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Kyoto Sangyo University is a multidisciplinary educational institution. Choose the direction and study program that are perfect for you.
Kyoto Sangyo University (KSU) is a private university with a single Motoyama campus in Kita Ward, Kyoto. There are no Japanese language courses for prospective students; the Year Abroad Program is only for students of partner universities.
Stage | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
Online application | September 1–8, 2026 (closed) | December 4, 2026, 10:00 — December 16, 2026, 23:00 |
Exam and interview in Kyoto | October 17, 2026 | January 9, 2027 |
Results | November 1, 2026 | January 15, 2027 |
Procedures | November 1–10 (deposit), tuition by January 22, 2027 | January 15–22, 2027 |
Places: 12 across economics, management and law, «a few» in other faculties. The written exam is English (100 points, 60 minutes) for humanities faculties, information science and life sciences, and mathematics (150 points) for science programs; the interview starts at 13:00. Round 2 can use the November 2026 EJU.
Intake | Prior review | Application | Exam | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Autumn round | by July 16, 2026 | July 23 — August 5, 2026 (closed) | September 12, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
Spring round | by December 15, 2026 | January 7–19, 2027 | February 13, 2027 | February 26, 2027, procedures March 1–11 |
English-taught PhD (life sciences) | — | January 7–19, 2027 | February 13, 2027, online | February 26, 2027 |
Separate international-student exams exist in law, science, life sciences and frontier informatics (PhD); elsewhere international students take the general exam. The fall English-taught PhD intake in 2026: application June 5–15, exam July 4. The university does not apply for visas on students' behalf.
Program | Year 1 incl. 230,000 admission fee |
|---|---|
Economics, management, law | 1,173,500 (tuition 795,000) |
Sociology | 1,236,500 |
Foreign studies, cultural studies | 1,266,500 |
International relations | 1,336,500 |
Mathematics | 1,534,500 |
Physics, astrophysics, information science, life sciences | 1,604,500 (another life sciences track — 1,700,500) |
Master's and PhD — humanities | 925,500 (tuition 528,000 + fee 163,000) |
Master's and PhD — sciences | 1,202,500 (tuition 694,000 + lab 102,000 + fee 172,000) |
Privately financed international students get a GPA-based reduction from semester 2.
Education | Eligible | What to do |
|---|---|---|
11 years of school in Kazakhstan or Russia | Yes — the 11-year school of Kazakhstan (since 27.07.2007) and Russia (since 06.10.2009) is MEXT-designated and accepted by the university | Apply directly with the school certificate |
11 years of school in Kyrgyzstan | Not directly — under 12 years and not on the MEXT list | Complete a MEXT-designated preparatory course (a Japanese language school offering one), or earn IB or A Levels; otherwise an individual eligibility review |
12 years of school (NIS, international school with 12 grades) | Yes | Apply directly |
IB, A Level, Abitur, French Baccalaureate | Yes | Apply directly |
College after grade 11 | Yes — based on the grade 11 certificate | Attach the school certificate and college diploma with transcript |
College after grade 9 | University decides | Individual eligibility review before applying: grade 9 certificate, college diploma with transcript |
For everyone: the EJU (Japanese 230, writing 30), and the written exam and interview — only in Kyoto, with no overseas exam sites. The individual eligibility review is filed 2 weeks before the application period opens (for round 2 — by mid-November 2026), with an answer in about a week. UNT, ORT and EGE are neither required nor accepted.
Master's and PhD. 16 years of education are required. A 4-year bachelor's after 11-year school is 15 years, so graduates of universities in Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan with a 4-year degree need a prior eligibility review by the university; a 5-year specialist degree or a master's at home — apply directly. For the PhD — a master's or specialist degree.
A single Motoyama campus in Kamigamo, Kita Ward, northern Kyoto: all 10 faculties, the library, the Koyama Astronomical Observatory with one of Japan's largest university telescopes and sports facilities. About 16,000 undergraduates study in one place, which makes interdisciplinary courses easy.
Scholarship | What it covers | Duration | Conditions | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KSU reduction for privately financed students | GPA 3.0 — 200,000 JPY per semester (400,000 a year); GPA 2.5–2.99 — 100,000 JPY per semester | From semester 2 to the end of the standard period | Student visa, no government or company scholarship | Application every semester |
Doctoral scholarship (English-taught PhD) | Up to 90% of tuition | Study period | Eligible doctoral students | Under the program guidelines |
MEXT/JASSO Honors Scholarship | 48,000 JPY a month | 1 year | Privately financed students with good grades | University recommendation |
Kyoto City International Foundation | 50,000 JPY a month | 1 year | Privately financed students | Recruitment in early April |
Rotary Yoneyama | 100,000 JPY (bachelor's), 140,000 JPY (master's) a month | Up to 2 years | Foundation selection | Recruitment in mid-September |
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation | 170,000 JPY (bachelor's), 200,000 JPY (master's) a month | Up to 1 year | Foundation selection | Recruitment in mid-September |
Kawashima Memorial Scholarship | 120,000 JPY (bachelor's), 150,000 JPY (master's) a month | 2 years | Foundation selection | Recruitment in mid-November |
Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation | 150,000 JPY (bachelor's), 180,000 JPY (master's) a month | 2 years | Foundation selection | Recruitment in June and November |
External scholarships are applied for through the university after enrollment; places are limited.
Year | Event |
|---|---|
1965 | Founded by astrophysicist Toshima Araki with Faculties of Economics and Science |
1967 | Faculties of Business Administration, Law and Foreign Studies open |
1969 | First graduate schools open — economics and science |
1989 | Faculty of Engineering opens |
2000 | Faculty of Cultural Studies opens |
2008 | Professor Toshihide Maskawa wins the Nobel Prize in Physics |
2010 | Faculty of Life Sciences opens |
2017 | Faculties of Sociology and International Relations open |
2018 | Faculty of Information Science and Engineering opens |
Ranking | Publisher | Position |
|---|---|---|
World University Rankings 2027 | QS | not ranked |
Asia University Rankings 2026 | QS | 801–850 |
Eastern Asia 2026 | QS | 367 |
Impact Rankings 2025 | THE | 1501+ |
UNT / ORT / EGE are not required — the EJU is needed. The 11-year school of Kazakhstan and Russia qualifies as a MEXT-designated curriculum. The detailed table is in the university description.
