33 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 172K citations received by 11.3K academic papers made by 33 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1 in Japan

#9 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#3 in Japan

#64 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Japan

#131 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Japan

#156 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Nihon University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#15 in Japan

#335 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Tokyo University of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#16 in Japan

#361 in Asia

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

7. Sophia University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#26 in Japan

#490 in Asia

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

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#28 in Japan

#530 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Kitasato University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#34 in Japan

#591 in Asia

Founded: 1962

10. Tokai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Japan

#613 in Asia

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

11. Teikyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#40 in Japan

#626 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. Juntendo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in Japan

#656 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

13. Komazawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in Japan

#737 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

14. Toyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#49 in Japan

#743 in Asia

Founded: 1887

15. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#54 in Japan

#767 in Asia

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

16. Meiji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#56 in Japan

#776 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

17. Rikkyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#57 in Japan

#779 in Asia

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

18. Toho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#60 in Japan

#803 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

19. Showa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#62 in Japan

#810 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

20. Hosei University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#63 in Japan

#812 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

21. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#69 in Japan

#914 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

22. Nippon Medical School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#71 in Japan

#962 in Asia

Founded: 1904

23. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in Japan

#1046 in Asia

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

24. Rissho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#95 in Japan

#1149 in Asia

Founded: 1924

25. Taisho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#98 in Japan

#1164 in Asia

Founded: 1926

26. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#102 in Japan

#1201 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#105 in Japan

#1244 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Ochanomizu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#106 in Japan

#1245 in Asia

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

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#123 in Japan

#1393 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

30. Tokyo City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in Japan

#1397 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

31. Tokyo Denki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#131 in Japan

#1428 in Asia

Founded: 1907

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#139 in Japan

#1509 in Asia

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

33. Japan Women's University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#142 in Japan

#1565 in Asia

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

Universities for Theology / Divinity / Religious studies near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
22	Hitotsubashi University	17	Kunitachi
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	21	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	14	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	7	Tsukuba
251	Niigata University	31	Niigata
254	Nagoya University	8	Nagoya
254	Meijo University	33	Nagoya
257	Nagoya City University	35	Nagoya
289	Kanazawa University	20	Kanazawa
291	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	25	Nomi

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo