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Kanagawa / National
| Postal code | 240-8501 |
|---|---|
| Address | 79-8 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa |
| Department to contact | International Students Section |
| global.student@ynu.ac.jp | |
| International Students Examination | There is special selection. |
| Admission capacity | 35 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Applicants | 74 (for the 2025 school year) |
| Successful candidates | 35 (for the 2025 school year) |
| Number of international students | 209 (for the 2025 school year) |
| Number of privately financed international students | 169 (for the 2025 school year) |
| Application fee | 17,000 yen (for the 2025 school year) |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen (for the 2025 school year) |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen (for the 2025 school year) |
| Application to delay payment or receive a refund | Not available. |
| Distribution of application forms | Please inquire. |
| Availability of previous exams | Please inquire. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2026 entry |
| Application category | Yokohama Global Education Program Admissions YGEP-N1 (Standard Admission) |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Not available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | Please check the admissions information for each college. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Please check the admissions information for each college. |
| English examination | TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | This is a bachelor’s degree entrance examination program conducted in Japanese. It is intended for international applicants who have come to Japan to study Japanese, or who have studied Japanese to some extent before coming to Japan and possess Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT N1. Taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is not required. After enrollment, students will take the standard curriculum together with Japanese students. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2026 entry |
| Application category | Yokohama Global Education Program Admissions YGEP-N1 (Pre-arrival Admission) |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Not necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | Please check the admissions information for the College of Engineering Science and/or the College of Urban Sciences. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Please check the admissions information for the College of Engineering Science and/or the College of Urban Sciences. |
| English examination | TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | This is a bachelor’s degree program conducted in Japanese. The entrance examination is intended for international applicants who have studied Japanese to some extent before coming to Japan and possess Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT N1. Taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is not required. After enrollment, students will take the standard curriculum together with Japanese students. For the “Pre-arrival Entrance Examination,” screening is conducted based on the results of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) administered by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and taken outside Japan, as well as other application documents and an interview. Applicants can be granted admission without taking an examination in Japan. In addition, there is a scholarship system in which outstanding applicants among those admitted may have their admission and tuition fees waived as scholarship students. |
Last update: Jul. 14, 2025
