Public university in Tokyo, Japan, founded 1877

The University of Tokyo Application Deadlines 2027

The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) is Japan's oldest and most internationally known national university. Its Programs in English at Komaba (PEAK) undergraduate track closed after its September 2026 intake, and from September 2027 the new UTokyo College of Design opens as the university's first fully English-taught undergraduate faculty in about 70 years, alongside long-running English-taught master's and doctoral programmes across many graduate schools.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
5 Nov 2026
September 2027, Bachelor, regular, 59 days left
Tuition
¥642,960
per year
English test
IELTS 6
TOEFL 80, DET 110, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
¥17,000
28,918 students

Bachelor

IntakeRoundApplicantsOpensClosesStatusFeeSource
September 2027 RegularInternational15 Oct 20265 Nov 2026 17:00 Asia/TokyoUpcoming7 Sep 2026

First-ever intake for the new UTokyo College of Design (CoD), a five-year integrated bachelor's/master's faculty taught entirely in English, replacing PEAK as UTokyo's English-taught undergraduate route (PEAK's last cohort started September 2026). Route A applicants sit in-person screening in mid-February 2027; Route B (online) applicants are interviewed in January 2027.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/undergraduate_english.html
  2. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/tuition_fees.html
  3. https://design.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admissions/admissions-overview-2027/
  4. https://peak.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
  5. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/grad_admissions.html
  6. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/mext_scholarship.html