Kyoto's best Political Science universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 619K citations received by 32.2K academic papers made by 16 universities in Kyoto 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. Kyoto University

For Political Science

#2 in Japan

#12 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Political Science

#18 in Japan

#336 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

3. Doshisha University

For Political Science

#34 in Japan

#536 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#70 in Japan

#906 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Ryukoku University

For Political Science

#85 in Japan

#1013 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

6. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Political Science

#105 in Japan

#1235 in Asia

Founded: 2004

7. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Political Science

#111 in Japan

#1295 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

8. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Political Science

#116 in Japan

#1313 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Political Science

#163 in Japan

#1706 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Political Science

#234 in Japan

#2110 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Women's University

For Political Science

#269 in Japan

#2269 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

12. Kyoto Seika University

For Political Science

#283 in Japan

#2361 in Asia

13. Bukkyo University

For Political Science

#286 in Japan

#2367 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1887

14. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Political Science

#349 in Japan

#2555 in Asia

Founded: 1967

15. Kyoto City University of Arts

For Political Science

#398 in Japan

#2660 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1880

16. Kyoto Koka Women's University

For Political Science

#419 in Japan

#2700 in Asia

Founded: 1949

Universities for Political Science near Kyoto

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
31	Osaka University	3	Suita
31	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	38	Ikoma
36	Kansai University	40	Suita
36	Osaka University of Economics	69	Osaka
43	Kindai University	49	Higashiosaka
47	Kwansei Gakuin University	46	Nishinomiya
52	Osaka City University	27	Osaka
57	Osaka Prefecture University	25	Sakai
58	Kobe University	13	Kobe
65	University of Hyogo	71	Kobe