- For Prospective Students
- Admission Schedule, Application Documents
Admission Schedule, Application documents
Please refer to the “Notices” page about important policy changes before applying for our program.
If you expect to require reasonable accommodation during the entrance examination or after entering the university owing to a disability or serious medical condition, etc., please refer to the application guide and contact the relevant school office before submitting your application.
Regardless of the type of entrance examination, answers to frequently asked questions can be found here. Please be sure to review them as well.
- List of Supervisors/Details
- Master's Program
- Doctoral Program
- To International Students with a Foreign Citizenship
- Research Students
- Current Research Guidance／Course Work
List of Supervisors/Details
Please refer to the following page.
Master's Program
【General Admissions】
Application Schedule
| September 2026 Admissions *English-based Program Only | |
|---|---|
| Application period | Feb. 13 – 3:00 p.m. Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Period for payment of application fee | Feb. 13 – 3:00 p.m. Feb. 20, 2026 |
| First Screening (Documents Screening) | – |
| Announcement of results of first screening | April 10, 2026 |
| Second Screening (Oral Examination) | One of the following dates in 2026 designated by GSE :
April 18-April 26, 2026 |
|
Announcement of Successful
Applicants (Final)
|
May 22, 2026 |
| Entrance procedures
(Including payment of entrance fees) |
May 22 – 3:00 p.m. May 29, 2026 |
Click here for details of April Admission. (Japanese based Degree Program Only)
Application Documents
Please refer to the “Notices” page about important policy changes before applying for our program.
| September 2026 Admissions *English-based Program Only | |
|---|---|
| Guideline | PDF (updated 2025/10/17)
|
| Online Application System (TAO)
＊Applications available from 10:00 a.m. on Feb 13 to 3:00 p.m. on Feb 20, 2026 |
TAO |
| Guidelines for Interview Examinations through a Web Conference System | |
| Agreement Regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System | Designated Format |
|
Educational Background Form
|
Designated Format |
| Statement of Purpose | Designated Format |
| Address Label | PDF |
【Internal Admissions by Recommendation】
※Only for students who are currently enrolling at Waseda University
Application Schedule
| September 2026 Admissions *English-based Program Only | |
|---|---|
| Application period | March 27 – 3:00 p.m. April 3, 2026 |
|
Announcement of Qualified Applicants
|
10:00 a.m. April 10, 2026 |
| Period for Payment of Examination Fee | April 10 – 3:00 p.m. April 17, 2026 |
| Oral Examination | April 18, 2026 |
| Announcement of Successful Applicants | 10:00 a.m. May 22, 2026 |
| Entrance procedures
(Including payment of entrance fees) |
May 22 – 3:00 p.m. May 29, 2026 |
Application Documents
Please refer to the “Notices” page about important policy changes before applying for our program.
| September 2026 Admissions *English-based Program Only | |
|---|---|
| Guideline | PDF (updated 2025/10/17) |
| Online Application Form | Online Application Form (Accessible from first day of application period)
*This form includes fields for entering your basic information such as your name, as well as a field for uploading your photo and a field for writing your reasons for application to our master program (no character limit). Please prepare these in advance. |
| Research Plan | Designated Format |
| Letter of Recommendation | Designated Format |
| Agreement Regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System | Designated Format |
| [For SPSE Students] AY2026 Edition Guidelines for Registration for GSE Courses as Graduate School Courses Taken in Advance and Master’s Program One-year Completion Program |
Details |
Doctoral Program
【General Admissions】
Application Schedule
| April 2027 | September 2027 (Overseas Application) | September 2027 (Domestic Application) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period for Payment of Application Fee | Dec 11 – 3:00 p.m. Dec 18, 2026 | Mar 5 – 3:00 p.m. Mar 12, 2027 | May 11 – 3:00 p.m. Mar 18, 2027 |
| Application Period | Dec 11 – 3:00 p.m. Dec 18, 2026 | Mar 5 – 3:00 p.m. Mar 12, 2027 | May 11- 3:00 p.m. May 18, 2027 |
|
Announcement of Successful Applicants (First Screening) and Announcement of Interview Timetable
|
Feb 4, 2027 |
Apr 9, 2027
|
Jun 18, 2027
|
| Second Screening (Oral Examination) | Feb 13, 2027 |
April 24, 2027
|
Jul 3, 2027
|
|
Announcement of Successful
Applicants (Final)
|
Feb 25, 2027 | May 21, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 |
| Entrance procedures
(Including payment of entrance fees, such as admission fees etc.) |
Feb 25 – 3:00 p.m. Mar 1, 2027 | May 21 – 3:00p.m. May 28, 2027 | Jul 16 – 3:00p.m. Jul 23, 2027 |
Application Documents
Please refer to the “Notices” page about important policy changes before applying for our program.
| April 2027 | September 2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guideline(updated 2026/10/9) | ||
| Online Application Form
|
Online Application form(Accessible from 10:00 a.m., first day of application period) |
Online Application Form(Accessible from 10:00 a.m., first day of application period) |
| Educational Background Form | Designated Format | |
| Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate / Higher Education Degree Certificate / Student Record | Details | |
| Research Plan | Designated Format | |
| Master’s Thesis Outline (Cover) | Designated Format | |
| Master’s Thesis (Cover) | Designated Format | |
| Guideline for Oral Examination through Web Conference System | ||
| Agreement regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System | Designated Format | |
| Address Label | ||
【Internal Admissions by Recommendation】
※Only for students who are currently enrolling in the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University
*Please note that, from the entrance examinations for the 2027 academic year, the internal admissions by recommendation process for the Doctoral Program will be discontinued. Students currently enrolled on the Master’s Program at the University’s Graduate School of Economics who wish to progress to the Doctoral Program immediately upon completion of their Master’s degree must sit the general entrance examination.
Application Documents
Please refer to the “Notices” page about important policy changes before applying for our program.
| April 2026 (2025/10/16 updated) |
September 2026 (2025/10/16 updated) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Guideline | ||
| Online Application Form
|
Online Application Form(available from 10:00 on the first day of application period) | Online Application Form(available from 10:00 on the first day of application period) |
| Research Plan | Designated Format | |
| Letter of Recommendation | Designated Format | |
| Guideline for Oral Examination through Web Conference System | ||
| Agreement regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System | Designated Format | |
To International Students with a Foreign Citizenship
For details, please refer to “Acquisition of Status of Residence “Student”.
Details of the “Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）”
Research Students
The Graduate School of Economics will temporarily stop accepting applications for General Research Students from April 2013. Notification will be sent out when it has been decided that applications will resume being accepted.