Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High SchoolTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Kyoto, Japan
One of the Kansai region's leading IB schools — where the IB course carries its own dedicated fee on top of standard tuition.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
Ritsumeikan Uji is a private junior/senior high school running several international tracks: an IP course at junior high, and IG, IM, and IB courses at senior high. The IB course exists only at senior-high level, and carries its own separate fees on top of regular tuition and the education enrichment fee.
At a Glance
| Course Structure | Junior High IP / Senior High IG, IM, IB (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| IB Course Fee (annual) | ¥750,000 (separate from regular tuition) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| IB Miscellaneous Fee (annual) | ¥65,000 (textbooks etc. ) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Est. First-Year Cost (IB course, SHS G1) | ≈¥1. 89M (not independently confirmed)2026 · as of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
The ¥750,000 IB Course Fee Doesn't Apply to Other Tracks
Ritsumeikan Uji's high school runs three distinct tracks — IG, IM, and IB — each with different add-on costs. The IB track reportedly carries the largest surcharge: a ¥750,000/yr course fee plus ¥65,000/yr in IB-specific costs, roughly matching the base tuition (¥638,000/yr) in additional cost.
Key Point
Searches for "Ritsumeikan Uji tuition" often surface only the base tuition and enrichment fee, with the IB-specific add-on easy to miss. A family specifically considering the IB course needs to look past the base figure and confirm the course-specific surcharge separately.
Fees: A Reported First-Year Total of About ¥1. 89M (IB Course, SHS Grade 1)
Search-aggregated 2026 figures show base senior-high fees of a ¥120,000 entrance fee, ¥638,000/yr tuition, and ¥313,000/yr education enrichment fee. IB-track students add a ¥750,000/yr course fee and ¥65,000/yr IB miscellaneous fee, for a first-year total of roughly ¥1,886,000. This wasn't confirmed against the school's own fee page directly in currently available public information — its own site (ritsumei. ac. jp/uji, ujc. ritsumei. ac. jp) couldn't be retrieved in currently available public information.
academic year: 2026
| Entrance Fee (Senior High) | ¥120,000 |
| Tuition (Senior High, annual) | ¥638,000 |
| Education Enrichment Fee (Senior High, annual) | ¥313,000 |
| IB Course Fee (annual) | ¥750,000Only for students on the IB track — not charged to other course students. |
| IB Miscellaneous Fee (textbooks etc. , annual) | ¥65,000 |
| Estimated First-Year Total | ¥1,886,000 |
Includes: enrolment, tuition, other — Excludes: Excludes school event fees (¥32,100), materials (¥10,180), miscellaneous association fees (¥37,800), uniforms, and overseas study savings. This uses the IB course, senior high Grade 1 as the base. These figures come from third-party forum/blog aggregation, not confirmed against the school's own fee page directly in currently available public information.
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | Yes (estimated) |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | Yes |
On top of the Article 1 graduation route, a student completing the full IB Diploma also qualifies via the individual-credential route. There may be an internal progression track to Ritsumeikan University, but this is not publicly confirmed.
What Japanese Families Should Know
Questions to Ask the School
1.Can the 2026 fees be confirmed on the school's own site?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
2.Is there an internal progression track to Ritsumeikan University? Are IB-course students treated differently?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
04School Features
What Makes This School Distinctive
Substantially different add-on costs by course
IG, IM, and IB each carry their own distinct additional cost structure
The IB course reportedly carries a ¥750,000/yr course fee, larger than the other tracks' add-ons.
Which course a student takes directly and substantially affects the total cost.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families able to absorb the extra cost as an investment in the IB Diploma specifically
Might not suit — Families budgeting on the assumption that base tuition is the whole cost
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