It is necessary that accepted applicants complete the payment of the fees due prior to university entrance and submit the necessary forms to the Sophia Admissions Office by the deadline. Students will be informed of the exact amount of the fees and other procedures in the “Entrance Procedures Booklet”, available once their are accepted.

For details on the program fees, please click here.

Note:
a. The program fee is revised annually based on the rate of inflation.
b. The fees due prior to university entrance are not refundable. However, if you notify Sophia University of your intention not to attend by the appointed deadline, these fees, with the exception of the registration fee and the handling charge (20,000 yen), may be refunded. For details, please refer to the “Entrance Procedures” leaflet.

Students coming from abroad to study at Sophia University must have a college student status of residence or other appropriate status of residence such as diplomatic, official, or dependent. A temporary visitor status is not acceptable. To qualify for a college student status of residence, a student is required to register for at least 10 hours of classes per week. Additional information concerning college student status of residence will be sent to each student after acceptance.

Admitted students will need to apply for student visa with Certificate of Eligibility that Sophia University help you to obtain.

Sophia University has several off-campus dormitories and offers affiliated housing options. For more information, see “Housing Information” (*Go to our Web Piloti website).

The refund policy will be notified in the booklet of entrance prcodure sent out to admitted students.

If you decide to withdraw, please fill out both forms (A&B) below and submit the files to the Admissions Office.

・A. Request for Refund of Matriculation Fee
・B-1. Notification Sheet for Remittance (Domestic)
・B-2. Notification Sheet for Remittance (Overseas)

*Fill out only the notification sheet which applies to the kind of remittance you used (Domestic or Overseas)