44 Best universities for Cognitive Science 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 561K citations received by 33.3K academic papers made by 44 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 Cognitive Science

#1 in Japan

#4 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#7 in Japan

#72 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Cognitive Science

#10 in Japan

#79 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Cognitive Science

#11 in Japan

#92 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Cognitive Science

#18 in Japan

#170 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Cognitive Science

#19 in Japan

#177 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cognitive Science

#23 in Japan

#233 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Juntendo University

For Cognitive Science

#29 in Japan

#281 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

9. Hosei University

For Cognitive Science

#41 in Japan

#390 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#42 in Japan

#392 in Asia

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

11. Tokai University

For Cognitive Science

#51 in Japan

#466 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

12. Meiji University

For Cognitive Science

#54 in Japan

#494 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. Tokyo Denki University

For Cognitive Science

#62 in Japan

#533 in Asia

Founded: 1907

14. Showa University

For Cognitive Science

#63 in Japan

#543 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Toho University

For Cognitive Science

#72 in Japan

#624 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Teikyo University

For Cognitive Science

#73 in Japan

#635 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

17. Sophia University

For Cognitive Science

#85 in Japan

#748 in Asia

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

18. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Cognitive Science

#87 in Japan

#759 in Asia

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

19. Ochanomizu University

For Cognitive Science

#91 in Japan

#777 in Asia

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

20. Nippon Medical School

For Cognitive Science

#95 in Japan

#791 in Asia

Founded: 1904

21. Toyo University

For Cognitive Science

#100 in Japan

#834 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#103 in Japan

#854 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

23. Kitasato University

For Cognitive Science

#105 in Japan

#863 in Asia

Founded: 1962

24. Rikkyo University

For Cognitive Science

#107 in Japan

#869 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Cognitive Science

#114 in Japan

#908 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

26. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cognitive Science

#115 in Japan

#917 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

27. Tokyo City University

For Cognitive Science

#123 in Japan

#968 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

28. Kogakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#126 in Japan

#986 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

29. Nippon Dental University

For Cognitive Science

#135 in Japan

#1081 in Asia

Founded: 1907

30. Japan Women's University

For Cognitive Science

#143 in Japan

#1126 in Asia

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

31. Gakushuin University

For Cognitive Science

#149 in Japan

#1207 in Asia

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

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#164 in Japan

#1308 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Cognitive Science

#167 in Japan

#1317 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#174 in Japan

#1382 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Musashi University

For Cognitive Science

#184 in Japan

#1480 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

36. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#185 in Japan

#1485 in Asia

Founded: 1924

37. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Cognitive Science

#188 in Japan

#1492 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

38. Komazawa University

For Cognitive Science

#218 in Japan

#1691 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

39. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Cognitive Science

#223 in Japan

#1708 in Asia

Founded: 1966

40. Mejiro University

For Cognitive Science

#230 in Japan

#1787 in Asia

Founded: 1994

41. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Cognitive Science

#231 in Japan

#1788 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

42. Takushoku University

For Cognitive Science

#239 in Japan

#1833 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

43. Rissho University

For Cognitive Science

#242 in Japan

#1843 in Asia

Founded: 1924

44. Kokushikan University

For Cognitive Science

#246 in Japan

#1869 in Asia

Founded: 1917

Universities for Cognitive Science near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	13	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	28	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	65	Saitama
24	Tamagawa University	50	Machida
26	Yokohama National University	48	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	26	Hachioji
32	Tokyo University of Technology	99	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	56	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	76	Yokohama

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology41

Clinical Psychology34

Education Majors31

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry56

Social Psychology54