Tokyo Institute of Technology: Statistics

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#249 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 719 In Japan
#3 of 84 In Tokyo
#5 of 1,000 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
Top100 For 45 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
Japanese;English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate10%
Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school or recognized equivalent and entrance examination
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - September; October-March)
Enrollment10,357

We've calculated the 10% acceptance rate for Tokyo Institute of Technology 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

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a world-class research university with 121,840 scientific papers published and 2,155,591 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Biology, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Biochemistry.

Publications
121,840
Citations
2,155,591

Tokyo Institute of Technology majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering
95,702 / 1,617,564
Physics
95,377 / 1,693,491
Chemistry
88,855 / 1,719,030
Quantum and Particle physics
71,971 / 1,310,332
Materials Science
68,122 / 1,233,091
Biology
62,320 / 1,322,606
Organic Chemistry
60,273 / 1,221,834
Environmental Science
47,192 / 825,123
Computer Science
41,683 / 605,734
Biochemistry
31,944 / 769,432
Optical Engineering
30,959 / 533,797
Geology
27,147 / 480,125
Electrical Engineering
27,023 / 447,308
Metallurgical Engineering
26,842 / 507,221
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
23,986 / 343,305
Medicine
21,548 / 423,895
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
20,306 / 261,634
Nanotechnology
19,450 / 401,753
Genetics
18,316 / 450,508
Geography and Cartography
18,266 / 249,976
Physical chemistry
17,714 / 352,229
Chemical Engineering
17,673 / 378,000
Condensed Matter Physics
15,508 / 364,212
Nuclear Physics
15,360 / 308,948
Mechanical Engineering
15,156 / 186,789
Mathematics
15,082 / 199,965
Philosophy
13,844 / 197,324
Paleontology
13,840 / 273,421
Ecology
13,575 / 269,707
Telecommunications
13,175 / 151,376
Business
12,389 / 160,140
Astrophysics and Astronomy
12,181 / 244,233
Statistics
11,307 / 146,881
Psychology
10,486 / 169,458
Computer Vision
9,749 / 136,065
Structural Engineering
9,519 / 109,463
Acoustical Engineering
9,507 / 115,560
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
9,253 / 136,470
Environmental Chemistry
8,664 / 162,233
Aerospace Engineering
8,537 / 128,304

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 1282 8055
1991 1460 9591
1992 1513 10328
1993 1661 11130
1994 1729 11980
1995 1659 12987
1996 2049 14511
1997 2137 15929
1998 2381 18257
1999 2607 21953
2000 2876 24560
2001 2860 27537
2002 3314 29376
2003 3346 32708
2004 3698 37976
2005 3677 46314
2006 3950 50979
2007 3882 56062
2008 3861 62273
2009 3841 68039
2010 3849 74109
2011 3894 83687
2012 3640 87483
2013 3762 93822
2014 3927 97751
2015 4033 100988
2016 3907 105525
2017 3990 111528
2018 3925 117157
2019 4254 125402
2020 4212 138113
2021 4678 167077
2022 3640 150623
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns Registration, 282,000; tuition, 535,800 per annum (JPY)

Tokyo Institute of Technology has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

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 Tokyo Institute of Technology.

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 No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business No Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics No No No
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine No No No
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology No No No
Hakase Philosophy

Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni

  1. Satoru Iwata

    Satoru Iwata
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1959-2015 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    video game producerexecutive producerengineercomputer scientistgame programmer
    Biography

    Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer, video game designer, and producer. He was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. He was a major contributor in broadening the appeal of video games by focusing on novel and entertaining games rather than top-of-the-line hardware.

  2. Naoto Kan

    Naoto Kan
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1946-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    theoretical physicistpoliticianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Naoto Kan is a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from June 2010 to September 2011. Kan was the first Prime Minister since the resignation of Junichiro Koizumi in 2006 to serve for more than one year, with his predecessors Yukio Hatoyama, Tarō Asō, Yasuo Fukuda, and Shinzō Abe either resigning prematurely or losing an election. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation. Yoshihiko Noda was elected as his successor. On 1 August 2012, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Kan would be one of the members of the UN high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda.

  3. Ōsumi Yoshinori

    Ōsumi Yoshinori
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2016
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1945-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    biologist
    Biography

    Yoshinori Ohsumi is a Japanese cell biologist specializing in autophagy, the process that cells use to destroy and recycle cellular components. Ohsumi is a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology's Institute of Innovative Research. He received the Kyoto Prize for Basic Sciences in 2012, the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.

  4. Takaaki Yoshimoto

    Takaaki Yoshimoto
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1924-2012 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    literary criticphilosopherwriterpoet
    Biography

    Takaaki Yoshimoto, also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, was a Japanese poet, philosopher, and literary critic. As a philosopher, he is remembered as a founding figure in the emergence of the New Left in Japan, and as a critic, he was at the forefront of a movement to force writers to confront their responsibility as wartime collaborators.

All 36 notable alumni

Tokyo Institute of Technology faculties and divisions

Graduate School : Bioscience and Biotechnology Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology
Graduate School : Decision Science and Technology Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Social Sciences
Graduate School : Information Science and Engineering Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Information Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate School : Innovation Management Engineering Management
Graduate School : Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Artificial Intelligence, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Analysis
Graduate School : Science and Engineering Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Construction Engineering, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Structural Architecture, Systems Analysis, Telecommunications Engineering
Research Division : Carbon Recycling and Energy Chemistry
Research Division : Chemical Resources Applied Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Laboratory Techniques, Molecular Biology, Natural Resources, Organic Chemistry
Research Division : Foreign Language Research and Teaching Foreign Languages Education
Research Division : Global Scientific Information and Computing Computer Engineering, Information Technology
Research Division : Low Temperature Physics Physics
Research Division : Materials and Structures Building Technologies, Materials Engineering, Nanotechnology, Structural Architecture
Research Division : Nuclear Reactors Energy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Safety Engineering
Research Division : Precision and Intelligence Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Microelectronics
Research Division : Quantum Nanoelectronics Nanotechnology
Research Division : Research and Development of Educational Technology Educational Technology
School : Bioscience and Biotechnology Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology
School : Engineering Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Architecture and Planning, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Structural Architecture, Systems Analysis
School : Science Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Physics

General information

Alternative names 東京工業大学
Founded 1881
Accreditation Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Motto Engineers of the Knowledge, Technology and Passion that Change our World
Colors royal blue

Location and contacts

Address 2-12-1 E3 Ookayama Meguro-ku
Tokyo, 152-8550
Japan
City population 14,048,000

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