100 Best universities for Child Psychology in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 1.18M citations received by 71.5K academic papers made by 228 universities in Japan 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 Child Psychology

#7 in Asia

#182 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Child Psychology

#13 in Asia

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Child Psychology

#21 in Asia

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Child Psychology

#32 in Asia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Child Psychology

#43 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

6. Nagoya University

For Child Psychology

#44 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

7. Tohoku University

For Child Psychology

#48 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

8. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Child Psychology

#57 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

9. Keio University

For Child Psychology

#63 in Asia

#573 in the World

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

10. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Child Psychology

#69 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

11. Waseda University

For Child Psychology

#72 in Asia

#627 in the World

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

12. Chiba University

For Child Psychology

#101 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

13. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Child Psychology

#114 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

14. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Child Psychology

#117 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

15. Kobe University

For Child Psychology

#127 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

16. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#165 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

17. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Child Psychology

#167 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

18. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Child Psychology

#168 in Asia

#924 in the World

Founded: 2003

19. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Child Psychology

#170 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

20. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Child Psychology

#177 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

21. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Child Psychology

#185 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

22. Ochanomizu University

For Child Psychology

#196 in Asia

#1037 in the World

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

23. Juntendo University

For Child Psychology

#203 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

24. Showa University

For Child Psychology

#212 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Nagoya City University

For Child Psychology

#215 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

26. Ritsumeikan University

For Child Psychology

#216 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

27. Nihon University

For Child Psychology

#217 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1889

28. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Child Psychology

#237 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

29. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Child Psychology

#252 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

30. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Child Psychology

#255 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

31. University of Fukui

For Child Psychology

#259 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

32. Kurume University

For Child Psychology

#267 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1928

33. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Child Psychology

#268 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

34. Osaka City University

For Child Psychology

#269 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

35. Doshisha University

For Child Psychology

#271 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

36. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Child Psychology

#273 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

37. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Child Psychology

#281 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

38. University of Toyama

For Child Psychology

#282 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

39. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Child Psychology

#292 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1949

40. Tokyo University of Science

For Child Psychology

#303 in Asia

#1364 in the World

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

41. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Child Psychology

#312 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

42. Tokyo Gakugei University

Japan | Koganei

For Child Psychology

#319 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

43. Teikyo University

For Child Psychology

#320 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

44. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Child Psychology

#322 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

45. Rikkyo University

For Child Psychology

#334 in Asia

#1428 in the World

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

46. Gifu University

For Child Psychology

#354 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

47. Tokai University

For Child Psychology

#372 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

48. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Child Psychology

#373 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Kansai University

For Child Psychology

#375 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

50. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Child Psychology

#395 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

51. Kitasato University

For Child Psychology

#398 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. Osaka Prefecture University

For Child Psychology

#399 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

53. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Child Psychology

#405 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

54. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Child Psychology

#414 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

55. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Child Psychology

#416 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

56. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Child Psychology

#417 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

57. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Child Psychology

#435 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1934

58. Nippon Medical School

For Child Psychology

#439 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1904

59. Shimane University

For Child Psychology

#440 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

60. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Child Psychology

#443 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

61. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Child Psychology

#452 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

62. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#457 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

63. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Child Psychology

#458 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

64. Hyogo University of Teacher Education

For Child Psychology

#474 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Founded: 1978

65. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Child Psychology

#488 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

66. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Child Psychology

#495 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

67. University of Yamanashi

For Child Psychology

#498 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

68. Toho University

For Child Psychology

#501 in Asia

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

69. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Child Psychology

#505 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

70. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Child Psychology

#518 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

71. Mie University

For Child Psychology

#521 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

72. Chukyo University

For Child Psychology

#536 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Founded: 1927

73. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Child Psychology

#544 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Founded: 1995

74. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Child Psychology

#546 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

75. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Child Psychology

#547 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Founded: 1978

76. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Child Psychology

#553 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

77. Aichi Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#564 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1959

78. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Child Psychology

#566 in Asia

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

79. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Child Psychology

#575 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

80. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Child Psychology

#576 in Asia

#1995 in the World

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

81. University of Electro-Communications

For Child Psychology

#579 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

82. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Child Psychology

#580 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

83. Dokkyo University

For Child Psychology

#586 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

84. Hosei University

For Child Psychology

#591 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

85. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Child Psychology

#595 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

86. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Child Psychology

#605 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

87. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Child Psychology

#636 in Asia

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

88. Akita University

For Child Psychology

#646 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

89. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Child Psychology

#648 in Asia

#2137 in the World

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

90. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Child Psychology

#650 in Asia

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

91. Toyo University

For Child Psychology

#660 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Founded: 1887

92. Hokkaido University of Education

Japan | Sapporo

For Child Psychology

#662 in Asia

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1949

93. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Child Psychology

#665 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Founded: 1928

94. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Child Psychology

#668 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

95. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Child Psychology

#672 in Asia

#2190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

96. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Child Psychology

#677 in Asia

#2202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

97. Tokyo Medical University

For Child Psychology

#696 in Asia

#2239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

98. Ibaraki University

For Child Psychology

#697 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

99. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Child Psychology

#700 in Asia

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

100. Joetsu University of Education

For Child Psychology

#713 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,327
Founded: 1978

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Tsukuba.

Psychology subfields in Japan

Clinical Psychology182

Cognitive Science250

Education Majors170

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution17

Neuroscience401

Occupational Therapy89

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology302

Special Education15