41 Best universities for Child 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 328K citations received by 17.3K academic papers made by 41 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 Child Psychology

#1 in Japan

#7 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Child Psychology

#9 in Japan

#66 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Child Psychology

#11 in Japan

#76 in Asia

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#17 in Japan

#172 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Child Psychology

#20 in Japan

#183 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

6. Ochanomizu University

For Child Psychology

#22 in Japan

#209 in Asia

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

7. Juntendo University

For Child Psychology

#23 in Japan

#210 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

8. Showa University

For Child Psychology

#24 in Japan

#214 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

9. Nihon University

For Child Psychology

#27 in Japan

#227 in Asia

Founded: 1889

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Child Psychology

#40 in Japan

#318 in Asia

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

11. Teikyo University

For Child Psychology

#42 in Japan

#344 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. Rikkyo University

For Child Psychology

#43 in Japan

#347 in Asia

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

13. Tokai University

For Child Psychology

#49 in Japan

#400 in Asia

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

14. Kitasato University

For Child Psychology

#52 in Japan

#419 in Asia

Founded: 1962

15. Nippon Medical School

For Child Psychology

#60 in Japan

#467 in Asia

Founded: 1904

16. Toho University

For Child Psychology

#68 in Japan

#523 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Child Psychology

#81 in Japan

#608 in Asia

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

18. Hosei University

For Child Psychology

#83 in Japan

#620 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

19. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Child Psychology

#84 in Japan

#629 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

20. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Child Psychology

#88 in Japan

#661 in Asia

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

21. Toyo University

For Child Psychology

#91 in Japan

#677 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Tokyo Medical University

For Child Psychology

#99 in Japan

#744 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

23. Sophia University

For Child Psychology

#116 in Japan

#838 in Asia

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

24. Tokyo Denki University

For Child Psychology

#117 in Japan

#870 in Asia

Founded: 1907

25. Otsuma Women's University

For Child Psychology

#118 in Japan

#874 in Asia

Founded: 1908

26. Mejiro University

For Child Psychology

#124 in Japan

#912 in Asia

Founded: 1994

27. Japan Women's University

For Child Psychology

#125 in Japan

#938 in Asia

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

28. Meiji University

For Child Psychology

#132 in Japan

#998 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

29. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Child Psychology

#136 in Japan

#1024 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

30. Meiji Gakuin University

For Child Psychology

#145 in Japan

#1114 in Asia

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

31. Tokyo Kasei University

For Child Psychology

#152 in Japan

#1160 in Asia

Founded: 1881

32. Gakushuin University

For Child Psychology

#156 in Japan

#1234 in Asia

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

33. Tokyo Future University

For Child Psychology

#157 in Japan

#1243 in Asia

Founded: 2006

34. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Child Psychology

#177 in Japan

#1379 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

35. Rissho University

For Child Psychology

#181 in Japan

#1404 in Asia

Founded: 1924

36. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Child Psychology

#184 in Japan

#1433 in Asia

Founded: 2000

37. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Child Psychology

#193 in Japan

#1489 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#200 in Japan

#1516 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

39. Showa Women's University

For Child Psychology

#210 in Japan

#1580 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

40. Kokushikan University

For Child Psychology

#212 in Japan

#1585 in Asia

Founded: 1917

41. Nippon Sport Science University

For Child Psychology

#221 in Japan

#1634 in Asia

Founded: 1891

Universities for Child Psychology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	82	Chofu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	45	Koganei
26	Yokohama National University	77	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	13	Hachioji
30	Azabu University	67	Sagamihara
34	Chuo University	74	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	12	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	53	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	4	Tsukuba
80	Jichi Medical University	48	Tochigi

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Clinical Psychology34

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors32

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry56

Social Psychology54