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

67. Shimane University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#651 in Asia
#2208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

68. Toho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#653 in Asia
#2210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

69. Ibaraki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#655 in Asia
#2216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

70. Saitama University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#657 in Asia
#2220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

71. Kurume University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#668 in Asia
#2238 in the World
Founded
1928

72. Sapporo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#673 in Asia
#2252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

73. Sophia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#677 in Asia
#2257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

74. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#686 in Asia
#2278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

75. University of Yamanashi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#693 in Asia
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

76. Health Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#698 in Asia
#2309 in the World
Founded
2003

77. Showa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#704 in Asia
#2322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

78. Hirosaki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#709 in Asia
#2335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

79. University of Fukui

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#711 in Asia
#2339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

80. University of Aizu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#728 in Asia
#2383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,371
Founded
1993

81. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#740 in Asia
#2420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

82. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#741 in Asia
#2423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

83. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#753 in Asia
#2454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

84. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#763 in Asia
#2477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

85. Akita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#777 in Asia
#2507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

86. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#780 in Asia
#2513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

87. Ryukoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#796 in Asia
#2542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

88. Oita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#813 in Asia
#2576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

89. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#840 in Asia
#2633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

90. Tokyo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#841 in Asia
#2635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

91. Rikkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#857 in Asia
#2670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

92. Saitama Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#861 in Asia
#2687 in the World
Founded
1972

93. Fukushima Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#862 in Asia
#2691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

94. Tokyo Denki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#876 in Asia
#2719 in the World
Founded
1907

95. Toyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#884 in Asia
#2731 in the World
Founded
1887

96. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#885 in Asia
#2736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1974

97. Fujita Health University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#920 in Asia
#2825 in the World
Enrollment
3,106
Founded
1964

98. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#925 in Asia
#2832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

99. Ochanomizu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#929 in Asia
#2839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

100. University of Miyazaki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#930 in Asia
#2840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.