4. Student-Fee Policy for AY 2027 and Beyond and AY 2027 Tuition and Other Fees
Notes
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The student-fee policy for AY 2027 and beyond is as follows.
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At the same time, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has requested private universities to consider matters such as the treatment of entrance fees from the standpoint of reducing students’ financial burden. Ritsumeikan University is also actively considering this issue, taking into account the significance of entrance fees, the importance of tuition and fees in the Academy finances of private universities, and students’ overall student-fee responsibility.
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If, during the period covered by the student-fee policy now being proposed, it becomes necessary to review the treatment of entrance fees or other matters, or to change tuition as a result, the University will make a separate proposal on the details and reflect them in student fees thereafter.
In formulating student-fee policy, in response to a request from the Student Union, the University has ensured opportunities for the Student Union and the Graduate Student Council to participate in the process leading up to decisions on student-fee policy from AY 2023 onward. In formulating the current student-fee policy as well, the University has deepened understanding of the approach to Academy finances and current issues, held repeated discussions that take into account opinions and issues raised from students’ perspectives, and gone through the Plenary Council representatives’ meeting. This process forms an important premise for considering the University’s student-fee policy.
The student-fee policy proposed here will be linked to the business plan and basic policies for financial management for the second half of R2030, cover a five-year period applicable to students entering from AY 2027 to AY 2031, and continue the current student-fee policy, in principle. In addition, for graduate school tuition in master’s programs, doctoral programs in the first two-year phase, and other programs, standard tuition will be revised by 40,000 yen in order to maintain and enhance university-wide systems and other measures.
This student-fee policy, including the continued application of the tuition revision method linked to fluctuations in the price index, is an important premise for ensuring the current learning environment and opportunities and for maintaining a sound financial base essential to the sustainable improvement of the quality of education and research into the future.
At the same time, the University recognizes the need to sincerely address the situation surrounding tuition revisions over the past several years. In addition, amid increasing uncertainty and volatility, the price index used in the tuition revision method may fluctuate significantly from year to year. However, Ritsumeikan University’s academic and financial management emphasizes continuity across the past, present, and future, and, from that standpoint, attention must be paid to leveling the student-fee responsibility across enrollment years. From this perspective, when applying the tuition revision method, the amount of revision based on the price index increase rate under the revision method will be subject to an upper limit relative to the tuition of students who enrolled the previous year, with the new cap set at 30,000 yen.
Furthermore, in continuing to apply the tuition revision method, in light of the progress made in improving the operating balance for educational activities, which was an issue in financial management during the first half of R2030, it will be important to steadily carry out and realize priorities in education, research, and student life, including expanding career path support programs and making permanent the support for participation in overseas dispatch programs that had been implemented as a temporary measure under a special budget. The specific details will be considered going forward in cooperation with the relevant divisions, including through consultations and discussion meetings with the Student Union and Graduate Student Council and others. The University will address them in budgets for AY 2027 and beyond, while taking into account issues under the basic policies for financial management for the second half of R2030, such as strengthening revenue from donations and other sources, as well as financial indicators and other factors.
In the current proposal, it will be an important issue to continue the existing student-fee policy without making it permanent and to explore at a deeper level how the University can shift away from its current financial structure, which relies on tuition and fees, without compromising the financial stability and flexibility needed to enable the sustainable enhancement and qualitative improvement of education and research amid changing social conditions. As medium-term issues for the second half of R2030, the Academy and Ritsumeikan University will move forward with consideration of student-fee policy, financial- and operating-balance structures and conditions, approaches to financial management, and related matters that can enable a further reduction in reliance on tuition and fees, in conjunction with the implementation of business strategies and other initiatives.
[1] Entrance Fee
The entrance fees shall be as follows, unchanged from the current amounts:
| Category | Amount |
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| Admission, transfer (university level and other educational levels), second Bachelor’s degree admission |
200,000 yen |
| Re-admission | 10,000 yen |
However, the entrance fee will not be collected in the following cases:
1) Students admitted to the American University–Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program in the College of International Relations who begin their studies at American University, and students admitted to the College of Global Liberal Arts who begin their studies at the Australian National University
2) Cases in which a person who has graduated from an undergraduate college of this University or APU enters this University’s graduate school
3) Cases in which a student continues on to this University’s graduate school from an undergraduate college of this University or APU
4) Cases in which a person enters this University’s graduate school after completing a graduate school of this University or APU, or after withdrawing from a doctoral program without obtaining a doctoral degree despite having been enrolled for at least the standard period of study and having satisfied the course requirements stipulated in the University Regulations
[2] Tuition Revision Method Applicable to Students Entering from AY 2027 to AY 2031
1) Tuition Revision Method Applicable to Undergraduate Entrants
Tuition for the New Academic Year = Standard Tuition × (1 + Price Index Increase Rate) + Academic Maintenance and Improvement Fee
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“Standard Tuition” refers to the tuition for students entering in AY 2026. For the Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, tuition shall mean tuition excluding the special reduction for new students.
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The “Price Index Increase Rate” shall be the rate of increase in the average value for the most recent year, using the AY 2024 average value of the Consumer Price Index (All Japan, Overall) as the base. However, this shall not apply if the rate of increase is less than 1.0 percentage points. In addition, the amount of revision based on the price index increase rate shall not exceed 30,000 yen relative to the tuition of students who enrolled in the previous academic year.
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If the calculated tuition for the new academic year is lower than the tuition for the previous academic year, it shall be the same amount as the tuition for the previous academic year.
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One-half of the calculated tuition for the new academic year, rounded to the nearest 100 yen, shall be applied to entrants in the relevant academic year as semester tuition.
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Academic Maintenance and Improvement Fee
This fee may be applied based on the status of the operating balance associated with educational activities, in order to sustainably maintain and improve education and research conditions while responding to changes in society.
If the Academic Maintenance and Improvement Fee is applied, it shall not exceed 50,000 yen. From the year in which it is first applied during the AY 2027–AY 2031 period onward, the Academic Maintenance and Improvement Fee shall remain the same amount.
◯ The individual treatment of specific colleges and other units shall be as follows, as currently applied:
- For the Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in light of the circumstances considered when the department was established and the student-fee levels at other universities, the price index increase rate under the tuition revision method shall not be applied, and the special reduction for new students shall be 200,000 yen.
- For the College of Global Liberal Arts, tuition shall be based on the agreement with ANU (the Australian National University).
2) Tuition Revision Method Applicable to Entrants to Master’s Programs, Doctoral Programs in the First Two-Year Phase, Integrated Doctoral Programs (Years 1 and 2), and Professional Degree Programs
Tuition for the New Academic Year = Standard Tuition × (1 + Price Index Increase Rate)
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For master’s programs, doctoral programs in the first two-year phase, and integrated doctoral programs (Years 1 and 2), “Standard Tuition” shall be the tuition for students entering in AY 2026 plus 40,000 yen
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For professional degree programs, “Standard Tuition” shall be the tuition for students entering in AY 2026. For professional degree programs, “Standard Tuition” shall be the tuition for students entering in AY 2026.
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The “Price Index Increase Rate” shall be the rate of increase in the average value for the most recent year, using the AY 2024 average value of the Consumer Price Index (All Japan, Overall) as the base. However, this shall not apply if the rate of increase is less than 1.0 percentage points. In addition, the amount of revision based on the price index increase rate shall not exceed 30,000 yen relative to the tuition of students who enrolled in the previous year. However, the one-year Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design is excluded from this application.
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If the calculated tuition for the new academic year is lower than the tuition for the previous academic year, it shall be the same amount as the tuition for the previous academic year.
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One-half of the calculated tuition for the new academic year, rounded to the nearest 100 yen, shall be applied to entrants in the relevant academic year as semester tuition.
3) For doctoral programs in the latter three-year phase, integrated doctoral programs from Year 3 onward, and four-year doctoral programs, the current tuition of 250,000 yen per semester will continue to apply.
[3] Financial Support Scholarships for Graduate Students in Master’s and Other Programs
The University will establish a new university-wide system to expand financial support for graduate students in master’s and other programs, for whom national grant scholarships are limited compared with those available to undergraduate students and graduate students in the latter phases of doctoral programs. This system is intended to further encourage advancement to and study in graduate school. The details of the new system will be proposed separately.
[4] Setting Tuition in Connection with the Establishment of New Colleges and Graduate Schools, the Realization of Future Plans, and Other Developments (AY 2028 and Beyond)
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When establishing or reorganizing colleges and other units, undertaking curriculum reforms, and similar measures, tuition will be determined based on factors such as faculty structure and the development of facilities and equipment specific to each college or unit.
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In advancing the expansion of graduate schools, it will be important to respond not only through university-wide systems and policies, but also to the individual circumstances of each graduate school, including its current issues, the direction of its future plans, and the timing for giving those plans concrete form. Going forward, as each graduate school’s future plans are given concrete form, it will be possible to set tuition individually after carefully considering the details, necessity, and other relevant factors.
[5] Tuition Applicable to Students Entering in AY 2027
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Under the tuition revision method, the “Price Index Increase Rate” applied to tuition for students entering in AY 2027 will be 2.6%.
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Because the operating balance for educational activities, excluding temporary budgets, was positive in the most recent year-end settlement, AY 2025, the Academic Maintenance and Improvement Fee will not be applied to undergraduate students entering in AY 2027.
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After applying the calculation under the tuition revision method and the cap amount, tuition for students entering in AY 2027 shall be as shown in the attached table.
[6] Clear Statement of Tuition for the Period of Enrollment
The method will be to clearly state, at the time of enrollment, the tuition for the period of enrollment. However, if a sudden and substantial price increase or similar development occurs due to social factors, and student-fee revisions, including for current students, become unavoidable as a response to its impact, the University will propose such revisions as an emergency measure.
[7] Tuition Applicable to Students Entering in AY 2026 or Earlier (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
For students entering in AY 2026 or earlier, the tuition already clearly stated at the time of enrollment will apply.
Ritsumeikan University Tuition for AY 2027 Undergraduate (College) Enrollees
(Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Year level | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |
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| Faculty of Law | Department of Law | Spring | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 |
| Fall | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 | ||
| Total | 1,147,200 | 1,147,200 | 1,147,200 | 1,147,200 | ||
| College of Economics | Department of Economics | Spring | 592,900 | 592,900 | 592,900 | 592,900 |
| Fall | 592,900 | 592,900 | 592,900 | 592,900 | ||
| Total | 1,185,800 | 1,185,800 | 1,185,800 | 1,185,800 | ||
| College of Business Administration | Department of Business Administration | Spring | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 |
| Fall | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 | 573,600 | ||
| Total | 1,147,200 | 1,147,200 | 1,147,200 | 1,147,200 | ||
| Department of International Business a | Spring | 643,300 | 643,300 | 643,300 | 643,300 | |
| Fall | 643,300 | 643,300 | 643,300 | 643,300 | ||
| Total | 1,286,600 | 1,286,600 | 1,286,600 | 1,286,600 | ||
| College of Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences |
Social Sciences Major, Media and Society Major, Sports and Society Major, Human Welfare Major |
Spring | 670,500 | 670,500 | 670,500 | 670,500 |
| Fall | 670,500 | 670,500 | 670,500 | 670,500 | ||
| Total | 1,341,000 | 1,341,000 | 1,341,000 | 1,341,000 | ||
| Children and Society Major | Spring | 708,000 | 708,000 | 708,000 | 708,000 | |
| Fall | 708,000 | 708,000 | 708,000 | 708,000 | ||
| Total | 1,416,000 | 1,416,000 | 1,416,000 | 1,416,000 | ||
| College of Letters Department of Humanities |
Area Studies Program | Spring | 666,600 | 666,600 | 666,600 | 666,600 |
| Fall | 666,600 | 666,600 | 666,600 | 666,600 | ||
| Total | 1,333,200 | 1,333,200 | 1,333,200 | 1,333,200 | ||
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Human Studies Program Education and Human Studies Major; Japanese History Program Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Major |
Spring | 654,700 | 666,600 | 666,600 | 666,600 | |
| Fall | 654,700 | 666,600 | 666,600 | 666,600 | ||
| Total | 1,309,400 | 1,333,200 | 1,333,200 | 1,333,200 | ||
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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 |
Spring | 654,700 | 654,700 | 654,700 | 654,700 | |
| Fall | 654,700 | 654,700 | 654,700 | 654,700 | ||
| Total | 1,309,400 | 1,309,400 | 1,309,400 | 1,309,400 | ||
| College of Science and Engineering | Department of Mathematics | Spring | 869,700 | 869,700 | 869,700 | 869,700 |
| Fall | 869,700 | 869,700 | 869,700 | 869,700 | ||
| Total | 1,739,400 | 1,739,400 | 1,739,400 | 1,739,400 | ||
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Department of Physics, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Robotics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Architecture and Urban Design |
Spring | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | |
| Fall | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | ||
| Total | 1,801,600 | 1,801,600 | 1,801,600 | 1,801,600 | ||
| College of International Relations |
Department of International Relations; American University–Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program |
Spring | 734,600 | 734,600 | 734,600 | 734,600 |
| Fall | 734,600 | 734,600 | 734,600 | 734,600 | ||
| Total | 1,469,200 | 1,469,200 | 1,469,200 | 1,469,200 | ||
| College of Policy Science | Department of Policy Science | Spring | 680,800 | 680,800 | 680,800 | 680,800 |
| Fall | 680,800 | 680,800 | 680,800 | 680,800 | ||
| Total | 1,361,600 | 1,361,600 | 1,361,600 | 1,361,600 | ||
| College of Information Science and Engineering | Department of Information Science and Engineering | Spring | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 |
| Fall | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | 900,800 | ||
| Total | 1,801,600 | 1,801,600 | 1,801,600 | 1,801,600 | ||
| College of Image Arts and Sciences | Department of Image Arts and Sciences | Spring | 1,060,200 | 1,060,200 | 1,060,200 | 1,060,200 |
| Fall | 1,060,200 | 1,060,200 | 1,060,200 | 1,060,200 | ||
| Total | 2,120,400 | 2,120,400 | 2,120,400 | 2,120,400 | ||
| College of Life Sciences |
Department of Applied Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Bioinformatics, Department of Biomedical Sciences |
Spring | 917,800 | 917,800 | 917,800 | 917,800 |
| Fall | 917,800 | 917,800 | 917,800 | 917,800 | ||
| Total | 1,835,600 | 1,835,600 | 1,835,600 | 1,835,600 | ||
| College of Sport and Health Science | Department of Sport and Health Science | Spring | 723,000 | 723,000 | 723,000 | 723,000 |
| Fall | 723,000 | 723,000 | 723,000 | 723,000 | ||
| Total | 1,446,000 | 1,446,000 | 1,446,000 | 1,446,000 | ||
| College of Comprehensive Psychology | Department of Comprehensive Psychology | Spring | 701,200 | 701,200 | 701,200 | 701,200 |
| Fall | 701,200 | 701,200 | 701,200 | 701,200 | ||
| Total | 1,402,400 | 1,402,400 | 1,402,400 | 1,402,400 | ||
| College of Gastronomy Management | Department of Gastronomy Management | Spring | 706,600 | 706,600 | 706,600 | 706,600 |
| Fall | 706,600 | 706,600 | 706,600 | 706,600 | ||
| Total | 1,413,200 | 1,413,200 | 1,413,200 | 1,413,200 | ||
| College of Global Liberal Arts | RU-ANU Major | Spring | 1,200,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,434,000 |
| Fall | 1,200,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,434,000 | 1,434,000 | ||
| Total | 2,400,000 | 2,868,000 | 2,868,000 | 2,868,000 | ||
| RU Major | Spring | ― | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Fall | ― | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||
| Total | ― | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | ||
| College of Arts and Design | Department of Arts and Design | Spring | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 |
| Fall | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 | ||
| Total | 1,730,000 | 1,730,000 | 1,730,000 | 1,730,000 | ||
| College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Spring | 1,032,300 | 1,032,300 | 1,032,300 | 1,032,300 |
| Fall | 1,032,300 | 1,032,300 | 1,032,300 | 1,032,300 | ||
| Total | 2,064,600 | 2,064,600 | 2,064,600 | 2,064,600 | ||
| Department of Pharmacy | Spring | 998,400 | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | |
| Fall | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | ||
| Total | 2,196,800 | 2,396,800 | 2,396,800 | 2,396,800 | ||
| Year level | Year 5 | Year 6 | ||||
| Spring | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | ||||
| Fall | 1,198,400 | 1,198,400 | ||||
| Total | 2,396,800 | 2,396,800 | ||||
*1 From Year 5 onward (Year 7 onward for the Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences), tuition is the same amount as for Year 4 (Year 6 for the Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences).
*2 In the American University–Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program in the College of International Relations, from Year 2 onward, the same student fees as the Department of International Relations apply during periods of study at Ritsumeikan University (Year 2 Spring Semester and Year 4 Fall Semester). During the period of study at American University (Year 2 Fall Semester to Year 4 Spring Semester), students pay the prescribed student fees set by American University to American University.
American University student fees vary each year. For details, check the admissions guidelines.
*3 In the College of Global Liberal Arts, all students belong to the RU-ANU Major at the time of enrollment. After enrollment, students may be transferred to the RU Major based on their own preferences, the English-language and academic-record application requirements of the Australian National University (ANU), and the results of admission screening.
*4 Notwithstanding *1, for students enrolled in excess of the standard period of study, tuition for any semester in which the total number of registered credits for courses subject to grade evaluation in that semester and credits recognized as required for graduation under Article 37, Paragraph 2 of the Ritsumeikan University Regulations is eight credits or fewer shall be one half of the amount shown above.
Ritsumeikan University Tuition for AY 2027 Graduate School Enrollees
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Master’s Programs (Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Year level | Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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| Graduate School of Law | Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 | |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Economics | Other than Master’s Program in Economic Development |
Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Master’s Program in Economic Development |
Spring | 535,200 | 535,200 | |
| Fall | 535,200 | 535,200 | ||
| Total | 1,070,400 | 1,070,400 | ||
| Graduate School of Business Administration | Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 | |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Sociology | Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 | |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Letters | Humanities | Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Informatics of Behavior and Culture | Spring | 461,600 | 461,600 | |
| Fall | 461,600 | 461,600 | ||
| Total | 923,200 | 923,200 | ||
| Graduate School of Science and Engineering | Other than Advanced Mathematics & Physics Program |
Spring | 675,900 | 675,900 |
| Fall | 675,900 | 675,900 | ||
| Total | 1,351,800 | 1,351,800 | ||
| Advanced Mathematics & Physics Program |
Spring | 634,100 | 634,100 | |
| Fall | 634,100 | 634,100 | ||
| Total | 1,268,200 | 1,268,200 | ||
| Graduate School of International Relations |
International Relations Program | Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Global International Relations Program | Spring | 535,200 | 535,200 | |
| Fall | 535,200 | 535,200 | ||
| Total | 1,070,400 | 1,070,400 | ||
| Graduate School of Policy Science | Spring | 449,400 | 449,400 | |
| Fall | 449,400 | 449,400 | ||
| Total | 898,800 | 898,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science | Spring | 478,000 | 478,000 | |
| Fall | 478,000 | 478,000 | ||
| Total | 956,000 | 956,000 | ||
| Graduate School of Technology Management | Spring | 684,800 | 684,800 | |
| Fall | 684,800 | 684,800 | ||
| Total | 1,369,600 | 1,369,600 | ||
| Graduate School of Sport and Health Science | Spring | 521,900 | 521,900 | |
| Fall | 521,900 | 521,900 | ||
| Total | 1,043,800 | 1,043,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Image Arts | Spring | 706,400 | 706,400 | |
| Fall | 706,400 | 706,400 | ||
| Total | 1,412,800 | 1,412,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering | Spring | 668,800 | 668,800 | |
| Fall | 668,800 | 668,800 | ||
| Total | 1,337,600 | 1,337,600 | ||
| Graduate School of Life Sciences | Spring | 668,800 | 668,800 | |
| Fall | 668,800 | 668,800 | ||
| Total | 1,337,600 | 1,337,600 | ||
| Graduate School of Human Science | Spring | 506,500 | 506,500 | |
| Fall | 506,500 | 506,500 | ||
| Total | 1,013,000 | 1,013,000 | ||
| Graduate School of Pharmacy | Spring | 668,800 | 668,800 | |
| Fall | 668,800 | 668,800 | ||
| Total | 1,337,600 | 1,337,600 | ||
| Graduate School of Gastronomy Management | Spring | 472,400 | 472,400 | |
| Fall | 472,400 | 472,400 | ||
| Total | 944,800 | 944,800 | ||
| Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design |
Arts and Design (excluding one-year program) |
Spring | 500,700 | 500,700 |
| Fall | 500,700 | 500,700 | ||
| Total | 1,001,400 | 1,001,400 | ||
| Arts and Design (one-year program) |
Spring | 950,100 | ― | |
| Fall | 950,100 | ― | ||
| Total | 1,900,200 | ― | ||
*1 From Year 3 onward, tuition is the same amount as for Year 2.
*2 Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount for the applicable year level.
However, in the Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design (one-year Master’s Program in Arts and Design), tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the tuition amount for Year 2 in the Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design (excluding the one-year Master’s Program in Arts and Design).
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Doctoral Programs (Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Year level | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
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| All Graduate Schools | Spring | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Fall | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
| Total | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
*1 From Year 4 onward, tuition is the same amount as for Year 3.
*2 Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount shown above.
*3 Notwithstanding *2, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion who have completed all requirements stipulated in the Graduate School Regulations for each graduate school other than the doctoral dissertation shall be 100,000 yen per semester.
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Four-Year Doctoral Programs (Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Year level | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
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| Graduate School of Pharmacy | Spring | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Fall | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
| Total | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
*1 From Year 5 onward, tuition is the same amount as for Year 4.
*2 Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount shown above.
*3 Notwithstanding *2, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion who have completed all requirements stipulated in the Graduate School Regulations for each graduate school other than the doctoral dissertation shall be 100,000 yen per semester.
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Integrated Master’s/Doctoral Programs (Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Year level | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
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| Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences |
Spring | 478,000 | 478,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Fall | 478,000 | 478,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
| Total | 956,000 | 956,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
*1 From Year 6 onward, tuition is the same amount as for Year 5.
*2 Notwithstanding *1, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion is one half of the amount for the applicable year level.
*3 Notwithstanding *2, tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion who have completed all requirements stipulated in the Graduate School Regulations for each graduate school other than the doctoral dissertation shall be 100,000 yen per semester.
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Professional Graduate Degree Programs (Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Year level | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
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| School of Law | Spring | 743,600 | 743,600 | 743,600 |
| Fall | 743,600 | 743,600 | 743,600 | |
| Total | 1,487,200 | 1,487,200 | 1,487,200 | |
| Graduate School of Management | Spring | 710,200 | 710,200 | ― |
| Fall | 710,200 | 710,200 | ― | |
| Total | 1,420,400 | 1,420,400 | ― | |
| Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education | Spring | 514,600 | 514,600 | ― |
| Fall | 514,600 | 514,600 | ― | |
| Total | 1,029,200 | 1,029,200 | ― |
*1 Tuition for students enrolled in excess of the standard period for completion (two years for the two-year program and three years for the three-year program in the School of Law) is one half of the amount shown above.
Tuition per Semester for Long-Term Completion Program Students (Unit: yen)
| College, etc. | Number of semesters allowed for Long-Term Completion |
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| Graduate School of Economics | 5 semesters | 359,600 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 299,600 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 256,800 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 224,700 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Letters | Humanities | 5 semesters | 359,600 (per semester) |
| 6 semesters | 299,600 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 256,800 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 224,700 (per semester) | ||
| Informatics of Behavior and Culture | 5 semesters | 369,300 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 307,800 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 263,800 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 230,800 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Policy Science | 5 semesters | 359,600 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 299,600 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 256,800 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 224,700 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science |
5 semesters | 382,400 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 318,700 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 273,200 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 239,000 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Sport and Health Science | 5 semesters | 417,600 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 348,000 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 298,300 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 261,000 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education | 5 semesters | 411,700 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 343,100 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 294,100 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 257,300 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Human Science | 5 semesters | 405,200 (per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 337,700 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 289,500 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 253,300 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Gastronomy Management | 5 semesters | 378,000(per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 315,000(per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 270,000(per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 236,200(per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Management | 5 semesters | 568,200(per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 473,500 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 405,900 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 355,100 (per semester) | ||
| Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design (excluding one-year program) |
5 semesters | 400,600(per semester) | |
| 6 semesters | 333,800 (per semester) | ||
| 7 semesters | 286,200 (per semester) | ||
| 8 semesters | 250,400 (per semester) | ||
Contents
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Chapter Ⅰ
Significance and Positioning of the AY 2026 Plenary Council
To consider the future direction of Ritsumeikan University
- 1. Changes in the social and higher education environment surrounding universities
- 2. What changes in the social and university environment have asked about undergraduate and graduate student learning
- 3. The types of undergraduate and graduate students Ritsumeikan seeks to produce in light of changes in the social and university environment
- 4. As we enter the second half of R2030
- 5. The Role of the AY 2026 Plenary Council
- 6. List of key themes and annual schedule for AY 2026
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Chapter ⅡThe Plenary Council as a Process of Academy Co-creation
—Building on Discussions Since AY 2022—
- 1. Progress Made in Academy Co-creation and the Expanding Dialogue
- 2. Division of Roles and Coordination Between the Plenary Council and Plenary Council Representatives’ Meeting
- 3. Specific Examples of Advancements in Academy Co-creation
- 4. Less Visible Issues and the Expected Role of Five-Party Discussion Meetings
- 5. Context Leading Up the AY 2026 Plenary Council
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Chapter ⅢRitsumeikan University’s Initiatives from AY 2022 to AY 2025
—Progress in the First Half of R2030 Toward Enriching Education, Research, and Student Life—
- 1. Development of the Learning Environment and Academic Reform
- 2. Advancing Research and Supporting Graduate Students and Early-Career Researchers
- 3. Expansion of International Learning and Multicultural Collaborative Learning
- 4. Enhancing Student Support Services to Support Student Life and Extracurricular Activities
- 5. Career Development Support to Foster Independent Career Choices
- 6. Developing the Infrastructure to Support the Visualization of Learning and Growth
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7. Campus Development and Initiatives to Support Education, Research, and Student Life
- (1) Campus Development Centered on Social Co-creation (OIC)
- (2) Initiatives Linking the Humanities and Social Sciences with Creativity (Kinugasa)
- (3) Initiatives Supporting Cutting-Edge Research and Science and Engineering Education (BKC)
- (4) Development of a Common Infrastructure to Support Student Life
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Chapter ⅣKey Educational, Research, and Student Life Initiatives for the Second Half of R2030
Building on Dialogue with Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Enrich the Present While Envisioning Future Developments
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1. Directions for Academic Reform in the Second Half of R2030
- (1) Articulating Integrated Education and Connecting Inquiry to Research
- (2) Reform of University-Wide Education and the Development of Learning that Connects with Society
- (3) Internationalization of Education and the Development of Multicultural Collaborative Learning
- (4) Educational DX and the Visualization of Learning
- 2. Enhancing Graduate Education, the Research Environment, and Career Support
- 3. Creating an Environment That Supports Student Life, Extracurricular Activities, and International Learning
- 4. Connecting Experiences to Meaning-Making and Career Development
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1. Directions for Academic Reform in the Second Half of R2030
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Chapter ⅤFinancial Management during the R2030 Period and Ritsumeikan University’s Student Fees and Finance Policy for AY 2027 and Beyond
- 1. Financial Structure of Private Universities and Ritsumeikan University’s Basic Approach
- 2. Financial Management from R2020 Through the First Half of R2030 and Achievements to Date
- 3. Financial Management in the Second Half of R2030
- 4. Student-Fee Policy for AY 2027 and Beyond and AY 2027 Tuition and Other Fees
- ConclusionToward the open session of the Plenary Council to Be Held in October 2026



