Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Anthropology

Focusing specifically on Anthropology, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. Our methodology evaluated 3.78M subject-specific papers and 82.02M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Anthropology

#11 in Asia #239 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Anthropology

#14 in Asia #272 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Anthropology

#47 in Asia #511 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Suita

Osaka University

For Anthropology

#54 in Asia #537 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

5

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Anthropology

#64 in Asia #608 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Anthropology

#78 in Asia #670 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Anthropology

#80 in Asia #677 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Anthropology

#86 in Asia #702 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Tokyo

Keio University

For Anthropology

#109 in Asia #781 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#113 in Asia #795 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Anthropology

#137 in Asia #873 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

12

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Anthropology

#427 in Asia #1722 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Anthropology

#669 in Asia #2291 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

For Anthropology

#890 in Asia #2826 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

15

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Anthropology

#1091 in Asia #3256 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

16

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

For Anthropology

#1372 in Asia #3807 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

17

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Anthropology

#1326 in Asia #3719 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

18

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Anthropology

#531 in Asia #1987 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

19

Kasugai

Chubu University

For Anthropology

#1549 in Asia #4145 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

20

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Anthropology

#283 in Asia #1354 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

21

Minamiuonuma

International University of Japan

For Anthropology

#1070 in Asia #3195 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1982 Founded

22

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Anthropology

#752 in Asia #2486 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Tottori

Tottori University

For Anthropology

#608 in Asia #2157 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Anthropology

#1377 in Asia #3813 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

25

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

For Anthropology

#1403 in Asia #3859 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#744 in Asia #2470 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

27

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#1557 in Asia #4158 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

28

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

For Anthropology

#1173 in Asia #3422 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

29

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Anthropology

#1588 in Asia #4218 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

30

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Anthropology

#525 in Asia #1974 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Chiba

Kanda University of International Studies

For Anthropology

#1333 in Asia #3733 in the World

51% Acceptance

10,116 Enrollment

1987 Founded

32

Tokyo

Otsuma Women’s University

For Anthropology

#1518 in Asia #4078 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1908 Founded

33

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Anthropology

#818 in Asia #2649 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

34

Kodaira

Tsuda University

For Anthropology

#1250 in Asia #3565 in the World

21% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

1899 Founded

35

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Anthropology

#586 in Asia #2105 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

36

Nara

Nara Women’s University

For Anthropology

#1423 in Asia #3897 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

37

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#724 in Asia #2428 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

38

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Anthropology

#574 in Asia #2079 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

39

Matsue

Shimane University

For Anthropology

#556 in Asia #2045 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Anthropology

#1352 in Asia #3769 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

41

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Anthropology

#1438 in Asia #3929 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

42

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Anthropology

#1239 in Asia #3547 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

43

Kochi

Kochi University

For Anthropology

#1097 in Asia #3266 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Anthropology

#585 in Asia #2101 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

45

Naha

Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

For Anthropology

#1069 in Asia #3193 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

46

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

For Anthropology

#1534 in Asia #4115 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

47

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Anthropology

#1050 in Asia #3157 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Machida

Tamagawa University

For Anthropology

#1515 in Asia #4065 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

49

Chiba

Chiba University

For Anthropology

#187 in Asia #1054 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#1240 in Asia #3550 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

51

Oita

Oita University

For Anthropology

#956 in Asia #2982 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Kobe

Konan University

For Anthropology

#1481 in Asia #4005 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

53

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Anthropology

#1340 in Asia #3749 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

54

Nagoya

Nanzan University

For Anthropology

#339 in Asia #1494 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Hikone

Shiga University

For Anthropology

#1631 in Asia #4304 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

56

Suita

Kansai University

For Anthropology

#588 in Asia #2107 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

57

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Anthropology

#1269 in Asia #3599 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

58

Beppu

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Anthropology

#777 in Asia #2553 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

2000 Founded

59

Tokyo

Japan Women’s University

For Anthropology

#1366 in Asia #3791 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1901 Founded

60

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#1659 in Asia #4370 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

61

Kobe

Kobe University

For Anthropology

#165 in Asia #980 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

62

Tokyo

Hosei University

For Anthropology

#601 in Asia #2138 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

63

Nagoya

Chukyo University

For Anthropology

#1222 in Asia #3516 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

64

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Anthropology

#155 in Asia #940 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Soka

Dokkyo University

For Anthropology

#1087 in Asia #3248 in the World

47% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1964 Founded

66

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

For Anthropology

#1485 in Asia #4011 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

67

Akita

Akita International University

For Anthropology

#1425 in Asia #3903 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

2004 Founded

68

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

For Anthropology

#1192 in Asia #3456 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

69

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#437 in Asia #1750 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

70

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Dental College

For Anthropology

#1517 in Asia #4076 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1914 Founded

71

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Anthropology

#1054 in Asia #3163 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

72

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Anthropology

#396 in Asia #1650 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

For Anthropology

#1706 in Asia #4467 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

74

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Anthropology

#846 in Asia #2722 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

75

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Anthropology

#681 in Asia #2311 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

76

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

For Anthropology

#889 in Asia #2825 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

77

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#1127 in Asia #3332 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

78

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

For Anthropology

#1307 in Asia #3677 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1953 Founded

79

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

For Anthropology

#1506 in Asia #4050 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

80

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Anthropology

#829 in Asia #2675 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

81

Musashino

Seikei University

For Anthropology

#1691 in Asia #4438 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Anthropology

#1112 in Asia #3305 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

83

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

For Anthropology

#1304 in Asia #3672 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Sakado

Kagawa Nutrition University

For Anthropology

#1531 in Asia #4101 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1961 Founded

85

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Anthropology

#568 in Asia #2068 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

86

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Anthropology

#919 in Asia #2891 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

87

Nisshin

Aichi Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#1541 in Asia #4132 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1953 Founded

88

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Anthropology

#996 in Asia #3061 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

89

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Anthropology

#677 in Asia #2302 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

90

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Anthropology

#812 in Asia #2636 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Anthropology

#1138 in Asia #3367 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

92

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Anthropology

#995 in Asia #3060 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Saitama

Saitama University

For Anthropology

#903 in Asia #2856 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

94

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Anthropology

#210 in Asia #1112 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

95

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Anthropology

#759 in Asia #2494 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

96

Nishinomiya

Mukogawa Women’s University

For Anthropology

#1502 in Asia #4039 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1949 Founded

97

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#795 in Asia #2598 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

98

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Anthropology

#381 in Asia #1612 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

99

Mitaka

International Christian University

For Anthropology

#984 in Asia #3038 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

100

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Anthropology

#800 in Asia #2618 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded