67 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 6.37M citations received by 355K academic papers made by 67 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Japan

#4 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Japan

#59 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Japan

#85 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Japan

#103 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Japan

#157 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Japan

#244 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Japan

#273 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Japan

#376 in Asia

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

9. Juntendo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Japan

#429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in Japan

#494 in Asia

Founded: 1962

11. Meiji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Japan

#589 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Hosei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Japan

#593 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Nippon Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Japan

#612 in Asia

Founded: 1904

14. Teikyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Japan

#641 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Toho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Japan

#653 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Sophia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Japan

#677 in Asia

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

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in Japan

#686 in Asia

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

18. Showa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#77 in Japan

#704 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

19. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Japan

#753 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

20. Tokyo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Japan

#841 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

21. Rikkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#91 in Japan

#857 in Asia

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

22. Tokyo Denki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Japan

#876 in Asia

Founded: 1907

23. Toyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#95 in Japan

#884 in Asia

Founded: 1887

24. Ochanomizu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Japan

#929 in Asia

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

25. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Japan

#957 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Japan

#1018 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Japan

#1039 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Gakushuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Japan

#1040 in Asia

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

29. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Japan

#1086 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Japan

#1159 in Asia

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

31. Kogakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#150 in Japan

#1406 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

32. Tokyo City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#159 in Japan

#1512 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

33. Musashi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#162 in Japan

#1573 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

34. Japan Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#168 in Japan

#1594 in Asia

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

35. Nippon Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#169 in Japan

#1600 in Asia

Founded: 1907

36. Komazawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#178 in Japan

#1658 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in Japan

#1672 in Asia

Founded: 1966

38. Meiji Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#183 in Japan

#1708 in Asia

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

39. Rissho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#199 in Japan

#1812 in Asia

Founded: 1924

40. Hoshi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#207 in Japan

#1857 in Asia

Founded: 1911

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#220 in Japan

#1959 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#222 in Japan

#1962 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

43. Takushoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Japan

#2012 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

44. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#233 in Japan

#2013 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

45. Daito Bunka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#247 in Japan

#2079 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

46. Kokushikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#254 in Japan

#2118 in Asia

Founded: 1917

47. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#273 in Japan

#2228 in Asia

Founded: 1886

48. Taisho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Japan

#2267 in Asia

Founded: 1926

49. Nippon Sport Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#296 in Japan

#2333 in Asia

Founded: 1891

50. Kokugakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#302 in Japan

#2355 in Asia

Founded: 1882

51. Showa Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#305 in Japan

#2363 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

52. Tokyo Keizai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#309 in Japan

#2375 in Asia

Founded: 1899

53. Seijo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#312 in Japan

#2378 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

54. Mejiro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#324 in Japan

#2414 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Tokyo Kasei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#329 in Japan

#2438 in Asia

Founded: 1881

56. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#332 in Japan

#2446 in Asia

Founded: 1924

57. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#387 in Japan

#2603 in Asia

Founded: 2000

58. Musashino Academy of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#388 in Japan

#2605 in Asia

59. Toyo Gakuen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#408 in Japan

#2643 in Asia

Founded: 1926

60. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#409 in Japan

#2645 in Asia

Founded: 1963

61. Tama Art University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#428 in Japan

#2679 in Asia

Founded: 1935

62. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#432 in Japan

#2689 in Asia

Founded: 1922

63. Tokyo Future University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#450 in Japan

#2720 in Asia

Founded: 2006

64. Nishogakusha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#463 in Japan

#2746 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1877

65. Tokyo Fuji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#470 in Japan

#2757 in Asia

Founded: 1943

66. Takachiho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#487 in Japan

#2788 in Asia

Founded: 1903

67. Kaetsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#524 in Japan

#2847 in Asia

Founded: 2001

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	113	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	30	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	114	Kawasaki
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	48	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	129	Soka
21	Saitama University	70	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	25	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	115	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	32	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo

Broadcast Journalism5

Classics and Ancient History26

Communications and Public Relations15

Education Majors32

Forensic Science6

Gender Studies11

Intellectual Property and Patent Law7

International Relations and Diplomacy6

Journalism and Digital Media6

Library and Information science31

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy7

Political Science60

Public Policy / Administration10

Radio and Television broadcasting6

Sports / Exercise science13

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies33

Urban and Regional planning10