University of Tokyo: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #21 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #1 of 719 | In Japan |
| #1 of 84 | In Tokyo |
| #1 of 3,848 | For Nuclear Physics |
| Top1-3 | For 9 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 36%
- Enrollment
- 28,479
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- Languages
- Japanese;English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 36% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | High school diploma or equivalent and entrance examination |
| Academic Calendar | April to March (April - September; October-March) / October-September (for some programmes) |
| Enrollment | 28,479 |
We've calculated the 36% acceptance rate for University of Tokyo based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
University of Tokyo is a world-class research university with 453,358 scientific papers published and 12,628,844 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Environmental Science, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Computer Science, and Medicine.
University of Tokyo majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4796 | 63057 |
| 1993 | 5082 | 59237 |
| 1994 | 5270 | 65616 |
| 1995 | 5571 | 71071 |
| 1996 | 6440 | 79096 |
| 1997 | 6894 | 86546 |
| 1998 | 7191 | 100331 |
| 1999 | 7422 | 112753 |
| 2000 | 8023 | 125813 |
| 2001 | 8610 | 142312 |
| 2002 | 10871 | 164974 |
| 2003 | 10788 | 188774 |
| 2004 | 10435 | 205399 |
| 2005 | 11229 | 234505 |
| 2006 | 12185 | 256843 |
| 2007 | 12289 | 278290 |
| 2008 | 15498 | 305107 |
| 2009 | 12403 | 332381 |
| 2010 | 12777 | 358934 |
| 2011 | 12869 | 398625 |
| 2012 | 13215 | 433625 |
| 2013 | 13458 | 470319 |
| 2014 | 14742 | 499866 |
| 2015 | 13495 | 510557 |
| 2016 | 13673 | 536240 |
| 2017 | 14029 | 560334 |
| 2018 | 14386 | 602642 |
| 2019 | 15162 | 653655 |
| 2020 | 16749 | 760175 |
| 2021 | 16735 | 846834 |
| 2022 | 16159 | 804822 |
| 2023 | 17208 | 823501 |
| 2024 | 13578 | 795913 |
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Tokyo.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gakushi | Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Economics, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Pharmacology, Veterinary Science |
|---|---|
| Shushi | Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nuclear Engineering, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Public Administration |
| Hakase | Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Communication Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Literature, Medicine, Nuclear Engineering, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology |
University of Tokyo alumni
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Osamu Dazai
- Occupations
- writernovelistshort story writer
- Biography
-
Shūji Tsushima, known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, Dazai Osamu), was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (斜陽, Shayō) and No Longer Human (人間失格, Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics.
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Enrolled in the University of Tokyo
- In 1913 studied English literature
- Occupations
- screenwritershort story writerwriternovelistjournalist
- Biography
-
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人), was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He took his own life at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.
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Teruyuki Kagawa
- Occupations
- tarentotelevision presenteractorcolor commentatorkabuki actor
- Biography
-
Teruyuki Kagawa is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor (as Ichikawa Chusha IX (九代目 市川中車, Kyūdaime Ichikawa Chūsha)), and boxing commentator.
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Natsume Sōseki
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterpoetnovelist
- Biography
-
Natsume Sōseki, pen name Sōseki, born Natsume Kin'nosuke (夏目 金之助), was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat, Kusamakura and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and writer of haiku, kanshi poetry and fairy tales.
University of Tokyo faculties and divisions
| Centre : Asian Natural Environmental Science | Environmental Studies |
|---|---|
| Centre : Biotechnology Research | Biotechnology |
| Centre : Cryogenic Research | Applied Physics, Heating and Refrigeration |
| Centre : Elementary Particle Physics | Nuclear Physics |
| Centre : Environmental Science | Environmental Studies |
| Centre : Information Technology | Information Technology |
| Centre : Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science | Natural Sciences |
| Centre : Radioisotope | Radiology |
| Centre : Research and Development of Higher Education | Higher Education |
| Centre : Research into Artifacts | Engineering |
| Centre : Spatial Information Science | Astronomy and Space Science, Information Sciences |
| Centre : University Museum | Museum Studies |
| Centre : Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design and Education | Design |
| College : Arts and Sciences | Arts and Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences |
| Faculty : Agriculture | Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Applied Chemistry, Aquaculture, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Forest Biology, Forest Products, Landscape Architecture, Marine Biology, Natural Resources, Veterinary Science, Wood Technology, Zoology |
| Faculty : Economics | Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management |
| Faculty : Education | Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Health Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Physical Education |
| Faculty : Engineering | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Architecture, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Analysis, Telecommunications Engineering, Urban Studies |
| Faculty : Law | Law, Political Sciences, Private Law, Public Law |
| Faculty : Letters | Aesthetics, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Chinese, Cultural Studies, English, Ethics, French, German, Greek (Classical), Hindi, History, Islamic Studies, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages, Social Psychology, Sociology, Spanish |
| Faculty : Medicine | Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Cell Biology, Community Health, Economics, Epidemiology, Genetics, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Immunology, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Midwifery, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Speech Studies, Statistics, Surgery |
| Faculty : Pharmaceutical Sciences | Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Neurosciences, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry, Physiology |
| Faculty : Science | Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Physics |
| Graduate School : Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Aquaculture, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Veterinary Science |
| Graduate School : Arts and Sciences | American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Behavioural Sciences, Cognitive Sciences, Comparative Literature, Comparative Politics, Cultural Studies, European Studies, Hispanic American Studies, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Islamic Studies, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mediterranean Studies, Modern Languages, Natural Sciences, Pacific Area Studies, Social Sciences |
| Graduate School : Economics | Economics, Finance, Management |
| Graduate School : Education | Education, Educational Sciences |
| Graduate School : Engineering | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Architecture, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Information Sciences, Law, Materials Engineering, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Systems Analysis |
| Graduate School : Frontier Sciences | Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, International Studies, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Natural Sciences |
| Graduate School : Humanities and Sociology | American Studies, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, European Studies, Japanese, Korean, Sociology |
| Graduate School : Information Science and Technology | Computer Science, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering |
| Graduate School : Interdisciplinary Information Studies | Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Information Sciences, Social Studies |
| Graduate School : Law and Politics | Law, Political Sciences |
| Graduate School : Mathematical Science | Mathematics |
| Graduate School : Medicine | Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Immunology, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Nursing, Pathology, Public Health, Radiology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Surgery |
| Graduate School : Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmacy |
| Graduate School : Public Policy | Economic and Finance Policy, Government, Law, Public Administration |
| Graduate School : Science | Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biophysics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics |
| Institute : Advanced Studies on Asia | Archaeology, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Fine Arts, History, Literature, Political Sciences |
| Institute : Atmosphere and Ocean Research | Marine Science and Oceanography, Meteorology |
| Institute : Cosmic Ray Research | Astronomy and Space Science, Nuclear Physics, Physics |
| Institute : Earthquake Research | Architecture, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, Information Sciences, Safety Engineering, Seismology |
| Institute : Historiographical | Documentation Techniques, History |
| Institute : Industrial Science | Architecture, Biological and Life Sciences, Civil Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Safety Engineering, Software Engineering, Transport Engineering |
| Institute : Medical Science | Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Health Sciences, Immunology, Medicine, Oncology |
| Institute : Molecular and Cellular Biosciences | Cell Biology, Molecular Biology |
| Institute : Physics and Mathematics of the Universe | Mathematics, Physics |
| Institute : Social Science | Economics, Law, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology |
| Institute : Solid State Physics | Applied Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Engineering, Physics, Solid State Physics |
| Research Division : Advanced Science and Technology | Natural Sciences, Technology |
| Research Division : Medical Education | Health Education, Medicine |
General information
| Alternative names | TODAI 東京大学 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1877 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
| Motto | 志ある卓越。 |
| Colors | light blue |
Location and contacts
| Address | 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8654 Japan |
|---|---|
| City population | 14,265,000 |