51 Best universities for Social Psychology in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 530K citations received by 37.9K academic papers made by 51 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

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#7 in Japan

#38 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Social Psychology

#10 in Japan

#62 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Social Psychology

#12 in Japan

#70 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Social Psychology

#16 in Japan

#134 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Social Psychology

#19 in Japan

#171 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Social Psychology

#20 in Japan

#201 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Social Psychology

#34 in Japan

#280 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Ochanomizu University

For Social Psychology

#42 in Japan

#352 in Asia

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

10. Hosei University

For Social Psychology

#47 in Japan

#379 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Teikyo University

For Social Psychology

#49 in Japan

#415 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

12. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Social Psychology

#58 in Japan

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

13. Juntendo University

For Social Psychology

#63 in Japan

#491 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#64 in Japan

#497 in Asia

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

15. Toyo University

For Social Psychology

#66 in Japan

#512 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

16. Gakushuin University

For Social Psychology

#67 in Japan

#522 in Asia

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

17. Sophia University

For Social Psychology

#69 in Japan

#535 in Asia

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

18. Nippon Medical School

For Social Psychology

#71 in Japan

#548 in Asia

Founded: 1904

19. Showa University

For Social Psychology

#74 in Japan

#561 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

20. Meiji University

For Social Psychology

#75 in Japan

#562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

21. Rikkyo University

For Social Psychology

#76 in Japan

#564 in Asia

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

22. Kitasato University

For Social Psychology

#81 in Japan

#591 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

23. Tokyo Denki University

For Social Psychology

#83 in Japan

#601 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Social Psychology

#93 in Japan

#678 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Toho University

For Social Psychology

#94 in Japan

#704 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

26. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Social Psychology

#97 in Japan

#734 in Asia

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

27. Tokyo Medical University

For Social Psychology

#110 in Japan

#835 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#120 in Japan

#920 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Social Psychology

#124 in Japan

#950 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

30. Meiji Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#137 in Japan

#1114 in Asia

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

31. Rissho University

For Social Psychology

#138 in Japan

#1116 in Asia

Founded: 1924

32. Kogakuin University

For Social Psychology

#165 in Japan

#1287 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

33. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Social Psychology

#166 in Japan

#1293 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

34. Japan Women's University

For Social Psychology

#167 in Japan

#1305 in Asia

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

35. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Social Psychology

#173 in Japan

#1349 in Asia

Founded: 1966

36. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Social Psychology

#184 in Japan

#1428 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

37. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Social Psychology

#193 in Japan

#1499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

38. Musashi University

For Social Psychology

#195 in Japan

#1522 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

39. Otsuma Women's University

For Social Psychology

#197 in Japan

#1545 in Asia

Founded: 1908

40. Mejiro University

For Social Psychology

#219 in Japan

#1688 in Asia

Founded: 1994

41. Showa Women's University

For Social Psychology

#221 in Japan

#1701 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

42. Tokyo City University

For Social Psychology

#223 in Japan

#1721 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

43. Komazawa University

For Social Psychology

#224 in Japan

#1722 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

44. Tokyo Kasei University

For Social Psychology

#234 in Japan

#1769 in Asia

Founded: 1881

45. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Social Psychology

#237 in Japan

#1798 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

46. Tokyo Future University

For Social Psychology

#240 in Japan

#1817 in Asia

Founded: 2006

47. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Social Psychology

#244 in Japan

#1837 in Asia

Founded: 2000

48. Kokushikan University

For Social Psychology

#252 in Japan

#1909 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

49. Nippon Sport Science University

For Social Psychology

#262 in Japan

#2003 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

50. Hoshi University

For Social Psychology

#263 in Japan

#2005 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

51. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Social Psychology

#271 in Japan

#2042 in Asia

Founded: 1886

Universities for Social Psychology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	24	Chofu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	113	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	56	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	41	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	36	Kunitachi
24	Tamagawa University	104	Machida
26	Yokohama National University	27	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	14	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	48	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology40

Clinical Psychology33

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors30

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry55