Kobe University
神戸大学
Kobe · Japan
Estimated data
- University
- National
A national university in Kobe, Japan. Bachelor's programs here are taught in Japanese. Tuition is ¥535,800 a year, and living costs about ¥103k a month.
If you apply from Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar → Kobe
- Watch out: You must travel to Japan to sit the entrance exam.
- QS World
- #504
- Tuition a year
- ¥536k
- Living a month
- ¥103k
- Year one, all in
- World rank
- #504
- How admission works
- Entrance test
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Can I study here?
Admission is decided by an entrance test. Your school grades matter less than that test, so plan your preparation around the test date. Fledge shows no chance estimate here. This country publishes no admission rate, and we would rather say so than guess one.
- Which route this school offers
- Tier 3: Japanese-track
- Full bachelor's taught in English
- No
- Language of teaching
- Japanese
- Japanese needed to apply
- JLPT N2 (or EJU Japanese ≥200); N1 at competitive nationals, medicine, law, literature
- EJU exam required
- Yes
- The EJU is held in Ulaanbaatar twice a year, so you can sit it without travelling to Japan. Schools on the English track do not use it.
- EJU subjects to prepare
- Faculty of Law (verified): 日本語 (記述 + 読解 + 聴解・聴読解) + 総合科目 and 数学. TOEFL iBT within the past 2 years required (Test Date scores only, MyBest not…
- What they ask for
- EJU + the university's own screening: see the JASSO 利用校 list for this institution's required subjects and permitted question language
What it costs
¥536ktuition a year
- Tuition, per year
- ¥536k
- Admission fee, one time
- ¥282k
- Facility fee, per year
- ¥0
- Application fee, per application
- ¥17k
- This one is charged for every application you send, so it adds up across a shortlist.
- Living cost, per month
- ¥103kestimate
- Typical rent, per month
- ≈ ¥41k
- Regional figure, not this school's own
- Year one, all in
- The whole degree
- Degree length
- 4 years
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Year one, all in
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Scholarships
- Scholarships for international students
- JASSO Honors Scholarship, ¥48,000 a month (the university nominates you)
Housing
- Housing
- Not published by the school
How you apply
- Can you be admitted from Mongolia
- No
- Yes means this university decides on your documents and scores before you travel, so you do not have to buy a flight to sit an entrance exam.
- Travel needed to apply
- Yes
- How you apply
- The school's own exam for international students (私費外国人留学生入試). Japan has no central portal.
- When applications open
- Faculty of Law: late December to early January (22 Dec - 7 Jan, mail only); examination 25 February at the Faculty of Law…
- Month you would start
- April
- Top Global University
- No
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Where this comes from
84% of this school's fields are individually verified. Last checked Jul 30, 2026. Figures are for guidance, so always confirm on the school's official pages before you rely on them.
- University site
- kobe-u.ac.jp
- Sources
- jasso.go.jp
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