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International Christian University
Mitaka, Japan · Suburban
PrivateCoedLiberal ArtsReligiously affiliated
Acceptance
35.0%
Tuition/yr
$10,000
Students
3,000
Founded
1949
About
Founded after WWII as a Japanese-American reconciliation project, ICU is Japan's defining liberal-arts college: 3,000 students on a forested former-airfield campus in western Tokyo, learning in both English and Japanese. Empress Masako is among its best-known alumni.
- University type
- Private (non-profit)
- Acceptance rate
- 35.0%
- Total enrolment
- 3,000
- Student : faculty
- 15:1
- Founded
- 1949
Courses & majors
Liberal Arts (31 majors)International RelationsLinguisticsPoliticsPsychologyEconomicsPhilosophyMedia & CommunicationBiologyPeace Studies
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$10,000
Cost of attendance
$21,700
Application fee
$170
Rankings
#25
National
Scholarships & financial aid
ICU Peace Bell and September-admission scholarships plus MEXT/JASSO support make the private tuition manageable for internationals.
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