Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Statistics

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#579 of 14,131 In the World
#92 of 5,830 In Asia
#19 of 719 In Japan
#7 of 84 In Tokyo
#18 of 2,490 For Dentistry
Top50% For 132 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
9%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.tmd.ac.jp
Languages
Japanese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate9%
Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school or recognized equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - October; October-March)

We've calculated the 9% acceptance rate for Tokyo Medical and Dental University 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 Medical and Dental University is a world-class research university with 52,351 scientific papers published and 1,465,825 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Biochemistry, Pathology, Surgery, Engineering, Psychology, and Physics.

Publications
52,351
Citations
1,465,825

Tokyo Medical and Dental University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
43,989 / 1,230,150
Biology
41,891 / 1,302,399
Chemistry
30,744 / 1,079,591
Genetics
29,008 / 1,035,884
Biochemistry
24,736 / 947,206
Pathology
21,325 / 626,166
Surgery
16,988 / 362,129
Engineering
16,343 / 430,371
Psychology
15,705 / 391,876
Physics
15,648 / 403,452
Computer Science
14,698 / 402,787
Immunology
12,942 / 446,751
Environmental Science
11,695 / 280,327
Organic Chemistry
11,066 / 381,088
Psychiatry
10,804 / 255,287
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
10,394 / 219,409
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
10,139 / 243,565
Anatomy and Physiology
9,424 / 224,124
Materials Science
8,988 / 236,865
Oncology and Cancer research
8,700 / 298,280
Neuroscience
8,399 / 240,861
Geology
6,670 / 158,872
Dentistry
6,379 / 139,767
Quantum and Particle physics
6,037 / 140,211
Mathematics
5,534 / 122,169
Cardiology
5,504 / 109,480
Paleontology
5,439 / 125,377
Statistics
5,315 / 117,759
Philosophy
4,568 / 100,105
Orthodontics
4,374 / 92,714
Optical Engineering
4,329 / 129,803
Molecular Biology
4,188 / 160,008
Anesthesiology
4,142 / 72,290
Metallurgical Engineering
3,746 / 110,136
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
3,447 / 95,250
Sociology
3,397 / 89,737
Geography and Cartography
3,196 / 62,796
Ecology
3,146 / 69,026
Pharmacology
3,078 / 75,225
Linguistics
3,012 / 67,552

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 705 4498
1994 716 5352
1995 748 6863
1996 862 7741
1997 843 8907
1998 933 10815
1999 951 12114
2000 988 14194
2001 987 16028
2002 1030 18037
2003 1119 21029
2004 1058 22945
2005 1102 25268
2006 1199 27681
2007 1259 30869
2008 1214 33861
2009 1229 37491
2010 1273 42165
2011 1378 45386
2012 1445 51512
2013 1467 52984
2014 1441 55218
2015 1515 58168
2016 1628 60479
2017 1787 62960
2018 1762 65396
2019 1843 71016
2020 2223 87573
2021 2344 97994
2022 2232 95809
2023 2279 95517
2024 1920 93816
2025 809 82931
Academic rankings

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 Medical and Dental University.

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 No No
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science No Yes Yes
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics No No No
Psychology No No No
Gakushi Dental Studies, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nursing
Shushi Dentistry, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Medicine, Public Health
Hakase Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Dentistry, Medicine

Notable alumni

  1. Mitsuru Sakurai

    Mitsuru Sakurai
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    internistpolitician
    Biography

    Mitsuru Sakurai is a Japanese politician formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan and is now a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

  2. Noriko Osumi

    Noriko Osumi
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    neuroscientist
    Biography

    Noriko Osumi is a Japanese neuroscientist. She was appointed as the Vice-president of Tohoku University in 2018, a Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, and the Director of the Core Center for Neuroscience at that university. Osumi had also presided at the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, 2013-2014.

  3. Akio Suzuki

    Akio Suzuki
    Years
    1929-2010 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    scientist
    Biography

    Akio Suzuki was a Japanese doctor, medical scientist, educator and president of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU). He was best known as an expert on heart surgery.

Tokyo Medical and Dental University faculties and divisions

College : Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, English, French, German, Mathematics, Physics, Social Sciences, Spanish
Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Medicine Health Sciences, Medicine
Graduate School : Biomedical Science Biomedicine
Graduate School : Health Sciences Biological and Life Sciences, Community Health, Health Education, Health Sciences, Nursing
Graduate School : Medicine and Dentistry Dentistry, Medicine

General information

Alternative names 東京医科歯科大学
Founded 1946
Accreditation Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE)
Motto Cultivating Professionals with Knowledge and Humanity
Colors bloom gold, mission blue

Location and contacts

Address 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 113-8510
Japan
City population 14,265,000

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