Kyoto's best Social Psychology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 233K citations received by 13.3K academic papers made by 11 universities in Kyoto 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. Kyoto University

For Social Psychology

#2 in Japan

#13 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

2. Doshisha University

For Social Psychology

#22 in Japan

#281 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

3. Ritsumeikan University

For Social Psychology

#32 in Japan

#334 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#57 in Japan

#551 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#83 in Japan

#719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

6. Ryukoku University

For Social Psychology

#99 in Japan

#843 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

7. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Social Psychology

#143 in Japan

#1274 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

8. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Social Psychology

#178 in Japan

#1536 in Asia

Founded: 2004

9. Kyoto Women's University

For Social Psychology

#250 in Japan

#1977 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Social Psychology

#254 in Japan

#2001 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Social Psychology

#286 in Japan

#2200 in Asia

Founded: 1967

Universities for Social Psychology near Kyoto

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Shiga University of Medical Science	108	Otsu
31	Osaka University	3	Suita
31	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	71	Ikoma
33	Osaka University of Human Sciences	85	Osaka
36	Kansai University	27	Suita
43	Kindai University	42	Higashiosaka
47	Kwansei Gakuin University	36	Nishinomiya
52	Osaka City University	24	Osaka
56	Nara Medical University	103	Kashihara
57	Osaka Prefecture University	28	Sakai

Psychology subfields in Kyoto