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Tokyo / Private
| Postal code | 102-8554 |
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| Address | 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Department to contact | Admission Center |
| Phone | 03-3238-3167 |
| Fax | 03-3238-3262 |
| Notable aspects of the school | There are undergraduate courses and departments where you can earn a degree through classes taught entirely in English. |
| International Students Examination | There is special selection. |
| Admission capacity | a few (for the 2026 school year) |
| Applicants | 110 (for the 2025 school year) |
| Successful candidates | 7 (for the 2025 school year) |
| Application fee | 35,000 yen (for the 2026 school year) |
| Admission fee | 200,000 yen (for the 2026 school year) |
| Application to delay payment or receive a refund | Available. |
| Remarks | The number of applicants and successful candidates refers to the 2025 data for the entrance examination for international students. Please note that the admission capacity, application procedures, and entrance statistics differ between the Japanese-taught degree programs and the English-taught degree programs (limited to the Departments of Education and Sociology). For details, please be sure to check the official university websites: Japanese-taught Degree Programs: https://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/admissions/gakubu_ad/gaikokujin/gaikoku.html English-taught Degree Programs: https://adm.sophia.ac.jp/eng/admissions/ In addition, tuition fees vary depending on the department and the language of instruction, so please refer to the university website for more information: https://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/studentlife/tuition/gakuhi.html |
| Department(s) | Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Services, Nursing |
| Distribution of application forms | End of May |
| Availability of previous exams | Please inquire. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2026 entry |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for Foreigners |
| Starting date for application submission | July 23, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | August 5, 2025 |
| Date of examination | September 20, 2025 , September 27, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | September 25, 2025 , October 9, 2025 |
| Deadline of enrollment procedures | October 23, 2025 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | Application screening process, Interview, Departmental examination (subjects differ to Departments.) |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Japanese as a Foreign Language, Japan and the World, Mathematics 1 or Mathematics 2, Those who wish to apply to the Department of Nursing must take Chemistry and Biology instead of Japan and the World. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Language in the exam | Either English or Japanese is available. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam | Exams from June, 2024 onwards |
| English examination | Differing to Departments. Please refer to the university's website. |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | The end of the application period is the closing date for web applications. There are a one-step method and a two-step method, that depends on the department. In the two-step method, only applicants who pass the first exam will take the second exam. Application requirements include score criteria for the Foreign Language Proficiency Test. Be sure to check the website for details. https://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/admissions/gakubu_ad/gaikokujin/gaikoku.html |
Last update: Jun. 13, 2025
