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Institute of Science Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan
#97 QS World University Rankings 2027
QS World University Rankings 2027 #97
Founded 2024
International 2,095
Core campuses 6

University overview

Science Tokyo was created on 1 October 2024 by merging Tokyo Institute of Technology with Tokyo Medical and Dental University — the first merger between two designated national universities in Japan. It teaches science and engineering across six Schools and medicine, dentistry and health care across two Faculties and two Graduate Schools, on six campuses in Tokyo, Yokohama and Chiba. One undergraduate degree, GSEP, is taught entirely in English; every other bachelor's programme is taught in Japanese.

Academic scale

6 Schools on the science and engineering side
2 Faculties - Medicine and Dentistry
2 Graduate Schools - Medical and Dental Sciences, and Health Care Sciences

Global community

2,095 international students

Core campuses

Ookayama Campus The largest campus and the former Tokyo Tech main site, where science and engineering students spend much of their first two years. Home of the School of Environment and Society, which teaches GSEP.
Yokohama Campus The green research-and-graduate campus on the Tokyo/Kanagawa border, five minutes from Suzukakedai Station. Known as Suzukakedai Campus until it was renamed on 1 April 2026.
Tamachi Campus A hub for professional education and industry-academia collaboration, housing the Campus Innovation Center and Institute of Science Tokyo High School.
Yushima Campus The medical and dental hub, with Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital on site and the 26-storey M&D Tower. The Yushima Graduate Admissions Group handles the MPH and Life Science Global Leader applications.
Surugadai Campus The smaller half of the medical and dental hub, across the Kanda River from Yushima and a few steps from Ochanomizu Station.
Konodai Campus The liberal-arts campus in Chiba, where all first-year medical and dental sciences students begin their studies. Home of Ichikawa International House.

More facts

2024 founded on 1 October by merging Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University
6,313 undergraduate and 7,179 graduate students, as of 1 May 2025
9th in the world for dentistry, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
7 subjects in the world top 20, and first in Japan in five of them
University figures verified 7 Sep 2026

Funding

7 external scholarships name this university among their designated schools.

This university’s own scholarships and tuition reductions are not listed here — the source excludes them. Check the university directly.

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