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Kanazawa University

Kanazawa, Japan · Urban

PublicCoedResearch
Acceptance
45.0%
QS World
#605
Tuition/yr
$3,600
Students
10,500
Founded
1949

About

Tracing its roots to an 1862 vaccination institute, Kanazawa University is the leading national university on the Sea of Japan coast, noted for medicine, pharmacy and nanomaterials. Students live amid samurai districts, geisha quarters and Kenrokuen garden at refreshingly low cost.

University type
Public research
Acceptance rate
45.0%
Total enrolment
10,500
Student : faculty
10:1
Founded
1949

Courses & majors

MedicinePharmacyMaterials ScienceMechanical EngineeringBiologyChemistryEconomicsLawGlobal Studies

Cost of studying

Tuition / yr
$3,600
Cost of attendance
$11,800
Application fee
$115

Rankings

#605
QS World
#900
Times Higher Ed
#16
National

Scholarships & financial aid

MEXT, JASSO and KU tuition-exemption schemes support international students on top of low national tuition.

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