59 Best Law schools in Tokyo

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 91K academic papers made by 59 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 Law

#1 in Japan
#8 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Law

#6 in Japan
#56 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

3. Keio University

For Law

#10 in Japan
#84 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

4. Waseda University

For Law

#11 in Japan
#91 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Law

#12 in Japan
#107 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

6. Nihon University

For Law

#19 in Japan
#259 in Asia
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Law

#32 in Japan
#400 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

8. Tokai University

For Law

#38 in Japan
#437 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

9. Hosei University

For Law

#40 in Japan
#448 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

10. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Law

#42 in Japan
#455 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

11. Kitasato University

For Law

#43 in Japan
#465 in Asia
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

12. Sophia University

For Law

#45 in Japan
#485 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

13. Meiji University

For Law

#48 in Japan
#527 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

14. Teikyo University

For Law

#52 in Japan
#579 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

15. Gakushuin University

For Law

#54 in Japan
#602 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

16. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Law

#58 in Japan
#621 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

17. Juntendo University

For Law

#71 in Japan
#733 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Law

#74 in Japan
#789 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

19. Toyo University

For Law

#75 in Japan
#800 in Asia
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

20. Ochanomizu University

For Law

#84 in Japan
#840 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Law

#93 in Japan
#924 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

22. Toho University

For Law

#94 in Japan
#933 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

25. Showa University

For Law

#101 in Japan
#987 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Law

#103 in Japan
#1039 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Law

#115 in Japan
#1139 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Law

#116 in Japan
#1141 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

29. Tokyo Medical University

For Law

#125 in Japan
#1200 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Law

#126 in Japan
#1205 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

31. Musashi University

For Law

#133 in Japan
#1286 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1949

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Law

#144 in Japan
#1411 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,176
Founded
1877

33. Kogakuin University

For Law

#147 in Japan
#1430 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Law

#153 in Japan
#1489 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,572
Founded
1901

35. Rissho University

For Law

#171 in Japan
#1614 in Asia
Founded
1924

36. Komazawa University

For Law

#174 in Japan
#1621 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1592

37. Tokyo City University

For Law

#175 in Japan
#1622 in Asia
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Law

#190 in Japan
#1727 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
2006

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Law

#206 in Japan
#1834 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1918

43. Daito Bunka University

For Law

#224 in Japan
#1944 in Asia
Enrollment
16,142
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1923

44. Takushoku University

For Law

#239 in Japan
#2049 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1922

45. Kokushikan University

For Law

#245 in Japan
#2071 in Asia
Enrollment
13,646
Founded
1917

47. Hoshi University

For Law

#277 in Japan
#2202 in Asia
Enrollment
1,640
Founded
1911

48. Mejiro University

For Law

#284 in Japan
#2245 in Asia
Founded
1994

49. Showa Women's University

For Law

#293 in Japan
#2302 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1920

50. Seijo University

For Law

#294 in Japan
#2307 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1917

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Law

#304 in Japan
#2337 in Asia
Enrollment
5,848
Founded
1891

52. Kokugakuin University

For Law

#309 in Japan
#2347 in Asia
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1882

54. Nippon Dental University

For Law

#317 in Japan
#2364 in Asia
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1907

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Law

#335 in Japan
#2425 in Asia
Founded
1881

57. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Law

#336 in Japan
#2433 in Asia
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1924

58. Taisho University

For Law

#341 in Japan
#2448 in Asia
Founded
1926

59. Tama Art University

For Law

#394 in Japan
#2615 in Asia
Enrollment
4,366
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1935

Universities for Law near Tokyo

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
11 Seikei University 113
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Musashino
14 University of Electro-Communications 26
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Chofu
15 International Christian University 102
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Mitaka
19 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 49
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Fuchu
21 Saitama University 57
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Saitama
22 Hitotsubashi University 15
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Kunitachi
24 Kanagawa University 72
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Yokohama
26 Yokohama National University 21
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Yokohama
30 Tokyo Metropolitan University 18
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Hachioji
30 Chiba Institute of Technology 100
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Narashino