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Kyoto University

National university in Kyoto, founded 1897; its iUP takes you with no Japanese into a 4.5-year bachelor's that ends mainly in Japanese.

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In English
1 programme
City
Kyoto
Apply via
Kyoto iUP Online Application System
Next deadline
3 Dec 2026

Deadlines

  1. 3 December 2026

    Applications close, 17:00 JST
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Closes 17:00 JST. Kyoto's Apply page gives the period as 2 November to 3 December 2026. Screening stages and result dates are in Kyoto's guidelines PDF.

    Applications open 2 November 2026. Kyoto's own Apply page gives the period as "November 2 until December 3, 2026 (5 p.m. Japan Standard Time)". Screening stages and result dates are in Kyoto's guidelines PDF.

    Source

  2. 16 March 2027

    Shortlisted applicants' original documents due by registered mail
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 7 May 2027

    Confirm intent to enrol
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (4 more)

  1. 2 November 2026

    Applications open
    DetailsSource

  2. 5 February 2027

    First-screening (documents) results
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 March 2027

    Online interviews begin (1 to 16 March 2027)
    DetailsSource

  4. 6 April 2027

    Final selection results
    DetailsSource

Every date in Japan

What you could study here

International Undergraduate Program (iUP)

Bachelor's degree in your chosen major · 4½ yrs

Not all-English: the final two years are taught mainly or exclusively in Japanese, and a Qualifying Test follows the preparatory course.

Interdisciplinary

What it asks of IB students

Applicants need an IB Diploma awarded by 30 September 2027; predicted grades are accepted and finals requested later. TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic, or a school English evaluation; no minimum score is set.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

You enrol in the preparatory course in October 2027; the faculty degree course itself starts in April 2028 after the Qualifying Test.

All 3 notes
  • You enrol in the preparatory course in October 2027; the faculty degree course itself starts in April 2028 after the Qualifying Test.
  • Kyoto states that scholarships with full admission-fee waivers and full or partial tuition waivers for four and a half years are available for all iUP students, plus up to ¥120,000 a month during the preparatory course.
  • iUP students get a room in a Kyoto University International House for their first 12 months.

Sources
  1. Kyoto iUP — Application process — checked 2026-10-07
  2. Kyoto iUP — Application guidelines for October 2027 enrollment (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  3. Kyoto iUP — Majors and areas of study — checked 2026-10-07
  4. Kyoto iUP — FAQ: financial support — checked 2026-10-07