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International University of Japan (IUJ)

Minami Uonuma, Niigata, Japan
Founded 1982
International 368
Core campuses 1

University overview

IUJ is a very small, entirely English-medium graduate institute in rural Niigata, founded in 1982 as Japan's first graduate school to teach wholly in English. It runs two graduate schools — International Relations, and International Management — and almost everyone lives on the single campus: 368 of its 391 students are international, drawn from 68 countries, which is among the highest shares anywhere in Japan. Admission is rolling, with three application rounds a cycle rather than a single window.

Academic scale

2 Graduate schools — International Relations, and International Management
1 Campus, in rural Niigata, where every programme is taught in English

Global community

368 international students of 391 enrolled, as of 1 May 2025 — one of the highest shares of any university in Japan
68 countries and regions represented, plus one stateless student, as of 1 May 2025
94.1% of students are international — computed from IUJ's own figures, which it publishes without a percentage

Core campuses

Yamato Campus Everything IUJ does: both graduate schools, the library and all student housing on one 27,165 m2 site in rural Niigata. Teaching is entirely in English, and almost the whole student body lives on campus.

More facts

¥3,200,000 a year for the two-year master's; the one-year master's is ¥3,900,000 and the doctoral programme ¥1,650,000 a year (AY2026)
¥300,000 one-off admission fee, charged in the first year only
English is the language of instruction for every programme; IUJ has taught entirely in English since it opened in 1982
University figures verified 8 Sep 2026

Funding

1 external scholarship names this university among their designated schools.

This university’s own scholarships and tuition reductions are not listed here — the source excludes them. Check the university directly.

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