100 Best universities for Social Psychology in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 2.45M citations received by 159K academic papers made by 302 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 Social Psychology

#6 in Asia
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Social Psychology

#13 in Asia
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Social Psychology

#27 in Asia
#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Social Psychology

#31 in Asia
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. University of Tsukuba

For Social Psychology

#40 in Asia
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

6. Kyushu University

For Social Psychology

#44 in Asia
#389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#48 in Asia
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

8. Nagoya University

For Social Psychology

#51 in Asia
#427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

9. Hokkaido University

For Social Psychology

#54 in Asia
#433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

10. Waseda University

For Social Psychology

#68 in Asia
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

11. Hiroshima University

For Social Psychology

#73 in Asia
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Social Psychology

#79 in Asia
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

13. Kobe University

For Social Psychology

#118 in Asia
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Social Psychology

#140 in Asia
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

15. Chiba University

For Social Psychology

#146 in Asia
#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Okayama University

For Social Psychology

#163 in Asia
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

17. Kanazawa University

For Social Psychology

#164 in Asia
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

18. Tokyo University of Science

For Social Psychology

#173 in Asia
#904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

19. Nihon University

For Social Psychology

#211 in Asia
#1029 in the World
Founded
1889

20. Tokai University

For Social Psychology

#254 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

21. University of Tokushima

For Social Psychology

#263 in Asia
#1185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

22. Doshisha University

For Social Psychology

#281 in Asia
#1221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

23. Kurume University

For Social Psychology

#282 in Asia
#1224 in the World
Founded
1928

24. Osaka City University

For Social Psychology

#286 in Asia
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

25. University of Electro-Communications

For Social Psychology

#288 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

26. Kumamoto University

For Social Psychology

#291 in Asia
#1245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

27. Kansai University

For Social Psychology

#302 in Asia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

28. Osaka Prefecture University

For Social Psychology

#303 in Asia
#1269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

29. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#305 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

30. Yokohama National University

For Social Psychology

#316 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

31. Niigata University

For Social Psychology

#326 in Asia
#1329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

32. Ritsumeikan University

For Social Psychology

#334 in Asia
#1353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Social Psychology

#338 in Asia
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

34. Chuo University

For Social Psychology

#344 in Asia
#1369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

35. Gunma University

For Social Psychology

#360 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

36. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#369 in Asia
#1434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

37. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#374 in Asia
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

38. Hitotsubashi University

For Social Psychology

#388 in Asia
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

39. Nagoya City University

For Social Psychology

#398 in Asia
#1497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

40. Yamaguchi University

For Social Psychology

#418 in Asia
#1548 in the World
Founded
1949

41. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#421 in Asia
#1555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

42. Kindai University

For Social Psychology

#426 in Asia
#1563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

43. Saitama University

For Social Psychology

#447 in Asia
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

44. Ochanomizu University

For Social Psychology

#449 in Asia
#1617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

45. Hosei University

For Social Psychology

#467 in Asia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

47. Gifu University

For Social Psychology

#483 in Asia
#1695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

48. Shizuoka University

For Social Psychology

#496 in Asia
#1723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

49. Nagasaki University

For Social Psychology

#512 in Asia
#1752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

51. Kagoshima University

For Social Psychology

#520 in Asia
#1777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

52. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Social Psychology

#523 in Asia
#1788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

53. Mie University

For Social Psychology

#530 in Asia
#1805 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

54. Teikyo University

For Social Psychology

#532 in Asia
#1808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

55. Shinshu University

For Social Psychology

#533 in Asia
#1810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

56. Yamagata University

For Social Psychology

#547 in Asia
#1836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

57. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#551 in Asia
#1843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

58. Juntendo University

For Social Psychology

#556 in Asia
#1866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

59. Toyo University

For Social Psychology

#559 in Asia
#1872 in the World
Founded
1887

60. University of Fukui

For Social Psychology

#560 in Asia
#1873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

61. University of Toyama

For Social Psychology

#565 in Asia
#1886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

62. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Social Psychology

#566 in Asia
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

63. Tottori University

For Social Psychology

#567 in Asia
#1889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

64. Ehime University

For Social Psychology

#581 in Asia
#1917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

65. Nippon Medical School

For Social Psychology

#595 in Asia
#1952 in the World
Founded
1904

66. Nanzan University

For Social Psychology

#600 in Asia
#1970 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,883
Founded
1949

67. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#607 in Asia
#1994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

68. Meiji University

For Social Psychology

#617 in Asia
#2010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

69. Sophia University

For Social Psychology

#619 in Asia
#2012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

70. Ibaraki University

For Social Psychology

#621 in Asia
#2015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

71. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#624 in Asia
#2018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

72. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#627 in Asia
#2029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

73. Rikkyo University

For Social Psychology

#636 in Asia
#2057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

74. Saga University

For Social Psychology

#640 in Asia
#2064 in the World
Founded
1949

75. Showa University

For Social Psychology

#644 in Asia
#2072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

76. Akita University

For Social Psychology

#669 in Asia
#2116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

77. Shimane University

For Social Psychology

#675 in Asia
#2127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

78. Fukuoka University

For Social Psychology

#681 in Asia
#2141 in the World
Founded
1934

79. Hirosaki University

For Social Psychology

#685 in Asia
#2152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

80. University of the Ryukyus

For Social Psychology

#689 in Asia
#2159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

81. Kitasato University

For Social Psychology

#692 in Asia
#2171 in the World
Founded
1962

82. Fujita Health University

For Social Psychology

#698 in Asia
#2183 in the World
Enrollment
3,106
Founded
1964

83. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#719 in Asia
#2224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

84. Oita University

For Social Psychology

#724 in Asia
#2236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

85. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Social Psychology

#725 in Asia
#2239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

86. Gakushuin University

For Social Psychology

#728 in Asia
#2246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

87. University of Yamanashi

For Social Psychology

#747 in Asia
#2277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

88. Tokyo Denki University

For Social Psychology

#750 in Asia
#2285 in the World
Founded
1907

89. Yokohama City University

For Social Psychology

#758 in Asia
#2302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

90. Fukushima Medical University

For Social Psychology

#762 in Asia
#2309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

91. Kochi University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#770 in Asia
#2324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

92. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Social Psychology

#773 in Asia
#2330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

93. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#775 in Asia
#2332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

94. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#776 in Asia
#2333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

95. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Social Psychology

#795 in Asia
#2378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

97. Nagaoka University

For Social Psychology

#831 in Asia
#2463 in the World
Founded
2001

98. Toho University

For Social Psychology

#834 in Asia
#2471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

99. Ryukoku University

For Social Psychology

#843 in Asia
#2492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

100. Kagawa University

For Social Psychology

#850 in Asia
#2505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

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