Nihon University

Admission requirements and dates

Nihon University admits international students through 4 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. Application documents must arrive by mail by the application deadline (including from within Japan). There is no counter reception. No extension of the deadline is granted due to delayed documents.
2. For Round 2 of the Colleges of Law, Humanities and Sciences, International Relations and Industrial Technology, you need a residence status other than "Temporary Visitor" at the time of application (with a period of stay ending on or after the day after the enrollment procedure deadline).
3. If you have not taken the subjects designated for the EJU, you are not considered for acceptance.
4. Certificates must be originals or a certified true copy (certified by your high school, an embassy, etc.; Japanese language schools and translation companies are not accepted). Documents in languages other than Japanese or English need a certified translation.
5. You cannot change the program you applied to after applying. You cannot apply to more than one department in the same college.

日本大学 2027年度 外国人留学生選抜募集要項／大学院外国人留学生入学試験要項 · checked 2026-11-02

Fees

First-year fees

¥1,240,000 ~ ¥6,900,000

Paid at enrollment

from ¥750,000

Application fee

¥25,000

First-year payment for those entering in the 2027 academic year (¥6,900,000 for the School of Dentistry and the School of Dentistry at Matsudo; ¥1,240,000-2,410,000 for the others). The entrance examination fee is ¥25,000-50,000 depending on the college. In addition, the alumni association associate membership fee of ¥10,000 and, depending on the college, the supporters' association fee, etc. of ¥10,000-40,000.

For 2027 entry · from the school's guidelines

Documents to prepare

Application confirmation form · graduation (or expected graduation) certificate and academic transcript (original or certified true copy, with certified translation) · copy of EJU admission ticket and score report (applicable colleges) · JLPT pass certificate (applicable colleges) · English score (College of Commerce) · copy of passport and residence card · documents prescribed by each college (statement of purpose, oral examination form, etc.)

Graduate outcomes

Graduates (2025 academic year)

16,080 · Includes graduate school completers

Full-time employment

12,265 · 76%

Went on to graduate school etc.

1,372 · 9%

We could not find employment results for international students alone in official materials.

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

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Scholarships

• Tuition reduction (20%) for privately funded international students: planned for the Colleges of Economics, Science and Technology, and Bioresource Sciences. Conditions include financial situation and academic grades.
• Nihon University 100th Anniversary International Student Scholarship: equal to half of one year's tuition (30 students for undergraduate and junior college, 2026 academic year). Recruited after enrollment.

Getting there

Kanda-Misakicho Building, College of Law

JR Chuo-Sobu Line, Suidobashi Station, 3 min walk · Law
東京都千代田区神田三崎町2-3-1

College of Economics Building

JR Chuo-Sobu Line and Toei Mita Line, Suidobashi Station, 3 min walk · Economics
東京都千代田区神田三崎町1-3-2

College of Humanities and Sciences Building

Keio Line, Shimotakaido Station / Sakurajosui Station, 8 min walk · Humanities and Sciences
東京都世田谷区桜上水3-25-40

College of Commerce Building

Odakyu Line, Soshigaya-Okura Station, 12 min walk · Commerce
東京都世田谷区砧5-2-1

College of Art Building (Ekoda)

Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Ekoda Station, 1 min walk · Art
東京都練馬区旭丘2-42-1

College of International Relations Building (Mishima)

JR Mishima Station, North Exit, 10 min walk · International Relations
静岡県三島市文教町2-31-145

Sangenjaya Campus

Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Setagaya Line, Sangenjaya Station, 10 min walk · Sports Sciences
東京都世田谷区下馬3-34-1

Funabashi Building, College of Science and Technology

Toyo Rapid Railway, Funabashi-Nichidai-mae Station, 1 min walk · Science and Technology (Year 1 for all departments; some departments for all 4 years)
千葉県船橋市習志野台7-24-1

Surugadai Building, College of Science and Technology

JR Chuo-Sobu Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Ochanomizu Station, 3 min walk · Science and Technology (8 departments from Year 2)
東京都千代田区神田駿河台1-8-14

Mimomi Building, College of Industrial Technology

Keisei Main Line, Mimomi Station, 10 min walk · Industrial Technology (Year 1)
千葉県習志野市新栄2-11-1

Tsudanuma Building, College of Industrial Technology

Keisei Main Line, Keisei-Okubo Station, 10 min walk · Industrial Technology (Years 2-4)
千葉県習志野市泉町1-2-1

College of Engineering Building (Koriyama)

JR Tohoku Main Line, Asaka-Nagamori Station, 15 min walk · Engineering
福島県郡山市田村町徳定字中河原1

School of Dentistry Building

JR and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Ochanomizu Station, 2 min walk · Dentistry
東京都千代田区神田駿河台1-8-13

School of Dentistry at Matsudo Building

15 minutes by bus from the west exit of JR Joban Line Matsudo Station · Dentistry at Matsudo
千葉県松戸市栄町西2-870-1

College of Bioresource Sciences Building

Odakyu Enoshima Line, Mutsuai-Nichidai-mae Station, 3 min walk · Bioresource Sciences
神奈川県藤沢市亀井野1866