Private university in Beppu, Japan, founded 2000

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Application Deadlines 2027

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is a private university in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, built from the ground up as a bilingual, majority-international campus. All degree programmes admit through English-medium tracks alongside Japanese-medium ones, with two enrolment points a year, April and September, and around half of its students coming from outside Japan.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site

Next deadline

22 Apr 2027

September 2027, Bachelor, regular, 227 days left

Tuition

¥1,455,000 to ¥1,655,000

per year

English test

IELTS 6

TOEFL 75, PTE 60, DET 110, waiver possible

Acceptance rate

Not published

Application fee

¥11,250

5,796 students

Bachelor

Intake	Round	Applicants	Opens	Closes	Status	Fee	Source
September 2027	Regular	International		22 Apr 2027	Open	¥11,250	7 Sep 2026
Deadline for first-year applicants living outside Japan applying independently for the September 2027 (Fall semester, enrolling 21 September 2027) intake. APU also runs a separate April 2027 intake (enrolling 1 April 2027); exact regional deadlines for both intakes vary by country of residence and are set out in the yearly Application Handbook, which this review did not open in full.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026