54 Best universities for Social Psychology in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 682K citations received by 41.5K academic papers made by 54 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#6 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#7 in Japan

#48 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Social Psychology

#10 in Japan

#68 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

4. Keio University

For Social Psychology

#12 in Japan

#79 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Social Psychology

#18 in Japan

#173 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Social Psychology

#19 in Japan

#211 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Social Psychology

#20 in Japan

#254 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Social Psychology

#33 in Japan

#338 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Ochanomizu University

For Social Psychology

#44 in Japan

#449 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

10. Hosei University

For Social Psychology

#45 in Japan

#467 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Teikyo University

For Social Psychology

#54 in Japan

#532 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. Juntendo University

For Social Psychology

#58 in Japan

#556 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

13. Toyo University

For Social Psychology

#59 in Japan

#559 in Asia

Founded: 1887

14. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Social Psychology

#62 in Japan

#566 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

15. Nippon Medical School

For Social Psychology

#65 in Japan

#595 in Asia

Founded: 1904

16. Meiji University

For Social Psychology

#68 in Japan

#617 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

17. Sophia University

For Social Psychology

#69 in Japan

#619 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

18. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#72 in Japan

#627 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

19. Rikkyo University

For Social Psychology

#73 in Japan

#636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

20. Showa University

For Social Psychology

#75 in Japan

#644 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

21. Kitasato University

For Social Psychology

#81 in Japan

#692 in Asia

Founded: 1962

22. Gakushuin University

For Social Psychology

#86 in Japan

#728 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

23. Tokyo Denki University

For Social Psychology

#88 in Japan

#750 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#93 in Japan

#775 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Toho University

For Social Psychology

#98 in Japan

#834 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

26. Tokyo Medical University

For Social Psychology

#105 in Japan

#902 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

27. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Social Psychology

#111 in Japan

#978 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#123 in Japan

#1100 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#124 in Japan

#1104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

30. Rissho University

For Social Psychology

#137 in Japan

#1243 in Asia

Founded: 1924

31. Meiji Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#145 in Japan

#1279 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

32. Kogakuin University

For Social Psychology

#159 in Japan

#1384 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

33. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Social Psychology

#161 in Japan

#1391 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

34. Japan Women's University

For Social Psychology

#164 in Japan

#1419 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

35. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Social Psychology

#183 in Japan

#1574 in Asia

Founded: 1966

36. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#189 in Japan

#1649 in Asia

Founded: 1924

37. Otsuma Women's University

For Social Psychology

#192 in Japan

#1665 in Asia

Founded: 1908

38. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Social Psychology

#196 in Japan

#1695 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

39. Tokyo City University

For Social Psychology

#200 in Japan

#1717 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

40. Musashi University

For Social Psychology

#202 in Japan

#1740 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

41. Showa Women's University

For Social Psychology

#213 in Japan

#1795 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

42. Komazawa University

For Social Psychology

#216 in Japan

#1811 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

43. Tokyo Kasei University

For Social Psychology

#219 in Japan

#1819 in Asia

Founded: 1881

44. Mejiro University

For Social Psychology

#222 in Japan

#1840 in Asia

Founded: 1994

45. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Social Psychology

#227 in Japan

#1867 in Asia

Founded: 2000

46. Hoshi University

For Social Psychology

#237 in Japan

#1910 in Asia

Founded: 1911

47. Tokyo Future University

For Social Psychology

#240 in Japan

#1925 in Asia

Founded: 2006

48. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Social Psychology

#251 in Japan

#1984 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

49. Kokushikan University

For Social Psychology

#257 in Japan

#2031 in Asia

Founded: 1917

50. Tokyo Keizai University

For Social Psychology

#262 in Japan

#2102 in Asia

Founded: 1899

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Social Psychology

#263 in Japan

#2111 in Asia

Founded: 1891

52. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Social Psychology

#285 in Japan

#2194 in Asia

Founded: 1886

53. Taisho University

For Social Psychology

#287 in Japan

#2202 in Asia

Founded: 1926

54. Takushoku University

For Social Psychology

#294 in Japan

#2218 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

Universities for Social Psychology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	25	Chofu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	109	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	52	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	43	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	38	Kunitachi
24	Tamagawa University	102	Machida
26	Yokohama National University	30	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	14	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	34	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology41

Clinical Psychology34

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors31

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry56