Taisho University: Statistics

Updated: March 15, 2026

Position	Category
#3692 of 14,131	In the World
#1186 of 5,830	In Asia
#238 of 719	In Japan
#52 of 84	In Tokyo
#2876 of 2,908	For Classics and Ancient History

Quick Review

Religion: Buddhist
Funding: Private
Highest Degree: Bachelor
Website: www.tais.ac.jp
Languages: Japanese
Acceptance rate: 43%*

* Taisho University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions Requirements	Graduation from high school or equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic Calendar	April to March (April - September; October-March)

Research profile

Taisho University has published 1,047 scientific papers with 1,503 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Environmental Science, History, Geography and Cartography, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Archaeology, Biology, Political Science, and Medicine.

Publications: 1,047
Citations: 1,503

Taisho University majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	790 / 1,033
Philosophy	676 / 609
Environmental Science	370 / 767
History	364 / 212
Geography and Cartography	292 / 181
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	290 / 99
Archaeology	251 / 131
Biology	196 / 1,087
Political Science	186 / 271
Medicine	183 / 932
Law	173 / 259
Psychology	157 / 950
Computer Science	153 / 861
Art & Design	136 / 124
Engineering	136 / 295
Physics	127 / 474
Sociology	103 / 442
Linguistics	97 / 213
Literature	85 / 47
Geology	83 / 82
Classics and Ancient History	80 / 39
Psychiatry	80 / 617
Chemistry	69 / 366
Mathematics	69 / 328
Quantum and Particle physics	63 / 161
Social Psychology	59 / 354
Ecology	52 / 570
Pathology	52 / 440
Acoustical Engineering	50 / 62
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	50 / 454
Aesthetics	49 / 62
Business	49 / 134
Paleontology	48 / 67
Child Psychology	47 / 356
Genetics	46 / 520
Neuroscience	46 / 494
Biochemistry	41 / 289
Clinical Psychology	41 / 160
Economics	39 / 567
Botany	38 / 11

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1993	14	3
1994	12	0
1995	16	2
1996	6	0
1997	6	3
1998	14	2
1999	20	0
2000	4	0
2001	28	2
2002	9	2
2003	15	3
2004	21	2
2005	15	4
2006	14	4
2007	3	6
2008	3	7
2009	5	7
2010	6	22
2011	6	29
2012	15	29
2013	10	33
2014	16	50
2015	13	54
2016	10	58
2017	13	56
2018	12	62
2019	20	104
2020	25	164
2021	19	171
2022	18	144
2023	23	170
2024	21	158
2025	25	137

Programs and Degrees

Gakushi	Economics
Shushi	Buddhist Religious Studies, Literature, Religious Studies
Hakase	Buddhist Religious Studies, Literature, Religious Studies

Notable alumni

Surai Sasai

Born in

Japan

Years

1935-.. (age 91)

Occupations

Buddhist monk

Biography

Bhadant Nagarjun Arya Surai Sasai, popularly known as Sasai, is an Indian Buddhist monk from Japan who later chose India as his home. He is the president of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial committee Deekshabhoomi.
Kōji Fukada

Born in

Japan

Years

1980-.. (age 46)

Occupations

screenwriterfilm directorfilm editor

Biography

Koji Fukada is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Taisho University faculties and divisions

Faculty : Buddhist Studies	Asian Religious Studies
Faculty : Human Studies	Arts and Humanities, Asian Religious Studies, Clinical Psychology, Social Welfare
Faculty : Literature	History, International Studies, Japanese, Literature