Kyoto's best Social Psychology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kyoto ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 246K citations received by 13.6K 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

#15 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

2. Doshisha University

For Social Psychology

#23 in Japan

#295 in Asia

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

3. Ritsumeikan University

For Social Psychology

#31 in Japan

#339 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

4. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#59 in Japan

#574 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

5. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#85 in Japan

#749 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

6. Ryukoku University

For Social Psychology

#100 in Japan

#876 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

7. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Social Psychology

#144 in Japan

#1319 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

8. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Social Psychology

#175 in Japan

#1553 in Asia

Founded: 2004

9. Kyoto Women's University

For Social Psychology

#248 in Japan

#1979 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1920

10. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Social Psychology

#255 in Japan

#2033 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

11. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Social Psychology

#279 in Japan

#2194 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	68	Ikoma
33	Osaka University of Human Sciences	84	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	104	Kashihara
57	Osaka Prefecture University	28	Sakai

Psychology subfields in Kyoto