Graduate School of EconomicsWaseda University

For Prospective Students

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

Please refer to the following page.

Master's Program

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 PDF
Agreement Regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System Designated Format
Educational Background Form
Designated Format
Statement of Purpose Designated Format
Address Label PDF

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 10:00 a.m., first day of application period)
Research Plan Designated Format
Letter of Recommendation Designated Format
Agreement Regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System Designated Format
[For SPSE Students]
AY2025 Edition
Guidelines for Registration for GSE Courses as Graduate School Courses Taken in Advance and Master’s Program One-year Completion Program (2025/3/5 Updated)
Details

Doctoral Program

Application Schedule

April 2026 September 2026
Period for Payment of Application Fee Dec 11 – 3:00 p.m. Dec 18, 2025 Mar 6 – 3:00 p.m. Mar 13, 2026
Application Period Dec 11 – 3:00 p.m. Dec 18, 2025 Mar 6 – 3:00 p.m. Mar 13, 2026
Announcement of Successful Applicants (First Screening) and Announcement of Interview Timetable
Jan 15, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
Second Screening (Oral Examination) Jan 25, 2026
April 18, 2026
Announcement of Successful
Applicants (Final)
Feb 6, 2026 May 22, 2026
Entrance procedures

(Including payment of entrance fees, such as admission fees etc.)

Feb 6 – 3:00 p.m.  Feb 13, 2026 May 22 – 3:00p.m. May 29, 2026

 

Application Documents

Please refer to the “Notices” page about important policy changes before applying for our program.

April 2026 September 2026
Guideline(updated 2025/10/17) PDF
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 PDF
Agreement regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System Designated Format
Address Label PDF
April 2026 September 2026
Application Period Nov 7 – 3:00 p.m.  Nov 14, 2025. May 18 – 3:00 p.m. May 22, 2026
Distribution of Examinee Cards By Jan 9, 2026 By July 3, 2026
Oral Examination Jan 10, 2026 July 4, 2026
Announcement of Successful
Applicants
10:00 a.m.  on Feb 6, 2026
10:00 a.m. on July 17, 2026
Entrance procedures

(Including payment of entrance fees)

Feb 6~ Feb 13, 2026 July 17~ July 24, 2026

 

 

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 PDF
Online Application Form

 

Online Application Form(available from 10:00 on the first day of application period) Onnline 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 PDF
Agreement regarding Oral Examination through Web Conference System Designated Format

To International Students with a Foreign Citizenship

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.

Current Research Guidance/Course Work

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