Admission Fee・Tuition fee

Admission Fee (Colleges and Graduate Schools)

(unit: yen)

Category Amount
Admission, transfer (university level and other educational levels), second Bachelor’s degree admission 200,000
Re-admission 10,000

※The following students are not charged the Admission Fee.

  • Students enrolled in the College of International Relations’ American University - Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program who begin studies at American University; students enrolled in the College of Global Liberal Arts who begin studies at Australian National University
  • Prior graduates of RU or Ritsumeikan Asia Pacifci University (APU) entering an RU graduate school
  • Students of RU or APU continuing on to an RU graduate school
  • Students entering an RU graduate school who have previously completed a degree program at an RU or APU graduate school, or have withdrawn from a Doctoral program at said graduate school after being enrolled for at least the standard completion period and fulfilling the credit requirements stipulated in university regulations

Ritsumeikan University Tuition for AY 2020 Undergraduate (College) Enrollees

(unit: yen)

College Year 1 Year 2 and Above
April/September Enrollees April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
College of Law Department of Law 485,900 485,900 485,900 485,900
College of Economics Department of Economics 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000
College of Business Administration Department of Business Administration 485,900 485,900 485,900 485,900
Department of International Business Administration 548,900 548,900 548,900 548,900
College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences		 Social Sciences Major,
Media and Society Major,
Sports and Society Major,
Human Welfare Major		 573,600 573,600 573,600 573,600
Children and Society Major 607,700 607,700 607,700 607,700
College of Letters
Department of Humanities		 Area Studies Program 570,000 570,000 570,000 570,000
Human Studies Program Education and Human Studies Major
Japanese History Program Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Major		 559,200 559,200 570,000 570,000
Human Studies Program Philosophy and Ethics Major,
Japanese Literature Program,
Japanese History Program Japanese History Major,
East Asian Studies Program,
Global Studies Program,
Global Communication Program,
Language Communication Program
 559,200 559,200 559,200 559,200
College of Science and Engineering Department of Mathematics 754,700 754,700 754,700 754,700
Dept. of Applied Chemistry,
Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Dept. of Electronic and Computer Engineering,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Dept. of Robotics,
Dept. of Environmental System Engineering,
Dept. of Architecture and Urban Design		 783,100 783,100 783,100 783,100
College of International Relations Department of International Relations
American University - Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program		 631,900 631,900 631,900 631,900
College of Policy Science Department of Policy Science 582,900 582,900 582,900 582,900
College of Information Science and Engineering Department of Information Science and Engineering 783,100 783,100 783,100 783,100
College of Image Arts and Sciences Department of Image Arts and Sciences 928,000 928,000 928,000 928,000
College of Life Sciences Department of Applied Chemistry,
Department of Biotechnology,
Department of Bioinformatics,
Department of Biomedical Sciences		 798,500 798,500 798,500 798,500
College of Sport and Health Science Department of Sport and Health Science 607,700 607,700 607,700 607,700
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 902,800 902,800 902,800 902,800
Department of Pharmacy 1,120,000 1,170,000 1,170,000 1,170,000
College of Comprehensive Psychology Department of Comprehensive Psychology 601,500 601,500 601,500 601,500
College of Gastronomy Management Department of Gastronomy Management 606,400 606,400 606,400 606,400
College of Global Liberal Arts Department of Global Liberal Arts 1,150,000 1,150,000 1,150,000 1,150,000

Ritsumeikan University Tuition for AY 202,0 Graduate School Enrollees

Master's Programs(unit: yen)
Graduate School First year and above
April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
Graduate School of Law 380,300 380,300
Graduate School of Economics Other than Master’s Program in Economic Development 380,300 380,300
Master's Program in Economic Development 456,300 456,300
Graduate School of Business Administration 380,300 380,300
Graduate School of Sociology 380,300 380,300
Graduate School of Letters Humanities 380,300 380,300
Informatics of Behavior and Culture 391,000 391,000
Graduate School of Science and Engineering Other than Advanced Mathematics & Physics Program 583,100 583,100
Advanced Mathematics & Physics Program 545,000 545,000
Graduate School of International Relations Other than Global Cooperation Program 380,300 380,300
Global Cooperation Program 456,300 456,300
Graduate School of Policy Science 380,300 380,300
Grad. School of Language Education and Information Science 405,600 405,600
Graduate School of Technology Management 591,200 591,200
Graduate School of Sport and Health Science 431,000 431,000
Graduate School of Image Arts and Sciences 610,800 610,800
Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering 576,600 576,600
Graduate School of Life Sciences 576,600 576,600
Graduate School of Science for Human Services 431,000 431,000

※1 Tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the standard tuition.

Integrated Master's/Doctoral Programs(unit: yen)
Graduate School Years 1 and 2 Year 3 and Above
Fall Semester/Spring Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
Grad. School of Core Ethics & Frontier Sciences 405,600 405,600 250,000 250,000

※1　Tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the standard tuition.

※2　Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion who have completed all requirements stipulated in the Graduate School Regulations other than the Doctoral Dissertation shall be 100,000 yen per semester.

Professional Graduate Degree Programs (unit: yen)
Graduate School First year and above
April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
School of Law 662,900 662,900
Graduate School of Business Administration Fixed Tuition 80,400 80,400
Credit-Based Tuition 48,000
(per credit)		 48,000
(per credit)
Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education 456,300 456,300

※1　Tuition for students in the School of Law enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion (two years for the two-year program; three years for the three-year program) is one half of the amount shown above.

※2　Fixed tuition for students in the Graduate School of Business Administration enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount shown above.

※3　Tuition for students in the Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount shown above.

Doctoral Programs (unit: yen)
Graduate School First year and above
April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
All Graduate Schools 250,000 250,000

※1　Tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount shown above.

※2　Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion who have completed all requirements stipulated in the Graduate School Regulations other than the Doctoral Dissertation shall be 100,000 yen per semester.

Four-Year Doctoral Programs (unit: yen)
Graduate School First year and above
April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester/Fall Semester Fall Semester/Spring Semester
Graduate School of Pharmacy 250,000 250,000

※1　Tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount shown above.

※2　Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion who have completed all requirements stipulated in the Graduate School Regulations other than the Doctoral Dissertation shall be 100,000 yen per semester.

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