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 1.91M citations received by 145K academic papers made by 284 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

#5 in Asia
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Social Psychology

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

3. Osaka University

For Social Psychology

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

4. Tohoku University

For Social Psychology

#27 in Asia
#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. University of Tsukuba

For Social Psychology

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

6. Kyushu University

For Social Psychology

#35 in Asia
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#38 in Asia
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

8. Hokkaido University

For Social Psychology

#43 in Asia
#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. Nagoya University

For Social Psychology

#47 in Asia
#397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

10. Waseda University

For Social Psychology

#62 in Asia
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

11. Hiroshima University

For Social Psychology

#66 in Asia
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Social Psychology

#70 in Asia
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

13. Kobe University

For Social Psychology

#99 in Asia
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Social Psychology

#115 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

15. Chiba University

For Social Psychology

#117 in Asia
#765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo University of Science

For Social Psychology

#134 in Asia
#811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

17. Okayama University

For Social Psychology

#138 in Asia
#820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

18. Kanazawa University

For Social Psychology

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

19. Nihon University

For Social Psychology

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

20. Tokai University

For Social Psychology

#201 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

21. University of Tokushima

For Social Psychology

#220 in Asia
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

22. Kurume University

For Social Psychology

#225 in Asia
#1124 in the World
Founded
1928

23. Osaka City University

For Social Psychology

#227 in Asia
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

24. University of Electro-Communications

For Social Psychology

#228 in Asia
#1131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

25. Osaka Prefecture University

For Social Psychology

#230 in Asia
#1141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

26. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#237 in Asia
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

27. Yokohama National University

For Social Psychology

#243 in Asia
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

28. Kumamoto University

For Social Psychology

#249 in Asia
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

29. Kansai University

For Social Psychology

#251 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

30. Niigata University

For Social Psychology

#252 in Asia
#1193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

31. Doshisha University

For Social Psychology

#263 in Asia
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

32. Gunma University

For Social Psychology

#275 in Asia
#1256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

33. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#276 in Asia
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Social Psychology

#280 in Asia
#1266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

35. Ritsumeikan University

For Social Psychology

#296 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

36. Hitotsubashi University

For Social Psychology

#314 in Asia
#1365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

37. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#315 in Asia
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

38. Nagoya City University

For Social Psychology

#323 in Asia
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

39. Shizuoka University

For Social Psychology

#326 in Asia
#1391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

40. Yamaguchi University

For Social Psychology

#333 in Asia
#1410 in the World
Founded
1949

41. Saitama University

For Social Psychology

#347 in Asia
#1438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

42. Ochanomizu University

For Social Psychology

#352 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

45. Gifu University

For Social Psychology

#376 in Asia
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

46. Kindai University

For Social Psychology

#378 in Asia
#1515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

47. Hosei University

For Social Psychology

#379 in Asia
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

48. Chuo University

For Social Psychology

#396 in Asia
#1553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

49. Teikyo University

For Social Psychology

#415 in Asia
#1609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

50. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#421 in Asia
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

51. Mie University

For Social Psychology

#427 in Asia
#1632 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

52. Shinshu University

For Social Psychology

#434 in Asia
#1652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

53. Yamagata University

For Social Psychology

#439 in Asia
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

54. Nagasaki University

For Social Psychology

#440 in Asia
#1666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

55. Ehime University

For Social Psychology

#442 in Asia
#1670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

56. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Social Psychology

#446 in Asia
#1683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

57. Kagoshima University

For Social Psychology

#449 in Asia
#1689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

58. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Social Psychology

#457 in Asia
#1703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

59. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#469 in Asia
#1737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

60. University of Toyama

For Social Psychology

#470 in Asia
#1738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

61. Tottori University

For Social Psychology

#474 in Asia
#1750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

62. University of Fukui

For Social Psychology

#475 in Asia
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

63. Juntendo University

For Social Psychology

#491 in Asia
#1795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

64. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#497 in Asia
#1811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

65. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#504 in Asia
#1822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

66. Toyo University

For Social Psychology

#512 in Asia
#1842 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

67. Gakushuin University

For Social Psychology

#522 in Asia
#1859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
9,240
Founded
1877

68. Ibaraki University

For Social Psychology

#532 in Asia
#1875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

69. Sophia University

For Social Psychology

#535 in Asia
#1885 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

70. Saga University

For Social Psychology

#543 in Asia
#1900 in the World
Founded
1949

71. Nippon Medical School

For Social Psychology

#548 in Asia
#1909 in the World
Founded
1904

72. University of the Ryukyus

For Social Psychology

#550 in Asia
#1912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

73. Hirosaki University

For Social Psychology

#554 in Asia
#1917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

74. Showa University

For Social Psychology

#561 in Asia
#1930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

75. Meiji University

For Social Psychology

#562 in Asia
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

76. Rikkyo University

For Social Psychology

#564 in Asia
#1933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

77. Fujita Health University

For Social Psychology

#567 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Enrollment
3,065
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1964

78. Shimane University

For Social Psychology

#572 in Asia
#1948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

79. Fukuoka University

For Social Psychology

#573 in Asia
#1950 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

80. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#575 in Asia
#1952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

81. Kitasato University

For Social Psychology

#591 in Asia
#1992 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

82. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Social Psychology

#595 in Asia
#2011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

83. Tokyo Denki University

For Social Psychology

#601 in Asia
#2024 in the World
Founded
1907

84. Akita University

For Social Psychology

#602 in Asia
#2027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

85. Nagaoka University

For Social Psychology

#609 in Asia
#2040 in the World
Founded
2001

86. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Social Psychology

#615 in Asia
#2051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

87. University of Yamanashi

For Social Psychology

#616 in Asia
#2052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

88. Yokohama City University

For Social Psychology

#618 in Asia
#2055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

89. Oita University

For Social Psychology

#626 in Asia
#2070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

90. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#638 in Asia
#2093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,223
Founded
1872

91. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#642 in Asia
#2102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

92. Fukushima Medical University

For Social Psychology

#653 in Asia
#2128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,095
Founded
1952

93. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#678 in Asia
#2195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

94. Toho University

For Social Psychology

#704 in Asia
#2239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

95. Nara Medical University

For Social Psychology

#709 in Asia
#2249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1945

96. Kagawa University

For Social Psychology

#711 in Asia
#2251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

97. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Social Psychology

#734 in Asia
#2306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

99. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#751 in Asia
#2343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
934
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1974

100. Kochi University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#761 in Asia
#2364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
1997

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