64 Best universities for 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 Psychology. A graph of 4.22M citations received by 234K academic papers made by 64 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: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Keio University

For Psychology

#8 in Japan

#34 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#12 in Japan

#58 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#18 in Japan

#84 in Asia

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

5. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#19 in Japan

#85 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Psychology

#20 in Japan

#93 in Asia

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

7. Waseda University

For Psychology

#24 in Japan

#106 in Asia

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

8. Nippon Medical School

For Psychology

#28 in Japan

#118 in Asia

Founded: 1904

9. Kitasato University

For Psychology

#29 in Japan

#124 in Asia

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

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Psychology

#32 in Japan

#133 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

11. Toho University

For Psychology

#39 in Japan

#159 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

12. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#40 in Japan

#161 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

13. Tokai University

For Psychology

#41 in Japan

#162 in Asia

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

14. Showa University

For Psychology

#42 in Japan

#163 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Teikyo University

For Psychology

#44 in Japan

#171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Tokyo Medical University

For Psychology

#57 in Japan

#222 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

17. Hoshi University

For Psychology

#100 in Japan

#537 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

18. Ochanomizu University

For Psychology

#102 in Japan

#553 in Asia

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

19. Hosei University

For Psychology

#110 in Japan

#629 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

20. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Psychology

#113 in Japan

#668 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

21. Tokyo Denki University

For Psychology

#114 in Japan

#671 in Asia

Founded: 1907

22. Sophia University

For Psychology

#116 in Japan

#703 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Psychology

#117 in Japan

#706 in Asia

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

24. Meiji University

For Psychology

#120 in Japan

#717 in Asia

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

25. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Psychology

#121 in Japan

#722 in Asia

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

26. Toyo University

For Psychology

#123 in Japan

#735 in Asia

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

27. Rikkyo University

For Psychology

#133 in Japan

#858 in Asia

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

28. Nippon Dental University

For Psychology

#135 in Japan

#871 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

29. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#136 in Japan

#883 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

30. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Psychology

#157 in Japan

#1113 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

31. Gakushuin University

For Psychology

#158 in Japan

#1115 in Asia

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

32. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Psychology

#174 in Japan

#1246 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

33. Japan Women's University

For Psychology

#185 in Japan

#1358 in Asia

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

34. Kogakuin University

For Psychology

#189 in Japan

#1384 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

35. Tokyo City University

For Psychology

#207 in Japan

#1515 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Musashi University

For Psychology

#220 in Japan

#1615 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

37. Meiji Gakuin University

For Psychology

#228 in Japan

#1657 in Asia

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

38. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Psychology

#238 in Japan

#1731 in Asia

Founded: 1966

39. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Psychology

#247 in Japan

#1787 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

40. Otsuma Women's University

For Psychology

#253 in Japan

#1803 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Mejiro University

For Psychology

#259 in Japan

#1846 in Asia

Founded: 1994

42. Rissho University

For Psychology

#263 in Japan

#1865 in Asia

Founded: 1924

43. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Psychology

#264 in Japan

#1868 in Asia

Founded: 1886

44. Komazawa University

For Psychology

#269 in Japan

#1893 in Asia

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

45. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Psychology

#273 in Japan

#1909 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

46. Tokyo Kasei University

For Psychology

#276 in Japan

#1918 in Asia

Founded: 1881

47. Nippon Sport Science University

For Psychology

#279 in Japan

#1932 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

48. Kokushikan University

For Psychology

#282 in Japan

#1955 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

49. Showa Women's University

For Psychology

#307 in Japan

#2070 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Psychology

#309 in Japan

#2074 in Asia

Founded: 1922

51. Musashino Academy of Music

For Psychology

#319 in Japan

#2134 in Asia

52. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Psychology

#328 in Japan

#2158 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

53. Daito Bunka University

For Psychology

#329 in Japan

#2159 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

54. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Psychology

#334 in Japan

#2179 in Asia

Founded: 2000

55. Tokyo Future University

For Psychology

#366 in Japan

#2292 in Asia

Founded: 2006

56. Takushoku University

For Psychology

#381 in Japan

#2348 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

57. Tokyo Keizai University

For Psychology

#393 in Japan

#2379 in Asia

Founded: 1899

58. Taisho University

For Psychology

#438 in Japan

#2504 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Tokyo Fuji University

For Psychology

#443 in Japan

#2526 in Asia

Founded: 1943

60. Seijo University

For Psychology

#453 in Japan

#2561 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

61. Kokugakuin University

For Psychology

#460 in Japan

#2586 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

62. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Psychology

#464 in Japan

#2607 in Asia

Founded: 1963

63. Tama Art University

For Psychology

#466 in Japan

#2611 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

64. Kaetsu University

For Psychology

#475 in Japan

#2651 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,495
Founded: 2001

Universities for Psychology near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	73	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	77	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	75	Kawasaki
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	140	Koganei
19	Dokkyo University	78	Soka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	82	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	104	Chiba
20	Meiji Pharmaceutical University	171	Kiyose
21	Saitama University	98	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	127	Kunitachi

Psychology subfields in Tokyo

Child Psychology40

Clinical Psychology33

Cognitive Science44

Education Majors30

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience54

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry55

Social Psychology51