67 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 6.03M citations received by 347K 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

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Japan

#53 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Japan

#82 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Japan

#101 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Japan

#147 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Japan

#235 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Japan

#263 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Japan

#360 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in Japan

#422 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in Japan

#473 in Asia

Founded: 1962

11. Meiji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Japan

#563 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Hosei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Japan

#568 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Nippon Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Japan

#588 in Asia

Founded: 1904

14. Teikyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Japan

#613 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Toho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Japan

#622 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Sophia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Japan

#641 in Asia

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

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in Japan

#655 in Asia

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

18. Showa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#77 in Japan

#673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

19. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Japan

#730 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

20. Tokyo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Japan

#808 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

21. Rikkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#91 in Japan

#825 in Asia

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

22. Tokyo Denki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#93 in Japan

#839 in Asia

Founded: 1907

23. Toyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in Japan

#861 in Asia

Founded: 1887

24. Ochanomizu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Japan

#887 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

#923 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

26. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Japan

#999 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

27. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Japan

#1002 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

28. Gakushuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Japan

#1014 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

#1058 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Japan

#1122 in Asia

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

31. Kogakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#150 in Japan

#1365 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

32. Musashi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#159 in Japan

#1508 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

33. Tokyo City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#161 in Japan

#1514 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

34. Japan Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#166 in Japan

#1555 in Asia

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

35. Nippon Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#169 in Japan

#1564 in Asia

Founded: 1907

36. Komazawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#176 in Japan

#1607 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in Japan

#1642 in Asia

Founded: 1966

38. Meiji Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#183 in Japan

#1676 in Asia

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

39. Rissho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in Japan

#1771 in Asia

Founded: 1924

40. Hoshi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#205 in Japan

#1817 in Asia

Founded: 1911

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#219 in Japan

#1927 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#220 in Japan

#1934 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

43. Takushoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in Japan

#1981 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

44. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#234 in Japan

#1991 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

45. Daito Bunka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#246 in Japan

#2055 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

46. Kokushikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#253 in Japan

#2099 in Asia

Founded: 1917

47. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#279 in Japan

#2231 in Asia

Founded: 1886

48. Taisho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Japan

#2241 in Asia

Founded: 1926

49. Kokugakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#299 in Japan

#2329 in Asia

Founded: 1882

50. Nippon Sport Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#300 in Japan

#2335 in Asia

Founded: 1891

51. Showa Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#304 in Japan

#2350 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

52. Tokyo Keizai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#310 in Japan

#2363 in Asia

Founded: 1899

53. Seijo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#314 in Japan

#2374 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

54. Mejiro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#326 in Japan

#2419 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#330 in Japan

#2438 in Asia

Founded: 1924

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#331 in Japan

#2440 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Musashino Academy of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#376 in Japan

#2570 in Asia

58. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#386 in Japan

#2591 in Asia

Founded: 2000

59. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#407 in Japan

#2632 in Asia

Founded: 1963

60. Toyo Gakuen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#411 in Japan

#2641 in Asia

Founded: 1926

61. Tama Art University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#423 in Japan

#2663 in Asia

Founded: 1935

62. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#431 in Japan

#2675 in Asia

Founded: 1922

63. Tokyo Future University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#452 in Japan

#2722 in Asia

Founded: 2006

64. Nishogakusha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#456 in Japan

#2732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1877

65. Tokyo Fuji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#463 in Japan

#2743 in Asia

Founded: 1943

66. Takachiho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#482 in Japan

#2780 in Asia

Founded: 1903

67. Kaetsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#525 in Japan

#2846 in Asia

Founded: 2001

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	114	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	30	Chofu
15	International Christian University	133	Mitaka
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	115	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	116	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	32	Yokohama

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo

Broadcast Journalism5

Classics and Ancient History25

Communications and Public Relations15

Education Majors31

Forensic Science6

Gender Studies10

Intellectual Property and Patent Law7

International Relations and Diplomacy6

Journalism and Digital Media6

Library and Information science31

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Occupational Safety and Health10

Political Economy7

Political Science60

Public Policy / Administration10

Radio and Television broadcasting6

Sports / Exercise science13

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies33

Urban and Regional planning8