Waseda University Admission Process

For courses taught in Japanese, some schools do conduct in-person entrance tests and interviews. In that case, students will have to go to Japan and sit in the test.

Students don't need to go to Japan if they're applying for courses taught in English. Entry to these programs are based only on document screening and interviews.

Yes, it is possible to change school or major at Waseda University Tokyo.  The School of International Liberal Studies, the School of Political Science and Economics, and the School of Creative Science and Engineering allow students to change majors.

These are the only schools that allow a change of major at Waseda Japan. Students may have to contact the department admin and fill an form to change majors. 

No, Waseda Uni Japan does not have a set limit for the number of international students it accepts. However, it does have a 'quota' or the 'minimum international students it plans to accept' to its schools every year. This is given below for different schools at the university.

The minimum IELTS score students need to study at Waseda University Japan is 6.0. However, this is not applicable on all course. Each programme has its own IELTS score requirement. Students are advised to check the course page for IELTS requirement of the programme they're interested in. 

Students can choose not to submit an IELTS score. The university also accepts students with a minimum TOEFL-iBT score of 80.

No, students cannot transfer to Waseda University from their current institution anymore. Only the School of Political Science and Economics (SPSE) used to accept transfer students at the university. However, it has now discontinued transfer admissions from 2026 onwards.

The university accepted transfer students until 2025. But that is not possible anymore.

There are no set minimum GPA requirements for entry to any of the schools at Waseda University Japan. Students however, are required to maintain great academic scores. The Waseda University Tokyo Acceptance Rate is only between 20% and 45%.

Students with good academics are prioritised for admission by the university. Shiksha Study Abroad counsellors (for free) can guide students the best on the requirements they need to meet to get into Waseda.

Waseda University offers admission in two intakes – April and September. Here are the undergraduate and graduate courses open in the following intakes for international students:

Admission timelines to remember: