59 Best universities for Political Science in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.16M citations received by 95.5K academic papers made by 59 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

#8 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#6 in Japan

#55 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Political Science

#10 in Japan

#81 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Political Science

#11 in Japan

#89 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Political Science

#12 in Japan

#107 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Political Science

#19 in Japan

#265 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Political Science

#33 in Japan

#414 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Political Science

#36 in Japan

#432 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

9. Hosei University

For Political Science

#38 in Japan

#446 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Political Science

#41 in Japan

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

11. Kitasato University

For Political Science

#43 in Japan

#470 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

12. Sophia University

For Political Science

#44 in Japan

#481 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Political Science

#46 in Japan

#508 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

14. Teikyo University

For Political Science

#52 in Japan

#583 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Gakushuin University

For Political Science

#53 in Japan

#594 in Asia

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

16. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Political Science

#55 in Japan

#619 in Asia

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

17. Juntendo University

For Political Science

#70 in Japan

#740 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Political Science

#73 in Japan

#777 in Asia

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

19. Ochanomizu University

For Political Science

#76 in Japan

#824 in Asia

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

20. Toyo University

For Political Science

#79 in Japan

#837 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Political Science

#94 in Japan

#954 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Tokyo Denki University

For Political Science

#95 in Japan

#955 in Asia

Founded: 1907

23. Toho University

For Political Science

#96 in Japan

#956 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. Nippon Medical School

For Political Science

#99 in Japan

#983 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Showa University

For Political Science

#103 in Japan

#1036 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#109 in Japan

#1081 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Political Science

#110 in Japan

#1085 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Political Science

#116 in Japan

#1149 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Political Science

#117 in Japan

#1151 in Asia

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

30. Tokyo Medical University

For Political Science

#127 in Japan

#1211 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

31. Musashi University

For Political Science

#133 in Japan

#1309 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Political Science

#134 in Japan

#1311 in Asia

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

33. Kogakuin University

For Political Science

#149 in Japan

#1441 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Political Science

#153 in Japan

#1503 in Asia

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

35. Rissho University

For Political Science

#168 in Japan

#1592 in Asia

Founded: 1924

36. Tokyo City University

For Political Science

#174 in Japan

#1631 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

37. Komazawa University

For Political Science

#175 in Japan

#1632 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

38. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Political Science

#183 in Japan

#1689 in Asia

Founded: 1966

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Political Science

#190 in Japan

#1744 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Otsuma Women's University

For Political Science

#200 in Japan

#1808 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Political Science

#214 in Japan

#1879 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

42. Daito Bunka University

For Political Science

#221 in Japan

#1906 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

43. Kokushikan University

For Political Science

#225 in Japan

#1938 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

44. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Political Science

#227 in Japan

#1949 in Asia

Founded: 1886

45. Takushoku University

For Political Science

#238 in Japan

#2009 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

46. Tokyo Keizai University

For Political Science

#247 in Japan

#2085 in Asia

Founded: 1899

47. Hoshi University

For Political Science

#266 in Japan

#2168 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

48. Kokugakuin University

For Political Science

#289 in Japan

#2275 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

49. Mejiro University

For Political Science

#290 in Japan

#2279 in Asia

Founded: 1994

50. Seijo University

For Political Science

#291 in Japan

#2282 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

51. Showa Women's University

For Political Science

#306 in Japan

#2335 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

52. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Political Science

#313 in Japan

#2351 in Asia

Founded: 2000

53. Nippon Sport Science University

For Political Science

#318 in Japan

#2365 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

54. Nippon Dental University

For Political Science

#322 in Japan

#2388 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

55. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Political Science

#334 in Japan

#2419 in Asia

Founded: 1963

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Political Science

#340 in Japan

#2436 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Political Science

#342 in Japan

#2447 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

58. Taisho University

For Political Science

#350 in Japan

#2462 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Tama Art University

For Political Science

#396 in Japan

#2613 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

Universities for Political Science near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	28	Chofu
15	International Christian University	98	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	49	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	56	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	72	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	18	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	101	Narashino
34	Chuo University	34	Hachioji

Universities for Political Science near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo