Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Not to be confused with Tokyo Medical University or Tokyo Dental College.
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
東京医科歯科大学
MottoCultivating Professionals with Knowledge and Humanity
知と癒しの匠を創造する
TypePublic (National)
Established1928
PresidentYasuyuki Yoshizawa[1]
Academic staff
677[2]
Administrative staff
1,205
Undergraduates1,380[2]
Postgraduates1,409[3]
Other students
255
Location
Bunkyō
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
ColorsBloom Gold  
Mission Blue  
MascotNone
Websitetmd.ac.jp

Tokyo Medical and Dental University (東京医科歯科大学, Tōkyō ika shika daigaku) is a Japanese national university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1928, it was the first national school of dentistry in Japan. TMDU is one of top 9 Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of Top Global University Project by the Japanese government, and offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, and related fields. In 2023, the QS world university rankings ranked TMDU 3rd in the world for dentistry and 136th in the world for medicine.[4]

In October 2024, the university will merge with the Tokyo Institute of Technology to form the Institute of Science Tokyo.[5]

  1. ^ "Office of the President". 国立大学法人 東京医科歯科大学.
  2. ^ a b "TMDU Overview 2010 / Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Number of students". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)". Top Universities. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "2 Tokyo national universities to merge, eyeing global competition". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2024-01-31.