100 Best universities for Political Science in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 6.01M citations received by 395K academic papers made by 431 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 Political Science

#10 in Asia
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Political Science

#12 in Asia
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Political Science

#43 in Asia
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Political Science

#66 in Asia
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

5. Kyushu University

For Political Science

#67 in Asia
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

6. Nagoya University

For Political Science

#79 in Asia
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#84 in Asia
#634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

8. University of Tsukuba

For Political Science

#87 in Asia
#655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

9. Keio University

For Political Science

#89 in Asia
#662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. Hokkaido University

For Political Science

#100 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

11. Waseda University

For Political Science

#101 in Asia
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Hiroshima University

For Political Science

#145 in Asia
#893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Political Science

#147 in Asia
#897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Political Science

#159 in Asia
#938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

15. Hitotsubashi University

For Political Science

#166 in Asia
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Political Science

#237 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

17. Chiba University

For Political Science

#246 in Asia
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

18. Ritsumeikan University

For Political Science

#336 in Asia
#1493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

19. Nihon University

For Political Science

#337 in Asia
#1494 in the World
Founded
1889

20. Okayama University

For Political Science

#347 in Asia
#1515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

21. Yokohama National University

For Political Science

#387 in Asia
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

22. Kanazawa University

For Political Science

#449 in Asia
#1820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

23. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Political Science

#462 in Asia
#1849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

24. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#466 in Asia
#1854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

25. Osaka Prefecture University

For Political Science

#468 in Asia
#1858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

26. Nagasaki University

For Political Science

#477 in Asia
#1870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

27. Osaka City University

For Political Science

#481 in Asia
#1878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

28. Kumamoto University

For Political Science

#489 in Asia
#1895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

29. Chuo University

For Political Science

#498 in Asia
#1912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

30. University of Electro-Communications

For Political Science

#507 in Asia
#1934 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

31. Niigata University

For Political Science

#508 in Asia
#1937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Political Science

#522 in Asia
#1973 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1997

33. Tokai University

For Political Science

#525 in Asia
#1980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

34. Doshisha University

For Political Science

#536 in Asia
#2012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

35. Shizuoka University

For Political Science

#539 in Asia
#2016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

36. University of Tokushima

For Political Science

#559 in Asia
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

37. Hosei University

For Political Science

#562 in Asia
#2080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

38. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#575 in Asia
#2130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

39. Kitasato University

For Political Science

#579 in Asia
#2135 in the World
Founded
1962

40. Kansai University

For Political Science

#583 in Asia
#2145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

41. Sophia University

For Political Science

#592 in Asia
#2169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

42. Shinshu University

For Political Science

#601 in Asia
#2192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

43. Ehime University

For Political Science

#619 in Asia
#2226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

44. Meiji University

For Political Science

#639 in Asia
#2290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

45. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#646 in Asia
#2303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

46. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Political Science

#651 in Asia
#2311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

47. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#667 in Asia
#2346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

48. Yamaguchi University

For Political Science

#682 in Asia
#2395 in the World
Founded
1949

49. Kindai University

For Political Science

#683 in Asia
#2400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

50. Nagoya City University

For Political Science

#700 in Asia
#2454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

51. Gifu University

For Political Science

#718 in Asia
#2482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

52. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Political Science

#732 in Asia
#2513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

53. Saitama University

For Political Science

#737 in Asia
#2533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

54. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Political Science

#756 in Asia
#2571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

55. Teikyo University

For Political Science

#772 in Asia
#2623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

56. Gakushuin University

For Political Science

#776 in Asia
#2629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

57. Tottori University

For Political Science

#783 in Asia
#2644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

58. Gunma University

For Political Science

#786 in Asia
#2649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

59. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Political Science

#788 in Asia
#2655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

60. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Political Science

#803 in Asia
#2681 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

61. University of Aizu

For Political Science

#805 in Asia
#2684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,371
Founded
1993

62. Juntendo University

For Political Science

#812 in Asia
#2696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

63. Yokohama City University

For Political Science

#822 in Asia
#2713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

64. Kagoshima University

For Political Science

#835 in Asia
#2741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

65. Mie University

For Political Science

#844 in Asia
#2759 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

66. Fukuoka University

For Political Science

#853 in Asia
#2775 in the World
Founded
1934

67. Ibaraki University

For Political Science

#872 in Asia
#2824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

68. Rikkyo University

For Political Science

#873 in Asia
#2826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

69. Osaka University of Economics

For Political Science

#881 in Asia
#2844 in the World
Enrollment
7,337
Founded
1949

70. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#906 in Asia
#2888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

71. University of Hyogo

For Political Science

#908 in Asia
#2900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

72. Yamagata University

For Political Science

#918 in Asia
#2923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

74. Toyo University

For Political Science

#927 in Asia
#2940 in the World
Founded
1887

76. Saga University

For Political Science

#936 in Asia
#2957 in the World
Founded
1949

77. Oita University

For Political Science

#941 in Asia
#2968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

78. Kagawa University

For Political Science

#957 in Asia
#3000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

79. Okayama University of Science

For Political Science

#960 in Asia
#3006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

80. Ochanomizu University

For Political Science

#971 in Asia
#3032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

81. International University of Japan

For Political Science

#983 in Asia
#3057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1982

82. University of Yamanashi

For Political Science

#985 in Asia
#3059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

83. Kanagawa University

For Political Science

#1001 in Asia
#3090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

84. University of Toyama

For Political Science

#1007 in Asia
#3099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

85. Ryukoku University

For Political Science

#1013 in Asia
#3112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

86. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1029 in Asia
#3147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

87. Shimane University

For Political Science

#1048 in Asia
#3191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

88. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Political Science

#1058 in Asia
#3208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
981
Founded
1881

89. Showa University

For Political Science

#1075 in Asia
#3234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

90. University of the Ryukyus

For Political Science

#1082 in Asia
#3248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

91. University of Fukui

For Political Science

#1083 in Asia
#3253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

92. Toho University

For Political Science

#1096 in Asia
#3283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

93. International Christian University

For Political Science

#1100 in Asia
#3292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1953

94. Fukushima Medical University

For Political Science

#1104 in Asia
#3302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

95. Tokyo Denki University

For Political Science

#1105 in Asia
#3304 in the World
Founded
1907

96. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Political Science

#1109 in Asia
#3314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

97. Nippon Medical School

For Political Science

#1115 in Asia
#3330 in the World
Founded
1904

98. Meijo University

For Political Science

#1128 in Asia
#3354 in the World
Founded
1926

99. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1154 in Asia
#3417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

100. Hirosaki University

For Political Science

#1181 in Asia
#3471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

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