60 Best universities for Political Science in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.75M citations received by 111K 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

#10 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#7 in Japan

#84 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Political Science

#9 in Japan

#89 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Political Science

#11 in Japan

#101 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Political Science

#14 in Japan

#159 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Political Science

#19 in Japan

#337 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Political Science

#23 in Japan

#462 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Political Science

#32 in Japan

#522 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

9. Tokai University

For Political Science

#33 in Japan

#525 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

10. Hosei University

For Political Science

#37 in Japan

#562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Kitasato University

For Political Science

#39 in Japan

#579 in Asia

Founded: 1962

12. Sophia University

For Political Science

#41 in Japan

#592 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Political Science

#44 in Japan

#639 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Political Science

#54 in Japan

#756 in Asia

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

15. Teikyo University

For Political Science

#55 in Japan

#772 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Gakushuin University

For Political Science

#56 in Japan

#776 in Asia

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

17. Juntendo University

For Political Science

#62 in Japan

#812 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Political Science

#68 in Japan

#873 in Asia

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

19. Toyo University

For Political Science

#74 in Japan

#927 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Ochanomizu University

For Political Science

#80 in Japan

#971 in Asia

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

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Political Science

#88 in Japan

#1058 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

22. Showa University

For Political Science

#89 in Japan

#1075 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

23. Toho University

For Political Science

#92 in Japan

#1096 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. Tokyo Denki University

For Political Science

#95 in Japan

#1105 in Asia

Founded: 1907

25. Nippon Medical School

For Political Science

#97 in Japan

#1115 in Asia

Founded: 1904

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#99 in Japan

#1154 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Political Science

#115 in Japan

#1309 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

28. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Political Science

#117 in Japan

#1323 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

29. Tokyo Medical University

For Political Science

#120 in Japan

#1352 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Political Science

#129 in Japan

#1437 in Asia

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

31. Meiji Gakuin University

For Political Science

#135 in Japan

#1487 in Asia

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

32. Musashi University

For Political Science

#140 in Japan

#1528 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

33. Kogakuin University

For Political Science

#149 in Japan

#1625 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Political Science

#155 in Japan

#1644 in Asia

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

35. Tokyo City University

For Political Science

#160 in Japan

#1671 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Komazawa University

For Political Science

#171 in Japan

#1771 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Rissho University

For Political Science

#187 in Japan

#1886 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Political Science

#189 in Japan

#1902 in Asia

Founded: 1966

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Political Science

#190 in Japan

#1905 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Otsuma Women's University

For Political Science

#204 in Japan

#1991 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Political Science

#207 in Japan

#1995 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

42. Takushoku University

For Political Science

#208 in Japan

#2005 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

43. Daito Bunka University

For Political Science

#215 in Japan

#2039 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

44. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Political Science

#223 in Japan

#2064 in Asia

Founded: 1886

45. Kokushikan University

For Political Science

#227 in Japan

#2096 in Asia

Founded: 1917

46. Tokyo Keizai University

For Political Science

#245 in Japan

#2177 in Asia

Founded: 1899

47. Kokugakuin University

For Political Science

#254 in Japan

#2207 in Asia

Founded: 1882

48. Hoshi University

For Political Science

#265 in Japan

#2261 in Asia

Founded: 1911

49. Seijo University

For Political Science

#288 in Japan

#2371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

50. Showa Women's University

For Political Science

#291 in Japan

#2377 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

51. Mejiro University

For Political Science

#295 in Japan

#2384 in Asia

Founded: 1994

52. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Political Science

#303 in Japan

#2410 in Asia

Founded: 2000

53. Nippon Sport Science University

For Political Science

#307 in Japan

#2429 in Asia

Founded: 1891

54. Nippon Dental University

For Political Science

#308 in Japan

#2434 in Asia

Founded: 1907

55. Toyo Gakuen University

For Political Science

#317 in Japan

#2451 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

#353 in Japan

#2561 in Asia

Founded: 1926

58. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Political Science

#355 in Japan

#2567 in Asia

Founded: 1924

59. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Political Science

#384 in Japan

#2634 in Asia

Founded: 1963

60. Tama Art University

For Political Science

#415 in Japan

#2696 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	93	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