Kyoto's best Political Science universities [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 420K citations received by 27.6K academic papers made by 15 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
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

2. Ritsumeikan University

For Political Science

#20 in Japan

#282 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

3. Doshisha University

For Political Science

#39 in Japan

#448 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#62 in Japan

#683 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Ryukoku University

For Political Science

#80 in Japan

#848 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

6. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Political Science

#93 in Japan

#947 in Asia

Enrollment: 320
Founded: 2004

7. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Political Science

#102 in Japan

#1019 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

8. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Political Science

#115 in Japan

#1146 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 13,207
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1965

9. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Political Science

#162 in Japan

#1555 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Political Science

#228 in Japan

#1950 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Women's University

For Political Science

#252 in Japan

#2103 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

12. Kyoto Seika University

For Political Science

#275 in Japan

#2206 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,549

13. Bukkyo University

For Political Science

#304 in Japan

#2329 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 6,952
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1887

14. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Political Science

#363 in Japan

#2505 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,450
Founded: 1967

15. Kyoto City University of Arts

For Political Science

#366 in Japan

#2508 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1880

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	35	Ikoma
36	Kansai University	32	Suita
36	Osaka University of Economics	61	Osaka
43	Kindai University	48	Higashiosaka
47	Kwansei Gakuin University	47	Nishinomiya
52	Osaka City University	23	Osaka
57	Osaka Prefecture University	24	Sakai
58	Kobe University	14	Kobe
65	University of Hyogo	74	Kobe