100 Best universities for Philosophy in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 7.27M citations received by 603K academic papers made by 448 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 Philosophy

#1 in Asia
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Philosophy

#7 in Asia
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Philosophy

#15 in Asia
#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#23 in Asia
#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

5. Tohoku University

For Philosophy

#25 in Asia
#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

6. Kyushu University

For Philosophy

#31 in Asia
#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Nagoya University

For Philosophy

#36 in Asia
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

8. University of Tsukuba

For Philosophy

#44 in Asia
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

9. Hokkaido University

For Philosophy

#47 in Asia
#453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

10. Keio University

For Philosophy

#65 in Asia
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Waseda University

For Philosophy

#68 in Asia
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Hiroshima University

For Philosophy

#80 in Asia
#630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Philosophy

#98 in Asia
#700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Philosophy

#100 in Asia
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

15. Okayama University

For Philosophy

#108 in Asia
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Philosophy

#117 in Asia
#777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Chiba University

For Philosophy

#132 in Asia
#839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

18. Kanazawa University

For Philosophy

#153 in Asia
#912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

19. Osaka Prefecture University

For Philosophy

#173 in Asia
#987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

20. University of Electro-Communications

For Philosophy

#188 in Asia
#1032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

21. Nihon University

For Philosophy

#205 in Asia
#1112 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

22. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#220 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

23. Kumamoto University

For Philosophy

#223 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

24. University of Tokushima

For Philosophy

#225 in Asia
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

25. Shinshu University

For Philosophy

#241 in Asia
#1200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

26. Ritsumeikan University

For Philosophy

#248 in Asia
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

27. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Philosophy

#249 in Asia
#1218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

28. Hitotsubashi University

For Philosophy

#252 in Asia
#1225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

29. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#262 in Asia
#1252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

30. Niigata University

For Philosophy

#277 in Asia
#1287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#291 in Asia
#1335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

33. Nagasaki University

For Philosophy

#292 in Asia
#1336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

34. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#294 in Asia
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

35. Gunma University

For Philosophy

#295 in Asia
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

36. Osaka City University

For Philosophy

#321 in Asia
#1430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

37. Tokai University

For Philosophy

#339 in Asia
#1476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

38. Yokohama National University

For Philosophy

#349 in Asia
#1520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

39. Shizuoka University

For Philosophy

#367 in Asia
#1573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

40. Mie University

For Philosophy

#371 in Asia
#1593 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

41. Kindai University

For Philosophy

#373 in Asia
#1598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

42. Meiji University

For Philosophy

#402 in Asia
#1681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

43. Yokohama City University

For Philosophy

#406 in Asia
#1690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

44. Hosei University

For Philosophy

#407 in Asia
#1691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

45. Juntendo University

For Philosophy

#411 in Asia
#1700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

46. Gifu University

For Philosophy

#416 in Asia
#1715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

47. Ehime University

For Philosophy

#422 in Asia
#1722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

48. Ryukoku University

For Philosophy

#431 in Asia
#1745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

49. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Philosophy

#435 in Asia
#1759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

50. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Philosophy

#437 in Asia
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

52. Saitama University

For Philosophy

#444 in Asia
#1776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

53. Ibaraki University

For Philosophy

#450 in Asia
#1792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

55. Kagoshima University

For Philosophy

#456 in Asia
#1808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

56. University of Fukui

For Philosophy

#457 in Asia
#1815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

57. Fukuoka University

For Philosophy

#464 in Asia
#1832 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

58. Doshisha University

For Philosophy

#468 in Asia
#1848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

59. Nagoya City University

For Philosophy

#469 in Asia
#1851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

60. Kansai University

For Philosophy

#470 in Asia
#1852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

61. Kitasato University

For Philosophy

#471 in Asia
#1854 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

62. Yamagata University

For Philosophy

#476 in Asia
#1864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

63. Chuo University

For Philosophy

#478 in Asia
#1868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

64. Kagawa University

For Philosophy

#481 in Asia
#1874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

65. Sophia University

For Philosophy

#483 in Asia
#1883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

66. Toho University

For Philosophy

#491 in Asia
#1913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

68. University of Aizu

For Philosophy

#503 in Asia
#1951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

69. Sapporo Medical University

For Philosophy

#504 in Asia
#1952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

71. Showa University

For Philosophy

#515 in Asia
#1981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

72. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Philosophy

#529 in Asia
#2014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

73. Teikyo University

For Philosophy

#534 in Asia
#2023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

74. University of Toyama

For Philosophy

#535 in Asia
#2024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

75. Saga University

For Philosophy

#539 in Asia
#2037 in the World
Founded
1949

77. Tottori University

For Philosophy

#548 in Asia
#2057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

78. University of Yamanashi

For Philosophy

#550 in Asia
#2067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

79. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Philosophy

#551 in Asia
#2069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

80. Hirosaki University

For Philosophy

#557 in Asia
#2094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

82. Shimane University

For Philosophy

#587 in Asia
#2157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

83. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#599 in Asia
#2179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

84. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Philosophy

#610 in Asia
#2202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

85. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Philosophy

#620 in Asia
#2222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
934
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1974

86. University of the Ryukyus

For Philosophy

#634 in Asia
#2275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

87. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Philosophy

#654 in Asia
#2326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

88. Akita University

For Philosophy

#668 in Asia
#2355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

89. Rikkyo University

For Philosophy

#670 in Asia
#2359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

90. Oita University

For Philosophy

#677 in Asia
#2370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

92. Tokyo Medical University

For Philosophy

#722 in Asia
#2465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

93. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Philosophy

#738 in Asia
#2494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

94. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Philosophy

#740 in Asia
#2498 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

95. University of Miyazaki

For Philosophy

#756 in Asia
#2535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

96. Toyo University

For Philosophy

#763 in Asia
#2557 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

97. Ochanomizu University

For Philosophy

#766 in Asia
#2566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

98. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#767 in Asia
#2570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

99. Kanagawa University

For Philosophy

#776 in Asia
#2584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

100. Okayama University of Science

For Philosophy

#777 in Asia
#2585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

The best cities to study Philosophy in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.