44 Best universities for Cognitive Science 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 419K citations received by 30.2K 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: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#7 in Japan

#69 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Cognitive Science

#10 in Japan

#76 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Cognitive Science

#11 in Japan

#87 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Cognitive Science

#17 in Japan

#147 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Cognitive Science

#18 in Japan

#151 in Asia

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

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cognitive Science

#22 in Japan

#196 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Juntendo University

For Cognitive Science

#30 in Japan

#257 in Asia

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

9. Hosei University

For Cognitive Science

#42 in Japan

#355 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#46 in Japan

#385 in Asia

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

11. Tokai University

For Cognitive Science

#53 in Japan

#437 in Asia

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

12. Meiji University

For Cognitive Science

#57 in Japan

#454 in Asia

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

13. Teikyo University

For Cognitive Science

#58 in Japan

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

14. Showa University

For Cognitive Science

#62 in Japan

#483 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Tokyo Denki University

For Cognitive Science

#66 in Japan

#516 in Asia

Founded: 1907

16. Toho University

For Cognitive Science

#67 in Japan

#520 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Cognitive Science

#78 in Japan

#599 in Asia

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

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Cognitive Science

#82 in Japan

#622 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

19. Sophia University

For Cognitive Science

#85 in Japan

#640 in Asia

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

20. Nippon Medical School

For Cognitive Science

#97 in Japan

#710 in Asia

Founded: 1904

21. Ochanomizu University

For Cognitive Science

#100 in Japan

#728 in Asia

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

22. Kitasato University

For Cognitive Science

#106 in Japan

#795 in Asia

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

23. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#111 in Japan

#808 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

24. Rikkyo University

For Cognitive Science

#113 in Japan

#823 in Asia

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

25. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cognitive Science

#114 in Japan

#829 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

26. Toyo University

For Cognitive Science

#120 in Japan

#857 in Asia

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

27. Kogakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#123 in Japan

#881 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

28. Tokyo City University

For Cognitive Science

#131 in Japan

#942 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

29. Nippon Dental University

For Cognitive Science

#133 in Japan

#958 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

30. Japan Women's University

For Cognitive Science

#138 in Japan

#991 in Asia

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

31. Tokyo Medical University

For Cognitive Science

#154 in Japan

#1155 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#166 in Japan

#1243 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Cognitive Science

#170 in Japan

#1281 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

34. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Cognitive Science

#173 in Japan

#1285 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

35. Musashi University

For Cognitive Science

#178 in Japan

#1325 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

36. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Cognitive Science

#188 in Japan

#1403 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

37. Gakushuin University

For Cognitive Science

#192 in Japan

#1423 in Asia

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

38. Komazawa University

For Cognitive Science

#214 in Japan

#1589 in Asia

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

39. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Cognitive Science

#221 in Japan

#1635 in Asia

Founded: 1966

40. Mejiro University

For Cognitive Science

#226 in Japan

#1672 in Asia

Founded: 1994

41. Takushoku University

For Cognitive Science

#229 in Japan

#1707 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

42. Rissho University

For Cognitive Science

#232 in Japan

#1719 in Asia

Founded: 1924

43. Kokushikan University

For Cognitive Science

#237 in Japan

#1742 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

44. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Cognitive Science

#239 in Japan

#1755 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

Universities for Cognitive Science near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	12	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	27	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	63	Saitama
24	Tamagawa University	52	Machida
26	Yokohama National University	49	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	31	Hachioji
32	Tokyo University of Technology	91	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	61	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	75	Yokohama

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology40

Clinical Psychology33

Education Majors30

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry55

Social Psychology51