16 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kyoto

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Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 2.2M citations received by 109K academic papers made by 16 universities in Kyoto 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. Kyoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Japan
#10 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Japan
#326 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

3. Doshisha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#52 in Japan
#567 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

4. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in Japan
#740 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

5. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Japan
#780 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

6. Ryukoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Japan
#796 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

7. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Japan
#1305 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1965

8. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#141 in Japan
#1332 in Asia
Founded
2004

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#164 in Japan
#1578 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#173 in Japan
#1631 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

11. Kyoto Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#251 in Japan
#2106 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1920

12. Kyoto Seika University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#260 in Japan
#2171 in Asia

13. Bukkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#278 in Japan
#2246 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1887

14. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#371 in Japan
#2563 in Asia
Founded
1967

15. Kyoto City University of Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#401 in Japan
#2626 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1880

16. Kyoto Koka Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#460 in Japan
#2742 in Asia
Founded
1949

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Kyoto

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
17 Shiga University of Medical Science 96
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Otsu
31 Osaka University 3
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Suita
31 Nara Institute of Science and Technology 35
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Ikoma
36 Kansai University 56
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Suita
36 Nara Women's University 126
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Nara
37 Kansai Medical University 121
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Moriguchi
43 Kindai University 37
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Higashiosaka
47 Kwansei Gakuin University 84
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Nishinomiya
48 Hyogo College of Medicine 124
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Nishinomiya
52 Osaka City University 28
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Osaka