54 Best universities for Social Psychology in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 722K citations received by 42.4K 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#7 in Japan

#50 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Social Psychology

#10 in Japan

#69 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

#186 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Social Psychology

#19 in Japan

#225 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Social Psychology

#20 in Japan

#266 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Social Psychology

#33 in Japan

#356 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Ochanomizu University

For Social Psychology

#44 in Japan

#476 in Asia

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

10. Hosei University

For Social Psychology

#45 in Japan

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Teikyo University

For Social Psychology

#54 in Japan

#553 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. Juntendo University

For Social Psychology

#57 in Japan

#569 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

13. Toyo University

For Social Psychology

#58 in Japan

#571 in Asia

Founded: 1887

14. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Social Psychology

#61 in Japan

#585 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

15. Nippon Medical School

For Social Psychology

#65 in Japan

#612 in Asia

Founded: 1904

16. Meiji University

For Social Psychology

#67 in Japan

#623 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

17. Sophia University

For Social Psychology

#69 in Japan

#637 in Asia

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

18. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#72 in Japan

#651 in Asia

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

19. Rikkyo University

For Social Psychology

#73 in Japan

#664 in Asia

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

20. Showa University

For Social Psychology

#74 in Japan

#672 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

21. Kitasato University

For Social Psychology

#82 in Japan

#722 in Asia

Founded: 1962

22. Gakushuin University

For Social Psychology

#87 in Japan

#760 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo Denki University

For Social Psychology

#92 in Japan

#801 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#93 in Japan

#804 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Toho University

For Social Psychology

#97 in Japan

#857 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

26. Tokyo Medical University

For Social Psychology

#106 in Japan

#922 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

27. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Social Psychology

#110 in Japan

#991 in Asia

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

28. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#120 in Japan

#1114 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

29. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#123 in Japan

#1135 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

30. Rissho University

For Social Psychology

#137 in Japan

#1272 in Asia

Founded: 1924

31. Meiji Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#142 in Japan

#1311 in Asia

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

32. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Social Psychology

#154 in Japan

#1393 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

33. Kogakuin University

For Social Psychology

#162 in Japan

#1429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Social Psychology

#166 in Japan

#1478 in Asia

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

35. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Social Psychology

#185 in Japan

#1630 in Asia

Founded: 1966

36. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#187 in Japan

#1652 in Asia

Founded: 1924

37. Tokyo City University

For Social Psychology

#193 in Japan

#1691 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

38. Otsuma Women's University

For Social Psychology

#195 in Japan

#1702 in Asia

Founded: 1908

39. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Social Psychology

#196 in Japan

#1713 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

40. Tokyo Kasei University

For Social Psychology

#205 in Japan

#1788 in Asia

Founded: 1881

41. Musashi University

For Social Psychology

#207 in Japan

#1791 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

42. Showa Women's University

For Social Psychology

#216 in Japan

#1829 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

43. Komazawa University

For Social Psychology

#218 in Japan

#1832 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

44. Mejiro University

For Social Psychology

#219 in Japan

#1836 in Asia

Founded: 1994

45. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Social Psychology

#233 in Japan

#1914 in Asia

Founded: 2000

46. Tokyo Future University

For Social Psychology

#235 in Japan

#1916 in Asia

Founded: 2006

47. Hoshi University

For Social Psychology

#241 in Japan

#1939 in Asia

Founded: 1911

48. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Social Psychology

#252 in Japan

#1998 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

49. Kokushikan University

For Social Psychology

#256 in Japan

#2038 in Asia

Founded: 1917

50. Tokyo Keizai University

For Social Psychology

#263 in Japan

#2099 in Asia

Founded: 1899

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Social Psychology

#265 in Japan

#2115 in Asia

Founded: 1891

52. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Social Psychology

#286 in Japan

#2207 in Asia

Founded: 1886

53. Taisho University

For Social Psychology

#288 in Japan

#2209 in Asia

Founded: 1926

54. Takushoku University

For Social Psychology

#291 in Japan

#2217 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
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	51	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	43	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	38	Kunitachi
24	Tamagawa University	99	Machida
26	Yokohama National University	30	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	14	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	34	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	90	Yokohama

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology41

Clinical Psychology34

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors32

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry56