62 Best universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 1.91M citations received by 95.4K academic papers made by 62 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

#7 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Sociology

#9 in Japan

#80 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

#120 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Nihon University

For Sociology

#15 in Japan

#192 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Sociology

#17 in Japan

#202 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Tokyo University of Science

For Sociology

#21 in Japan

#253 in Asia

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

8. Juntendo University

For Sociology

#25 in Japan

#342 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

9. Tokai University

For Sociology

#30 in Japan

#379 in Asia

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

10. Teikyo University

For Sociology

#52 in Japan

#558 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

11. Kitasato University

For Sociology

#53 in Japan

#559 in Asia

Founded: 1962

12. Showa University

For Sociology

#58 in Japan

#580 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

13. Toho University

For Sociology

#64 in Japan

#599 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

14. Nippon Medical School

For Sociology

#68 in Japan

#630 in Asia

Founded: 1904

15. Sophia University

For Sociology

#73 in Japan

#658 in Asia

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

16. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Sociology

#74 in Japan

#661 in Asia

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

17. Hosei University

For Sociology

#75 in Japan

#663 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

18. Meiji University

For Sociology

#76 in Japan

#667 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

19. Rikkyo University

For Sociology

#79 in Japan

#693 in Asia

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

20. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Sociology

#82 in Japan

#718 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

21. Ochanomizu University

For Sociology

#87 in Japan

#805 in Asia

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

22. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Sociology

#89 in Japan

#813 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo Medical University

For Sociology

#95 in Japan

#867 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

24. Toyo University

For Sociology

#104 in Japan

#953 in Asia

Founded: 1887

25. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Sociology

#106 in Japan

#983 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Sociology

#109 in Japan

#989 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Sociology

#110 in Japan

#990 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

28. Tokyo Denki University

For Sociology

#122 in Japan

#1128 in Asia

Founded: 1907

29. Nippon Dental University

For Sociology

#136 in Japan

#1271 in Asia

Founded: 1907

30. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#143 in Japan

#1309 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

31. Gakushuin University

For Sociology

#146 in Japan

#1371 in Asia

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

32. Japan Women's University

For Sociology

#150 in Japan

#1430 in Asia

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

33. Meiji Gakuin University

For Sociology

#159 in Japan

#1527 in Asia

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

34. Kogakuin University

For Sociology

#162 in Japan

#1555 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

35. Tokyo City University

For Sociology

#163 in Japan

#1580 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Musashi University

For Sociology

#184 in Japan

#1751 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

37. Otsuma Women's University

For Sociology

#185 in Japan

#1761 in Asia

Founded: 1908

38. Komazawa University

For Sociology

#200 in Japan

#1851 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Sociology

#202 in Japan

#1868 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

40. Rissho University

For Sociology

#228 in Japan

#2030 in Asia

Founded: 1924

41. Takushoku University

For Sociology

#236 in Japan

#2077 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Kokushikan University

For Sociology

#246 in Japan

#2119 in Asia

Founded: 1917

43. Daito Bunka University

For Sociology

#249 in Japan

#2125 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

44. Showa Women's University

For Sociology

#260 in Japan

#2168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

45. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Sociology

#273 in Japan

#2223 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

46. Nippon Sport Science University

For Sociology

#274 in Japan

#2227 in Asia

Founded: 1891

47. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Sociology

#276 in Japan

#2233 in Asia

Founded: 1966

48. Hoshi University

For Sociology

#287 in Japan

#2276 in Asia

Founded: 1911

49. Tokyo Kasei University

For Sociology

#298 in Japan

#2319 in Asia

Founded: 1881

50. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Sociology

#319 in Japan

#2387 in Asia

Founded: 1924

51. Mejiro University

For Sociology

#322 in Japan

#2393 in Asia

Founded: 1994

52. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Sociology

#324 in Japan

#2399 in Asia

Founded: 1886

53. Kokugakuin University

For Sociology

#331 in Japan

#2415 in Asia

Founded: 1882

54. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Sociology

#332 in Japan

#2417 in Asia

Founded: 2000

55. Tokyo Future University

For Sociology

#346 in Japan

#2457 in Asia

Founded: 2006

56. Tokyo Keizai University

For Sociology

#358 in Japan

#2500 in Asia

Founded: 1899

57. Taisho University

For Sociology

#362 in Japan

#2511 in Asia

Founded: 1926

58. Seijo University

For Sociology

#363 in Japan

#2512 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

59. Tama Art University

For Sociology

#365 in Japan

#2515 in Asia

Founded: 1935

60. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Sociology

#388 in Japan

#2565 in Asia

Founded: 1963

61. Toyo Gakuen University

For Sociology

#389 in Japan

#2566 in Asia

Founded: 1926

62. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Sociology

#423 in Japan

#2653 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	105	Mitaka
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	99	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	123	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	54	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