Kyoto's best Political Science universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 584K citations received by 31.4K 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

#11 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Political Science

#20 in Japan

#331 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

3. Doshisha University

For Political Science

#35 in Japan

#523 in Asia

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

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#70 in Japan

#849 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Ryukoku University

For Political Science

#85 in Japan

#988 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

6. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Political Science

#106 in Japan

#1202 in Asia

Founded: 2004

7. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Political Science

#112 in Japan

#1271 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

8. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Political Science

#113 in Japan

#1281 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Political Science

#160 in Japan

#1656 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Political Science

#234 in Japan

#2086 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Women's University

For Political Science

#267 in Japan

#2247 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

12. Kyoto Seika University

For Political Science

#281 in Japan

#2335 in Asia

13. Bukkyo University

For Political Science

#286 in Japan

#2350 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1887

14. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Political Science

#360 in Japan

#2567 in Asia

Founded: 1967

15. Kyoto City University of Arts

For Political Science

#391 in Japan

#2640 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1880

16. Kyoto Koka Women's University

For Political Science

#414 in Japan

#2691 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	47	Nishinomiya
52	Osaka City University	25	Osaka
57	Osaka Prefecture University	23	Sakai
58	Kobe University	12	Kobe
65	University of Hyogo	72	Kobe