QS #91 · 2026 QS Asia #22 Japan
The University of Osaka
大阪大学
Osaka University is one of Japan's leading national research universities, strong in medicine, science, engineering, engineering science, information science, economics and international public policy.
Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
1 School of Letters
文学部
Language
| IELTS | 6 overall · 5.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 80 overall · 18 each section |
JLPT N1 normally required for Japanese-medium study.
Academic
| A-Level | AAB-BBB |
|---|---|
| IB | 32-36 |
2 School of Human Sciences
人类科学部
Language
| IELTS | 6 overall · 5.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 80 overall · 18 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | AAB-BBB |
|---|---|
| IB | 32-36 |
3 School of Law
法学部
Language
| IELTS | 6 overall · 5.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 80 overall · 18 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | AAA-AAB |
|---|---|
| IB | 34-38 |
4 School of Economics
经济学部
Language
| IELTS | 6 overall · 5.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 80 overall · 18 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | AAB-AAA with Math |
|---|---|
| IB | 34-38 with Math |
5 School of Science
理学部
Language
| IELTS | 6.5 overall · 6 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 85 overall · 20 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | AAA inc. Math/Science |
|---|---|
| IB | 36-38 with HL Math/Science |
6 School of Medicine
医学部
Language
| IELTS | 7 overall · 6.5 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 100 overall · 22 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | A*AA inc. Chemistry/Biology |
|---|---|
| IB | 38-40 with HL sciences |
Admissions tests
JLPT N1 and clinical Japanese required for medicine
7 School of Engineering
工学部
Language
| IELTS | 6.5 overall · 6 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 85 overall · 20 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | AAA inc. Math + Physics/Chemistry |
|---|---|
| IB | 36-38 with HL Math/Science |
8 School of Engineering Science
基础工学部
Language
| IELTS | 6.5 overall · 6 each section |
|---|---|
| TOEFL iBT | 85 overall · 20 each section |
Academic
| A-Level | AAA inc. Math + Physics |
|---|---|
| IB | 36-38 with HL Math/Physics |
Japanese-taught degrees usually require JLPT N1/EJU Japanese. English scores below apply to English-taught international or science/engineering tracks.
Sources
Last verified: 2026-05-19