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# The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo (東京大学, known as Todai) is Japan's oldest and largest national university, founded in 1877. It ranks 39th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, 26th in THE 2026 and 30th in ARWU 2026, first in Japan in all three. International students can enter in three ways: a Japanese-taught bachelor's through the EJU and a dedicated screening, the new English-taught UTokyo College of Design, or a master's or doctorate, where more than twenty programmes are taught in English. The English-taught PEAK programme took its final intake in 2026, and undergraduates entering since 2025 pay $4,090 (¥642,960) a year.

Yasuda Auditorium (1925), the landmark of the University of Tokyo's Hongo campus, Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Kakidai / [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2024_Yasuda_Auditorium_-_Tokyo_University.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

| At a glance | Details |
| --- | --- |
| City and campuses | Tokyo: Hongo (main), Komaba (first two years), Kashiwa (suburban research campus) |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Rankings | QS 2027: 39; THE 2026: 26; ARWU 2026: 30 |
| Students | 29,230 on 1 May 2024, including 4,851 international students; 285 international undergraduates |
| Structure | 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools |
| Undergraduate routes for international students | Japanese-taught screening (apply 1–7 December 2026, start April 2027); UTokyo College of Design in English (apply 15 October – 5 November 2026, start 1 September 2027) |
| Tuition | Bachelor's $4,090 (¥642,960), master's $3,410 (¥535,800), doctoral $3,310 (¥520,800) a year + $1,790 (¥282,000) on enrolment |
| Housing | Mejirodai International Village, about $525 (¥82,300) a month all-in; limited places |

## Who the University of Tokyo suits, and who should look elsewhere {#section-1}

| Strengths | Drawbacks and risks |
| --- | --- |
| Japan's top university in all three main rankings | Undergraduate teaching is almost entirely in Japanese; only 285 of 14,058 undergraduates are international |
| More than twenty English-taught master's and doctoral programmes, from engineering to public policy | PEAK has closed; the new College of Design is a focused design and interdisciplinary programme |
| The Japanese-track screening does not require Japan's national entrance test: EJU, TOEFL/IELTS, an essay and an interview | The EJU is not held in Russia or Central Asia, and the essay and interview are in Japanese and in person |
| National-university fees: $4,090 (¥642,960) a year for undergraduates | That is 20% above the state rate of $3,410 (¥535,800) charged by Kyoto and Osaka |
| Own scholarships: $15,270 (¥2,400,000) a year needs-based at College of Design, $955 (¥150,000) a month on GSC | Tuition exemptions are competitive and the budget is limited |

Todai makes sense for applicants aiming at science, engineering, economics or public policy who are ready either to reach essay-level Japanese or to enter an English-taught master's. If you want a broad English-taught bachelor's, compare it with [Kyoto University](https://www.studyu.org/en/university-kyoto) (Kyoto iUP) and [The University of Osaka](https://www.studyu.org/en/university-osaka) (Human Sciences, IUPS), and in Tokyo with [Waseda](https://www.studyu.org/en/university-waseda) and [Sophia](https://www.studyu.org/en/university-sophia). For the country overview, see [studying in Japan](https://www.studyu.org/en/country-japan).

## Programmes and what you can study in English {#section-2}

### How the bachelor's works

The university has 10 faculties: Law, Medicine, Engineering, Letters, Science, Agriculture, Economics, Arts and Sciences, Education and Pharmaceutical Sciences. All undergraduates spend their first two years at the College of Arts and Sciences on the Komaba campus, taking a broad liberal arts curriculum. Applicants are admitted not to a faculty but to one of six streams (科類): Humanities and Social Sciences I, II, III and Natural Sciences I, II, III. Students are allocated to faculties for years three and four according to preference and grades, a process the university calls Shingaku Sentaku.

### UTokyo College of Design

The new programme opens on 1 September 2027:

- five years of study leading to a bachelor's and a master's degree;
- taught entirely in English, 100 students a year, 50 of them through Route B for applicants with international tests and school qualifications;
- a first year built on Interdisciplinary Foundations across nine of the university's major academic fields and an eight-track design workshop series, followed by around 100 courses in five domains: environment and sustainability, technology and AI, governance and markets, health and wellbeing, and culture and society;
- a roughly six-month internship in the fourth year at a company or international organisation in Japan or abroad, ending with group and solo capstone projects;
- College of Design students do not take part in Shingaku Sentaku; they complete their degree within the college.

### What happened to PEAK

PEAK (Programs in English at Komaba) offered English-taught bachelor's degrees in Japan in East Asia and Environmental Sciences from 2012. The September 2026 intake was its last and no further applications are accepted. Many overviews still list PEAK as open; that information is out of date.

### GSC: transfer into year three

The Global Science Course is an English-taught transfer programme. It admits students who have completed at least two years at a university outside Japan into the third year of the Faculty of Science, leading to a University of Tokyo Bachelor of Science. Every GSC student receives $955 (¥150,000) a month and fully supported accommodation.

### English-taught master's and doctoral programmes

The university lists more than twenty English-taught graduate programmes, including:

- engineering: the International Multidisciplinary Engineering Graduate Program (mechanical, electrical, materials, aerospace and more), civil engineering and infrastructure, resilience engineering and nuclear engineering, and Global 30 master's courses in bioengineering, architecture and technology management;
- natural sciences: the Graduate Program for International Students and the Global Science Graduate Course (physics, astronomy, Earth sciences, chemistry, biology), and chemistry and biotechnology;
- sustainability and environment: GPSS, GPES, urban and environmental studies, and IPADS (agricultural development);
- society and policy: GSP (global society), economics, ITASIA (information technology and society in Asia), the MPP/IP public policy degree and global health.

Start dates are April or September–October depending on the programme.

## How to apply to the University of Tokyo {#section-3}

### After school: the Japanese-taught screening for international students

This is the "Special Selection for Graduates of Foreign Schools, Type 1" (外国学校卒業学生特別選考 第1種) for privately financed international students. Conditions for April 2027 entry:

- Nationality: no Japanese citizenship or permanent residence.
- Education: 12 years of schooling abroad or a MEXT-recognised equivalent obtained for the first time between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2027. MEXT recognises, for example, Russian general secondary education completed on or after 6 October 2009. You must also normally have attended your final school abroad, while living abroad, for at least one year.
- EJU: June or November 2026 session, all subjects required by your stream. Humanities streams need Japanese, Japan and the World and Mathematics Course 1; science streams need Japanese, two of physics, chemistry and biology, and Mathematics Course 2. Taking the wrong mathematics course means your application is not accepted.
- English: TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic taken within two years before the application period opens, sent directly by the testing organisation. TOEFL is assessed on single-date Test Date scores; MyBest scores are not used.
- Selection: a document review (notices posted on 25 January 2027), then an essay in Japanese on 25 February 2027 (two questions, 150 minutes) and an individual interview in Japanese on 4 March 2027. Results are published on 10 March 2027 and enrolment procedures must be completed between 11 and 15 March. With only weeks left before the April start, the university asks successful applicants to begin their visa paperwork immediately.
- Fee: $110 (¥17,000); $83 (¥13,000) is refunded if you are found ineligible or fail the document stage, but only to a bank account in Japan.

Each of the six streams admits "a small number" of students. The JLPT is not required on this route; Japanese is assessed through the EJU, the essay and the interview.

### After school: UTokyo College of Design

Route B, for applicants with international qualifications, September 2027 entry:

- Application: online from 15 October to 5 November 2026, fee $110 (¥17,000). The deadline for eligibility queries passed on 25 September 2026, so if in doubt, check your case against the admission rules.
- Education: 12 years of schooling or a MEXT-listed equivalent, IB, A Levels, Abitur or other listed qualifications by 31 August 2027.
- Tests: a result from one of the university's listed standardised tests or school qualifications (predicted grades lead to a conditional offer) and English at the expected level of TOEFL iBT above 80 for tests taken before 21 January 2026 or above 4 on the new 1–6 TOEFL scale for tests from that date, IELTS above 6.0, Duolingo above 110 or Cambridge English above 169, taken on or after 1 January 2025. These are expectations, not cut-offs.
- Materials: transcripts for the last three years of school, a school evaluation, two essays, an unrehearsed video task recorded between 13 and 16 November 2026, evidence of activities and an optional portfolio.
- Selection: first-stage results on 22 December 2026, online interviews in English on 13–22 January 2027, decisions on 20 February 2027. Admitted students confirm enrolment and pay the admission fee by late March 2027.

You cannot apply to College of Design and to another University of Tokyo programme for April 2027 in the same cycle.

### Graduate school and research students

- Master's and doctoral programmes. Each graduate school runs its own admissions, with its own deadlines, exams and language requirements. Most programmes expect contact with a prospective supervisor.
- Research students. A non-degree status for research under a professor, often used to prepare for the master's entrance exam. The application fee is $62 (¥9,800), the admission fee $540 (¥84,600) and tuition $185 (¥28,900) a month.
- MEXT scholars. If you have passed an embassy's first screening, request provisional acceptance through the contacts the university specifies rather than by writing to professors directly. Some graduate schools set deadlines earlier than MEXT's.

Our guide to [master's degrees in Japan](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-masters-in-japan) explains how research plans and supervisor contact work.

### Step-by-step plan for 2027

1. September 2026. Choose your route. For College of Design, check that your school documents and tests qualify, and contact admissions by 25 September if in doubt. For the Japanese track, make sure you are registered for the November EJU (registration closed in the summer).
2. October – 5 November 2026. Submit the College of Design application, order English score reports and ask your school to upload its evaluation.
3. November 2026. EJU (Japanese track); College of Design video task on 13–16 November.
4. 1–7 December 2026. Japanese track: complete the online form and send documents by registered express mail to arrive by 17:00 Japan time on 7 December. If you sat the EJU twice, tell the university which score to use by 21 December.
5. January – March 2027. First-stage results, College of Design interviews (13–22 January), essay and interview in Tokyo (25 February and 4 March), decisions on 20 February (College of Design) and 10 March (Japanese track).
6. March – August 2027. Admission fee, COE and student visa, housing. The Japanese track starts in April 2027 and College of Design on 1 September 2027.

## Application calendar for 2027 entry {#section-4}

| Route | Application | Selection | Result | Start |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UTokyo College of Design, Route B | 15 Oct – 5 Nov 2026 | Video 13–16 Nov 2026, online interview 13–22 Jan 2027 | 20 Feb 2027 | 1 Sep 2027 |
| Japanese-taught screening for international students | 1–7 Dec 2026 (documents must arrive) | Essay 25 Feb 2027, interview 4 Mar 2027 in Tokyo | 10 Mar 2027 | April 2027 |
| Master's and doctoral | Set by each graduate school | Graduate school exam and interview | Per school | April or September–October |
| MEXT scholarship via an embassy | Spring of the year before entry | Embassy exams and interviews | The following spring | April or October |

## Japanese and English requirements {#section-5}

- Japanese-taught screening: the university publishes no EJU cut-off, but the 150-minute essay and the interview are in Japanese, so you need to write a reasoned text in the language. TOEFL iBT or IELTS is required without a published minimum.
- College of Design: expected English of TOEFL iBT above 80 (above 4 on the new scale for tests from 21 January 2026) or IELTS above 6.0; no Japanese at application. Route A's second stage, for Japanese-school applicants, uses English and Japanese; Route B is entirely in English.
- English-taught master's programmes: each programme sets its own TOEFL or IELTS requirement.

See our guides to the [EJU](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-eju-exam-guide) and the [JLPT](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-jlpt-exam-guide).

## Documents for the Japanese-taught screening {#section-6}

- application form generated by the online system;
- one-page statement of purpose in Japanese on the university's form;
- transcripts for the last three years of upper secondary school and a graduation or expected-graduation certificate; documents in other languages must be translated into Japanese or English by the school or an embassy;
- school recommendation on the university's form;
- copy of the EJU admission ticket;
- TOEFL or IELTS scores sent directly;
- results of a national school-leaving exam are desirable where one exists, for example Russia's Unified State Exam, with an official description of the system;
- passport copy.

Everything goes in one envelope by registered express mail. The university posts results and the second-stage admission ticket to the Japanese address given in the application, so arrange one in advance (a language school, friends or a representative).

## What studying and living at the University of Tokyo cost {#section-7}

### Fees

| Category | Annual tuition | On enrolment | Application fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bachelor's (entering 2025 or later), including College of Design | $4,090 (¥642,960) | $1,790 (¥282,000) | $110 (¥17,000) |
| Master's and professional degrees | $3,410 (¥535,800) | $1,790 (¥282,000) | $190 (¥30,000) |
| Doctoral | $3,310 (¥520,800) | $1,790 (¥282,000) | $190 (¥30,000) |
| School of Law | $5,120 (¥804,000) | $1,790 (¥282,000) | $190 (¥30,000) |
| Research student | $2,210 (¥346,800), i.e. $185 (¥28,900) a month | $540 (¥84,600) | $62 (¥9,800) |

Tuition is paid in two half-year instalments. MEXT scholars do not pay tuition or certain other fees.

### Living costs

The university does not publish an official student budget. Reference figures:

- Mejirodai International Village: about $525 (¥82,300) a month including utilities and internet, plus $450 (¥70,930) on moving in (July 2026 prices);
- average student rent in Tokyo: $365 (¥57,000) a month, according to Study in Japan;
- JASSO's 2023 survey puts the average international student's spending in Japan at $670 (¥105,000) a month, not counting tuition.

Add flights, National Health Insurance, a deposit if you rent privately and a currency buffer. More detail in our guide to the [cost of studying in Japan](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-cost-of-studying-in-japan).

## Scholarships and fee exemptions {#section-8}

- MEXT via an embassy. Covers tuition, flights and $745 (¥117,000) a month for undergraduates or $910–925 (¥143,000–145,000) for research and master's students. Undergraduate grantees spend a year at a preparatory centre and MEXT assigns their university, which may not be Todai. Research students obtain the university's consent themselves after the first screening. See our [MEXT scholarship guide](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-mext-scholarship).
- MEXT, university recommendation. The university nominates research-student candidates, mostly exchange students under inter-university agreements; each graduate school sets its own timing.
- College of Design scholarships. Needs-based: $15,270 (¥2,400,000) a year, plus the admission fee in year one and a one-way flight, for up to five years; you apply alongside your programme application. Merit-based: $3,820 (¥600,000) a year for up to five years, with no separate application. Needs-based recipients cannot also receive fee exemptions.
- GSC. $955 (¥150,000) a month and supported housing.
- JASSO Honors Scholarship for top EJU scorers. $305 (¥48,000) a month, reserved on the basis of EJU results.
- Tuition exemptions. Full or partial, for students with strong grades and financial need, applied for each half-year. The university warns that the budget is tight and admission fee exemptions are rarely approved. Research students are not eligible.

MEXT, JASSO or the university decides on funding, not StudyU. More options are listed in our overview of [scholarships abroad](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-scholarships-abroad-2026).

## Where to live {#section-9}

The university's Housing Office runs residences for international students and researchers in Mejirodai, Oiwake, Komaba and Kashiwa. The largest, Mejirodai International Village, opened in 2019 and offers shared-unit rooms with common kitchens and self-contained rooms, with some all-gender floors. College of Design first-years must live there and may stay on or move out from year two. Other students apply through the international support office of their faculty or graduate school, and there are not enough places for everyone.

If you rent privately, the university can act as your guarantor if you meet its conditions. Deposits and key money are explained in our guide to [student housing in Japan](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-student-housing-japan).

## How to get a student visa {#section-10}

The student visa has three stages, and the university handles the first one for you.

1. Certificate of Eligibility (COE). After admission, the university acts as your proxy and applies to a regional immigration services bureau in Japan for a COE for "Student" status. Immigration may ask for proof that you or your sponsor can cover study and living costs: a bank balance certificate, an income certificate for the past year and an explanation of where the funds come from.
2. Visa. With the COE (a copy is accepted), your passport, the application form and a photo, you apply at the Japanese embassy or consulate in your country of residence.
3. Entry. "Student" status is granted for up to 4 years and 3 months and is renewed in Japan. If you arrive at Narita or Haneda, your residence card is issued at the airport; within 14 days of moving in you must register at your local municipal office.

Russian and Kazakh citizens need a short-term visa to travel to Tokyo for the Japanese-track essay and interview; the consulate issues it on presentation of the exam admission ticket. Immigration decides on the COE and the consulate on the visa; neither the university nor StudyU controls those decisions. For the full process, see our [student visa guide for Japan](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-student-visa-japan).

## Strengths and challenges for applicants from Russia and the CIS {#section-11}

What helps:

- MEXT recognises Russian school-leaving certificates from 6 October 2009 onwards, and the Kazakh, Belarusian and Uzbek systems from the dates it lists.
- The Japanese-track screening does not require Japan's national entrance test or the JLPT: the EJU, English, the essay and the interview decide.
- The university welcomes national exam results such as the Unified State Exam as supporting evidence.
- College of Design and English-taught master's programmes do not require Japanese at application.

What makes it harder:

- The EJU is not held in Russia, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan; you will sit it in Japan or, for example, in Seoul.
- The Japanese-track essay and interview take place in person in Tokyo in February and March, so you need a short-stay visa for Japan and a Japanese address for correspondence. Even the partial fee refund goes only to a Japanese bank account.
- The Japanese track requires at least a year at your final school abroad, and your school qualification must have been obtained from April 2022 onwards.
- Fees are paid in yen by bank transfer. Check early with your bank which legal transfer routes to Japanese banks are currently available and allow time for them.
- Part-time work requires immigration permission and should not be part of your core budget. See our guide to [working while studying in Japan](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-working-while-studying-in-japan).

## Common mistakes {#section-12}

- Counting on PEAK. It has closed; the last intake was September 2026.
- Taking the wrong EJU mathematics course. Humanities streams need Course 1 and science streams Course 2; a mismatch means your application is rejected.
- Leaving eligibility questions too late. The university took eligibility queries until 18 September 2026 for the Japanese track and 25 September 2026 for College of Design. If you missed those dates, check your case against the guidelines line by line: an eligibility problem surfaces only after you have paid the fee.
- Posting documents on the last day. Japanese-track documents must arrive by 17:00 Japan time on 7 December; international couriers use a different address from Japan Post.
- Applying to College of Design and the April intake at once. The university does not allow it.
- Emailing professors before passing the MEXT first screening. The university asks embassy-route candidates to use its official contacts.
- Relying on exemptions. They are decided each half-year on a limited budget.

## Pre-application checklist {#section-13}

- I have chosen a route: Japanese track, College of Design, master's or research student.
- Japanese track: EJU booked or taken in the right session, with the correct mathematics course and sciences.
- TOEFL iBT or IELTS taken within the valid window and sent directly.
- School certificate, three years of transcripts and a translation by the school or an embassy are ready.
- College of Design: standardised test result or predicted grades, essays, school evaluation.
- A Japanese postal address is arranged (Japanese track).
- First-year budget calculated without a scholarship.
- For MEXT: I am watching for my embassy's next announcement.

## Campuses: Hongo, Komaba and Kashiwa {#section-14}

The main Hongo campus sits in Bunkyo, one of Tokyo's central wards, and is home to the administration and the senior years of most faculties. Komaba is where every undergraduate spends the first two years at the College of Arts and Sciences. Kashiwa, outside the city centre, is a research campus for the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences and several institutes. Mejirodai International Village is also in Bunkyo.

## Rankings {#section-15}

| Ranking | Position |
| --- | --- |
| QS World University Rankings 2027 | 39 (first in Japan) |
| THE World University Rankings 2026 | 26 |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2026 | 30 |

Rankings help with comparison, but choose by graduate school, lab and curriculum.

## Work during and after your studies {#section-16}

"Student" status does not by itself allow work. Part-time jobs require permission from the immigration authorities for activities outside your status; new arrivals can request it at the airport. The university runs career support, and College of Design builds a fourth-year internship into the programme. Japanese employers start recruiting graduates long before graduation, and interviews are usually in Japanese.

## FAQ {#section-17}

### Can I apply to the University of Tokyo after 11 years of school?

If MEXT recognises your school system, yes; Russian general secondary education completed on or after 6 October 2009 qualifies. Our guide to [Japanese universities after 11 years of school](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-japan-university-after-11-years-of-school) covers other universities. The Japanese track also requires at least a year at your final school abroad plus the EJU and TOEFL or IELTS; College of Design requires English and a listed international test or qualification.

### How much does the University of Tokyo cost?

Bachelor's: $4,090 (¥642,960) a year for students entering from 2025; master's $3,410 (¥535,800); doctoral $3,310 (¥520,800); plus $1,790 (¥282,000) on enrolment. Mejirodai housing costs about $525 (¥82,300) a month.

### Can I study at the University of Tokyo in English?

At bachelor's level only through UTokyo College of Design (from September 2027) and the GSC transfer programme. At master's and doctoral level there are more than twenty English-taught programmes.

### Do I need the JLPT?

Not for the Japanese-track screening for international students, which assesses Japanese through the EJU, essay and interview. College of Design does not require Japanese at application.

### When do I apply for 2027 entry?

College of Design: 15 October – 5 November 2026. Japanese track: 1–7 December 2026, with documents arriving by 17:00 Japan time on 7 December. Graduate programmes: according to each graduate school's schedule.

### Does PEAK still exist?

No. The September 2026 intake was the last; the English-taught bachelor's route is now UTokyo College of Design.

### Can StudyU help me apply to the University of Tokyo?

Under an agreement with StudyU, we help choose a route and programmes, check requirements, prepare documents, essays and research plans, and support the application, scholarship and visa stages. The university decides on admission, and MEXT, JASSO or the university on scholarships. The immigration authorities and the Japanese consulate decide on the visa.

## Sources {#section-18}

- [UTokyo fees](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/tuition_fees.html) and [fee exemptions](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/exemptions.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [UTokyo, 2027 selection for graduates of foreign schools (PDF, Japanese)](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400291798.pdf) and [selection page](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/admissions/undergraduate/e01_02_04.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [UTokyo College of Design: 2027 guidelines](https://design.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admissions/application-guidelines-2027/), [Route B (PDF)](https://design.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/wp-content/themes/u-tokyo-design/assets/documents/Application_Guidelines_2027_Route_B.pdf), [programme](https://design.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/program/), [FAQ](https://design.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/faq/), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [PEAK final-intake notice](https://peak.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/) and [undergraduate programmes in English (PEAK, GSC)](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/undergraduate_english.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [UTokyo, English-taught graduate programmes](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/graduate_course_list.html) and [MEXT scholarship](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/mext_scholarship.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [UTokyo faculties](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/academics/faculties.html), [graduate schools](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/academics/graduate_schools.html), [enrolment](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/enrollment.html), [UTokyo by the numbers](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/numbers.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [UTokyo housing](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/housing.html) and [Mejirodai International Village](https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/adm/housing-office/en/housing/shukusha/mejirodai.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [MEXT, foreign school courses designated as equivalent to upper secondary school](https://www.mext.go.jp/en/policy/education/highered/title02/detail02/sdetail02/1395423.html), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [Study in Japan, immigration procedures (COE, visa, residence card)](https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/immigration-procedures/), checked 24 Sep 2026
- Study in Japan: [EJU](https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/examination/), [MEXT scholarships](https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarships/mext-scholarships/), [living costs](https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/life/cost-of-living/), [residing in Japan](https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/life/residing-in-japan/), checked 24 Sep 2026
- [QS, top universities in Japan (updated 1 Jul 2026)](https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/top-universities-japan), [THE, University of Tokyo](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-tokyo), [ARWU 2026](https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2026), checked 24 Sep 2026

Dollar amounts are converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 September 2026 ($1 = ¥157.12) and rounded to the nearest $10.

## Continue your research {#section-19}

Compare the University of Tokyo with other options in our guides to [universities in Tokyo](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-universities-in-tokyo) and [universities in Japan for international students](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-universities-in-japan-for-international-students), and in the profiles of the [Institute of Science Tokyo](https://www.studyu.org/en/university-institute-of-science-tokyo) and [Keio University](https://www.studyu.org/en/university-keio). Choosing a realistic Todai route for your profile is provided under an agreement with StudyU; to start, [apply for a consultation](https://www.studyu.org/en/apply).

During the free initial consultation, we clarify your goal, profile, timing, and budget and identify the next realistic step.

## Next steps

- [EJU Exam Guide: Subjects, Scores, 2026–2027 Dates and Where to Sit It](https://www.studyu.org/en/blog-eju-exam-guide)
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