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 5.72M citations received by 384K academic papers made by 426 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

#9 in Asia
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Political Science

#11 in Asia
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Political Science

#36 in Asia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Political Science

#63 in Asia
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Kyushu University

For Political Science

#65 in Asia
#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Nagoya University

For Political Science

#76 in Asia
#593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#81 in Asia
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

8. University of Tsukuba

For Political Science

#85 in Asia
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

9. Keio University

For Political Science

#86 in Asia
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. Hokkaido University

For Political Science

#94 in Asia
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

11. Waseda University

For Political Science

#98 in Asia
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Kobe University

For Political Science

#110 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

13. Hiroshima University

For Political Science

#143 in Asia
#887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Political Science

#150 in Asia
#915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

15. Hitotsubashi University

For Political Science

#157 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Political Science

#226 in Asia
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Chiba University

For Political Science

#234 in Asia
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

18. Nihon University

For Political Science

#320 in Asia
#1463 in the World
Founded
1889

19. Okayama University

For Political Science

#324 in Asia
#1475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

20. Ritsumeikan University

For Political Science

#331 in Asia
#1495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

21. Yokohama National University

For Political Science

#364 in Asia
#1595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

22. Kanazawa University

For Political Science

#425 in Asia
#1781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

23. Osaka Prefecture University

For Political Science

#433 in Asia
#1799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

24. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#438 in Asia
#1807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

25. Osaka City University

For Political Science

#440 in Asia
#1810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

26. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Political Science

#441 in Asia
#1812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

27. Kumamoto University

For Political Science

#451 in Asia
#1843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

28. Nagasaki University

For Political Science

#455 in Asia
#1847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

29. Chuo University

For Political Science

#460 in Asia
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

30. University of Electro-Communications

For Political Science

#472 in Asia
#1872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

31. Niigata University

For Political Science

#483 in Asia
#1893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Political Science

#506 in Asia
#1947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

33. Tokai University

For Political Science

#511 in Asia
#1965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

34. Shizuoka University

For Political Science

#512 in Asia
#1966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

35. Doshisha University

For Political Science

#523 in Asia
#1994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

36. University of Tokushima

For Political Science

#527 in Asia
#2011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

37. Hosei University

For Political Science

#541 in Asia
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

38. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#546 in Asia
#2060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

39. Kitasato University

For Political Science

#554 in Asia
#2093 in the World
Founded
1962

40. Kansai University

For Political Science

#557 in Asia
#2098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

41. Sophia University

For Political Science

#574 in Asia
#2133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

42. Shinshu University

For Political Science

#575 in Asia
#2134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

43. Ehime University

For Political Science

#578 in Asia
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

44. Meiji University

For Political Science

#614 in Asia
#2249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

45. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#616 in Asia
#2251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

46. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#626 in Asia
#2283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

47. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Political Science

#638 in Asia
#2304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

48. Yamaguchi University

For Political Science

#655 in Asia
#2364 in the World
Founded
1949

49. Kindai University

For Political Science

#657 in Asia
#2366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

50. Nagoya City University

For Political Science

#679 in Asia
#2416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

51. Gifu University

For Political Science

#685 in Asia
#2431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

52. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Political Science

#699 in Asia
#2467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

53. Saitama University

For Political Science

#703 in Asia
#2475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

54. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Political Science

#719 in Asia
#2513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

55. Gakushuin University

For Political Science

#744 in Asia
#2576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

56. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Political Science

#746 in Asia
#2582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

57. Gunma University

For Political Science

#747 in Asia
#2585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

58. Teikyo University

For Political Science

#750 in Asia
#2590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

59. Tottori University

For Political Science

#761 in Asia
#2610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

60. University of Aizu

For Political Science

#771 in Asia
#2629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,371
Founded
1993

61. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Political Science

#786 in Asia
#2663 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

62. Kagoshima University

For Political Science

#794 in Asia
#2682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

63. Yokohama City University

For Political Science

#798 in Asia
#2691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

64. Juntendo University

For Political Science

#802 in Asia
#2703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

65. Mie University

For Political Science

#803 in Asia
#2706 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

66. Fukuoka University

For Political Science

#816 in Asia
#2733 in the World
Founded
1934

67. Ibaraki University

For Political Science

#824 in Asia
#2746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

68. Rikkyo University

For Political Science

#843 in Asia
#2793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

69. Osaka University of Economics

For Political Science

#844 in Asia
#2794 in the World
Enrollment
7,337
Founded
1949

70. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#849 in Asia
#2803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

71. Yamagata University

For Political Science

#869 in Asia
#2844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

72. University of Hyogo

For Political Science

#873 in Asia
#2857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

74. Oita University

For Political Science

#893 in Asia
#2900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

75. Saga University

For Political Science

#895 in Asia
#2902 in the World
Founded
1949

76. Okayama University of Science

For Political Science

#902 in Asia
#2913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

77. Toyo University

For Political Science

#910 in Asia
#2925 in the World
Founded
1887

79. Kagawa University

For Political Science

#921 in Asia
#2945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

80. Ochanomizu University

For Political Science

#930 in Asia
#2965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

81. University of Yamanashi

For Political Science

#944 in Asia
#2998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

82. International University of Japan

For Political Science

#946 in Asia
#3002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1982

83. Kanagawa University

For Political Science

#965 in Asia
#3043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

84. University of Toyama

For Political Science

#986 in Asia
#3081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

85. Ryukoku University

For Political Science

#988 in Asia
#3083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

86. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#991 in Asia
#3094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

87. Shimane University

For Political Science

#1013 in Asia
#3136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

88. Showa University

For Political Science

#1030 in Asia
#3172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

89. University of Fukui

For Political Science

#1032 in Asia
#3181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

90. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Political Science

#1035 in Asia
#3188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

91. University of the Ryukyus

For Political Science

#1040 in Asia
#3202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

92. International Christian University

For Political Science

#1050 in Asia
#3221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1953

93. Toho University

For Political Science

#1052 in Asia
#3223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

94. Tokyo Denki University

For Political Science

#1056 in Asia
#3232 in the World
Founded
1907

95. Meijo University

For Political Science

#1075 in Asia
#3273 in the World
Founded
1926

96. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Political Science

#1076 in Asia
#3275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

97. Nippon Medical School

For Political Science

#1080 in Asia
#3281 in the World
Founded
1904

98. Fukushima Medical University

For Political Science

#1100 in Asia
#3317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

99. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1137 in Asia
#3400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

100. Hirosaki University

For Political Science

#1155 in Asia
#3431 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.