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2027 Application Guidelines for the Entrance Examination for International Students
https://www.tmu.ac.jp/extra/download.html?d=assets/files/download/entrance/guide/2026/2027_tsg_bosyuuyoukou.pdf
| Postal code | 192-0397 |
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| Address | 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo |
| Department to contact | Admissions Center, Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| Phone | 042-677-1111 |
| Fax | 042-677-1224 |
| International Students Examination | There is special selection. |
| Admission capacity | 9 (for the 2027 school year) |
| Applicants | 25 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Successful candidates | 4 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Application fee | 17,000 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Tuition per year | 520,800 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Application to delay payment or receive a refund | Not available. |
| Remarks | The fees listed above are tentative and subject to change. The admission fee shown applies to applicants who are not residents of Tokyo; for residents of Tokyo, the admission fee is 141,000 yen. If an applicant fails the first round of screening, 13,000 yen of the application fee will be refunded. |
| Department(s) | Department of Human and Social Sciences, Department of Humanities |
| Distribution of application forms | Please inquire. |
| Availability of previous exams | Available on the internet. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2027 entry |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for Privately Financed International Students (Application documents must arrive no later than 8:00 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2026) |
| Starting date for application submission | December 7, 2026 |
| Deadline of application | December 9, 2026 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | February 25, 2027 , March 3, 2027 |
| Notification of examination result | March 8, 2027 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | Essay, Interview with Oral Examination |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Japanese as a Foreign Language, Japan and the World, Mathematics (course 1 or 2) |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Language in the exam | Japanese language |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam | Exams from June, 2025 onwards |
| English examination | TOEFL iBT scores taken on and after April 1 2025 will be used. Scores of TOEFL iBT Home Edition are not acceptable. |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | Application documents must arrive no later than 8:00 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2026. |
Last update: Aug. 04, 2026
| University | https://www.tmu.ac.jp/english/ |
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| Faculty | https://www.jinsha.tmu.ac.jp/ |