Is it hard to get admission in the University of Tokyo for international students?

Yes, applying to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology of Japan (MEXT) scholarship can be hard to secure.

The scholarship includes full coverage of tuition fees, a monthly stipend, & also covers the fare of a round-trip via plane, among some other benefits.

The scholarship is very competitive, with thousands of eligible students applying, & requires students to demonstrate a near perfect academic record in past education & clearance of some further tests.

To know more, check out: MEXT Scholarship for Indian Students

Yes, UTokyo requires its students to demonstrate decent proficiency of verbal & written English, & therefore does accept popular language test scores like IELTS & TOEFL into consideration.

The minimum IELTS requirement varies for different courses, however, given below are the general scores deemed acceptable for admission by the institute:

The University of Tokyo does not officially state a minimum GPA requirement, however, as per an unofficial source, students with an equivalent minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher are known to have secured a seat at the institute.

The UTokyo acceptance rate of 34-36%, warrants students to demonstrate their academic ability & thus only a good GPA would do for interested applicants.

The University of Tokyo is known to offer courses across a number of industry relevant streams such as: agriculture, economics, engineering, law, letters, medicine, pharmaceutical Science & general science.

Listed below are some popular courses offered by the institute:

·      Masters in Chemistry & Biotechnology

·      Masters of Public Policy

·      Masters in Economics

·      International Bioengineering

·      Masters in Architecture & Urban Design

The university welcomes hundreds of international students every year & therefore a decent chunk of UTokyo courses are available to be pursued in English.

However, students must demonstrate a decent proficiency of verbal & written English by satisfying the institute's language test score requirements, to secure admissions at UTokyo.