Nagoya's best Political Science universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nagoya ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 240K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 14 universities in Nagoya 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. Nagoya University

For Political Science

#6 in Japan

#76 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

2. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#46 in Japan

#626 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

3. Nagoya City University

For Political Science

#50 in Japan

#679 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

4. Meijo University

For Political Science

#95 in Japan

#1075 in Asia

Founded: 1926

5. Nanzan University

For Political Science

#108 in Japan

#1240 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,883
Founded: 1949

6. Chukyo University

For Political Science

#124 in Japan

#1357 in Asia

Founded: 1927

7. Toyota Technological Institute

For Political Science

#150 in Japan

#1597 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. Aichi University

For Political Science

#199 in Japan

#1934 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,879
Founded: 1946

9. Kinjo Gakuin University

For Political Science

#202 in Japan

#1948 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,037
Founded: 1889

10. Nagoya Gakuin University

For Political Science

#246 in Japan

#2167 in Asia

Founded: 1964

11. Daido University

For Political Science

#271 in Japan

#2268 in Asia

Founded: 1964

12. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Political Science

#273 in Japan

#2275 in Asia

Founded: 1975

13. Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Political Science

#284 in Japan

#2347 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1905

14. Nagoya Women's University

For Political Science

#390 in Japan

#2636 in Asia

Founded: 1964

Universities for Political Science near Nagoya

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
42	Gifu University	51	Gifu
56	Mie University	65	Tsu
63	Toyohashi University of Technology	56	Toyohashi
105	Kyoto University	2	Kyoto
107	Doshisha University	35	Kyoto
108	Ryukoku University	85	Kyoto
110	Ritsumeikan University	20	Kyoto
110	Kyoto Institute of Technology	70	Kyoto
118	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	38	Ikoma
125	University of Fukui	89	Fukui

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Nagoya

Aesthetics7

Anthropology5

Archaeology14

Classics and Ancient History5

Law14

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies6