For details, please refer to the Entrance Procedures booklet available on MyPage.

To secure admission, a newly admitted student must pay the fees prior to university entrance and submit the necessary forms to the Sophia Admissions Office by the deadlines (See application schedule here).

1. Click “Entrance Procedures” on My Page to download the of Entrance Procedures booklet.
Please read through all the information and follow the instructions in this booklet to secure admission.
2. Choose the program to start entering the required information and upload a face photo online.
3. Print out the designated documents (Student Record/ Written Pledge).
4. Complete the payment of the fees and post mail the required documents by the matriculation deadline.

The fees due prior to university entrance include some items paid only once at the time of matriculation, and other items which are the first installment of fees due each semester. The exact amount of the fees will be decided in September of the year before enrollment year and notified to accepted students. For your reference, see the fees due prior to University entrance of the current academic year here.

The fees due prior to University entrance are not refundable. However, if a student notifies Sophia University of his/her intention not to attend by the appointed deadline, these fees and a handling charge (JPY 20,000), may be refunded. For details, please refer to the Entrance Procedures booklet.

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 page.

The refund policy will be notified to admitted students via the Entrance Procedures booklet.
Following the instructions in the booklet, fill out both forms (A&B) below and submit the files to the Admissions Office if you decide to withdraw.
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).