Doshisha University

Admission requirements and dates

Doshisha University admits international students through 3 routes.Pick your situation below to see only the routes that fit · Based on the guidelines for April 2027 entry

EJUThe exam Japanese universities use for international student admission · June and November · also held outside Japan = Examination for Japanese University Admission · JLPTJapanese-Language Proficiency Test · N1 is the highest, then N2 = Japanese-Language Proficiency Test

Good to know before applying

1. Your total time at elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan must be 4 years or less. Those who graduated (or will graduate) only from a Japanese high school are not eligible. Foreign schools in Japan do not count as a "foreign high school"
2. Application documents are by mail only and must arrive within the period (no in-person submission). Originals are required in principle; copies and notarized copies are not accepted. Translations by translation companies are not accepted
3. You cannot apply unless you have taken the specified EJU subjects (you will be excluded from the admission decision). English scores are also required (TOEFL ITP, IP tests and at-home versions are not accepted)
4. The exam venue chosen at application cannot be changed. If you are more than 30 minutes late for the assembly time, you cannot take the exam. If you are absent from the faculty's own exam, you are excluded from the pass/fail decision
5. The registration fee and admission fee are not refunded under any circumstances. If the Certificate of Eligibility is not issued, admission may be canceled

同志社大学 2027年度 学部外国人留学生入学試験要項（Ⅰ期入試・Ⅱ期入試） · checked 2026-11-02

Fees

First-year fees

¥1,172,000 ~ ¥1,781,000

Paid at enrollment

from ¥686,000

Application fee

¥15,000

Actual figures for students entering in the 2026 academic year (first-year total of admission fee, tuition, educational enhancement fee and dues). The tuition for students entering in the 2027 academic year will be announced once decided. The application fee is ¥15,000 per faculty and department (¥10,000 for Social Studies, Policy Studies, Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Life Systems, and Health and Sports Science). ILA is ¥1,170,000 excluding dues

For 2026 entry · from the school's guidelines

Documents to prepare

Application form and photo sheet, original high school certificate of graduation (or expected graduation) and transcript, EJU admission ticket, etc., English scores, statement of purpose (the university's form, handwritten in Japanese), letter of recommendation (Faculty of Theology only), proof of exam fee payment, etc.

Graduate outcomes

Graduates (2025 academic year)

7,002 · Includes graduate school completers

Full-time employment

5,322 · 76%

Went on to graduate school etc.

946 · 14%

No employment results for international students alone were found in official materials

University Portraits · figures for all students (not international students only)

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Scholarships

• Tuition Reduction Scholarship for Privately Funded International Students with Excellent Results - by entrance exam results, category S (top 10% or so), A (middle 20% or so) or C (lower 30% or so). Granted for 2 years, renewable. About the lower 40% are not eligible. No reduction of the admission fee or educational enhancement fee
• Support Scholarship for International Students from Specified Countries (Round I only) - for those who reside in and hold nationality of least developed countries and the like; ¥85,000 per month + full tuition and fees, 2 students each year
• Applicants who live in or hold nationality of the same countries are exempt from the Round I exam fee (residents of Japan are not eligible)

Student life support

Housing for international students is available (limited number of rooms; applications open after admission only to those living outside Japan). The education dormitory "Keishi-ryo" and the women's dormitory "Shoin-ryo" also accept international students

Getting there

Imadegawa Campus

Imadegawa Station (Karasuma Line, subway), 1 min walk · Theology, Letters, Social Studies, Law, Economics, Commerce, Policy Studies, Global and Regional Studies, ILA
京都府京都市上京区玄武町601

Kyotanabe Campus

Doshisha-mae Station (JR), 10 min walk · Culture and Information Science, Science and Engineering, Life and Medical Sciences, Health and Sports Science, Psychology, Global Communications
京都府京田辺市多々羅都谷1-3