Undergraduate school ladder
Undergraduate school ladder: Tsukuba as the primary recommendation
This static example for a fictional information-engineering applicant shows all nine frozen candidates. The University of Tsukuba is the primary recommendation; the others form challenge, steady, and lower-reference comparisons across region, school kind, and specialist focus. It keeps official undergraduate fit, reference tier, regional preference, and in-database academic coverage separate; it does not forecast admission.
- This runInformation engineering, an Upper National anchor, and Tokyo/Kanagawa as soft preferences; EJU/JLPT remain student-snapshot context only.
- Why this is primaryRead official undergraduate fit and target tier first; then use region and in-database faculty coverage as comparable tradeoffs, never as admission scores.
- Action boundaryReturn to each year's official guide to verify subjects, score/language requirements, intake, track structure, and commute conditions.
Filter these candidates
Showing 9 of 9 schoolsInformation Eng. school ladder
9 schools
Anchored on target tier: 上位国立 (this group = target reference, higher = upper reference, lower = lower reference)
- Target fields
- Information Eng.
- Anchored tier
- 上位国立
- Target degree
- 学部
- Preferred regions
- Kanto
- Scores used
- EJU Japanese reading + listening 315/400 · EJU Math 155 · JLPT N2
How this ladder is built
- School kinds
- National 7 · Private 2
- Regions
- Tohoku 1 · Kanto 6 · Tokai 1 · Kansai 1
Check the balance of this school mix
This reviews portfolio structure and evidence coverage, not admission probability.
- Band coverage
- 3 of 3 bands
- Preferred region
- 4 of 9
- School-kind mix
- 2 kinds
- Evidence coverage
- 9 of 9
View sources and dates for this run
Sources by information type
- School identity and location
- MEXT national university list and official university sitesAs of FY2024
- Tier and hensachi reference
- In-house editorial dataset for comparison; not an official university figureAs of 2026-06-11
- Academic evidence
- Professor database drawing on KAKEN, CiNii, researchmap, and official faculty pagesAs of 2026-08
The G30 / English-program flag has no traceable source, so it is not used for filtering, banding, or comparison here.
184 faculty on record
164 faculty on record
76 faculty on record
73 faculty on record
275 faculty on record
Why it is in this band
Primary recommendation. It meets three visible conditions at once: it sits in this run's Upper National anchor, its information-science track is a direct official-field match, and 275 professors are linked under Informatics and Computer Science—the deepest coverage in this mix. Its hensachi reference band is 58–65. The tradeoff is explicit: Ibaraki is outside the Tokyo/Kanagawa preference. The sample's EJU 315, Mathematics 155, and JLPT N2 are only a student snapshot; they cannot substitute for that year's subjects, thresholds, selection method, or commute check.
Four decision factors
- Target tier
- Within target rangeIts site reference tier falls within your selected target range.
- Field match
- Direct official-field matchThe undergraduate unit's official field classification directly matches your selection.
- Region preference
- Outside preferred regionField and tier signals kept it in the list, but its registered prefecture is outside your preferred region.
- Academic evidence
- 275 professors linkedYou can also compare commonly used methods in this field. The count reflects database coverage only.
Matched undergraduate units
These are units matched by the site's field search. Check the university record for curricula and track structure.
Tradeoffs in the mix
- Its academic evidence is easier to compare, but the location falls outside your preference.
What to watch
- Field and tier signals kept it in the list, but its registered prefecture is outside your preferred region.
Verify current-year details
The ladder does not restate eligibility, dates, documents, selection methods, tuition, or scholarships. Check the official guidelines for the application year.
Open the school website to find this year's application guidelinesCheck current guidelines87 faculty on record
7 faculty on record
49 faculty on record
164 faculty on record