100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 22.4M citations received by 1.34M academic papers made by 535 universities in Japan 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Asia
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Asia
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Osaka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in Asia
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Asia
#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Kyushu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in Asia
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

6. Nagoya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Asia
#427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#53 in Asia
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

8. Hokkaido University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Asia
#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

9. University of Tsukuba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in Asia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

10. Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#82 in Asia
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

11. Waseda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Asia
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

12. Kobe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in Asia
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

13. Hiroshima University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Asia
#686 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#147 in Asia
#839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

15. Chiba University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#165 in Asia
#893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#181 in Asia
#955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Okayama University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in Asia
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

18. Nihon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#235 in Asia
#1114 in the World
Founded
1889

19. Kanazawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#237 in Asia
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

20. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#263 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

21. Kumamoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#295 in Asia
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

22. Nagasaki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in Asia
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

23. Niigata University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#300 in Asia
#1310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

24. Osaka Prefecture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#308 in Asia
#1332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

25. Hitotsubashi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#310 in Asia
#1339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

26. Shinshu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#319 in Asia
#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

27. Ritsumeikan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#323 in Asia
#1370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

28. Osaka City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#325 in Asia
#1373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

29. University of Tokushima

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in Asia
#1405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. University of Electro-Communications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#336 in Asia
#1416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

31. Tokai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#360 in Asia
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

32. Yokohama National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#385 in Asia
#1567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

33. Ehime University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#393 in Asia
#1580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#400 in Asia
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

35. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#406 in Asia
#1602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

36. Yamaguchi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#408 in Asia
#1604 in the World
Founded
1949

37. Gunma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#413 in Asia
#1627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

38. Kindai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#416 in Asia
#1631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

39. Gifu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#419 in Asia
#1644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

40. Juntendo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#422 in Asia
#1649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

41. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#425 in Asia
#1655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

42. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#437 in Asia
#1684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

43. Mie University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#441 in Asia
#1701 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

44. Shizuoka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#444 in Asia
#1707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

45. Jichi Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#451 in Asia
#1725 in the World
Founded
1972

46. Yokohama City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#457 in Asia
#1740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

47. Kagoshima University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#466 in Asia
#1756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

48. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#469 in Asia
#1762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

49. Kitasato University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#473 in Asia
#1772 in the World
Founded
1962

50. Tottori University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#515 in Asia
#1902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

51. Nagoya City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#519 in Asia
#1908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

52. Doshisha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#546 in Asia
#2000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

53. Fukuoka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#555 in Asia
#2021 in the World
Founded
1934

54. Meiji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#563 in Asia
#2037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

55. Hosei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#568 in Asia
#2047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

56. Kansai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#570 in Asia
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

58. Chuo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#577 in Asia
#2067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

59. Yamagata University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#581 in Asia
#2074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

60. Nippon Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#588 in Asia
#2092 in the World
Founded
1904

61. University of the Ryukyus

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#589 in Asia
#2097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

62. Saga University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#601 in Asia
#2117 in the World
Founded
1949

63. Kagawa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#603 in Asia
#2121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

64. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#610 in Asia
#2138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

65. Teikyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#613 in Asia
#2144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

66. Ibaraki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#616 in Asia
#2151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

67. University of Toyama

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#617 in Asia
#2152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

68. Toho University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#622 in Asia
#2162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

69. Shimane University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#625 in Asia
#2168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

70. Saitama University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#630 in Asia
#2178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

71. Kurume University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#632 in Asia
#2187 in the World
Founded
1928

72. Sapporo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#634 in Asia
#2191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

73. Sophia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#641 in Asia
#2202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

74. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#655 in Asia
#2228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

75. Health Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#661 in Asia
#2238 in the World
Founded
2003

76. University of Yamanashi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#666 in Asia
#2255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

77. Showa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#673 in Asia
#2267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1928

78. University of Fukui

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#680 in Asia
#2284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

79. Hirosaki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#685 in Asia
#2293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

80. University of Aizu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#704 in Asia
#2352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,371
Founded
1993

81. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#713 in Asia
#2370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

82. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#716 in Asia
#2386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

83. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#730 in Asia
#2420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

84. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#744 in Asia
#2455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

85. Akita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#745 in Asia
#2457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

86. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#752 in Asia
#2468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

87. Ryukoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#756 in Asia
#2474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

88. Oita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#775 in Asia
#2530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

89. Tokyo Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#808 in Asia
#2603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

90. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#811 in Asia
#2606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

91. Rikkyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#825 in Asia
#2634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

92. Saitama Medical School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#831 in Asia
#2641 in the World
Founded
1972

93. Tokyo Denki University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#839 in Asia
#2654 in the World
Founded
1907

94. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#849 in Asia
#2684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1974

95. Fukushima Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#855 in Asia
#2692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

96. Toyo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#861 in Asia
#2709 in the World
Founded
1887

97. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#886 in Asia
#2775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

98. Ochanomizu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#887 in Asia
#2778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

99. Fujita Health University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#892 in Asia
#2785 in the World
Enrollment
3,106
Founded
1964

100. University of Miyazaki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#896 in Asia
#2793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.