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About Sophia University

Sophia University — private university. It is located in Tokyo, Japan. Sophia University is an active member of International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU).

The institution is among the top-900 in the world, according to QS International University Ranking. Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), places the university in 1578 position in the world.

Sophia University does research in different fields of study and offers bachelor, master and doctorate programs.

LocationTokyo, Japan
Establishment year1913
Students13,757
International students1,786
Female students59%
Acceptance rate10%

Place in ratings

Rating QS2023#901
Rating THE2022#1578
By subject
SubjectPlace in QS 2023
Arts & Humanities425
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Sophia University tuition fees

At Sophia University, the academic calendar is divided into two semesters. However, tuition fees are calculated per year. Tuition fees at Sophia University are equal for locals and foreigners, and start from 6,830 USD per year. Thanks to scholarships, students have the opportunity to fully or partially cover the cost of education. For up-to-date information on scholarships and the cost of education for each program, check the official website of the educational institution.

When choosing an educational institution, it is necessary to take into account additional costs: accommodation, transportation, educational materials, meals and personal expenses.

Academic calendarSemesters
ScholarshipsYes
Master6,830USD/year

Study programs at Sophia University

Medicine
Department of Nursing
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Medicine
ScholarshipsYes
Engineering & Technology
Department of Information and Communication Sciences
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Engineering & Technology
ScholarshipsYes
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Department of Materials and Life Sciences
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Materials and Life Sciences Bachelor's Program in Green Science (Courses are taught in English)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
ScholarshipsYes
Arts & Humanities
Department of English Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Department of German Literature
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Department of German Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Hispanic Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Luso-Brazilian Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
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Humanities
Department of History
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences Bachelor's Program in Green Engineering (Courses are taught in English)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
ScholarshipsYes
Economics & Business Management
Department of Economics (taught in Japanese)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Economics & Business Management
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Management (taught in Japanese)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Economics & Business Management
ScholarshipsYes
Journalism & Media
Department Of Journalism (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures – SPSF, taught in English)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Journalism & Media
ScholarshipsYes
Social Sciences & Management
Department Of Global Studies (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures – SPSF, taught in English)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Department of International Legal Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Psychology
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Social Services
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Sociology (taught in Japanese)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Education & Training
Department Of Education (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures – SPSF, taught in English)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Education & Training
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Education (taught in Japanese)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Education & Training
ScholarshipsYes
Other
Department Of Economics (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures – SPSF, taught in English)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Department Of Management (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures – SPSF, taught in English)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Department Of Sociology (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures – SPSF, taught in English)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Department of English Literature
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
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Other programs
Physical Sciences
Green Science and Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Linguistics (TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Education & Training
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Engineering & Technology
Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology_Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Engineering & Technology
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology_Mechanical Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Engineering & Technology
ScholarshipsYes
Green Science and Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Computer Science & IT
Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology_Information Science (Courses are taught in English)
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Computer Science & IT
ScholarshipsYes
Medicine
Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology_Biological Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Medicine
ScholarshipsYes
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology_Chemistry
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology_Mathematics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
ScholarshipsYes
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Graduate Program, MA, Global Environmental Studies (Courses are taught in English)
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
ScholarshipsYes
Green Science and Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Journalism & Media
Graduate Program, MA, Journalism
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Journalism & Media
ScholarshipsYes
Arts & Humanities
Graduate Program, MA, German Literature
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Japanese Literature
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Philosophy
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Economics & Business Management
Graduate Program, MA, Economics
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Economics & Business Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Management
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Economics & Business Management
ScholarshipsYes
Social Sciences & Management
Graduate Program, MA, Cultural Interaction
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Law
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Social Services
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Sociology
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Humanities
Graduate Program, MA, Area Studies
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Global Studies (Courses are taught in English)
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, History
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, Linguistics (TESOL program )
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Linguistics (TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Education & Training
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Education & Training
Education
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration12 months
ExamsTOEFL
Study field
Education & Training
Exam scoresTOEFL iBT — 85
Graduate Program, MA, Education
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Education & Training
ScholarshipsYes
Linguistics (TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Education & Training
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Other
Graduate Program, MA, Death and Life Studies
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, English and American Literature
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, French Literature
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, International Cooperation Studies
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, MA, International Relations
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
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Other programs
Engineering & Technology
Graduate Program, PhD, Science and Technology_Mechanical Engineering
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Engineering & Technology
ScholarshipsYes
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Graduate Program, PhD, Science and Technology_Chemistry
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
ScholarshipsYes
Computer Science & IT
Graduate Program, PhD, Science and Technology_Information Science (Courses are taught in English)
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Computer Science & IT
ScholarshipsYes
Medicine
Graduate Program, PhD, Science and Technology_Biological Science
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Medicine
ScholarshipsYes
Social Sciences & Management
Graduate Program, PhD Law
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Psychology
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Social Services
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Sociology
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD, Global Studies (Courses are taught in English)
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
ScholarshipsYes
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Economics & Business Management
Graduate Program, PhD Economics
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Economics & Business Management
ScholarshipsYes
Arts & Humanities
Graduate Program, PhD Death and Life Studies
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD English and American Literature
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD French Literature
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD German Literature
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Japanese Literature
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Arts & Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Show all
Humanities
Graduate Program, PhD Area Studies
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD History
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Linguistics
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Study field
Humanities
ScholarshipsYes
Other
Graduate Program, PhD Cultural Interaction
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Education
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD International Relations
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Journalism
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
Graduate Program, PhD Management
Study degreePhD
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
ScholarshipsYes
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Bachelor degree at Sophia University

Admission to the bachelor's programs is based on the results of entrance examinations.

Master's degree at Sophia University

To confirm your level of English, you must pass IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum TOEFL score for admission is 79. IELTS — 6 or higher.

IELTS6
TOEFL iBT79

Sophia University campus

Sophia University has an urban campus, which provides students with many options for study and recreation. The abundance of museums, theaters and cinemas creates opportunities for the cultural development of young people. In the city, there are also large companies that offer internships. The educational institution has its own library. Here, students do their homework or just have a good time reading an interesting book. Sophia University accepts students for international exchange programs. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in intercultural communication for both international and local students.

Campus TypeUrban
LibraryYes
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What to do after graduation

Japan allows university graduates to stay in the country for one more year. Graduates can spend this time looking for a job in order to change their visa to a work one. Graduates of Sophia University are in demand in the labor market, as the reputation of the educational institution among employers is quite high according to the results of the QS world ranking. Look for more immigration options in our article.

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