University Fees

Expenses at Enrollment

Upon your enrollment in The University of Tokyo, you will have to pay the following fees.
Be sure to include these expenses in your budget for your study at UTokyo.

https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/tuition_fees.html

Admission Fees

An admission fee must be paid in one installment when you enroll, and payment must be made through a bank transfer prior to your enrollment.
The Students Affairs Team will inform you of the payment details when your enrollment is decided.

・ Regular Students (Master’s, Ph.D Students)：¥282,000
・ Research Students: ¥84,600
Research Students are also required to pay ¥173,400, which is one semester worth of tuition when paying the admission fee.

These are the fees as of 2021, and they may be subject to change.

Tuition Fee

The following numbers are consistent with the fees announced in 2021, fees are subject to change

・Doctoral course：520,800 JPY（per annual）；260,400 JPY（per semester）
・Master’s course：535,800 JPY（per annual）；267,900 JPY（per semester）
・Research Student: 346,800 JPY（per annual）

You will receive an invoice for tuition fees in May and November (each semester) from the Student Affairs Team, and it is payable by cash or bank transfer.
If you would like the University of Tokyo to withdraw your tuition fee automatically from your Japanese bank account to avoid incorrect payments, it can be done by registering your bank account.
Tuition Payment Schedule for students enrolling in September:

Master
First Semester	312,550 JPY
Second and Third Semester	267,900 JPY
Fourth Semester	223,230 JPY
Doctoral Course
First Semester	303,800 JPY
Second through Fifth Semester	260,400 JPY
Sixth Semester	217,000 JPY

Exemptions

◆　Admission Fee Exemptions

Regular Students with excellent academic standing are eligible to apply to be exempt from paying their admission and tuition fees. Upon announcing the results of the exemption applications, you will have 2 weeks to pay any outstanding balances to the school (admission and/or tuition fees). Payments to the University can only be made via bank transfers. The payment periods are as follows:

April enrollment: Applications are taken in March → Results announced at the end of May → Payments to be made in early June (for those who did not receive the exemption).

October enrollment: Apply for exemptions along with enrollment procedures in September → Results announced at the end of November ~ early December → Payments to be made early to mid December (for those who did not receive the exemption).

You will lose your student status if you fail to pay the admission fees on time. Application for admission fee exemption or deferred payment must be submitted prior to the admission procedure, which is implemented after receiving the letter of acceptance. Payment of admission fees is deferred until the results of screening are determined. Please note that eligibility will be invalidated if an applicant pays the relevant fees before the results are determined. Note the application form for admission fee exemption and for deferred payment plan are different. Research students are not eligible to be exempt from paying admission fees.

Application Period :
Kashiwa Campus: mid March at Student Affairs Team
Hongo Campus: early February ~ mid March
Scholarship Team, side of Gotenshita Memorial Hall

◆　Tuition Fee Exemptions

If it is financially difficult for you to pay tuition fees, you can apply for exemption from paying tuition fees. Applications are accepted twice a year as follows:

Spring/Summer Semester: early Feb～early Apr → Results announced early July → Payments to be made in late July (for those who did not receive the exemption).

Fall/Winter Semester: mid-Sep～early Oct → Results announced early Dec → Payments to be made in late December (for those who did not receive the exemption).

（You may apply for Fall/Winter exemptions in the Spring, but you cannot apply for Spring/Summer exemptions in the Fall）

Research students are not eligible to apply for tuition exemptions.

Application Period :
Kashiwa Campus: mid March at Student Affairs Team
Hongo Campus:early February ~ mid March at Scholarship Team, side of Gotenshita Memorial Hall

Housing expenses

This expense will not be paid to The University of Tokyo, however please be sure to include these expenses in your budget for your study at UTokyo.
If you do not wish to move in to student housing and decide to rent an apartment privately, be aware that in Japan you are usually required to pay a series of deposits that can amount up to 200~300 thousand JPY.

◆　Notes

・The schedules and fees posted on this page are subject to change. This information posted has been based on the deadlines of previous academic years. Make sure you plan accordingly and give yourself sufficient time to complete all of the procedures to begin your studies in Japan.

・There are some scholarship opportunities that students will be eligible to apply for after arriving in Japan. However, they are limited in numbers, and many will only be enough to cover a portion of your living expenses. Furthermore, it may take a couple of months to receive payments upon applying for these scholarships. Scholarship application procedures will begin soon after completing all of the enrollment procedures, so it would be more advisable to begin researching and preparing for scholarship applications before coming to Japan.

・Furthermore, research students should be aware that there are very few funding opportunities for them. Virtually all of the opportunities target students or researchers enrolled in degree programs.

The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences International Liaison Office