Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Psychology

If you are looking to study Psychology in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. Our methodology evaluated 922.9K subject-specific papers and 19.78M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Psychology

#2 in Asia #77 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Psychology

#7 in Asia #111 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

For Psychology

#16 in Asia #149 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Psychology

#25 in Asia #196 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Psychology

#26 in Asia #197 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Psychology

#29 in Asia #232 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

7

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Psychology

#34 in Asia #275 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

8

Tokyo

Keio University

For Psychology

#41 in Asia #292 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

9

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Psychology

#47 in Asia #343 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

10

Chiba

Chiba University

For Psychology

#66 in Asia #404 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

11

Kobe

Kobe University

For Psychology

#69 in Asia #418 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

12

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#74 in Asia #438 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

13

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Psychology

#75 in Asia #441 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Okayama

Okayama University

For Psychology

#79 in Asia #457 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

15

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Psychology

#84 in Asia #480 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Psychology

#93 in Asia #512 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

17

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Psychology

#95 in Asia #517 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

18

Niigata

Niigata University

For Psychology

#96 in Asia #526 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

19

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#104 in Asia #563 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

20

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Psychology

#109 in Asia #577 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

21

Osaka

Osaka City University

For Psychology

#114 in Asia #594 in the World

22% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

1928 Founded

22

Maebashi

Gunma University

For Psychology

#118 in Asia #602 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Psychology

#123 in Asia #616 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

24

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Psychology

#125 in Asia #619 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

25

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Psychology

#130 in Asia #631 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

26

Tokushima

University of Tokushima

For Psychology

#134 in Asia #639 in the World

34% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Psychology

#140 in Asia #656 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

28

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Psychology

#150 in Asia #694 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1872 Founded

29

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

For Psychology

#151 in Asia #695 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Psychology

#152 in Asia #697 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

31

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Psychology

#161 in Asia #727 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Tsu

For Psychology

#165 in Asia #737 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Psychology

#169 in Asia #751 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Kurume

Kurume University

For Psychology

#171 in Asia #755 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

35

Kagoshima

Kagoshima University

For Psychology

#172 in Asia #762 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

For Psychology

#174 in Asia #768 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded

37

Gifu

Gifu University

For Psychology

#178 in Asia #776 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Psychology

#180 in Asia #780 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

39

Tokyo

Toho University

For Psychology

#185 in Asia #788 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

40

Tokyo

Jikei University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#186 in Asia #790 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1881 Founded

41

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Psychology

#192 in Asia #810 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

42

Kashihara

Nara Medical University

For Psychology

#193 in Asia #814 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

43

Tokyo

Showa University

For Psychology

#196 in Asia #818 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

44

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Psychology

#205 in Asia #839 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

45

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#221 in Asia #885 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

46

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Psychology

#223 in Asia #889 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

47

Matsuyama

Ehime University

For Psychology

#224 in Asia #890 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Psychology

#226 in Asia #894 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Psychology

#229 in Asia #903 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

50

Toyoake

Fujita Health University

For Psychology

#231 in Asia #908 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1964 Founded

51

Moroyama

Saitama Medical School

For Psychology

#236 in Asia #921 in the World

23% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

52

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Psychology

#237 in Asia #923 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Tottori

Tottori University

For Psychology

#241 in Asia #932 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Psychology

#242 in Asia #934 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

55

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

For Psychology

#248 in Asia #949 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

56

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

For Psychology

#255 in Asia #968 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

57

Nishinomiya

Hyogo College of Medicine

For Psychology

#260 in Asia #975 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

58

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Psychology

#266 in Asia #984 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

59

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Psychology

#271 in Asia #989 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

60

Fukui

University of Fukui

For Psychology

#281 in Asia #1011 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Morioka

Iwate Medical University

For Psychology

#285 in Asia #1028 in the World

32% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1928 Founded

62

Matsue

Shimane University

For Psychology

#287 in Asia #1032 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Akita

Akita University

For Psychology

#289 in Asia #1034 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

64

Sendai

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#292 in Asia #1039 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

65

Wakayama

Wakayama Medical University

For Psychology

#294 in Asia #1041 in the World

30% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

66

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Psychology

#295 in Asia #1044 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

67

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Psychology

#324 in Asia #1117 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Psychology

#327 in Asia #1121 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Psychology

#339 in Asia #1149 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

70

Kofu

University of Yamanashi

For Psychology

#346 in Asia #1167 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Psychology

#348 in Asia #1169 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

72

Fujikawaguchiko

Health Science University

For Psychology

#352 in Asia #1177 in the World

33% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

73

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

For Psychology

#363 in Asia #1213 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

74

Oita

Oita University

For Psychology

#369 in Asia #1227 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

75

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Psychology

#381 in Asia #1258 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

76

Saga

Saga University

For Psychology

#391 in Asia #1281 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Soka

Dokkyo University

For Psychology

#399 in Asia #1298 in the World

47% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1964 Founded

78

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#405 in Asia #1313 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

79

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Psychology

#406 in Asia #1317 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

80

Nagakute

Aichi Medical University

For Psychology

#408 in Asia #1321 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1971 Founded

81

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Psychology

#414 in Asia #1339 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

82

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Psychology

#462 in Asia #1451 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

83

Miura

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Psychology

#480 in Asia #1496 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1988 Founded

84

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Psychology

#489 in Asia #1517 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

85

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Psychology

#493 in Asia #1526 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

86

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#515 in Asia #1568 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

87

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

For Psychology

#521 in Asia #1584 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

88

Kochi

Kochi University

For Psychology

#555 in Asia #1640 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

For Psychology

#565 in Asia #1664 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

90

Suita

Kansai University

For Psychology

#617 in Asia #1773 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

91

Asahikawa

Asahikawa Medical University

For Psychology

#666 in Asia #1898 in the World

13% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1973 Founded

92

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

For Psychology

#675 in Asia #1923 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

93

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Psychology

#676 in Asia #1925 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

94

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Psychology

#690 in Asia #1963 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

95

Tokyo

Hoshi University

For Psychology

#706 in Asia #1998 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

96

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Psychology

#721 in Asia #2045 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

97

Gifu

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#741 in Asia #2081 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1932 Founded

98

Tokyo

Hosei University

For Psychology

#748 in Asia #2092 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

99

Chiba

Tokyo Dental College

For Psychology

#753 in Asia #2098 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1890 Founded

100

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Psychology

#756 in Asia #2107 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded