67 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 4.4M citations received by 309K 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: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Japan

#40 in Asia

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

3. Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Japan

#66 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Japan

#77 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Japan

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Japan

#183 in Asia

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

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Japan

#212 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Japan

#298 in Asia

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

9. Juntendo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Japan

#376 in Asia

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

10. Kitasato University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in Japan

#405 in Asia

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

11. Meiji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in Japan

#487 in Asia

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

12. Hosei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#58 in Japan

#488 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Teikyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Japan

#490 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

14. Showa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Japan

#512 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Toho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#66 in Japan

#517 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Nippon Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in Japan

#521 in Asia

Founded: 1904

17. Sophia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#76 in Japan

#562 in Asia

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

18. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#78 in Japan

#582 in Asia

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

19. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in Japan

#627 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

20. Tokyo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Japan

#693 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

21. Tokyo Denki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Japan

#725 in Asia

Founded: 1907

22. Toyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Japan

#759 in Asia

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

23. Rikkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Japan

#769 in Asia

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

24. Ochanomizu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Japan

#799 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Japan

#811 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

26. Gakushuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Japan

#843 in Asia

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

27. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Japan

#862 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in Japan

#901 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Japan

#906 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Japan

#962 in Asia

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

31. Kogakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#146 in Japan

#1235 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

32. Musashi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#159 in Japan

#1335 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

33. Nippon Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#166 in Japan

#1414 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

34. Komazawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#169 in Japan

#1422 in Asia

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

35. Japan Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#174 in Japan

#1442 in Asia

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

36. Tokyo City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#178 in Japan

#1480 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

37. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in Japan

#1497 in Asia

Founded: 1966

38. Meiji Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#184 in Japan

#1551 in Asia

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

39. Rissho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#188 in Japan

#1586 in Asia

Founded: 1924

40. Hoshi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in Japan

#1689 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#216 in Japan

#1774 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Japan

#1825 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

43. Daito Bunka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#234 in Japan

#1879 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

44. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#236 in Japan

#1883 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

45. Takushoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#238 in Japan

#1893 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

46. Kokushikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#248 in Japan

#1937 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

47. Taisho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#266 in Japan

#2060 in Asia

Founded: 1926

48. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#269 in Japan

#2083 in Asia

Founded: 1886

49. Mejiro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#296 in Japan

#2248 in Asia

Founded: 1994

50. Nippon Sport Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in Japan

#2253 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

51. Seijo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#300 in Japan

#2257 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

52. Tokyo Keizai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#306 in Japan

#2277 in Asia

Founded: 1899

53. Showa Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#310 in Japan

#2292 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

54. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#316 in Japan

#2306 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

55. Tokyo Kasei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#336 in Japan

#2364 in Asia

Founded: 1881

56. Kokugakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#337 in Japan

#2367 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

57. Musashino Academy of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#343 in Japan

#2383 in Asia

58. Toyo Gakuen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#389 in Japan

#2530 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#394 in Japan

#2538 in Asia

Founded: 1963

60. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#397 in Japan

#2549 in Asia

Founded: 2000

61. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#401 in Japan

#2564 in Asia

Founded: 1922

62. Tama Art University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#424 in Japan

#2619 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

63. Tokyo Fuji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#446 in Japan

#2663 in Asia

Founded: 1943

64. Tokyo Future University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#448 in Japan

#2665 in Asia

Founded: 2006

65. Takachiho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#479 in Japan

#2735 in Asia

Founded: 1903

66. Nishogakusha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#488 in Japan

#2755 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 2,989
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1877

67. Kaetsu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#512 in Japan

#2813 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,495
Founded: 2001

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	133	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	105	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	28	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	113	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	135	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	45	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	126	Soka
21	Saitama University	71	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	27	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	107	Yokohama

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo

Broadcast Journalism5

Classics and Ancient History21

Communications and Public Relations13

Education Majors30

Forensic Science6

Gender Studies8

Intellectual Property and Patent Law7

International Relations and Diplomacy6

Journalism and Digital Media5

Library and Information science31

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy6

Political Science59

Public Policy / Administration9

Radio and Television broadcasting6

Sports / Exercise science11

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies31

Urban and Regional planning7