Admission Fee・Tuition Fee

Admission Fees

(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 Ritsumeikan University or APU entering a Ritsumeikan University Graduate School
  • Students of Ritsumeikan University or APU continuing on to a Ritsumeikan University Graduate School
  • Students entering a Ritsumeikan University Graduate School who have previously completed a degree program at a Ritsumeikan University or APU Graduate School, or have withdrawn from a Doctoral program at said Graduate School after being enrolled for at least the standard completion period and fulfilling the credit requirements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

Rtsumeikan University Tuition for AY 2023 Undergraduate (College) Enrollees

(unit: yen)

College, etc. Year 1 Year 2 and Above
April/September Entrants April/September Entrants
Spring Semester/ Fall Semester Fall Semester/ Spring Semester Spring Semester/ Fall Semester Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
College of Law Department of Law 487,300 487,300 487,300 487,300
College of Economics Department of Economics 504,500 504,500 504,500 504,500
College of Business Administration Department of Business Administration 487,300 487,300 487,300 487,300
Department of International Business Administration 550,500 550,500 550,500 550,500
College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences 		Social Sciences Major, Media and Society Major, Sports and Society Major, Human Welfare Major 575,300 575,300 575,300 575,300
Children and Society Major 609,500 609,500 609,500 609,500
College of Letters
Department of Humanities		 Area Studies Program 571,700 571,700 571,700 571,700
Human Studies Program Education and Human Studies Major, Japanese History Program Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Major 560,900 560,900 571,700 571,700
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 560,900 560,900 560,900 560,900
College of Science and Engineering Department of Mathematics 757,000 757,000 757,000 757,000
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 785,400 785,400 785,400 785,400
College of International Relations Department of International Relations, American University - Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program 633,800 633,800 633,800 633,800
College of Policy Science Department of Policy Science 584,700 584,700 584,700 584,700
College of Information Science and Engineering Department of Information Science and Engineering 785,400 785,400 785,400 785,400
College of Image Arts and Sciences Department of Image Arts and Sciences 930,800 930,800 930,800 930,800
College of Life Sciences Department of Applied Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Bioinformatics, Department of Biomedical Sciences 800,900 800,900 800,900 800,900
College of Sport and Health Science Department of Sport and Health Science 609,500 609,500 609,500 609,500
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 905,400 905,400 905,400 905,400
Department of Pharmacy 1,123,400 1,173,400 1,173,400 1,173,400
College of Comprehensive Psychology Department of Comprehensive Psychology 603,300 603,300 603,300 603,300
College of Gastronomy Management Department of Gastronomy Management 608,200 608,200 608,200 608,200
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 2023 Graduate School Enrollees

Master's Programs (unit: yen)
Graduate School, etc. Year 1 and Above
April/September Entrants
Spring Semester / Fall Semester Fall Semester / Spring Semester
Graduate School of Law 381,400 381,400
Graduate School of Economics Other than Master's Program in Economic Development 381,400 381,400
Master's Program in Economic Development 457,700 457,700
Graduate School of Business Administration 381,400 381,400
Graduate School of Sociology 381,400 381,400
Graduate School of Letters Humanities 381,400 381,400
Informatics of Behavior and Culture 392,200 392,200
Graduate School of Science and Engineering Other than Advanced Mathematics & Physics Program 584,800 584,800
Advanced Mathematics & Physics Program 546,600 546,600
Graduate School of International Relations International Relations Program 381,400 381,400
Global International Relations Program (GIRP) 457,700 457,700
Graduate School of Policy Science 381,400 381,400
Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science 406,800 406,800
Graduate School of Technology Management 592,900 592,900
Graduate School of Sport and Health Science 432,200 432,200
Graduate School of Image Arts and Sciences 612,600 612,600
Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering 578,300 578,300
Graduate School of Life Sciences 578,300 578,300
Graduate School of Science for Human Services 432,200 432,200
Graduate School of Pharmacy 578,300 578,300
Graduate School of Gastronomy Management 401,800 401,800

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

Integrated Master's/Doctoral Programs (unit: yen)
Graduate School Years 1 and 2 Year 3 and Above
April/September Enrollees April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester / Fall Semester Fall Semester / Spring Semester Spring Semester / Fall Semester Fall Semester / Spring Semester
Grad. School of Core Ethics & Frontier Sciences 406,800 406,800 250,000 250,000

*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 Year 1 and Above
April/September Enrollees
Spring Semester / Fall Semester Fall Semester / Spring Semester
School of Law 664,800 664,800
Graduate School of Business Administration 634,300 634,300
Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education 457,700 457,700

*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 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 School 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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