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 3.96M citations received by 338K academic papers made by 404 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

#8 in Asia
#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Political Science

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

3. Osaka University

For Political Science

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

4. Kyushu University

For Political Science

#44 in Asia
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

5. Tohoku University

For Political Science

#48 in Asia
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#55 in Asia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

7. Nagoya University

For Political Science

#58 in Asia
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

8. University of Tsukuba

For Political Science

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

9. Hokkaido University

For Political Science

#75 in Asia
#645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

10. Keio University

For Political Science

#81 in Asia
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Waseda University

For Political Science

#89 in Asia
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Political Science

#107 in Asia
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

13. Hiroshima University

For Political Science

#114 in Asia
#818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

14. Kobe University

For Political Science

#116 in Asia
#826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

15. Hitotsubashi University

For Political Science

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

16. Okayama University

For Political Science

#147 in Asia
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

17. Chiba University

For Political Science

#192 in Asia
#1115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

18. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Political Science

#194 in Asia
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

19. Nihon University

For Political Science

#265 in Asia
#1354 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

20. Ritsumeikan University

For Political Science

#282 in Asia
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

21. Yokohama National University

For Political Science

#294 in Asia
#1443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

22. Kanazawa University

For Political Science

#312 in Asia
#1495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

23. Osaka City University

For Political Science

#337 in Asia
#1575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

24. Osaka Prefecture University

For Political Science

#342 in Asia
#1602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

25. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#344 in Asia
#1605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

26. Nagasaki University

For Political Science

#378 in Asia
#1690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

27. Kumamoto University

For Political Science

#380 in Asia
#1704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

28. University of Electro-Communications

For Political Science

#381 in Asia
#1705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

29. Niigata University

For Political Science

#390 in Asia
#1732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

30. Shizuoka University

For Political Science

#410 in Asia
#1778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

31. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#412 in Asia
#1782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

32. Kansai University

For Political Science

#413 in Asia
#1785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Political Science

#414 in Asia
#1794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

34. Chuo University

For Political Science

#419 in Asia
#1807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

35. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#431 in Asia
#1829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

36. Tokai University

For Political Science

#432 in Asia
#1830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

37. University of Tokushima

For Political Science

#433 in Asia
#1833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

38. Hosei University

For Political Science

#446 in Asia
#1874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

39. Doshisha University

For Political Science

#448 in Asia
#1876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

40. Shinshu University

For Political Science

#450 in Asia
#1882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

41. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Political Science

#457 in Asia
#1901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

42. Ehime University

For Political Science

#458 in Asia
#1902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

43. Kitasato University

For Political Science

#470 in Asia
#1929 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

44. Sophia University

For Political Science

#481 in Asia
#1956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

45. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#504 in Asia
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

46. Meiji University

For Political Science

#508 in Asia
#2037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

47. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Political Science

#519 in Asia
#2058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

48. Kindai University

For Political Science

#537 in Asia
#2113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

49. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Political Science

#543 in Asia
#2124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

50. Yamaguchi University

For Political Science

#563 in Asia
#2174 in the World
Founded
1949

51. Gifu University

For Political Science

#579 in Asia
#2205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

52. Teikyo University

For Political Science

#583 in Asia
#2218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

53. Gakushuin University

For Political Science

#594 in Asia
#2242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

54. Nagoya City University

For Political Science

#596 in Asia
#2250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

55. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Political Science

#619 in Asia
#2295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

56. Saitama University

For Political Science

#638 in Asia
#2347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

57. Gunma University

For Political Science

#639 in Asia
#2348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

58. University of Aizu

For Political Science

#657 in Asia
#2387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

59. Mie University

For Political Science

#662 in Asia
#2397 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

60. Yamagata University

For Political Science

#672 in Asia
#2430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

61. Osaka University of Economics

For Political Science

#681 in Asia
#2452 in the World
Enrollment
7,337
Founded
1949

62. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#683 in Asia
#2454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

63. Okayama University of Science

For Political Science

#686 in Asia
#2462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

64. Ibaraki University

For Political Science

#696 in Asia
#2480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

65. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Political Science

#707 in Asia
#2503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

66. Kagoshima University

For Political Science

#709 in Asia
#2505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

67. Fukuoka University

For Political Science

#722 in Asia
#2530 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

68. Yokohama City University

For Political Science

#726 in Asia
#2542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

69. Tottori University

For Political Science

#732 in Asia
#2554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

70. Juntendo University

For Political Science

#740 in Asia
#2569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

72. Kanagawa University

For Political Science

#769 in Asia
#2624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

73. Rikkyo University

For Political Science

#777 in Asia
#2652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

74. University of Hyogo

For Political Science

#802 in Asia
#2709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

75. Kagawa University

For Political Science

#813 in Asia
#2730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

76. Ochanomizu University

For Political Science

#824 in Asia
#2751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

77. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Political Science

#826 in Asia
#2755 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

79. Toyo University

For Political Science

#837 in Asia
#2783 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

80. Ryukoku University

For Political Science

#848 in Asia
#2807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

81. University of Yamanashi

For Political Science

#850 in Asia
#2817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

82. International University of Japan

For Political Science

#851 in Asia
#2818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1982

83. Oita University

For Political Science

#859 in Asia
#2837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

84. University of Toyama

For Political Science

#860 in Asia
#2838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

85. Saga University

For Political Science

#861 in Asia
#2839 in the World
Founded
1949

86. University of Fukui

For Political Science

#873 in Asia
#2865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

87. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#874 in Asia
#2866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

88. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Political Science

#888 in Asia
#2894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

89. Meijo University

For Political Science

#902 in Asia
#2926 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

90. Shimane University

For Political Science

#910 in Asia
#2943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

91. University of the Ryukyus

For Political Science

#922 in Asia
#2966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

92. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Political Science

#941 in Asia
#3011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

94. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Political Science

#954 in Asia
#3038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

95. Tokyo Denki University

For Political Science

#955 in Asia
#3039 in the World
Founded
1907

96. Toho University

For Political Science

#956 in Asia
#3040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

97. Hirosaki University

For Political Science

#972 in Asia
#3065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

98. International Christian University

For Political Science

#978 in Asia
#3079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,134
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1953

99. Nippon Medical School

For Political Science

#983 in Asia
#3090 in the World
Founded
1904

100. Fukushima Medical University

For Political Science

#994 in Asia
#3117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

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