The University of Tokyo
A national comprehensive research university founded in 1877, with ten faculties, fifteen graduate schools and core campuses at Hongo, Komaba and Kashiwa.
About The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 through the merger of Tokyo Kaisei School and Tokyo Medical School, and later absorbed specialist institutions such as the Imperial College of Engineering to become a comprehensive research university. Since 2004 it has operated as a national university corporation. It has ten faculties and fifteen graduate schools spanning the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, agriculture, medicine and pharmacy, plus a large network of research institutes. All undergraduates spend their first two years in the College of Arts and Sciences before moving to a specialist department. The core campuses are Hongo, Komaba and Kashiwa. The university reports 29,669 students, including 5,234 international students, and 11,948 academic and administrative staff (December 2025).
Schools and faculties
College of Arts and Sciences
Home to all first- and second-year undergraduates during the Junior Division.
Faculty of Law
Teaches law and political science.
Faculty of Letters
Covers the humanities, including literature, history, philosophy and sociology.
Faculty of Economics
Teaches economics and management.
Faculty of Science
Covers mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and earth sciences.
Faculty of Engineering
Offers a broad range of engineering disciplines.
Faculty of Medicine
Provides medical and health sciences education.
Faculty of Agriculture
Covers agricultural, environmental and life sciences.
Study options
- Undergraduate degrees
- Master's and doctoral degrees
- Graduate degree programmes taught in English
- Student exchange (USTEP)
- Summer and short-term programmes
Research
Research is carried out across the graduate schools and a wide set of affiliated institutes, including the Earthquake Research Institute, the Institute for Solid State Physics, the Institute of Industrial Science and the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute. The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study include the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence. University-wide collaborative organisations cover areas such as artificial intelligence and climate solutions.
- Rank in Japan
- #1 of 25
- Research works
- 601,075
- Citations
- 51.1 million
- h-index
- 1,457
Research figures from OpenAlex (October 2026). How the directory is made.
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