100 Best universities for Psychology in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 17M citations received by 996K academic papers made by 485 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 Psychology

#2 in Asia
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Psychology

#4 in Asia
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Psychology

#9 in Asia
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Psychology

#18 in Asia
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Kyushu University

For Psychology

#19 in Asia
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Nagoya University

For Psychology

#27 in Asia
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Hokkaido University

For Psychology

#31 in Asia
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

8. Keio University

For Psychology

#34 in Asia
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

9. University of Tsukuba

For Psychology

#42 in Asia
#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

10. Okayama University

For Psychology

#52 in Asia
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

11. Chiba University

For Psychology

#56 in Asia
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

12. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#58 in Asia
#396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

13. Kobe University

For Psychology

#60 in Asia
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Hiroshima University

For Psychology

#65 in Asia
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

15. Kanazawa University

For Psychology

#73 in Asia
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

16. Kumamoto University

For Psychology

#77 in Asia
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

17. Niigata University

For Psychology

#79 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

18. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#84 in Asia
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

19. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#85 in Asia
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

20. Nihon University

For Psychology

#93 in Asia
#537 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

21. Osaka City University

For Psychology

#94 in Asia
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

22. Gunma University

For Psychology

#95 in Asia
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

24. Waseda University

For Psychology

#106 in Asia
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

25. University of Tokushima

For Psychology

#107 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

26. Yokohama City University

For Psychology

#108 in Asia
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

27. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Psychology

#117 in Asia
#622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

29. Kitasato University

For Psychology

#124 in Asia
#646 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

30. Nagasaki University

For Psychology

#126 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

32. Tokyo University of Science

For Psychology

#133 in Asia
#666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

33. Mie University

For Psychology

#138 in Asia
#676 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

34. Shinshu University

For Psychology

#141 in Asia
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

36. Kagoshima University

For Psychology

#150 in Asia
#713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

37. Nagoya City University

For Psychology

#152 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

38. Gifu University

For Psychology

#157 in Asia
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

39. Toho University

For Psychology

#159 in Asia
#737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

40. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#161 in Asia
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

41. Tokai University

For Psychology

#162 in Asia
#748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

42. Showa University

For Psychology

#163 in Asia
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

43. Sapporo Medical University

For Psychology

#166 in Asia
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

44. Teikyo University

For Psychology

#171 in Asia
#766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

45. Nara Medical University

For Psychology

#174 in Asia
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

46. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#178 in Asia
#785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
934
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1974

47. Ehime University

For Psychology

#185 in Asia
#795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

48. Fukuoka University

For Psychology

#188 in Asia
#801 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

50. Fujita Health University

For Psychology

#193 in Asia
#820 in the World
Enrollment
3,065
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1964

51. Kindai University

For Psychology

#194 in Asia
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

52. Hirosaki University

For Psychology

#196 in Asia
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

53. Tottori University

For Psychology

#206 in Asia
#856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

54. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Psychology

#207 in Asia
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
1,107
Founded
1974

56. Kansai Medical University

For Psychology

#215 in Asia
#889 in the World
Enrollment
782
Founded
1928

57. Tokyo Medical University

For Psychology

#222 in Asia
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

58. Fukushima Medical University

For Psychology

#223 in Asia
#899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

61. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#234 in Asia
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1939

62. University of Fukui

For Psychology

#236 in Asia
#937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

63. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Psychology

#237 in Asia
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

64. Akita University

For Psychology

#242 in Asia
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

65. Shimane University

For Psychology

#247 in Asia
#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

67. Wakayama Medical University

For Psychology

#254 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

68. University of Toyama

For Psychology

#259 in Asia
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

69. Yamagata University

For Psychology

#264 in Asia
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

70. Kagawa University

For Psychology

#265 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

71. Osaka Prefecture University

For Psychology

#273 in Asia
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

72. University of Yamanashi

For Psychology

#286 in Asia
#1066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

73. Kyorin University

For Psychology

#288 in Asia
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,820
Founded
1966

74. Osaka Medical College

For Psychology

#289 in Asia
#1078 in the World
Enrollment
1,195
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1927

75. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#293 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

76. Oita University

For Psychology

#297 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

77. University of Electro-Communications

For Psychology

#315 in Asia
#1139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

78. Dokkyo University

For Psychology

#322 in Asia
#1155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
8,675
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1964

79. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#338 in Asia
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

80. University of Miyazaki

For Psychology

#341 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

81. Saga University

For Psychology

#346 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Founded
1949

83. Aichi Medical University

For Psychology

#350 in Asia
#1224 in the World
Enrollment
1,239
Founded
1971

84. University of the Ryukyus

For Psychology

#352 in Asia
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

85. Ritsumeikan University

For Psychology

#356 in Asia
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

86. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#382 in Asia
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

87. Kanazawa Medical University

For Psychology

#390 in Asia
#1329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
913
Founded
1972

88. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#392 in Asia
#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,301
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1884

89. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#405 in Asia
#1365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

90. Yokohama National University

For Psychology

#407 in Asia
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

91. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Psychology

#420 in Asia
#1406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

92. Doshisha University

For Psychology

#437 in Asia
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

94. University of Shizuoka

For Psychology

#460 in Asia
#1507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1987

96. Kochi University

For Psychology

#474 in Asia
#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

97. Shizuoka University

For Psychology

#496 in Asia
#1612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

98. Saitama University

For Psychology

#511 in Asia
#1645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

99. Kansai University

For Psychology

#515 in Asia
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

100. Hoshi University

For Psychology

#537 in Asia
#1690 in the World
Enrollment
1,640
Founded
1911

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