61 Best universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 1.82M citations received by 93.2K academic papers made by 61 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 Sociology

#1 in Japan

#6 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Sociology

#9 in Japan

#74 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Sociology

#10 in Japan

#97 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#13 in Japan

#109 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Nihon University

For Sociology

#15 in Japan

#181 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Sociology

#16 in Japan

#191 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Sociology

#19 in Japan

#238 in Asia

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

8. Juntendo University

For Sociology

#25 in Japan

#334 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

9. Tokai University

For Sociology

#30 in Japan

#356 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. Teikyo University

For Sociology

#52 in Japan

#547 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

11. Kitasato University

For Sociology

#53 in Japan

#550 in Asia

Founded: 1962

12. Showa University

For Sociology

#58 in Japan

#561 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

13. Toho University

For Sociology

#64 in Japan

#578 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

14. Nippon Medical School

For Sociology

#68 in Japan

#610 in Asia

Founded: 1904

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Sociology

#73 in Japan

#640 in Asia

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

16. Sophia University

For Sociology

#74 in Japan

#643 in Asia

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

17. Hosei University

For Sociology

#75 in Japan

#650 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

18. Meiji University

For Sociology

#76 in Japan

#655 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

19. Rikkyo University

For Sociology

#81 in Japan

#686 in Asia

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

20. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Sociology

#82 in Japan

#703 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

21. Ochanomizu University

For Sociology

#87 in Japan

#772 in Asia

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

22. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Sociology

#89 in Japan

#787 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo Medical University

For Sociology

#97 in Japan

#848 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

24. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Sociology

#105 in Japan

#944 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

25. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Sociology

#107 in Japan

#951 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

26. Toyo University

For Sociology

#109 in Japan

#957 in Asia

Founded: 1887

27. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Sociology

#110 in Japan

#964 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

28. Tokyo Denki University

For Sociology

#120 in Japan

#1088 in Asia

Founded: 1907

29. Nippon Dental University

For Sociology

#136 in Japan

#1216 in Asia

Founded: 1907

30. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#143 in Japan

#1274 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

31. Gakushuin University

For Sociology

#146 in Japan

#1335 in Asia

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

32. Japan Women's University

For Sociology

#150 in Japan

#1387 in Asia

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

33. Meiji Gakuin University

For Sociology

#161 in Japan

#1501 in Asia

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

34. Kogakuin University

For Sociology

#162 in Japan

#1504 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

35. Tokyo City University

For Sociology

#165 in Japan

#1584 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Musashi University

For Sociology

#179 in Japan

#1701 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

37. Otsuma Women's University

For Sociology

#182 in Japan

#1716 in Asia

Founded: 1908

38. Komazawa University

For Sociology

#199 in Japan

#1815 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Sociology

#204 in Japan

#1846 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

40. Rissho University

For Sociology

#230 in Japan

#2010 in Asia

Founded: 1924

41. Takushoku University

For Sociology

#236 in Japan

#2058 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Daito Bunka University

For Sociology

#246 in Japan

#2103 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

43. Kokushikan University

For Sociology

#248 in Japan

#2106 in Asia

Founded: 1917

44. Showa Women's University

For Sociology

#265 in Japan

#2160 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

45. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Sociology

#276 in Japan

#2204 in Asia

Founded: 1966

46. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Sociology

#281 in Japan

#2233 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

47. Nippon Sport Science University

For Sociology

#283 in Japan

#2237 in Asia

Founded: 1891

48. Hoshi University

For Sociology

#287 in Japan

#2262 in Asia

Founded: 1911

49. Tokyo Kasei University

For Sociology

#300 in Japan

#2306 in Asia

Founded: 1881

50. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Sociology

#315 in Japan

#2365 in Asia

Founded: 1924

51. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Sociology

#322 in Japan

#2382 in Asia

Founded: 1886

52. Mejiro University

For Sociology

#324 in Japan

#2391 in Asia

Founded: 1994

53. Kokugakuin University

For Sociology

#328 in Japan

#2401 in Asia

Founded: 1882

54. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Sociology

#329 in Japan

#2403 in Asia

Founded: 2000

55. Tokyo Future University

For Sociology

#348 in Japan

#2457 in Asia

Founded: 2006

56. Tokyo Keizai University

For Sociology

#359 in Japan

#2495 in Asia

Founded: 1899

57. Tama Art University

For Sociology

#360 in Japan

#2498 in Asia

Founded: 1935

58. Taisho University

For Sociology

#365 in Japan

#2508 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Seijo University

For Sociology

#366 in Japan

#2509 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

60. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Sociology

#387 in Japan

#2557 in Asia

Founded: 1963

61. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Sociology

#425 in Japan

#2649 in Asia

Founded: 1922

Universities for Sociology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	115	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	28	Chofu
15	International Christian University	103	Mitaka
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	99	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	121	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	56	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	88	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	33	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	44	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	18	Hachioji

Universities for Sociology near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo