Kyoto's 15 best Law schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 408K citations received by 25.9K academic papers made by 15 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 Law

#2 in Japan

#11 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Law

#20 in Japan

#277 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

3. Doshisha University

For Law

#39 in Japan

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Law

#64 in Japan

#675 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Ryukoku University

For Law

#88 in Japan

#882 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

6. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Law

#90 in Japan

#916 in Asia

Enrollment: 320
Founded: 2004

7. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Law

#104 in Japan

#1045 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

8. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Law

#121 in Japan

#1170 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 13,207
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1965

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Law

#180 in Japan

#1651 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Law

#238 in Japan

#2047 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Women's University

For Law

#268 in Japan

#2175 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

12. Kyoto Seika University

For Law

#272 in Japan

#2188 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,549

13. Bukkyo University

For Law

#305 in Japan

#2342 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 6,952
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1887

14. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Law

#362 in Japan

#2501 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,450
Founded: 1967

15. Kyoto City University of Arts

For Law

#376 in Japan

#2557 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1880

Universities for Law near Kyoto

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
31	Osaka University	3	Suita
31	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	33	Ikoma
36	Kansai University	34	Suita
36	Osaka University of Economics	61	Osaka
43	Kindai University	47	Higashiosaka
47	Kwansei Gakuin University	46	Nishinomiya
52	Osaka City University	24	Osaka
57	Osaka Prefecture University	25	Sakai
58	Kobe University	13	Kobe
65	University of Hyogo	73	Kobe