QS #57 · 2026 QS Asia #15 Japan
Kyoto University
京都大学
Kyoto University, founded in 1897, is Japan's second-oldest national university and a former imperial university, renowned for basic-science research and a freewheeling academic culture.
Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
1 Faculty of Integrated Human Studies
総合人間学部
Requirements pending — see the official page
2 Faculty of Letters
文学部
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 36-40 |
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3 Faculty of Education
教育学部
Requirements pending — see the official page
4 Faculty of Law
法学部
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 38-42 |
|---|
5 Faculty of Economics
经济学部
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 36-40 HL Math |
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6 Faculty of Science
理学部
Language
| IELTS | 6.5 overall · 6 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 90 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 36-40 HL Sci |
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7 Faculty of Medicine
医学部
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 24 each section |
Academic
| IB | 40-42 HL Chem + Bio |
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Admissions tests
Interview + Japanese fluency required
8 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
薬学部
Requirements pending — see the official page
9 Faculty of Engineering
工学部
Language
| IELTS | 6.5 overall · 6 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 90 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 36-40 HL Math + Phys |
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10 Faculty of Agriculture
农学部
Language
| IELTS | 6.5 overall · 6 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 90 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 36-40 HL Bio + Chem |
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11 Kyoto iUP (International Undergraduate Program)
京都 iUP 国际本科课程
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| IB | 36-42 |
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Sources
Last verified: 2026-05-19