Tokyo Institute of Technology: Statistics

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#260 of 14,131 In the World
#30 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 719 In Japan
#3 of 84 In Tokyo
#4 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
Top100 For 41 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 138,388 scientific papers published and 2,513,393 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Biology, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Biochemistry.

Publications
138,388
Citations
2,513,393

Tokyo Institute of Technology majors

by publication & citation count

Physics
110,032 / 2,020,640
Engineering
109,954 / 1,928,139
Chemistry
102,796 / 2,048,652
Quantum and Particle physics
85,228 / 1,607,135
Materials Science
79,250 / 1,492,793
Biology
73,294 / 1,600,975
Organic Chemistry
71,323 / 1,518,554
Environmental Science
55,669 / 1,027,611
Computer Science
48,123 / 715,942
Biochemistry
37,757 / 943,536
Optical Engineering
37,280 / 682,237
Electrical Engineering
32,578 / 561,903
Metallurgical Engineering
32,565 / 659,482
Geology
31,570 / 586,960
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
27,973 / 410,157
Medicine
25,330 / 524,600
Nanotechnology
23,427 / 501,141
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
22,948 / 292,879
Physical chemistry
22,696 / 494,326
Geography and Cartography
21,320 / 315,286
Genetics
21,071 / 523,758
Chemical Engineering
20,956 / 469,193
Condensed Matter Physics
18,508 / 462,194
Mechanical Engineering
18,003 / 227,725
Nuclear Physics
17,977 / 374,216
Mathematics
17,519 / 252,429
Ecology
16,381 / 341,641
Paleontology
16,194 / 334,719
Philosophy
15,905 / 227,021
Telecommunications
15,391 / 192,039
Business
14,592 / 189,419
Astrophysics and Astronomy
14,167 / 287,572
Statistics
13,252 / 191,539
Psychology
12,142 / 198,631
Environmental Chemistry
11,653 / 241,663
Computer Vision
11,357 / 164,106
Structural Engineering
11,333 / 139,753
Acoustical Engineering
11,294 / 145,252
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
11,130 / 176,327
Oceanography
10,387 / 165,088

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1606 12008
1992 1676 12784
1993 1819 13307
1994 1822 14050
1995 1816 15544
1996 2177 17012
1997 2227 18380
1998 2503 21063
1999 2602 24525
2000 2951 27402
2001 3034 30930
2002 4539 38649
2003 4176 39902
2004 4115 43835
2005 4308 52862
2006 4599 58181
2007 4298 63305
2008 4317 69864
2009 4243 77161
2010 4089 82770
2011 4262 92839
2012 3996 96179
2013 4068 102590
2014 4247 107220
2015 4485 109470
2016 4291 114612
2017 4212 118003
2018 4253 131319
2019 4468 137125
2020 4527 149742
2021 4614 166260
2022 4154 165737
2023 4074 161257
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
    entrepreneurgame programmercomputer scientistengineerexecutive producer
    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 78)
    Occupations
    university teacherpoliticiantheoretical physicist
    Biography

    Naoto Kan is a Japanese politician who served as 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 Shinzo 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 79)
    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. Masao Yoshida

    Masao Yoshida
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1955-2013 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    engineer
    Biography

    Masao Yoshida was a nuclear engineer who served as plant manager of the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant during the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

All 40 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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