Kitasato University

Key Highlights

• Founded in 1962 with official recognition granted that year
• Nine undergraduate schools and eight graduate schools
• Degree programs distributed across four teaching campuses
• Academic organization linked with three hospitals and a life-science research institute

Student Life & Environment

Student experience depends strongly on the assigned campus. Sagamihara is the largest multidisciplinary setting, with a central library, student hall, cafeterias, convenience stores, gymnasium, exercise room, sports field, clubrooms, and hospital facilities shown on the official campus map. Shirokane offers a more compact urban environment with a library, arena, museum, hospital, and research facilities. Towada provides a nature-oriented veterinary setting with a student hall, gymnasium, riding ground, library, farm, and teaching hospitals. International students can use campus health-care rooms and counseling and psychological services. The Office of International Affairs also organizes recurring gatherings intended to connect international and Japanese students across schools and year groups. Scholarship information received from government, JASSO, local, exchange, and private organizations is circulated through university channels, although availability and eligibility vary. Housing is not presented as guaranteed university accommodation. International students are advised to arrange accommodation themselves. Support includes information on private housing and external residence halls. Eligible international students who cannot secure a joint guarantor may apply for the university guarantor system, subject to lease conditions and enrollment in the designated renters’ insurance. Students should investigate campus-specific housing early, particularly because the four teaching campuses are in different prefectures.

Location & Surroundings

Although the database record identifies Tokyo, Kitasato University operates degree programs in four distinct locations. The headquarters and Shirokane Campus are at 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo. This urban campus houses the School of Pharmacy, two graduate schools, a hospital, research facilities, a library, and an arena. It is about a ten-minute walk from Hiro-o or Shirokane-takanawa stations and can also be reached by bus from major nearby stations. Sagamihara Campus is in Kanagawa Prefecture and accommodates most undergraduate schools, several graduate schools, liberal-arts education, and Kitasato University Hospital. Official directions indicate roughly 25 minutes by bus from Sagami-Ono or Sagamihara stations. Towada Campus in Aomori Prefecture houses veterinary education in a setting with a farm and animal facilities. Niigata Campus in Minamiuonuma is associated with the School of Health Sciences. Applicants should choose housing and estimate travel based on their program’s actual campus, not the Tokyo headquarters. Some programs also change location after the first undergraduate year; the official admissions campus table should be checked before enrollment.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Costs vary substantially by school and degree. The university’s official undergraduate fee page is labeled for 2027 and links separate tables for the first year and later years. It allows either full or split first-year payment in most cases, while later-year fees are collected in installments by account transfer. Because medicine, pharmacy, veterinary, health, science, and engineering programs have different charges, applicants should use the row for their exact school rather than a university-wide estimate. For 2027 graduate entry, published first-year totals for master’s programs range from JPY 650,000 in Animal Science or Environmental Bioscience to JPY 1,210,000 for the Medical Science clinical psychology course. Many other master’s routes list totals between JPY 800,000 and JPY 1,045,000. Published doctoral first-year totals range from JPY 650,000 to JPY 1,045,000. These figures combine the listed admission fee, tuition, and any facilities charge but may exclude school-association dues or personal living costs. The university notes that fees may be revised and provides split-payment arrangements for listed programs. Scholarships may come from MEXT, JASSO, local bodies, exchange organizations, or private foundations; eligibility is award-specific and funding should not be assumed. Career preparation is closely tied to discipline: students may study in clinical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, laboratory, marine, or data-science environments. However, professional licensing requirements and employment eligibility depend on the occupation and jurisdiction, so international applicants should investigate Japanese-language and licensing rules separately.