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Tokyo / Private
| Postal code | 102-8275 |
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| Address | 4-8-24 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Department to contact | Admissions Office, Educational Affairs Section |
| Phone | 03-5275-8311 |
| Fax | 03-5275-8324 |
| International Students Examination | There is special selection. |
| Admission capacity | a few (for the 2025 school year) |
| Applicants | 308 (for the 2024 school year) |
| Successful candidates | 79 (for the 2024 school year) |
| Number of international students | 196 (for the 2024 school year) |
| Admission fee | 260,000 yen (for the 2025 school year) |
| Application to delay payment or receive a refund | Available. |
| Remarks | 1. The application fee for Period 1 (Nihon University Entrance Examination) is 35,000 yen, and the application fee for Period 2 (Entrance Examination using the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)) is 25,000 yen. 2. Tuition and fees vary by department (Tuition is from 830,000 yen to 1,100,000 yen. There are fees from 200,000 to 380,000 yen.) 3. Nihon University Alumni Association Fees (Associate Membership) are 10,000 yen per year. Furthermore, in their graduating year, students must pay 10,000 yen for the first year of full membership. 4. There are student support association fees and maintenance fees of 10,000 to 40,000 yen per year, depending on the college (in 2024). For details, please refer to the guidance page of the Internet Application Site. 5. The university plans to ask for fund-raising activities after admission, though this is an optional activity at your will to improve the foundation of educational, research, and medical activities. 6. Depending on the content of the course, a separate course fee or practical training fee will be required (for details, please contact each faculty). Information of 3 to 5 are subject to change. |
| Department(s) | Philosophy, History, Japanese Language and Literature, Chinese Language and Culture, English Language and Literature, German Literature, Sociology, Social Welfare, Education, Physical Education, Psychology, Geography, Geosystem Sciences, Mathematics, Information Science, Physics, Integrated Sciences in Physics and Biology, Chemistry |
| Distribution of application forms | Middle of June |
| Availability of previous exams | Please inquire. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2025 entry |
| Application category | The first term (Nihon University Entrance Examination) |
| Starting date for application submission | July 19, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | October 15, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | November 9, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | December 2, 2024 |
| Deadline of enrollment procedures | December 16, 2024(First deadline) March 11, 2025(Second deadline) |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | See Remarks. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | See Remarks. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam | Exams from November, 2023 onwards |
| English examination | Not necessary. |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | Test at the university (1) Department-specific academic ability test (written) (2) Language test (Japanese) (3) Language test (English): Only for the Departments of Philosophy, History, Chinese Language and Culture, English Language and Literature, German Literature, Sociology, and Mathematics (4) Oral examination: For the Department of English Language and Literature, the examination is conducted in Japanese and English. The Department of Sociology will conduct the examination in a group. If the oral examination fails to meet the minimum standard, the applicant will be rejected even if his/her total score exceeds the minimum passing score. In the first term, applicants must take the Japanese section of EJU in November 2023 or June 2024, and their score must meet the following conditions. (1) Total score of "Japanese" (Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension and Listening-Reading Comprehension) must be 240 or above. (2) Total score of "Japanese" (Writing) must be 35 or above. (3) Applicants to the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Information Science must have scored 120 or above in Mathematics (Course 2) in November 2023 or June 2024. Question language must be Japanese. International students in the Department of Social Welfare are eligible to take the examination for social worker, but they cannot obtain a work visa as a social worker after obtaining a social worker qualification. Please check the Nihon University website for the latest information, as there may be changes to the admission selection and entrance examinations. https://www.nihon-u.ac.jp/admission_info/ |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2025 entry |
| Application category | The second term (Entrance Examination using the EJU) |
| Starting date for application submission | October 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | January 15, 2025 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | February 14, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | February 25, 2025 |
| Deadline of enrollment procedures | March 11, 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 | See Remarks. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Test subjects and languages of questions differ by department. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam | Exams from June, 2024 onwards |
| English examination | Not necessary. |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | Test at the university Oral Examination: The Department of English Language and Literature will conduct the examination in Japanese and English. The Department of Sociology will conduct the examination in a group. If the oral examination fails to meet the minimum standard, the applicant will be rejected even if his/her total score exceeds the minimum passing score. The second term is for applicants who will take the Japanese section of EJU in June 2024 or November 2024 and whose score meets the following conditions. (1) The total score of Japanese (Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension and Listening-Reading Comprehension) must be 240 points or more. (2) Total score of Japanese (Writing) must be 35 points or more. (3) Applicants to the Department of Sociology must score 140 or above in "Japan and the World" and 120 or above in Mathematics (Course 1) in June 2024 or November 2024. Question language of both of the 2 subjects must be Japanese. (4) For applicants to the Department of Information Science, a score of 130 or higher on EJU's “Mathematics (Course 2) in June 2024 or November 2024 is required. Question language must be Japanese. The second term is for those who meet the following conditions. (1) You must have a status of residence other than “Temporary Visitor”. (2) The period of stay must be after March 12, 2025, the day after the deadline of the admission procedure for the 2nd term. International students in the Department of Social Welfare are eligible to take the examination for social worker, but they cannot obtain a work visa as a social worker after obtaining a social worker qualification. Oral Examination Questionnaire Please download the designated form from our website, print it out, fill it out, and submit it together with the other application documents. Please check the Nihon University website for the latest information, as there may be changes to the admission selection and entrance examinations. https://www.nihon-u.ac.jp/admission_info/ |
Last update: Jul. 26, 2024
