65 Best universities for 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 Psychology. A graph of 5.36M citations received by 258K academic papers made by 65 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 Psychology

#1 in Japan

#2 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Psychology

#8 in Japan

#38 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#12 in Japan

#69 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

4. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#18 in Japan

#92 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#19 in Japan

#97 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Psychology

#20 in Japan

#104 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Waseda University

For Psychology

#23 in Japan

#120 in Asia

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

8. Nippon Medical School

For Psychology

#27 in Japan

#135 in Asia

Founded: 1904

9. Kitasato University

For Psychology

#29 in Japan

#143 in Asia

Founded: 1962

10. Tokai University

For Psychology

#38 in Japan

#175 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

11. Tokyo University of Science

For Psychology

#39 in Japan

#176 in Asia

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

12. Toho University

For Psychology

#40 in Japan

#177 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

13. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#41 in Japan

#181 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

14. Showa University

For Psychology

#43 in Japan

#187 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Teikyo University

For Psychology

#45 in Japan

#195 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Tokyo Medical University

For Psychology

#59 in Japan

#255 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

17. Ochanomizu University

For Psychology

#103 in Japan

#662 in Asia

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

18. Hoshi University

For Psychology

#104 in Japan

#670 in Asia

Founded: 1911

19. Hosei University

For Psychology

#111 in Japan

#719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

20. Tokyo Denki University

For Psychology

#113 in Japan

#737 in Asia

Founded: 1907

21. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Psychology

#115 in Japan

#768 in Asia

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

22. Meiji University

For Psychology

#117 in Japan

#803 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

23. Sophia University

For Psychology

#118 in Japan

#810 in Asia

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

24. Toyo University

For Psychology

#120 in Japan

#821 in Asia

Founded: 1887

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Psychology

#121 in Japan

#832 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

26. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Psychology

#124 in Japan

#886 in Asia

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

27. Rikkyo University

For Psychology

#132 in Japan

#972 in Asia

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

28. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#133 in Japan

#991 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

29. Nippon Dental University

For Psychology

#137 in Japan

#1033 in Asia

Founded: 1907

30. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Psychology

#156 in Japan

#1246 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

31. Gakushuin University

For Psychology

#169 in Japan

#1345 in Asia

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

32. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Psychology

#177 in Japan

#1433 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

33. Japan Women's University

For Psychology

#193 in Japan

#1536 in Asia

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

34. Kogakuin University

For Psychology

#195 in Japan

#1552 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

35. Tokyo City University

For Psychology

#197 in Japan

#1581 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Meiji Gakuin University

For Psychology

#229 in Japan

#1790 in Asia

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

37. Musashi University

For Psychology

#236 in Japan

#1817 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

38. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Psychology

#241 in Japan

#1853 in Asia

Founded: 1966

39. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Psychology

#248 in Japan

#1902 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

40. Mejiro University

For Psychology

#249 in Japan

#1903 in Asia

Founded: 1994

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Psychology

#252 in Japan

#1924 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Psychology

#264 in Japan

#1979 in Asia

Founded: 1886

43. Rissho University

For Psychology

#271 in Japan

#2010 in Asia

Founded: 1924

44. Tokyo Kasei University

For Psychology

#274 in Japan

#2033 in Asia

Founded: 1881

45. Nippon Sport Science University

For Psychology

#277 in Japan

#2043 in Asia

Founded: 1891

46. Kokushikan University

For Psychology

#278 in Japan

#2050 in Asia

Founded: 1917

47. Komazawa University

For Psychology

#280 in Japan

#2057 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

48. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Psychology

#284 in Japan

#2077 in Asia

Founded: 1924

49. Showa Women's University

For Psychology

#303 in Japan

#2157 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Psychology

#326 in Japan

#2253 in Asia

Founded: 1922

51. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Psychology

#333 in Japan

#2270 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

52. Daito Bunka University

For Psychology

#336 in Japan

#2277 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

53. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Psychology

#337 in Japan

#2278 in Asia

Founded: 2000

54. Musashino Academy of Music

For Psychology

#356 in Japan

#2341 in Asia

55. Tokyo Future University

For Psychology

#374 in Japan

#2396 in Asia

Founded: 2006

56. Takushoku University

For Psychology

#380 in Japan

#2439 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

57. Tokyo Keizai University

For Psychology

#388 in Japan

#2459 in Asia

Founded: 1899

58. Kokugakuin University

For Psychology

#408 in Japan

#2513 in Asia

Founded: 1882

59. Tama Art University

For Psychology

#430 in Japan

#2561 in Asia

Founded: 1935

60. Taisho University

For Psychology

#431 in Japan

#2565 in Asia

Founded: 1926

61. Tokyo Fuji University

For Psychology

#436 in Japan

#2581 in Asia

Founded: 1943

62. Seijo University

For Psychology

#462 in Japan

#2644 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

63. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Psychology

#476 in Japan

#2691 in Asia

Founded: 1963

64. Toyo Gakuen University

For Psychology

#486 in Japan

#2722 in Asia

Founded: 1926

65. Kaetsu University

For Psychology

#489 in Japan

#2741 in Asia

Founded: 2001

Universities for Psychology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	70	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	77	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	74	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	141	Koganei
19	Dokkyo University	78	Soka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	85	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	109	Chiba
20	Meiji Pharmaceutical University	160	Kiyose
21	Saitama University	99	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	125	Kunitachi

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology41

Clinical Psychology34

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors31

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry56

Social Psychology54