Bringing People Together, Serving the World

Thank you for considering ICU for your college education. There are several clear advantages to choosing ICU. First, we offer an excellent liberal arts education with an international perspective. ICU was ranked as Japan's best private university in 2023 in the Times Higher Education's Japan University rankings. Second, at ICU with its bilingual education, you will learn to communicate effectively in Japanese and in English. This skill will allow you to serve as a competent bilingual person in both the professional and academic world. Third, you will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of academic disciplines. ICU offers 31 majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary studies. Fourth, ICU aims to instill leadership characteristics in our students by providing a creative, rational, and ethical education.


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Natsumi Ikoma, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

As the recent pandemic demonstrated, we live in a globally interconnected society with many problems which can only be solved collaboratively. More than ever, we need vigorous leaders who can develop and implement creative, rational, and ethical solutions to address global challenges. Thus, by taking advantage of these opportunities at ICU, you will be able to acquire necessary skills to meet the challenges of this global era.

As an international university, ICU seeks excellent students from all over the world. Your unique educational and cultural background will contribute to our diverse campus community, and you will benefit from interacting with students and faculty members who are also unique and diverse.

An ICU education opens doors to a variety of international careers and advanced educational opportunities. Furthermore, your time at ICU will spark a desire and curiosity to be a lifelong learner. Thus ICU will help you prepare not simply for a career but also for a meaningful life of learning. I hope that you will consider applying to ICU.

Admissions Policy: What ICU Looks For

Founded on the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Christian University aims to cultivate "responsible global citizens" who will contribute to world peace and to help people from diverse backgrounds live together harmoniously. ICU has been a trailblazer in liberal arts education in Japan since its founding in 1953, pursing, as its name suggests, international, Christian, and academic missions. In order to realize this vision and meet the challenges in the global community, ICU seeks students from Japan and around the world who possess - and want to enhance - the following qualities:

  1. Intellectual curiosity and creativity transcending disciplinary boundaries
  2. Sound judgment and the ability to think logically and critically
  3. Global communication skills necessary for dialogue with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
  4. The initiative and motivation needed to identify, solve, and engage with real world problems

In Admissions, we look for students who have studied broadly, whether in Japan or in other parts of the world and whether in the arts or in the sciences. We look for students who have the ability to integrate basic knowledge from various subjects so that their understanding forms the basis of taking action, and who also have the ability to communicate in foreign languages.

ICU's College of Liberal Arts offers a variety of admissions and assessment procedures in order to admit diverse students with the potential to change both themselves and the world.

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