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General Info
Name of universityRikkyo University
CategoryPrivate
LocationTokyo
FacultyCollege of Business
Department(s)Department of Business, Department of Global Business
Address3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro,Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
Contact COB Office
Fax+81-3-3985-2292
E-mail addressglobalbiz@rikkyo.ac.jp
Admission Info
Foreign students' special admission examAvailable
Admission capacityA few for the year of 2010
Qualifications for applicantsThose who fully satisfy the following conditions:

1) Those who do not have Japanese nationality.
2) Those who have completed (or will have completed by March 2010) at least 12 years of school education, or those who skipped a grade or grades on merit, regardless whether at home or abroad.
3) Those who have completed (or will have completed by March 2010) at least a total of five years of formal education abroad, out of 7 to 12 years of foreign school education. They include those who have completed the formal curricula in less than five years.
4) Those who have taken the Nihon Ryugaku Shiken (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students, or EJU) held by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and related organizations abroad.

(Note) If you are unable to take the Nihon Ryugaku Shiken in your area, you can, instead, take University Entrance Qualification Test or the uniform test, and sit for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, Level 1 that the Japan Foundation will hold in December 2009.

Nihon Ryugaku Shiken (2 and 3 are common to all)
(1) Subjects are Japanese language, general subject, mathematics (course 1)
(2) You can choose Japanese or English when taking exams.
(3) You may submit results from the latest four exams (June 2008, November 2008, June 2009, November 2009). If you have taken two or more exams, choose only one of them and note it with your examination number.
Fees
Application fee35,000 yen for 2009
Distribution of application formEarly July
Way(s) to obtain application formE-mail
Notes 
Admission fee320,000 yen for 2009
Tuition fee/year745,000 yen for 2009
NotesOther fee: 222,500 yen
Total cost at the time of admission: 1,287,500 yen
Note: International students may receive a 35% deduction of the tuition, which is equivalent to 260,000 yen.
Examination Info
Number of applicants in former yearCOB: 114 (24 accepted), University: 543 (133 accepted)
Total number of studentsCOB: 1,360, University: 20,055 (in 2009)
Total number of privately financed overseas students364 (in 2009)
Date of entryApril 2010
Application processDocument-based screening for international students
Starting date of application periodNov. 27, 2009
Deadline for applicationDec. 3, 2009
Date of examinationN/A
Notification of examination result Jan. 23, 2010
Deadline of enrollment procedures Feb. 12, 2010
Direct application from outside JapanAvailable
Does the student have to visit Japan to take the test?No
Examination subjects/judging system 
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International StudentsNecessary
Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students —specific subject(s)Japanese as a Foreign Language, Mathematics(Course 1), Japan and the World
Language(s) available for Japanese University Admission exam for International StudentsJapanese or English
Samples of previous testsExams after June 2008
English language proficiency test Not necessary
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Not necessary
Notes 
 

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