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 2.59M citations received by 163K academic papers made by 307 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
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Social Psychology

#15 in Asia
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Social Psychology

#30 in Asia
#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Social Psychology

#34 in Asia
#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

5. University of Tsukuba

For Social Psychology

#42 in Asia
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

6. Kyushu University

For Social Psychology

#46 in Asia
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#50 in Asia
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

8. Nagoya University

For Social Psychology

#56 in Asia
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

9. Hokkaido University

For Social Psychology

#57 in Asia
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

10. Waseda University

For Social Psychology

#69 in Asia
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

11. Hiroshima University

For Social Psychology

#75 in Asia
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Social Psychology

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

13. Kobe University

For Social Psychology

#122 in Asia
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Social Psychology

#142 in Asia
#789 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

15. Chiba University

For Social Psychology

#148 in Asia
#808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Kanazawa University

For Social Psychology

#173 in Asia
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

17. Okayama University

For Social Psychology

#176 in Asia
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

18. Tokyo University of Science

For Social Psychology

#186 in Asia
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

19. Nihon University

For Social Psychology

#225 in Asia
#1047 in the World
Founded
1889

20. Tokai University

For Social Psychology

#266 in Asia
#1182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

21. University of Tokushima

For Social Psychology

#275 in Asia
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

22. Kurume University

For Social Psychology

#292 in Asia
#1237 in the World
Founded
1928

23. Doshisha University

For Social Psychology

#295 in Asia
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

24. Osaka City University

For Social Psychology

#304 in Asia
#1261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

25. University of Electro-Communications

For Social Psychology

#305 in Asia
#1266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

26. Kumamoto University

For Social Psychology

#310 in Asia
#1275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
11,098
Founded
1949

27. Kansai University

For Social Psychology

#311 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

28. Osaka Prefecture University

For Social Psychology

#322 in Asia
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

29. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#326 in Asia
#1314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

30. Yokohama National University

For Social Psychology

#333 in Asia
#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

31. Ritsumeikan University

For Social Psychology

#339 in Asia
#1343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

32. Niigata University

For Social Psychology

#347 in Asia
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

33. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Social Psychology

#356 in Asia
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

34. Chuo University

For Social Psychology

#361 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

35. Gunma University

For Social Psychology

#387 in Asia
#1459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

36. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#389 in Asia
#1462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
26,248
Founded
1912

37. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#401 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

38. Hitotsubashi University

For Social Psychology

#406 in Asia
#1501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

39. Nagoya City University

For Social Psychology

#414 in Asia
#1519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

40. Yamaguchi University

For Social Psychology

#440 in Asia
#1579 in the World
Founded
1949

41. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#442 in Asia
#1582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

42. Kindai University

For Social Psychology

#445 in Asia
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

43. Saitama University

For Social Psychology

#469 in Asia
#1643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

44. Ochanomizu University

For Social Psychology

#476 in Asia
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

45. Hosei University

For Social Psychology

#481 in Asia
#1672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

47. Gifu University

For Social Psychology

#508 in Asia
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

48. Shizuoka University

For Social Psychology

#520 in Asia
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

49. Nagasaki University

For Social Psychology

#523 in Asia
#1772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

51. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Social Psychology

#545 in Asia
#1823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

52. Shinshu University

For Social Psychology

#547 in Asia
#1826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

53. Kagoshima University

For Social Psychology

#548 in Asia
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

54. Teikyo University

For Social Psychology

#553 in Asia
#1842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

55. Mie University

For Social Psychology

#554 in Asia
#1844 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

56. Yamagata University

For Social Psychology

#566 in Asia
#1876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

57. Juntendo University

For Social Psychology

#569 in Asia
#1880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

58. Toyo University

For Social Psychology

#571 in Asia
#1883 in the World
Founded
1887

59. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#574 in Asia
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

60. University of Fukui

For Social Psychology

#579 in Asia
#1899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

61. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Social Psychology

#585 in Asia
#1911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1997

62. Tottori University

For Social Psychology

#586 in Asia
#1915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

63. University of Toyama

For Social Psychology

#588 in Asia
#1917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

64. Ehime University

For Social Psychology

#602 in Asia
#1951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

65. Nippon Medical School

For Social Psychology

#612 in Asia
#1987 in the World
Founded
1904

66. Nanzan University

For Social Psychology

#617 in Asia
#1996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,883
Founded
1949

67. Meiji University

For Social Psychology

#623 in Asia
#2011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

68. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#634 in Asia
#2039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

69. Sophia University

For Social Psychology

#637 in Asia
#2043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

70. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#642 in Asia
#2052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

71. Ibaraki University

For Social Psychology

#643 in Asia
#2055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

72. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#651 in Asia
#2067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

73. Rikkyo University

For Social Psychology

#664 in Asia
#2093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

74. Showa University

For Social Psychology

#672 in Asia
#2105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

75. Saga University

For Social Psychology

#680 in Asia
#2116 in the World
Founded
1949

76. Shimane University

For Social Psychology

#692 in Asia
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

77. Akita University

For Social Psychology

#698 in Asia
#2162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

78. Hirosaki University

For Social Psychology

#700 in Asia
#2164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

79. Fujita Health University

For Social Psychology

#703 in Asia
#2170 in the World
Enrollment
3,106
Founded
1964

80. University of the Ryukyus

For Social Psychology

#715 in Asia
#2196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

81. Fukuoka University

For Social Psychology

#720 in Asia
#2205 in the World
Founded
1934

82. Kitasato University

For Social Psychology

#722 in Asia
#2208 in the World
Founded
1962

83. Oita University

For Social Psychology

#740 in Asia
#2244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

84. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Social Psychology

#742 in Asia
#2250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

85. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#749 in Asia
#2263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

86. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Social Psychology

#750 in Asia
#2269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
237
Male:Female
56:44

87. Gakushuin University

For Social Psychology

#760 in Asia
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

88. Kochi University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#772 in Asia
#2314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1997

89. Fukushima Medical University

For Social Psychology

#777 in Asia
#2321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

90. Yokohama City University

For Social Psychology

#781 in Asia
#2330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

91. University of Yamanashi

For Social Psychology

#783 in Asia
#2334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

92. Tokyo Denki University

For Social Psychology

#801 in Asia
#2371 in the World
Founded
1907

93. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#804 in Asia
#2376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

94. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#810 in Asia
#2386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

95. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Social Psychology

#811 in Asia
#2387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

97. Toho University

For Social Psychology

#857 in Asia
#2498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

98. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#864 in Asia
#2512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

99. Tamagawa University

For Social Psychology

#871 in Asia
#2530 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1929

100. Ryukoku University

For Social Psychology

#876 in Asia
#2542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

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