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Kobe University Tuition Fees 2027 for International Students

Kobe University is a national university in Kobe with English-taught master's programmes in economics, law, business administration and international cooperation studies. Undergraduate teaching is mainly in Japanese, so most international undergraduates enter through the EJU rather than a dedicated English track.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
16 Oct 2026
April 2027, Master, regular, 39 days left
Tuition
¥535,800
per year
English test
Not listed
waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
¥17,000
International tuition¥535,800 per year
Application fee¥17,000
Living cost in Japan, per month¥104,000 to ¥158,000

Kobe University charges the national university standard rate: tuition of JPY 535,800 a year, a one-time admission fee of JPY 282,000, and an entrance examination fee of JPY 17,000 for undergraduate applicants (JPY 30,000 for KIMAP graduate applicants, per the Faculty of Economics KIMAP page). These figures are confirmed on the university's own tuition page and the KIMAP application guideline page. International students pay the same fees as Japanese students; the university operates admission fee and tuition exemption or deferral schemes for students who qualify.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/
  2. https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/academics/admissions/
  3. https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campus-life/tuition/about/
  4. https://www.gsics.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/prospective/master.html
  5. https://www.econ.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/kimap/
  6. https://www.econ.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/kimap/application-guideline
  7. https://kimap.b.kobe-u.ac.jp/admission_and_finance/