29 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 63.4K citations received by 7.28K academic papers made by 29 universities in Japan 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in Asia

#250 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Public Policy / Administration

#36 in Asia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Public Policy / Administration

#49 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

4. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#54 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

5. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#86 in Asia

#755 in the World

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

6. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Public Policy / Administration

#93 in Asia

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

7. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Public Policy / Administration

#109 in Asia

#844 in the World

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

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Public Policy / Administration

#116 in Asia

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

9. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Public Policy / Administration

#122 in Asia

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

10. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Public Policy / Administration

#128 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

11. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Public Policy / Administration

#135 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

12. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Public Policy / Administration

#146 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

13. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Public Policy / Administration

#149 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

14. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#154 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

15. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Public Policy / Administration

#184 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

16. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Public Policy / Administration

#201 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

17. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#207 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

18. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Public Policy / Administration

#209 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

19. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Public Policy / Administration

#219 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

20. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#229 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

21. Hosei University

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#231 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

22. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Public Policy / Administration

#238 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

23. Doshisha University

Japan | Kyoto

For Public Policy / Administration

#253 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

24. Sophia University

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#257 in Asia

#1414 in the World

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

25. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Public Policy / Administration

#264 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

26. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Japan | Beppu

For Public Policy / Administration

#284 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

27. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For Public Policy / Administration

#306 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

28. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#330 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1889

29. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#392 in Asia

#1745 in the World

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

The best cities to study Public Policy / Administration in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Tsukuba, and Higashihiroshima.