University of Tokyo for Indian Students: Fees, English Programmes and Admission

University of Tokyo: Key Facts

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University of Tokyo Fees

UTokyo is a national university, and its fee page sets one rate for each type of student, not a higher rate for international students. You pay a one-time admission fee when you join, then tuition every year in two instalments. The university raised undergraduate tuition for students entering in 2025 or later; graduate tuition did not change.

Source: UTokyo, Admission Fee and Tuition, checked 26 October 2026. Undergraduates who entered in 2024 or earlier pay ¥535,800 a year. The School of Law has its own rates. Excludes the College of Design, whose site publishes no tuition figure yet.

Students on a Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship do not pay tuition and certain other fees, the fee page says. Living costs are on top of these figures and depend on where you live. For a full cost plan, read our guide to studying in Japan as an international student.

English-Taught Programmes at UTokyo

Most UTokyo degrees are taught in Japanese and need a high level of Japanese. If you do not speak Japanese, these are the routes the university lists in English.

UTokyo College of Design (bachelor’s and master’s)

A new faculty starting in September 2027. It offers a five-year combined bachelor’s and master’s programme taught entirely in English, open to students from any country. UTokyo’s admissions page notes that it is “now under development, details are subject to change”.

Applications for September 2027 entry run from 15 October 2026, 9 AM to 5 November 2026, 5 PM Japan time. There are two routes, and nationality does not affect either:

• Route A uses Japan’s Common Test for University Admissions.
• Route B uses other standardised tests and qualifications the university accepts, such as the International Baccalaureate, A-Levels, or tests that are standard in your country. There are no set subjects.

Applicants who pass the first screening are told about the interview at the second screening.

Sources: UTokyo College of Design, Admissions and application guidelines notice; UTokyo, Admissions. Checked 26 October 2026.

PEAK: final intake has ended

Programs in English at Komaba (PEAK) was UTokyo’s English-taught undergraduate route for years. The university says the final admissions to PEAK ended with the Fall 2026 enrolment, as it moves its English programmes to the College of Design. If an older guide tells you to apply to PEAK, it is out of date.

Global Science Course (transfer into year 3)

An all-English transfer programme in the Faculty of Science. You join in the third year after at least two years of undergraduate study at a university outside Japan, and graduate with a UTokyo Bachelor of Science. Every GSC transfer student receives a monthly scholarship of ¥150,000, accommodation with the monthly rent fully supported, and help from student tutors.

Source: UTokyo, Undergraduate Programs in English (GSC), checked 26 October 2026.

Graduate programmes in English

UTokyo runs graduate degree programmes taught in English, and some of them do not require Japanese. You apply to each graduate school directly, so the requirements and deadlines differ by programme. The university keeps the full list on its Graduate Degree Programs Offered in English page. You can also join as a research student without taking a degree. For course-level detail, see our University of Tokyo master’s courses guide.

Scholarships at the University of Tokyo

The university lists these scholarships for international students:

• Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. MEXT scholars do not pay tuition and certain other fees. Read our MEXT scholarship application guide and what the MEXT scholarship covers.
• MEXT Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students.
• The University of Tokyo Fellowship (Special Scholarship for International Students).
• College of Design Needs-Based Scholarship: ¥2,400,000 a year, plus an amount equal to the admission fee in the first year and one-way travel to Japan for applicants living overseas, for up to five years. Recipients cannot also get the admission and tuition fee exemption.
• College of Design Merit-Based Scholarship: ¥600,000 a year for up to five years. No application in the first year; the university selects recipients from admission results.
• Global Science Course: ¥150,000 a month for every transfer student.

The College of Design says about 20% of its students receive a scholarship each year, and both of its scholarships are grants that you do not repay. College of Design scholarship results are announced on 20 February 2027.

Sources: UTokyo, Scholarships; UTokyo College of Design, Scholarship. Checked 26 October 2026.

For every Japan scholarship we track, with deadlines, see scholarships in Japan and Japan scholarships for master’s students.

University of Tokyo for Indian Students

UTokyo has its own India Office. It opened in Bangalore in February 2012 and moved to New Delhi in December 2015, and it works to bring students from South Asia, with India at the centre, to study in Japan. Its site lists scholarships and events for prospective students.

Indian students in Japan are a small but growing group. Japan’s student services agency JASSO counted 2,095 Indian students in Japan on 1 May 2025, up from 1,685 a year earlier.

Sources: UTokyo India Office, checked 26 October 2026; JASSO, International Student Survey 2025 (PDF, page 8), checked 27 October 2026.

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