Tokyo Metropolitan University
東京都立大学
35 days leftApply by 12/9 → exam on 2/25 · Special Selection (Privately Funded International Student Admission)
- Exam location
- Campus in Japan · some online ›
- Japanese requirement
- Take the EJU (no minimum score) ›
- First-year fees
- from ¥661,800 ›
Fees and conditions can change over time. Always check the school's guidelines before you apply.
Fees and conditions can change over time.
Homes near campus within 3 km · SALLAE building data
| Campus | Station | Homes | Lowest / month | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minami-Osawa Campus | Keio Sagamihara Line, Minami-Osawa Station, 5 min walk | 0 | — | — |
| Hino Campus | Chuo Line, Toyoda Station (North Exit), 20 min walk | 1 | ¥51,000 | ¥51,000 |
About the school
A public university. It has 9,111 students, including 406 international students (undergraduate 52 · graduate 354). There are 657 faculty members, 43 of them from outside Japan. It has exchange agreements with 73 universities in 29 countries and regions. It has 2 campuses (Minami-Osawa, Hino); which one you attend depends on your department.
History · 5
- 1949
- The (former) Tokyo Metropolitan University opens (Faculties of Humanities, Science and Engineering)
- 2005
- Four metropolitan universities are merged and open as "Shuto Daigaku Tokyo" (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
- 2018
- The Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts is reorganized, and the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, Law and Politics, Economics and Business Administration, and Science are established
- 2020
- The university name is changed to Tokyo Metropolitan University
- 2025
- The Faculty of Systems Design is restructured and the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is established
University Portraits · school history · Wikidata
Admission requirements and dates
Tokyo Metropolitan University admits international students through 3 routes.Pick your situation below to see only the routes that fit · Based on the guidelines for April 2027 entry
EJUThe exam Japanese universities use for international student admission · June and November · also held outside Japan = Examination for Japanese University Admission · JLPTJapanese-Language Proficiency Test · N1 is the highest, then N2 = Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
Apply with EJU scores
Official name: 特別選抜（私費外国人留学生入試）
The first stage is selection by EJU results; if you pass, you take a written exam and an interview by department at the university. Only the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration has a different schedule (apply in September).
Accepting applications now · until 12/9
Apply in December · exams in Feb-Mar · 16 departments
- Apply 12/7~12/9opens in 33 days
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- Exam 1 2/25
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- Exam 2 2/26
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- Exam 2 3/3
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- Results 3/8
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- Enroll ~3/15
Apply in September · exam in November · Economics and Business Administration
- Apply 9/24~9/28
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- Exam 11/2824 days left
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- Results 12/14
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- Enroll ~1/21
Apply in English · overseas exam scores
Official name: 私費外国人留学生入試（生命科学科 大学入学資格試験・統一試験（日本以外）利用）
Your application is screened based on your SAT, ACT, IB, or home-country university entrance qualification exam scores, and in the second stage you take an interview in English at the university. This is a department where you can graduate by taking classes in English only.
Applications for this year have closed — below are the remaining dates for those who applied
- Apply 8/14~8/18
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- Exam 10/16
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- Results 11/1
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- Enroll ~1/2178 days left
Apply online · in English
Official name: 総合型選抜（T-GLIPs入試Ⅰ）
This is T-GLIPs, the English program of the Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences. You submit documents (SAT, IB, etc. + English test score + essay) and take an interview on Zoom. This admissions route is not limited to international students.
Applications for this year have closed — below are the remaining dates for those who applied
- Apply 9/1~9/3
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- Exam 1 10/27
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- Exam 2 10/28
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- Exam 2 10/29
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- Results 12/1440 days left
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- Enroll ~1/21
Good to know before applying
- Application documents must arrive by 20:00 on December 9. Send by registered express mail from within Japan, or by EMS, etc. from abroad; hand delivery and courier services are not accepted. Registration and payment alone do not complete an application.
- You cannot apply if you have attended Japanese junior high or high school (or equivalent) for more than 3 years in total, or have not completed the 12th year of schooling at a school in a foreign country.
- TOEFL iBT (institution code 7169), IELTS and TOEIC scores must be sent directly by the testing organization (it takes 7-8 weeks to arrive) and must arrive by the end of the application period. Scores from at-home versions are not accepted.
- The first stage is selection by EJU results, and only about 15 people per department advance to the second stage (for the Faculty of Law and Politics, about 4 times the quota, etc.).
- Issuing a Certificate of Eligibility takes 2-3 months, so you may not make it in time for April enrollment. The timing of enrollment cannot be changed, and the admission fee is not refunded after the enrollment procedures.
東京都立大学 入学者選抜要項・学生募集要項 · 東京都立大学 2027年度 特別選抜（私費外国人留学生入試）学生募集要項 · checked 2026-11-03
Fees
- First-year fees
- ¥661,800 ~ ¥802,800
- Application fee
- ¥17,000
Admission fee ¥282,000 (¥141,000 for Tokyo residents) + annual tuition ¥520,800 (¥260,400 each for the first and second semesters). A "Tokyo resident" means the applicant, spouse or a relative within the first degree of kinship who has had an address in Tokyo since 1 year before enrollment. A service fee of ¥900 is charged at application.
Places and fees by department 22
| Department | Places | Applied/Passed | First-year fees (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |||
| Department of Human and Social Studies | 4 | 17 / 3 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Humanities | 5 | 8 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Faculty of Law and Politics | |||
| Department of Law | 3 | 8 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Faculty of Economics and Business Administration | |||
| Department of Economics and Business Administration | 5 | 8 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Faculty of Science | |||
| Department of Mathematical Sciences | A few places | 8 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Physics | A few places | 9 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Chemistry | A few places | 5 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Life Sciences | A few places | 6 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Life Sciences (using university entrance qualification exams and standardized tests from outside Japan) | 2 | 2 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences | |||
| Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | A few places | 1 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Architecture | 2 | 5 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment | A few places | 7 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Urban Policy Science | A few places | 6 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Faculty of Systems Design | |||
| Department of Information Science | 3 | 5 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | A few places | 2 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering | 4 | 7 / 1 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | A few places | 1 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Department of Industrial Art | 1 | 1 / 0 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 |
| Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences | |||
| Department of Geography and Environment (T-GLIPs) | 3 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 | |
| Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (T-GLIPs) | 3 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 | |
| Department of Applied Environmental Chemistry (T-GLIPs) | 6 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 | |
| Department of Tourism Science (T-GLIPs) | 2 | 802,800after reduction 661,800 | |
Places are the total across all international student admissions. Applied/passed figures are for the 2026 academic year. Fees are for 2026 entry.
For 2026 entry · from the school's guidelines
Documents to prepare
Application form · graduation (or expected graduation) certificate and academic transcript (last 3 years) with Japanese translation · EJU score report or admission ticket (copy) · external English test score (sent directly) · copy of residence card or passport · application for student visa acquisition support (for those who need it), etc.
Graduate outcomes
- Graduates (2025 academic year)
- 1,616 · Bachelor's graduates only (graduate school completers excluded). Those employed are self-employed and the like, and permanent (indefinite-term) employees.
- Full-time employment
- 903 · 56%
- Went on to graduate school etc.
- 622 · 38%
We could not find employment results for international students alone in official materials.
University Portraits · figures for all students (not international students only)
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Scholarships
- TMU Global Futures Scholarship (for international students newly coming to Japan to enter this university; apply for the scholarship when submitting your admission application)
- The national new financial support system for higher education and this university's own tuition reduction system
Student life support
A student dormitory next to the Minami-Osawa Campus (for those with an inconvenient commute or financial hardship; new-student recruitment is from late December to January, before the entrance exam). Off campus, an international student dormitory (move-in scheduled to begin in October 2026, breakfast and dinner included).
Getting there
- Minami-Osawa Campus
- Keio Sagamihara Line, Minami-Osawa Station, 5 min walk · Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Economics and Business Administration, Science, Urban Environmental Sciences, Systems Design (mainly Years 1 and 2)
東京都八王子市南大沢1-1 - Hino Campus
- JR Chuo Line, Toyoda Station (North Exit), 20 min walk · Faculty of Systems Design (mainly Years 3 and 4)
東京都日野市旭が丘6-6
SALLAE compiled this from the school's admission guidelines and official sources (such as University Portraits). Dates and amounts can change, so always check the school's guidelines before you apply.
Photo: Mytho88 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons