100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 560K citations received by 38.3K academic papers made by 146 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

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#9 in Asia
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Asia
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Keio University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#62 in Asia
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

4. Osaka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#71 in Asia
#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

5. Tohoku University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#82 in Asia
#612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

6. Hokkaido University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#87 in Asia
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

7. University of Tsukuba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#101 in Asia
#679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

8. Nagoya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#113 in Asia
#725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

9. Kyushu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#118 in Asia
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

10. Waseda University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#128 in Asia
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

11. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#145 in Asia
#855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

12. Hiroshima University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#189 in Asia
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#206 in Asia
#1072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

14. Chiba University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#245 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

15. Nihon University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#326 in Asia
#1433 in the World
Founded
1889

16. Tokyo University of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#355 in Asia
#1510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

17. Hitotsubashi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#357 in Asia
#1515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

18. Osaka City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#375 in Asia
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

19. University of Tokushima

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#382 in Asia
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

20. Kanazawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#403 in Asia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#430 in Asia
#1715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

22. Ritsumeikan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#439 in Asia
#1737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

23. Ryukoku University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#453 in Asia
#1774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

24. Okayama University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#464 in Asia
#1801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

25. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#474 in Asia
#1824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

26. Sophia University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#484 in Asia
#1849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

27. Doshisha University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#496 in Asia
#1893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

28. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#506 in Asia
#1928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

29. Kindai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#526 in Asia
#1976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

30. Kumamoto University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#533 in Asia
#1997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

31. Niigata University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#538 in Asia
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. Mie University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#544 in Asia
#2029 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

33. Meijo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#562 in Asia
#2073 in the World
Founded
1926

34. Kitasato University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#567 in Asia
#2085 in the World
Founded
1962

35. Nagoya City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#569 in Asia
#2089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

36. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#578 in Asia
#2116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

37. Tokai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#591 in Asia
#2138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

38. Kansai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#594 in Asia
#2143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

39. Nagasaki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#598 in Asia
#2152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

40. Teikyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#604 in Asia
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

41. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#610 in Asia
#2186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1884

42. Chuo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#641 in Asia
#2256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

43. Juntendo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#642 in Asia
#2259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

44. Yokohama City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#654 in Asia
#2286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

45. University of Yamanashi

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#657 in Asia
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

46. Ehime University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#684 in Asia
#2368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

47. Shinshu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#699 in Asia
#2406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

48. Komazawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#705 in Asia
#2413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1592

49. Toyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#714 in Asia
#2432 in the World
Founded
1887

50. Yokohama National University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#730 in Asia
#2461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

51. Jichi Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#731 in Asia
#2465 in the World
Founded
1972

52. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#740 in Asia
#2486 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

53. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#746 in Asia
#2501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

54. Ibaraki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#748 in Asia
#2504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

55. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#750 in Asia
#2509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

56. Meiji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#762 in Asia
#2533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

57. Rikkyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#765 in Asia
#2541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

58. Yamaguchi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#768 in Asia
#2547 in the World
Founded
1949

59. Shizuoka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#770 in Asia
#2554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

60. Toho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#781 in Asia
#2591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

61. Showa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#783 in Asia
#2593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

62. Gunma University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#784 in Asia
#2594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

63. Hosei University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#786 in Asia
#2598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

64. Saitama University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#801 in Asia
#2643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

65. Gifu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#844 in Asia
#2736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

66. University of Electro-Communications

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#853 in Asia
#2753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

67. University of Toyama

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#872 in Asia
#2798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

68. International Christian University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#908 in Asia
#2878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1953

69. Nippon Medical School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#930 in Asia
#2928 in the World
Founded
1904

70. Nanzan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#941 in Asia
#2950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,883
Founded
1949

71. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#942 in Asia
#2952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

72. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#946 in Asia
#2959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

73. Kagoshima University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#947 in Asia
#2961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

74. Shimane University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#951 in Asia
#2967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

75. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#957 in Asia
#2982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

76. Okayama University of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#962 in Asia
#2992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

77. Kansai Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#970 in Asia
#3017 in the World
Founded
1928

78. Osaka Prefecture University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#978 in Asia
#3035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

79. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#989 in Asia
#3063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

80. Saitama Medical School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#995 in Asia
#3074 in the World
Founded
1972

81. Tottori University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1001 in Asia
#3090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

82. Aichi Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1002 in Asia
#3091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1953

84. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1021 in Asia
#3135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

85. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1025 in Asia
#3144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

86. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1043 in Asia
#3180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

87. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1053 in Asia
#3205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

88. Kagawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1065 in Asia
#3226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

89. Fukuoka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1067 in Asia
#3231 in the World
Founded
1934

90. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1073 in Asia
#3245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

91. Kochi University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1086 in Asia
#3269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

92. Sapporo Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1087 in Asia
#3274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

93. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1096 in Asia
#3288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,106
Founded
1960

94. Rissho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1106 in Asia
#3304 in the World
Founded
1924

95. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1109 in Asia
#3315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
4,144
Founded
1873

96. Taisho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1116 in Asia
#3332 in the World
Founded
1926

97. University of Fukui

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1123 in Asia
#3344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

98. International University of Japan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1145 in Asia
#3398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1982

99. Hirosaki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1153 in Asia
#3408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

100. Yamagata University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1168 in Asia
#3440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.