31 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 109K citations received by 9.86K academic papers made by 31 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: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Keio University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Japan

#59 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#10 in Japan

#91 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Japan

#102 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#14 in Japan

#216 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#17 in Japan

#276 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Sophia University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Japan

#408 in Asia

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

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Japan

#497 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#37 in Japan

#509 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

10. Tokai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#41 in Japan

#523 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

11. Toyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in Japan

#587 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

12. Teikyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#49 in Japan

#611 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

13. Kitasato University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#50 in Japan

#630 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

14. Showa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in Japan

#636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Komazawa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#52 in Japan

#646 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

16. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#55 in Japan

#663 in Asia

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

17. Meiji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#56 in Japan

#667 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

18. Hosei University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#60 in Japan

#712 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. Rikkyo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#61 in Japan

#717 in Asia

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

20. Toho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#65 in Japan

#763 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

21. Nippon Medical School

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#70 in Japan

#828 in Asia

Founded: 1904

22. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#78 in Japan

#863 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

23. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#89 in Japan

#915 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

24. Taisho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#93 in Japan

#941 in Asia

Founded: 1926

25. Rissho University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#98 in Japan

#974 in Asia

Founded: 1924

26. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#108 in Japan

#1071 in Asia

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

27. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#110 in Japan

#1087 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

28. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#111 in Japan

#1094 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

29. Tokyo Denki University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#118 in Japan

#1171 in Asia

Founded: 1907

30. Ochanomizu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#124 in Japan

#1213 in Asia

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

31. Tokyo City University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#130 in Japan

#1254 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

Universities for Theology / Divinity / Religious studies near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
22	Hitotsubashi University	16	Kunitachi
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	21	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	42	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	6	Tsukuba
251	Niigata University	33	Niigata
254	Nagoya University	8	Nagoya
254	Meijo University	35	Nagoya
257	Nagoya City University	32	Nagoya
289	Kanazawa University	23	Kanazawa

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo