Tokyo Medical University: Statistics

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#1164 of 14,131 In the World
#297 of 5,830 In Asia
#65 of 719 In Japan
#19 of 84 In Tokyo
#248 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
Top50% For 75 other topics
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Acceptance rate
8%
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Languages
Japanese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate8%
Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school and entrance examination
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - August; September-December; January-March)

We've calculated the 8% acceptance rate for Tokyo Medical 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 University is a world-class research university with 14,452 scientific papers published and 260,537 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Pathology, Chemistry, Surgery, Biochemistry, Psychology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, and Immunology.

Publications
14,452
Citations
260,537

Tokyo Medical University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
13,253 / 239,903
Biology
11,733 / 219,688
Genetics
8,240 / 167,390
Pathology
7,258 / 140,674
Chemistry
7,197 / 153,621
Surgery
6,314 / 100,444
Biochemistry
6,231 / 139,969
Psychology
4,842 / 75,950
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
4,359 / 73,046
Immunology
4,352 / 91,834
Computer Science
4,268 / 76,303
Oncology and Cancer research
3,939 / 77,860
Psychiatry
3,761 / 58,561
Engineering
3,177 / 56,990
Physics
3,157 / 55,657
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,748 / 51,140
Environmental Science
2,584 / 42,104
Neuroscience
2,370 / 39,688
Anatomy and Physiology
2,337 / 31,612
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
1,993 / 39,765
Organic Chemistry
1,951 / 40,648
Cardiology
1,919 / 34,922
Mathematics
1,888 / 38,588
Statistics
1,849 / 38,399
Geology
1,430 / 23,162
Pharmacology
1,350 / 24,955
Anesthesiology
1,287 / 17,765
Paleontology
1,274 / 21,934
Philosophy
1,171 / 21,707
Materials Science
1,140 / 19,409
Optical Engineering
1,136 / 17,600
Quantum and Particle physics
1,120 / 20,562
Radiation Therapy
926 / 15,549
Molecular Biology
922 / 22,498
Linguistics
895 / 14,969
Sociology
894 / 18,135
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
870 / 17,679
Physical Therapy
820 / 15,079
Botany
797 / 12,683
Geography and Cartography
793 / 11,779

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 19 232
1992 33 240
1993 54 257
1994 45 335
1995 35 349
1996 43 413
1997 36 463
1998 71 512
1999 195 632
2000 286 892
2001 318 1100
2002 334 1475
2003 382 2047
2004 390 2577
2005 373 3574
2006 392 4189
2007 407 5010
2008 355 5209
2009 394 6295
2010 445 6825
2011 546 7737
2012 529 8981
2013 591 9976
2014 609 11327
2015 594 12398
2016 674 13060
2017 699 14289
2018 672 15290
2019 737 16929
2020 916 21300
2021 997 25734
2022 844 27249
2023 815 27168
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns 3,471,000 per annum (JPY)

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 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 No No
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology No No No
Gakushi Medicine
Hakase Medicine

Notable alumni

  1. Fūtarō Yamada

    Fūtarō Yamada
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1922-2001 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    writernovelistphysicianlexicographerlinguist
    Biography

    Futaro Yamada was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (山田 誠也, Yamada Seiya), a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery short story Daruma-tōge no Jiken (達磨峠の事件, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by the magazine Houseki (宝石). He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.

  2. Wu Hsin-jung

    Wu Hsin-jung
    Years
    1907-1967 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    physicianpoliticianliterary
    Biography

    Wu Hsin-jung was a prominent figure in the literary group known as the Saline Land and was also a physician and political figure. He was from Siaolung Subprefecture, Yenshui Port Prefecture, which is present-day Jiangjun District, Tainan City, Taiwan.

Tokyo Medical University faculties and divisions

Graduate School : Medicine Medicine, Surgery
School : Medicine Anatomy, Medicine, Social and Preventive Medicine, Surgery

General information

Alternative names 東京医科大学
Founded 1916
Accreditation Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Location and contacts

Address 6-1-1 Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, 160-8402
Japan
City population 14,048,000

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