Tuition and Fees/ Financial Aid

Tuition and Fees

Doctoral Program

AY2023	First Year	After the second year
Admission Fee	200,000 JPY	-
Tuition Fee	500,000 JPY	500,000 JPY
Graduate Students Association Fee	4,000 JPY	4,000 JPY
TOTAL	704,000 JPY	504,000 JPY

※ Graduates from Ritsumeikan Academy are not required to pay the admission fee.
※ The payment of the admission fee is required in the year of admission only.

Master's Program (only taught in Japanese)

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Supplement of tuition fees and scholarship for AY2023 Enrollment

Financial Aid

Tuition Reduction Scheme

Self-financed international students can apply tuition reduction scheme to support their study after the admission. A portion of tuition will be reduced upon the approval from university.

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Scholarship

Ritsumeikan University has several varieties of pre-enrollment and post-enrollment scholarships.

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Grant/ Research Fund

Ritsumeikan University also offers various grants and research funds to encourage and support students’ research, participation and presentation at academic conference.

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