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早稲田大学(private university)

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Basic information

Postal code 169-8050
Street address 東京都新宿区西早稲田1-6-1
Inquiry section signature Admissions Center International Admissions Office
Contact phone number 03-3204-9073
FAX 03-3204-9464
Website https://www.waseda.jp/inst/admission/
E-mail admission@list.waseda.jp
Special Selection for International Students Yes
Transfer system Yes
Test type: inquiries required
Total foreign student enrolled 8188 people
Foreign international students enrolled by country of origin

China 4092 people

South Korea 811 people

United States 635

Hong Kong 473 people

Indonesia 158 people

Others 2019

Entrance Examination

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Application Distribution Period At any time
University Administered Past Examination Questions Release
Applying Directly from Overseas Yes
Guarantor No need
Submit Japanese Language School Attendance Ratio No need
政治経済/法/文化構想/文/教育/商/基幹理工/創造理工/先進理工/社会科学/人間科学/スポーツ科学部
Application Distribution Period At any time
University Administered Past Examination Questions Release
Applying Directly from Overseas Yes
Guarantor No need
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 Necessary
Test subject Other (Performance of Examination for Japanese University Admission and the interview results are decisive for selection)

Exam schedule

School Entrance Examination for International Student
Application period 2025/06/02 ~ 2025/06/19
開始備考 : The period in which online application system procedure is possible 10/17, 10:00~10/24, 12:00 (noon)
終了備考 : The application documents have to necessarily arrive by the deadline
Passing announcement date
備考 : Result announcement: 2016/11/19~2017/1/13
Admission deadline
備考 : Please confurm it by an entrance guideline

Tuition

Application fee

30,000円

First Year Payments (Admission Fee)

200,000円

First Year Payments (Total Fees)

1,248,300円 ~ 1,887,000円

(For details, please check the entrance examination guidelines.)

Payment of Tuition in Installments

Yes

Tuition Exemption System

Yes

Scholarship Program

Yes

https://www.waseda.jp/inst/scholarship/

Other

Student dormitory

Yes

https://www.waseda.jp/inst/rlc/student_dormitory/

School characteristics

First-class universities with diversity coexisting
【 School characteristics 】
● While in the city center you can learn from a traditional campus that is rich in nature.
● It is a comprehensive university with 13 undergraduates and 20 graduate schools.
●Six faculties and 15 graduate schools have English-language degree programs.
●Approximately 8,000 international students will come from approximately 110 countries and regions around the world (throughout the 2024 academic year).
●We have approximately 800 overseas partner schools.
●With a network of over 670,000 alumni around the world, you can expand your network even after graduation.

【International Student Support System, etc】
● There are approximately 100 types of scholarships available for international students.
● We have a dormitory for many international students. WISH, a directly managed dormitory with a capacity of 872 students, where international students and Japanese students live together, is located within a 30-minute commute from the Waseda, Toyama, and Nishi-Waseda campuses.
● Provided a large number of employment guidance and career support for international students.
● The Intercultural Exchange Center holds approximately 200 intercultural exchange events each year.

[Student's Voice]
◎Name: HE JIAX (I, Faculty of Commerce) ◎Country of Origin: China
Waseda University is a university with a long history of providing an international educational environment, and has a faculty of experienced and skilled professors. Through studying here, students can acquire a high level of knowledge in the field of their interest, while also broadening their international perspective. In addition, Waseda University places a high priority on developing individuality, so Waseda students can grow freely and enjoyably through the various extracurricular activities established at the school.

Traffic access

10 minutes by bus (20 minutes on foot) from JR Yamanote Line · Seibu Shinjuku Line "Takadanobaba Station"
5 minutes on foot from Tokyo Metro Tozai Line "Waseda Station"

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