60 Best universities for Political Science in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 60 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#9 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#7 in Japan

#81 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Political Science

#9 in Japan

#86 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

4. Waseda University

For Political Science

#11 in Japan

#98 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Political Science

#14 in Japan

#150 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Political Science

#18 in Japan

#320 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Political Science

#26 in Japan

#441 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Political Science

#32 in Japan

#506 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

9. Tokai University

For Political Science

#33 in Japan

#511 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. Hosei University

For Political Science

#37 in Japan

#541 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Kitasato University

For Political Science

#39 in Japan

#554 in Asia

Founded: 1962

12. Sophia University

For Political Science

#41 in Japan

#574 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

13. Meiji University

For Political Science

#44 in Japan

#614 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Political Science

#54 in Japan

#719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

15. Gakushuin University

For Political Science

#55 in Japan

#744 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

16. Teikyo University

For Political Science

#58 in Japan

#750 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

17. Juntendo University

For Political Science

#64 in Japan

#802 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Political Science

#68 in Japan

#843 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

19. Toyo University

For Political Science

#77 in Japan

#910 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Ochanomizu University

For Political Science

#80 in Japan

#930 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

21. Showa University

For Political Science

#88 in Japan

#1030 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Political Science

#90 in Japan

#1035 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Toho University

For Political Science

#93 in Japan

#1052 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. Tokyo Denki University

For Political Science

#94 in Japan

#1056 in Asia

Founded: 1907

25. Nippon Medical School

For Political Science

#97 in Japan

#1080 in Asia

Founded: 1904

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#99 in Japan

#1137 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Political Science

#114 in Japan

#1286 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

28. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Political Science

#117 in Japan

#1296 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

29. Tokyo Medical University

For Political Science

#122 in Japan

#1331 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Political Science

#129 in Japan

#1393 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

31. Meiji Gakuin University

For Political Science

#134 in Japan

#1452 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

32. Musashi University

For Political Science

#136 in Japan

#1462 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

33. Kogakuin University

For Political Science

#149 in Japan

#1593 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Political Science

#154 in Japan

#1608 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

35. Tokyo City University

For Political Science

#163 in Japan

#1667 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Komazawa University

For Political Science

#172 in Japan

#1721 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Rissho University

For Political Science

#186 in Japan

#1843 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Political Science

#187 in Japan

#1853 in Asia

Founded: 1966

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Political Science

#190 in Japan

#1878 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Political Science

#205 in Japan

#1976 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Political Science

#206 in Japan

#1977 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Takushoku University

For Political Science

#208 in Japan

#1984 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

43. Daito Bunka University

For Political Science

#216 in Japan

#2013 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

44. Kokushikan University

For Political Science

#229 in Japan

#2072 in Asia

Founded: 1917

45. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Political Science

#235 in Japan

#2090 in Asia

Founded: 1886

46. Tokyo Keizai University

For Political Science

#245 in Japan

#2163 in Asia

Founded: 1899

47. Kokugakuin University

For Political Science

#253 in Japan

#2184 in Asia

Founded: 1882

48. Hoshi University

For Political Science

#264 in Japan

#2238 in Asia

Founded: 1911

49. Showa Women's University

For Political Science

#291 in Japan

#2367 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Seijo University

For Political Science

#293 in Japan

#2370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

51. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Political Science

#298 in Japan

#2380 in Asia

Founded: 2000

52. Mejiro University

For Political Science

#301 in Japan

#2397 in Asia

Founded: 1994

53. Nippon Dental University

For Political Science

#309 in Japan

#2420 in Asia

Founded: 1907

54. Nippon Sport Science University

For Political Science

#315 in Japan

#2440 in Asia

Founded: 1891

55. Toyo Gakuen University

For Political Science

#321 in Japan

#2454 in Asia

Founded: 1926

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Political Science

#344 in Japan

#2536 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Taisho University

For Political Science

#351 in Japan

#2547 in Asia

Founded: 1926

58. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Political Science

#355 in Japan

#2559 in Asia

Founded: 1924

59. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Political Science

#382 in Japan

#2619 in Asia

Founded: 1963

60. Tama Art University

For Political Science

#410 in Japan

#2680 in Asia

Founded: 1935

Universities for Political Science near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	30	Chofu
15	International Christian University	92	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	52	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	53	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	83	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	29	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	17	Chiba

Universities for Political Science near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo