About The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo was formed in 1877 when the Tokyo Kaisei School and Tokyo Medical School merged to created the faculties of law, science, letters and medicine, which came together with a university preparatory school.
Since then the University of Tokyo has merged with a number of schools and institutions to grow into a large research university.
It is made up of 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools, 11 affiliated research institutes, 13 university-wide centres, three affiliated libraries and two institutes for advanced study and the University of Tokyo Hospital.
The university has just over 450 international exchange agreements with universities from all over the world.
The University of Tokyo can count eight Nobel prize winners, 15 Japanese prime ministers and five astronauts among its alumni.
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Key statistics
- 10.3No. of students per staff(1)
- 15%Percentage of International Students(1)
- 35%Proportion of ISR Publication(1)
- 26,345Number of FTE Students(1)
- ¥8,510Finance per Student (¥000s)(2)
Subjects taught at The University of Tokyo
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
- Other Health
- Medicine & Dentistry
Life sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Veterinary Science
- Sport Science
- Agriculture & Forestry
Social sciences
- Geography
- Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
- Sociology
- Communication & Media Studies
Engineering & technology
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- General Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
Physical sciences
- Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Chemistry
- Physics & Astronomy
Psychology
- Psychology
Arts & humanities
- Architecture
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics
- Archaeology
- Art, Performing Arts & Design
- History, Philosophy & Theology
Law
- Law
Computer science
- Computer Science
Education
- Education
Business & economics
- Economics & Econometrics
- Business & Management
- Accounting & Finance
