← Schools The University of Tokyo (UTokyo / 東京大学) is Japan's most prestigious national research university, founded in 1877.
Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
1 College of Arts and Sciences (Junior Division)
教养学部（前期课程）
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| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Japanese N1 typical; PEAK program taught in English.
Academic
| A-Level | A*A*A |
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| IB | 38+ HL 666 |
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| AP | 5×5 subjects |
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Admissions tests
EJU + interview for general track; SAT/ACT for PEAK
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Admissions tests
Japanese N1 + entrance exam
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| A-Level | A*A*A inc. Math |
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| IB | 38+ HL Math |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| A-Level | A*A*A inc. Math + Sci |
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| IB | 40+ HL Math + Sci |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| A-Level | A*A*A inc. Math + Physics |
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| IB | 40+ HL Math + Physics |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| A-Level | AAA inc. Bio + Chem |
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| IB | 38+ HL Bio + Chem |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 7 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 105 overall · 25 each section |
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Academic
| A-Level | A*A*A inc. Chem + Bio |
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| IB | 42+ HL 776 Chem + Bio |
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Admissions tests
Highly selective Japanese entrance exam
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| A-Level | AAA inc. Chem + Bio |
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| IB | 38+ HL Chem |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0; research proposal required |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's in relevant humanities |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0 |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's in education or related |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0 |
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| Prior degree | LLB or relevant bachelor's |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0; strong math |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's with calc + linear algebra + probability |
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Admissions tests
GRE Quant 165+ recommended
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.5+/4.0; research output preferred |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's in relevant science |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0 |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's in engineering / CS |
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7 Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences
農学生命科学研究科
↗ Faculty page Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0 |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's in life sciences / agriculture |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 7 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 105 overall · 25 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.5+/4.0 |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's in life sciences / clinical |
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Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
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| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
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Academic
| GPA | GPA 3.3+/4.0 |
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| Prior degree | Bachelor's; work experience preferred |
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Admissions tests
GRE / GMAT optional
Admitted cases
Master of Information Sci · 2025
accepted - GPA
- 3.7
- TOEFL iBT
- 100
- Prior degree
- Tsinghua CS
MPP · 2024
accepted - GPA
- 3.5
- IELTS
- 7
- Prior degree
- Waseda Politics
PhD Economics · 2025
accepted - GPA
- 3.85
- GRE
- Q170 V162
- Prior degree
- Hitotsubashi Econ
Master of Public Health · 2024
accepted - GPA
- 3.6
- TOEFL iBT
- 100
- Prior degree
- UTokyo Health Sci
LLM · 2025
accepted - GPA
- 3.7
- TOEFL iBT
- 100
- Prior degree
- Keio Law
PhD Astronomy · 2025
accepted - GPA
- 3.9
- TOEFL iBT
- 105
- Prior degree
- UTokyo Physics
1 first-author paper.
Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.
Sources
Last verified: 2026-05-19
