Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Political Science

Focusing specifically on Political Science, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Japan. To determine these leaders, we isolated 2.87M specialized research publications which collectively generated 66.47M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

10

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

11

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

12

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

#1778 in Asia #5045 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

15

Tokyo

Kyoritsu Women’s University

#1135 in Asia #3558 in the World

26% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1886 Founded

16

Tokyo

Hosei University

#228 in Asia #1039 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

17

Seki

Gifu University of Medical Science

#2530 in Asia #6626 in the World

46% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

2006 Founded

18

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

#1368 in Asia #4112 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1953 Founded

19

Nagareyama

Edogawa University

#1961 in Asia #5424 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

20

Kyoto

Kyoto Women’s University

#924 in Asia #3039 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1920 Founded

21

Kobe

Kobe University

#41 in Asia #360 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

22

Ichihara

Teikyo Heisei University

#1366 in Asia #4103 in the World

39% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

23

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

#387 in Asia #1535 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

24

Ageo

Seigakuin University

#2148 in Asia #5827 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

25

Urayasu

Meikai University

#786 in Asia #2676 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1970 Founded

26

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

#852 in Asia #2854 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

27

Tenri

Tenri University

#1597 in Asia #4628 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1925 Founded

28

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

#861 in Asia #2886 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

30

Mitaka

International Christian University

#695 in Asia #2416 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

31

Kumamoto

Kumamoto Gakuen University

#1679 in Asia #4791 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1942 Founded

32

Kasugai

Chubu University

#479 in Asia #1801 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

33

Hirakata

Kansai Gaidai University

#1557 in Asia #4535 in the World

50% Acceptance

10,116 Enrollment

1945 Founded

34

Eiheiji

Fukui Prefectural University

#1313 in Asia #3985 in the World

45% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1992 Founded

35

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Social Welfare

#2444 in Asia #6471 in the World

46% Acceptance

2000 Founded

36

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

#385 in Asia #1526 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

37

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

#1279 in Asia #3907 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

38

Okazaki

University of Human Environments

#2682 in Asia #6933 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

39

Nagoya

Daido University

#1824 in Asia #5137 in the World

39% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1964 Founded

40

Maebashi

Maebashi Institute of Technology

#2064 in Asia #5649 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

41

Kobe

Kobe Institute of Computing

#2691 in Asia #6957 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

2005 Founded

42

Kameoka

Kyoto Gakuen University

#1170 in Asia #3648 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1969 Founded

43

Hamamatsu

Tokoha University

#1651 in Asia #4737 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1988 Founded

44

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

45

Tokyo

Daito Bunka University

#1104 in Asia #3491 in the World

31% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1923 Founded

46

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

#203 in Asia #979 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

47

Sapporo

Sapporo City University

#1935 in Asia #5367 in the World

39% Acceptance

840 Enrollment

2006 Founded

48

Nisshin

Aichi Gakuin University

#487 in Asia #1828 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1953 Founded

49

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

#2196 in Asia #5917 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

50

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

#839 in Asia #2811 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

51

Kiyotake

Miyazaki International College

#2699 in Asia #6977 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

52

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

#1406 in Asia #4202 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded

53

Fukuoka

Cyber University

#2412 in Asia #6394 in the World

59% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

2007 Founded

54

Uenohara

Teikyo University of Science and Technology

#1463 in Asia #4311 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1989 Founded

55

Tokyo

Komazawa University

#817 in Asia #2765 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1592 Founded

56

Tamamura

Gunma Prefectural Women’s University

#2469 in Asia #6512 in the World

21% Acceptance

2,217 Enrollment

1980 Founded

57

Ryugasaki

Ryutsu Keizai University

#1815 in Asia #5124 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

58

Natori

Shokei Gakuin University

#2582 in Asia #6737 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1892 Founded

59

Mitaka

Kyorin University

#354 in Asia #1403 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

60

Kumamoto

Prefectural University of Kumamoto

#1317 in Asia #3991 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1947 Founded

61

Kashiwazaki

Niigata Institute of Technology

#1966 in Asia #5432 in the World

47% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

62

Hino

Jissen Women’s University

#1272 in Asia #3890 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1899 Founded

63

Ebetsu

Hokkaido Information University

#2192 in Asia #5906 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1989 Founded

64

Tokyo

Bunkyo Gakuin University

#2353 in Asia #6261 in the World

51% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1924 Founded

65

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki City University

#2161 in Asia #5852 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,979 Enrollment

1962 Founded

67

Okayama

Shujitsu University

#1806 in Asia #5108 in the World

50% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1979 Founded

68

Nagoya

Nagoya Gakuin University

#1648 in Asia #4730 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

69

Machida

Wako University

#1572 in Asia #4566 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1966 Founded

70

Kobe

Kobe Tokiwa University

#2593 in Asia #6758 in the World

44% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

2008 Founded

71

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

#2038 in Asia #5592 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1995 Founded

72

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

#1537 in Asia #4500 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

73

Chiba

Chiba University

#68 in Asia #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

Tokyo

Takushoku University

#1103 in Asia #3488 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1922 Founded

75

Tokyo

Teikyo University

#195 in Asia #959 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

76

Sapporo

Hokusei Gakuen University

#1900 in Asia #5290 in the World

55% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1887 Founded

77

Nishitokyo

Musashino University

#733 in Asia #2535 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1950 Founded

78

Nagakute

Aichi Prefectural University

#1292 in Asia #3940 in the World

19% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1950 Founded

79

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

80

Kiyose

Japan College of Social Work

#2205 in Asia #5944 in the World

54% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

81

Hiyoshi

Meiji University of Integrative Medicine

#1524 in Asia #4472 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

82

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Women’s University

#1598 in Asia #4630 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,749 Enrollment

1923 Founded

83

Ueda

Nagano University

#1665 in Asia #4765 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1966 Founded

84

Tokyo

Tokyo Polytechnic University

#769 in Asia #2632 in the World

46% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1966 Founded

85

Tama

Tama University

#1487 in Asia #4376 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1989 Founded

86

Oyama

Hakuoh University

#2270 in Asia #6088 in the World

80% Acceptance

2,217 Enrollment

1986 Founded

87

Naruto

Naruto University of Education

#1185 in Asia #3691 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1981 Founded

88

Minamiuonuma

International University of Japan

#1622 in Asia #4676 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1982 Founded

89

Koshigaya

Saitama Prefectural University

#2182 in Asia #5893 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

90

Kashiwara

Kansai University of Welfare Sciences

#1657 in Asia #4744 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

91

Hino

Meisei University

#816 in Asia #2764 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1964 Founded

92

Ebetsu

Sapporo Gakuin University

#1896 in Asia #5284 in the World

51% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1946 Founded

93

Tokyo

Toyo Gakuen University

#2267 in Asia #6076 in the World

67% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

94

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

95

Shimonoseki

University of East Asia

#2109 in Asia #5734 in the World

40% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1974 Founded

96

Oita

Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences

#2606 in Asia #6781 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

97

Nagoya

Aichi Shukutoku University

#1334 in Asia #4030 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1975 Founded

98

Machida

J. F. Oberlin University

#1096 in Asia #3473 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

99

Kobe

Kobe City College of Nursing

#2551 in Asia #6669 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

100

Kahoku

Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University

#2683 in Asia #6934 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2000 Founded