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 382K citations received by 34.3K academic papers made by 141 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
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Asia
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in Asia
#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Keio University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#59 in Asia
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

5. Hokkaido University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#61 in Asia
#584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

6. University of Tsukuba

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#63 in Asia
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

7. Tohoku University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#65 in Asia
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

8. Nagoya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in Asia
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

9. Kyushu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#87 in Asia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

10. Waseda University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#91 in Asia
#748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

11. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#102 in Asia
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

12. Hiroshima University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#160 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#161 in Asia
#1010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#216 in Asia
#1214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

15. Chiba University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#218 in Asia
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Hitotsubashi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#271 in Asia
#1370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

17. Nihon University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#276 in Asia
#1392 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

18. University of Tokushima

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#305 in Asia
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

19. Osaka City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#319 in Asia
#1504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

20. Ryukoku University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#343 in Asia
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#346 in Asia
#1566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

22. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#373 in Asia
#1632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

23. Kanazawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#387 in Asia
#1669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

24. Kindai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#392 in Asia
#1685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

25. Sophia University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#408 in Asia
#1720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

26. Okayama University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#411 in Asia
#1724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

27. Doshisha University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#421 in Asia
#1744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

28. Ehime University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#441 in Asia
#1801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

29. Ritsumeikan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#451 in Asia
#1817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

30. Mie University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#453 in Asia
#1821 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

31. Kumamoto University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#454 in Asia
#1822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

32. Nagoya City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#461 in Asia
#1845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

33. Niigata University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#471 in Asia
#1872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

34. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#475 in Asia
#1878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

35. Meijo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#477 in Asia
#1881 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

36. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#497 in Asia
#1949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

37. Juntendo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#509 in Asia
#1975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

38. Nagasaki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#510 in Asia
#1976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

39. Kansai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#512 in Asia
#1981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

40. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#516 in Asia
#1992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

41. Tokai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#523 in Asia
#2018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

42. Chuo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#527 in Asia
#2026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

43. University of Yamanashi

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#541 in Asia
#2068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

44. Yokohama City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#549 in Asia
#2084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

45. Shinshu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#560 in Asia
#2118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

46. Yokohama National University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#569 in Asia
#2145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

47. Toyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#587 in Asia
#2173 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

48. Jichi Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#591 in Asia
#2190 in the World
Founded
1972

49. Teikyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#611 in Asia
#2243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

50. Kitasato University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#630 in Asia
#2290 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

51. Showa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#636 in Asia
#2299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

52. Komazawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#646 in Asia
#2317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1592

53. Ibaraki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#651 in Asia
#2336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

54. Shizuoka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#652 in Asia
#2340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

55. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#663 in Asia
#2369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

56. Meiji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#667 in Asia
#2386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

57. Gunma University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#679 in Asia
#2406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

58. Yamaguchi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#692 in Asia
#2435 in the World
Founded
1949

59. Saitama University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#703 in Asia
#2460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

60. Hosei University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#712 in Asia
#2478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

61. Rikkyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#717 in Asia
#2485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

62. Gifu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#720 in Asia
#2492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

63. University of Electro-Communications

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#738 in Asia
#2533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

64. Shimane University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#752 in Asia
#2567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

65. Toho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#763 in Asia
#2586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

66. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#781 in Asia
#2624 in the World
Enrollment
5,796
Founded
2000

67. Kagoshima University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#792 in Asia
#2648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

68. Kyorin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#806 in Asia
#2670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,820
Founded
1966

70. Nippon Medical School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#828 in Asia
#2728 in the World
Founded
1904

71. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#829 in Asia
#2730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

72. Okayama University of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#832 in Asia
#2739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

73. Aichi Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#838 in Asia
#2753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1953

74. University of Toyama

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#847 in Asia
#2776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

75. Nanzan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#848 in Asia
#2778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1949

76. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#851 in Asia
#2784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

77. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#856 in Asia
#2797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

78. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#863 in Asia
#2810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

79. Tottori University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#868 in Asia
#2822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

80. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#873 in Asia
#2833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

81. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#880 in Asia
#2846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

82. Hirosaki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#890 in Asia
#2865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

83. International Christian University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#894 in Asia
#2875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,134
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1953

84. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#895 in Asia
#2876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

85. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#901 in Asia
#2887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

86. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#903 in Asia
#2891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

87. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#904 in Asia
#2892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

88. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#910 in Asia
#2903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

89. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#915 in Asia
#2914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

90. Kansai Medical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#917 in Asia
#2920 in the World
Enrollment
782
Founded
1928

91. University of Fukui

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#920 in Asia
#2928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

92. Saitama Medical School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#927 in Asia
#2944 in the World
Founded
1972

93. Taisho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#941 in Asia
#2987 in the World
Founded
1926

94. Kochi University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#947 in Asia
#2999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
1997

95. University of the Ryukyus

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#950 in Asia
#3007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

96. Fukuoka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#965 in Asia
#3038 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

97. Kagawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#968 in Asia
#3046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

98. Rissho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#974 in Asia
#3057 in the World
Founded
1924

99. Yamagata University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#999 in Asia
#3105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

100. Osaka Prefecture University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1002 in Asia
#3109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
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 Sapporo.