Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Statistics

Position	Category
#579 of 14,131	In the World
#98 of 5,830	In Asia
#18 of 719	In Japan
#7 of 84	In Tokyo
#13 of 2,109	For Dentistry
Top50%	For 130 other topics

Quick Review

Acceptance rate: 29%
Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree: Bachelor
Website: www.tmd.ac.jp
Languages: Japanese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	29%
Admissions Requirements	Graduation from high school or recognized equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic Calendar	April to March (April - October; October-March)

We've calculated the 29% 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 42,348 scientific papers published and 989,348 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Biochemistry, Pathology, Surgery, Engineering, Psychology, and Physics.

Publications: 42,348
Citations: 989,348

Tokyo Medical and Dental University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine	35,635 / 817,344
Biology	34,699 / 906,162
Chemistry	25,876 / 769,410
Genetics	24,335 / 740,225
Biochemistry	21,076 / 686,715
Pathology	17,678 / 412,447
Surgery	13,872 / 235,315
Engineering	13,359 / 289,401
Psychology	12,907 / 265,387
Physics	12,777 / 273,907
Computer Science	11,826 / 268,975
Immunology	11,003 / 314,096
Environmental Science	9,629 / 193,247
Organic Chemistry	9,403 / 270,340
Psychiatry	8,865 / 167,312
Radiology and Nuclear medicine	8,548 / 143,476
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	7,974 / 144,062
Anatomy and Physiology	7,945 / 159,835
Materials Science	7,350 / 165,424
Oncology and Cancer research	7,154 / 207,600
Neuroscience	7,014 / 174,552
Geology	5,465 / 107,434
Quantum and Particle physics	4,856 / 94,965
Dentistry	4,839 / 87,845
Cardiology	4,547 / 74,626
Mathematics	4,527 / 79,851
Paleontology	4,477 / 86,053
Statistics	4,352 / 77,637
Molecular Biology	3,729 / 120,385
Philosophy	3,631 / 59,150
Optical Engineering	3,616 / 83,523
Anesthesiology	3,515 / 50,307
Orthodontics	3,315 / 58,296
Metallurgical Engineering	3,171 / 78,702
Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2,963 / 66,899
Sociology	2,813 / 55,591
Pharmacology	2,611 / 52,175
Geography and Cartography	2,574 / 41,499
Ecology	2,560 / 50,762
Linguistics	2,456 / 40,995

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1990	522	2508
1991	525	2849
1992	578	4331
1993	594	3426
1994	611	4040
1995	634	5271
1996	724	5727
1997	742	6614
1998	817	7930
1999	804	9062
2000	861	10570
2001	856	12141
2002	839	13528
2003	967	15558
2004	905	17263
2005	921	19589
2006	1044	21574
2007	1105	23980
2008	1075	26523
2009	1104	29406
2010	1090	32391
2011	1168	35840
2012	1220	40748
2013	1323	42651
2014	1281	44685
2015	1361	47615
2016	1478	48331
2017	1662	51777
2018	1634	50080
2019	1765	56473
2020	1983	66434
2021	2426	84491
2022	2098	81189

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

Shushi	Dentistry, Medicine, Public Health
Hakase	Biomedicine, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine

Notable alumni

Mitsuru Sakurai

Born in

Japan

Years

1956-.. (age 67)

Occupations

internistpolitician

Biography

Mitsuru Sakurai is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Noriko Osumi

Born in

Japan

Years

1960-.. (age 63)

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 also presided at the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, 2013-2014.
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	14,048,000