Osaka's 6 best Psychology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Osaka ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 223K citations received by 11.5K academic papers made by 6 universities in Osaka 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. Osaka City University

For Psychology

#21 in Japan

#108 in Asia

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

2. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Psychology

#131 in Japan

#970 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

3. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#184 in Japan

#1481 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

4. Osaka University of Economics

For Psychology

#235 in Japan

#1806 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,337
Founded: 1949

5. Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#329 in Japan

#2262 in Asia

Founded: 2007

6. Soai University

For Psychology

#377 in Japan

#2416 in Asia

Founded: 1888

Universities for Psychology near Osaka

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
6	Kansai Medical University	57	Moriguchi
9	Kindai University	49	Higashiosaka
9	Kansai University	97	Suita
11	Osaka International University	159	Moriguchi
12	Hyogo College of Medicine	58	Nishinomiya
14	Osaka University	3	Suita
14	Setsunan University	147	Neyagawa
16	Osaka Prefecture University	72	Sakai
16	Kwansei Gakuin University	101	Nishinomiya
20	Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences	126	Takatsuki

Psychology subfields in Osaka

Neuroscience5

Psychiatry5