34 Best universities for Clinical Psychology 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 Clinical Psychology. A graph of 317K citations received by 14.4K academic papers made by 34 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 Clinical Psychology

#1 in Japan

#12 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in Japan

#68 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Clinical Psychology

#13 in Japan

#103 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Clinical Psychology

#15 in Japan

#128 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

5. Nihon University

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Japan

#174 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Teikyo University

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Japan

#180 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

7. Juntendo University

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Japan

#185 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

8. Showa University

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Japan

#187 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

9. Kitasato University

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in Japan

#227 in Asia

Founded: 1962

10. Nippon Medical School

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Japan

#245 in Asia

Founded: 1904

11. Tokai University

For Clinical Psychology

#40 in Japan

#283 in Asia

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

12. Tokyo Medical University

For Clinical Psychology

#46 in Japan

#311 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

13. Toho University

For Clinical Psychology

#52 in Japan

#367 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

14. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

#53 in Japan

#369 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

15. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Clinical Psychology

#55 in Japan

#379 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

16. Toyo University

For Clinical Psychology

#56 in Japan

#380 in Asia

Founded: 1887

17. Rikkyo University

For Clinical Psychology

#68 in Japan

#456 in Asia

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

18. Ochanomizu University

For Clinical Psychology

#69 in Japan

#464 in Asia

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

19. Tokyo University of Science

For Clinical Psychology

#74 in Japan

#518 in Asia

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

20. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Clinical Psychology

#97 in Japan

#686 in Asia

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

21. Mejiro University

For Clinical Psychology

#105 in Japan

#825 in Asia

Founded: 1994

22. Hosei University

For Clinical Psychology

#106 in Japan

#841 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

23. Sophia University

For Clinical Psychology

#122 in Japan

#976 in Asia

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

24. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Clinical Psychology

#124 in Japan

#1002 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo Kasei University

For Clinical Psychology

#127 in Japan

#1012 in Asia

Founded: 1881

26. Otsuma Women's University

For Clinical Psychology

#128 in Japan

#1022 in Asia

Founded: 1908

27. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in Japan

#1102 in Asia

Founded: 1924

28. Meiji University

For Clinical Psychology

#142 in Japan

#1132 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Clinical Psychology

#154 in Japan

#1194 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

30. Meiji Gakuin University

For Clinical Psychology

#165 in Japan

#1249 in Asia

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

31. Rissho University

For Clinical Psychology

#168 in Japan

#1276 in Asia

Founded: 1924

32. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Clinical Psychology

#169 in Japan

#1278 in Asia

Founded: 2000

33. Japan Women's University

For Clinical Psychology

#176 in Japan

#1332 in Asia

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

34. Tokyo Denki University

For Clinical Psychology

#185 in Japan

#1365 in Asia

Founded: 1907

Universities for Clinical Psychology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	58	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	11	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	51	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	6	Tsukuba
80	Jichi Medical University	38	Tochigi
89	Health Science University	10	Fujikawaguchiko
101	Gunma University	30	Maebashi
136	International University of Health and Welfare	54	Otawara
166	Shinshu University	62	Matsumoto
209	Hamamatsu University School of Medicine	42	Hamamatsu

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology41

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors32

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry56

Social Psychology54