Nagasaki University

Admission requirements and dates

Nagasaki University admits international students through 5 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. The Faculty of Multicultural Societies has an earlier application period than other faculties (October 9 to 16, 2026; exam on November 11). You cannot apply to multiple faculties whose exams fall on the same day.
2. You cannot pass unless you have taken all the EJU subjects designated by your chosen faculty and department. The Faculty of Engineering, School of Information and Data Sciences A (Japanese 240 or more), and Faculty of Environmental Science (Japanese 320 or more) also have a minimum Japanese score.
3. For the Faculty of Multicultural Societies (TOEFL iBT 61, TOEIC 730, IELTS 5.5), the Faculty of Education's Elementary School, Early Childhood, Special Needs, and Junior High humanities "Social Studies" (TOEFL iBT 41, TOEIC 400), and the Faculty of Economics (TOEFL iBT 39, TOEIC 385), a minimum foreign language test score is an application requirement. For the TOEFL iBT, only Test Date scores count.
4. After online registration and paying the application screening fee, mail your documents so they arrive by 5 p.m. on the deadline (within Japan by simple registered express mail; from abroad by EMS, DHL, etc.). Hand delivery is not possible.
5. Enrollment procedures are by mail only (no hand delivery). If documents do not arrive by 4 p.m. on the due date, you will be deemed to have declined admission. Admission fees already paid are not refunded.

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Fees

First-year fees

¥817,800

Application fee

¥17,000

Admission fee ¥282,000 (planned amount) + annual tuition ¥535,800 (the 2027 guidelines list the 2026 academic year amounts for reference; ¥267,900 each for the first and second semesters). No difference by faculty. Systems for admission fee and tuition exemption or payment deferral are available.

For 2027 entry · from the school's guidelines

Documents to prepare

Application confirmation form and address label (printed from the online application system), graduation (completion) certificate or certificate of expected graduation and academic record (from a school corresponding to a Japanese high school; originals; Japanese translation if not in Japanese), proof of residence status (copy of both sides of the residence card or residence certificate / copy of passport), foreign language test score report (Multicultural Societies, Education [some], Economics, Engineering, Fisheries), EJU checklist, recommendation letter (School of Information and Data Sciences B), statement of purpose (School of Information and Data Sciences B and C)

Graduate outcomes

Graduates (2025 academic year)

1,620 · Undergraduate graduates only (graduate school completers excluded). Employed graduates are self-employed owners and employees on indefinite-term contracts. Clinical residents are not counted as employed.

Full-time employment

948 · 59%

Went on to graduate school etc.

427 · 26%

Employment results for international students alone were not found in official materials.

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

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Scholarships

• Systems for admission fee and tuition exemption or payment deferral are available. More than half of the undergraduate international students who applied for a tuition exemption received one (as stated in the guidelines).

Student life support

The international student residence "Hortensia," Uni E'terna Nagasaki Bunkyo Global House, and the partner student halls Dormy (Nagasaki Heiwa Koen, Nagasaki Shindaikumachi; meals included) are introduced on the official website. Check each guide for move-in conditions and recruitment periods.

Getting there

Bunkyo Campus

From JR Nagasaki Station or Urakami Station, take the streetcar toward "Akasako" and get off at "Nagasaki Daigaku" (by bus, "Nagasaki Daigaku-mae") · Faculty of Multicultural Societies, Education, Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Information and Data Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science, Fisheries (the Medicine and Dentistry exams are also held here)
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Katafuchi Campus

From JR Nagasaki Station, take the streetcar toward "Hotarujaya" and get off at "Suwa-jinja" or "Shindaikumachi", 15 min walk · Faculty of Economics
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Sakamoto Campus

From JR Nagasaki Station or Urakami Station, take the streetcar toward "Akasako" and get off at "Genbaku Shiryokan" (Medicine) or "Daigaku Byoin" (Health Sciences), 10 min walk · School of Medicine, School of Dentistry (the Day 2 interview for Medicine and the Health Sciences exam are held here)
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