Entrance Exams at 12 National and Public Universities in Kyushu (2027): First Stage Feb 25, Second Stage Mar 12, and Results

This page is general information. For your own application, ask the admissions office of each university.

The individual exams at national and public universities in Kyushu in 2027 start together: the first-stage (zenki) exam on Thursday, February 25, and the second-stage (koki) exam on Friday, March 12. The results of the first stage, however, come out on different days, from Saturday, March 6 at Saga University and Fukuoka University of Education to Wednesday, March 10 at Kyushu University and Kumamoto University, a difference of 4 days depending on the university.

In short

Common Test for University Admissions: Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2027.
Applications to national and public universities: Monday, January 25 to Wednesday, February 3. All 11 universities below that have published dates use this period.
The first-stage exam starts on February 25 (some faculties also on February 26 and 27), and the second-stage exam on March 12 (March 13 at some universities).
If you pass the first stage and complete enrollment, you cannot become a successful applicant in the second stage.

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1. Exam dates and results for the 12 national and public universities in Kyushu

First-stage results come out between March 6 and 10, and second-stage results between March 20 and 23, with different days at each university. The dates in the table are those in each university’s 2027 admissions guidelines or schedule, published in 2026.

University	First-stage exam	First-stage results	Second-stage exam	Second-stage results
Kyushu University	Feb 25-26	Wed, Mar 10	Mar 12	Sun, Mar 21
Kyushu Institute of Technology	Feb 25	Mon, Mar 8	Mar 12	Sat, Mar 20
University of Kitakyushu	Feb 25-27	Sun, Mar 7	Mar 12-13	Sat, Mar 20
Fukuoka University of Education	Feb 25-26	Sat, Mar 6	Mar 12-13	Sat, Mar 20
Fukuoka Prefectural University	Feb 25	Mon, Mar 8	Mar 12	Sun, Mar 21
Saga University	Feb 25	Sat, Mar 6	Mar 12	Sat, Mar 20
Nagasaki University	Feb 25	Mon, Mar 8	Mar 12	Sat, Mar 20
Kumamoto University	Feb 25	Wed, Mar 10	Mar 12	Tue, Mar 23
Prefectural University of Kumamoto	Feb 25	–	Mar 12	–
Oita University	Feb 25	Mon, Mar 8	Mar 12	Sat, Mar 20
University of Miyazaki	Feb 25	Sun, Mar 7	Mar 12	Sat, Mar 20
Kagoshima University	Feb 25	Tue, Mar 9	Mar 12	Tue, Mar 23

A “-” means the university had not published that item as of October 2026 (the application guidelines for general selection at the Prefectural University of Kumamoto are due in early November 2026). Source: each university’s 2027 admissions guidelines and schedule, checked on October 20, 2026. Kyushu University’s schedule is published as “planned”.

2. Faculties with a second day in the first stage (medicine, education and others)

Thursday, February 25 is an exam day for all faculties in the first stage, and faculties such as medicine and education also have exams on Friday, February 26. The faculties with a second day are as follows.

Kyushu University: February 25 and 26. Saturday, February 27 is for the School of Medicine, medicine course only.
University of Kitakyushu: Literature, Law, International Environmental Engineering and Information Innovation on the 25th; Foreign Studies and Economics on the 26th; the Faculty of Regional Innovation on the 26th and 27th.
Fukuoka University of Education: 25th and 26th.
Saga University and Oita University: School of Medicine on the 25th and 26th.
Nagasaki University: Education, Medicine (medicine course), Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (pharmacy course) also on the 26th.
Kumamoto University: Education, Medicine (medicine course), Medicine (Health Sciences, medical laboratory science) and Pharmacy also on the 26th.
University of Miyazaki: Education and Medicine (medicine course) also on the 26th.
Kagoshima University: Education, Medicine (medicine course), Medicine (Health Sciences, nursing) and Dentistry also on the 26th.

3. Second-stage exam dates, and which faculties hold a second stage

All 12 universities hold the second-stage exam on Friday, March 12, and Fukuoka University of Education and the Faculty of Foreign Studies and Faculty of Literature at the University of Kitakyushu also hold exams on Saturday, March 13.

The University of Kitakyushu holds a middle-stage (chuki) exam only for the new Faculty of Information Innovation opening in 2027, on Tuesday, March 9 (results March 20). The Faculty of Regional Innovation at the University of Kitakyushu does not hold a second stage.

At Nagasaki University, the second stage covers only Economics, Information Data Science, Engineering, Environmental Science and Fisheries. At Saga University, the second stage in the School of Medicine is for nursing only, with none for the medicine course. In the Faculty of Science at Kagoshima University, the second stage has no individual exam, and decisions are made from the Common Test and other materials.

4. Applications run January 25 to February 3, and online registration starts earlier

At 11 of the 12 universities, which have published dates, the application period for general selection is Monday, January 25 to Wednesday, February 3, 2027. Some universities open online registration and fee payment before that.

Kyushu University: entering applicant information and paying the fee starts on Friday, January 22.
University of Kitakyushu: online registration and payment from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 18 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3.
Saga University: online pre-registration from Monday, January 18, and submission of application documents January 25 to February 3.
Fukuoka Prefectural University: application documents must arrive by mail by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, or be brought to the office on a weekday.

Most universities have not yet published the application guidelines for general selection, which give the detailed procedure. Planned publication is mid-November for Kagoshima University, late November for Nagasaki University and the University of Miyazaki, early December for Saga University, Oita University and Fukuoka University of Education, and mid-December for Kyushu University.

5. If you pass the first stage and complete enrollment, you cannot take the second stage

If you pass the first stage and complete the enrollment procedure, you do not become a successful applicant even if you take the second stage (including the middle stage at public universities). This rule is written in the application guidelines of Fukuoka Prefectural University. The time from the first-stage results to the enrollment deadline is short. For Nagasaki University, Saga University, the University of Miyazaki, Kagoshima University and the University of Kitakyushu, the first-stage enrollment deadline is Monday, March 15.

Second-stage results come out on Saturday, March 20 at Kyushu Institute of Technology, the University of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka University of Education, Saga University, Nagasaki University, Oita University and the University of Miyazaki; on Sunday, March 21 at Kyushu University and Fukuoka Prefectural University; and on Tuesday, March 23 at Kumamoto University and Kagoshima University.

6. Exam venues in Fukuoka

Besides its main campus in Tagawa City, Fukuoka Prefectural University offers a Hakata venue (Fukuoka Prefecture Yoshizuka Joint Government Building, 13-50 Yoshizuka Honmachi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City) for both the first and second stages. The first stage also has venues in Hiroshima and Kagoshima. You choose a venue when you apply online (depending on numbers, you may be assigned a different venue from the one you wanted).

For the first stage at Kyushu University, the venue is the Hospital Campus for Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Ohashi Campus for Design, and the Ito Campus for all other faculties (planned). In the second stage, it is the Hospital Campus for Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Ito Campus for all others.

Common questions

Can I apply to both the first stage and the second stage at a national or public university in Kyushu?

Yes, you can apply to one university in each stage. However, if you pass the first stage and complete enrollment, you do not become a successful applicant in the second stage.

When is the 2027 Common Test?

It is held on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2027. Applications to national and public universities (January 25 to February 3) follow the Common Test.

Sources

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Checked with official pages on October 20, 2026 (Japan time).