Institution overview
The University of Tokyo is a Japanese national university established in 1877. Its Japanese name is 東京大学, and UTokyo is used as an English abbreviation. Its principal academic settings are Hongo and Komaba in Tokyo and Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture, with additional institutes and facilities supporting specialised activities. The university provides undergraduate education, master's programmes, doctoral study and professional graduate education. Academic fields include humanities, law, economics, social sciences, engineering, science, medicine, agriculture and education. Japanese is central to its educational provision, while selected programmes and courses use English; applicants must check the relevant language and admission requirements. The three main campuses have distinct roles. Hongo supports a broad range of established academic disciplines, Komaba is associated with undergraduate and interdisciplinary education, and Kashiwa provides a setting for frontier research and graduate work. Research institutes and graduate schools extend the university's activity beyond its undergraduate faculties. Libraries, laboratories and international student support contribute to the learning environment. Programme information is organised by faculty, graduate school and study route rather than through one uniform admissions process.
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- Institution type
- University
- Operating status
- Active
- Ownership
- Public
- Founded
- 1877
- Teaching languages
- Japanese; English
- Primary pathway
- Higher Education
- Education pathways
- Higher Education
- Qualification levels
- Bachelor; Master; Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Economics; Engineering and Technology; Computer Science; Natural Sciences; Medicine and Health; Agriculture; Education
- Delivery modes
- On-campus