Finances

	Amount (million yen)	%
Government Subsidies for Management Expenses	81,395	31.5
Collaborative Research and Endowment Projects	64,507	24.9
University Hospital	48,265	18.6
Research Grants	25,563	9.9
Student Tuition Fees	18,998	7.3
Subsides for Facilities Construction/Maintenance	20,091	7.8
Total	258,819	100

	Amount (million yen)	%
Personnel	83,921	32.4
Collaborative research and endowment projects	64,507	24.9
Materials expenses	57,451	22.2
Research grants	25,563	9.9
Facilities construction and maintenance	20,091	7.8
Repayment of long-term debt	3,500	1.3
Retirement stipends	3,786	1.5
Total	258,819	100

Research income to the University comes from both the public and private sectors. Of the total amount of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) received from the government, over half is used to support fundamental research, and nearly 10% goes to support young researchers.

		Number	Amount (million yen)
Private sector research collaboration		2,126	9,483
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)		5,168	22,948
Contracted research	Government competitive research funds	804	18,049
	Government non-competitive research funds	675	16,189
	Non-government research funds	263	826
Donations		15,515	9,268
Total		19,383	53,815

Since university incorporation in 2004, the University of Tokyo has increased the number of patents held by the University and by university staff members. Specialized licensing organizations (Todai TLO, CASTI) have been established to manage and monetize these patents. Other intellectual property including trademarks, software copyrights and other intangible assets provide income to the University.

Patents held by	Domestic patents		International patents		Licensed patents
	Applied for	Held	Applied for	Held	Licensed	Providing income	Income (in thousands of yen)
University	6,306	1,749	5,924	1,583	3,593	1,944	4,126,827

The University of Tokyo is supported in part by a range of gifts and donations from individuals and organizations, a large proportion of which are intended for specific purposes. Donations totaling roughly 2.3 billion yen were received in financial 2017 by the University as a whole. UTokyo became a national university corporation in 2004, at which time the University of Tokyo Foundation was created to support the University's activities by strengthening its financial base. The Foundation's current balance is 11 billion yen. In financial 2017, the Foundation received 10,797 donations totaling 2.3 billion yen, 29% by value and 97% by number from individuals. The University is extremely grateful for this strong public support.