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立教大学(private university)

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Basic information

Postal code 171-8501
Street address 東京都豊島区西池袋3-34-1
Inquiry section signature Admission Center
Contact phone number 03-3985-2660
FAX 03-3985-2944
Website http://www.rikkyo.ac.jp
E-mail admissions@rikkyo.ac.jp
Special Selection for International Students Yes
Transfer system Yes
Test type: Japanese student
Total foreign student enrolled 792 people
Foreign international students enrolled by country of origin

China 469 people

South Korea 210 people

France 35 people

Germany 34 people

United States 22 people

United Kingdom 22 people

Entrance Examination

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Application Distribution Period Mid-June
University Administered Past Examination Questions Release
Request inquiry
Applying Directly from Overseas Yes
Visiting Japan for the Examination Necessary
Guarantor In Japan
Submit Japanese Language School Attendance Ratio No need
文学部/経済学部/経営学部/理学部/社会学部/法学部(国際ビジネス法学科グローバルコースを除く)/環境学部/観光学部/コミュニティ福祉学部/現代心理学部/スポーツウエルネス学部 全学科
Application Distribution Period Mid-June
University Administered Past Examination Questions Release
Request inquiry
Applying Directly from Overseas Yes
Visiting Japan for the Examination Necessary
Guarantor In Japan
Submit Japanese Language School Attendance Ratio No need

Basic information

Length of study 4 years
Enrollment month April
Recruitment capacity A few名

Test overview

EJU Examination 要 備考 : Subject varies among departments
EJU Education Test Results Usage Month

June last year,November last year,June,November

One month required

Test subject Document review,Other (English ability required to enroll to the College of Business. Please refer to the admissions guideline (and application documents) for details.)

Exam schedule

Foreigner student studying entrance examination (by writing exam and interview)
Application period 2025/11/01 ~ 2025/11/10
開始備考 : WEB application and document delivery
終了備考 : ※ Deadline of document delivery is 2017/11/22.
Passing announcement date 2026/01/19
Admission deadline 2026/02/04
異文化コミュニケーション学部 異文化コミュニケーション学科
Application Distribution Period Mid-June
University Administered Past Examination Questions Release
Request inquiry
Applying Directly from Overseas Yes
Visiting Japan for the Examination Necessary
Guarantor In Japan
Submit Japanese Language School Attendance Ratio No need

Basic information

Length of study 4 years
Enrollment month April
Recruitment capacity approx. 7名

Test overview

Test subject Document review,interview,Japanese,Other (English ability required depending on colleges. Please refer to the admissions guideline (and application documents) for details.)

Exam schedule

Foreigner student studying entrance examination (by writing exam and interview)
Application period 2024/09/26 ~ 2025/10/03
開始備考 : WEB application and document delivery
終了備考 : ※ Deadline of document delivery is 2017/10/11.
test day 2025/11/15
Passing announcement date 2025/12/08
Admission deadline 2025/12/15
Application period 2025/11/01 ~ 2025/11/10
Passing announcement date 2026/01/19
Admission deadline 2026/02/04
法学部 国際ビジネス法学科 グローバルコース
Application Distribution Period Mid-June
University Administered Past Examination Questions Release
Request inquiry
Applying Directly from Overseas Yes
Visiting Japan for the Examination Necessary
Guarantor In Japan
Submit Japanese Language School Attendance Ratio No need

Basic information

Length of study 4 years
Enrollment month April

Test overview

Test subject Document review,Other ()

Exam schedule

Application period 2025/09/26 ~ 2025/10/03
Passing announcement date 2025/12/08
Admission deadline 2025/12/15

Tuition

Application fee

15,000円 ~ 35,000円

Recruitment by document screening 15,000 yen Recruitment by written and interview 35,000 yen

First Year Payments (Admission Fee)

200,000円

First Year Payments (Tuition)

1,171,000円 ~ 1,900,000円

First Year Payments (Other Fees)

3,500円 ~ 43,500円

First Year Payments (Total Fees)

1,374,500円 ~ 2,103,500円

Tuition Exemption System

Nothing

Scholarship Program

Yes

Other

Student dormitory

Yes

School characteristics

【 School characteristics 】
● Curriculum that allows you to acquire a wide range of education, not just specialized subjects
● A library with more than 1.8 million materials and a comfortable learning environment
● Implementation of “career support” and “employment support” programs by the Career Center
● More than 60 diverse challenge programs (extracurricular education)
● Implementing the Top Global University Creation Support Project from 2014 to 2023
● We have established the "Rikkyo Promising Future Scholarship" as a pre-enrollment scholarship for international students entering undergraduate programs. Details will be announced at https://www.rikkyo.ac.jp/target/foreign/regular/.
● We will establish a new Faculty of Environmental Studies in 2026. (Plans are currently underway to establish the faculty in April 2026. The information listed here is tentative and subject to change.)

【International Student Support System, etc】
● Scholarship Program inside and outside the university for the purpose of economic support and academic encouragement
● Foreign student tutor system (Foreign language thesis writing guidance)
● Japanese language learning support system provided by the Japanese Language Education Center
● Employment guidance for international students and testimonials of job offers


Traffic access

【Ikebukuro Campus】
● Get off at JR Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan Shinjuku Line, Tobu Tojo Line, Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Yurakucho Line, Fukutoshin Line "Ikebukuro Station". It is about 7 minutes on foot from West Exit.

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