NARITA CAMPUS

Academics

School of Medicine at Narita

Faculty of Medicine

2025 Entrance Examination Information

How to apply

All applications must be submitted through the internet.

  • ▼Special Entrance Examination for International Students
    Eligibility:

    Applicants must meet all the following requirements.
  • (1) Applicants must have neither Japanese nationality nor permanent residential status in Japan.
  • (2) Applicants must either have completed 12 years of school education outside Japan (including those who are expected to complete them by March 31st, 2025), or meet equivalent conditions specified above and designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
    Applicants are also qualified if they have been enrolled at a primary school, junior high school, high school, or secondary education school under the Japanese School Education Act for a total period of three years or less during the 12-year process.
    • ※International Baccalaureate qualification holders, Abitur qualification holders (Germany), Baccalaureate qualification holders (France), etc.
      Refer to the website of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for more information on university entrance qualifications.
    • ※If you have enrolled in a foreign school in Japan or an overseas educational institution recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), your period of study will be regarded in the same way as those who have enrolled in a primary school, junior high school, high school or secondary education school under the School Education Act in Japan.
  • (3) Applicants must be able to obtain the “Student (Ryugaku )” visa mandated by Japanese Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act by the time of enrollment.
  • (4) Applicants must have an adequate English proficiency to attend lectures in that language.
  • ※ As a reference guideline, it is preferable to have either at least 80 of TOEFL iBT or 6.0 of IELTS.
  • ▼Special Entrance Examination for Returnee Students & Students of International School
    Eligibility:

    Applicants with Japanese nationality or foreign nationals with permanent residential status in Japan, must have an eligibility for the admission to bachelor’s degree program of universities in Japan, and satisfy one of the following requirements.
  • (1)Applicants must have studied more than four academic years, including the final school year, out of a 12-year school program and graduated from an overseas school (including those who are expected to complete it by March 31st, 2025), or have studied more than four academic years, including the final school year, and graduated from an overseas Japanese school (including those who are expected to complete it by March 31st, 2025), which is classified as its overseas educational institution by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
  • (2)Applicants must have spent more than 2 years and graduated from a university or college and postgraduate course outside Japan (including those who are expected to complete them by March 31st, 2025).
  • (3)Applicants must have spent more than 6 years outside Japan since they turned 6 years of age.
  • (4)Applicants must have spent more than 2 years (including the final school year) and graduated from an international school in Japan (including those who are expected to complete them by March 31st, 2025).
  • (5)Applicants must have received or expect to have received the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Full Diploma) from the International Baccalaureate Organization, a foundation based on the Swiss Civil Code, and must have completed the following courses specified by our university and meet the grade requirements. Applicants must meet all of the following conditions.
  • ・Those who must have an overall score (total score) of 32 or higher on the International Baccalaureate exam.
  • ・Those who must have completed the following courses and received the specified grades.
  • *Students must take three courses in total. One is a mathematics and two science courses must be selected from Physics, Chemistry, or Biology.
  • *Two of the three courses must have a grade of 5 or higher at HL, and another course must have a grade of 5 or higher at HL or a grade of 7 at SL.
  • ※ Those who wish to make an application under the above requirements (3) need to submit documents which can testify the years of residence abroad. Please contact the Admissions Office immediately if it is difficult to prepare them for any reason.
  • General Entrance Examination(in japanese only)
  • Examination based on the Common Test for University Admissions(in japanese only)

Entrance Examination Overview

Tuition Fees

As of May. 2022 JPY: Japanese Yen

Academic year of Payment First year Second year and above
Method of Payment Full Installments Full Installments
Timing of Payment Enrollment Period Enrollment Period September March March September
Admission Fee 1,500,000 1,500,000
Academic Fee 1,900,000 950,000 950,000 1,900,000 950,000 950,000
Expenses for Laboratory Training 600,000 300,000 300,000 600,000 300,000 300,000
Facility & Equipment Costs 500,000 500,000 300,000 300,000
Amount of Payment by Installments 3,250,000 1,250,000 1,550,000 1,250,000
Total Amount over One Academic Year 4,500,000 2,800,000
Total Amount over The Six Years 18,500,000
  • ※It is necessary to set aside JPY 70,000 every academic year for the expenses necessary for the overseas clinical experience. "Clinical Clerkship IV" including the overseas clinical training is a compulsory subject.
  • Please make a payment of the tuition fees (admission fee, academic fee, expenses for laboratory trainings, and facility & equipment costs) during the period of enrollment procedures.
  • In addition to the tuition fees, students are required to pay an annual fee for IUHW Educational Supporting Group (JPY 45,000) as well as set aside some funds necessary for overseas clinical training (※ see outside of the table above).
  • The admission fee is only required for the first year. From the second year and above, please pay the tuition fees without the admission fee every academic year.
  • In principle, the tuition fees should be paid in full. However, the academic fee and expenses for laboratory trainings can be paid by installments at the time of the enrollment and in September after the enrollment. Please make that part of the payment by September 30th, if students wish to pay by installment.
  • In addition to the fees described above, students need to prepare for expenses such as textbooks, expenses for the clinical trainings including transportation, accommodation, immunization, and the alumni party as well as expenses related to the preparation for the national examination for medical practitioners.

Information concerning the School of Medicine entrance examinations