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 1.51M citations received by 94.3K 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
#8 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Japan
#284 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

3. Doshisha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Japan
#494 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

4. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in Japan
#600 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

5. Ryukoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Japan
#619 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

6. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Japan
#647 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

7. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#128 in Japan
#1086 in Asia
Enrollment
320
Founded
2004

8. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Japan
#1163 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
13,207
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1965

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#167 in Japan
#1418 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#176 in Japan
#1452 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1949

11. Kyoto Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#251 in Japan
#1977 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1920

12. Kyoto Seika University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#260 in Japan
#2030 in Asia
Enrollment
4,549

13. Bukkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Japan
#2156 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
6,952
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1887

14. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#375 in Japan
#2496 in Asia
Enrollment
3,450
Founded
1967

15. Kyoto City University of Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#393 in Japan
#2537 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1880

16. Kyoto Koka Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#469 in Japan
#2719 in Asia
Enrollment
528
Founded
1949

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Kyoto

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
17 Shiga University of Medical Science 91
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Otsu
22 Osaka Medical College 131
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Takatsuki
31 Osaka University 3
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Suita
31 Nara Institute of Science and Technology 40
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Ikoma
36 Kansai University 56
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Suita
36 Nara Women's University 125
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Nara
36 Osaka University of Economics 136
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Osaka
37 Kansai Medical University 114
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Moriguchi
37 Osaka Institute of Technology 144
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Osaka
43 Kindai University 38
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Higashiosaka