Current Data
1【Universities】Number of universities(2024)
(Note)The percentages may not sum up to 100% for each category since values are rounded to the nearest whole number.
(Source)This chart is prepared by the JANU based on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s ‘ School Basic Survey’ (annual survey).
2【Students】Number of students (2023)
(Note)The number of graduate students includes both those enrolled in master’s programs and those in professional degree programs (including the first and second years of continuous courses other than medicine, dentistry, pharmacy (4-year program), and veterinary studies)
(Source)This chart is prepared by the JANU based on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s ‘School Basic Survey’ (2023).
3【teachers】Number of teachers (2023)
(Note) In this chart, “teachers” covers the teachers (full-time) targeted by the “School Basic Survey”.
(Source) This chart is prepared by the JANU based on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s ‘School Basic Survey’ (each year).
4【Foreign teachers】Number of foreign teachers (2023)
(Note) In this chart, “teachers” covers the teachers (full-time) targeted by the “School Basic Survey”.
(Source) This chart is prepared by the JANU based on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s ‘School Basic Survey’ (each year).
5【Number of courses in English】
(Source)This chart is prepared by the JANU based on the follow-up survey results on ‘Further Promotion of Internationalization in Education at National Universities,’ conducted by the International Exchange Committee of the JANU.
6【World University Ranking and THE Nobel Prize】
7【Industry-University Cooperation】Number of joint research and amount received from industries
(Source) This chart is prepared by the JANU based on “Status of Industry-Academia Collaboration at Universities, etc.” (each fiscal year), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
8 【Amount of intellectual property income】
(Source) This chart is prepared by the JANU based on “Status of Industry-Academia Collaboration at Universities, etc.” (each fiscal year), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
9 【Donation proceeds to national universities】
(Note 1) Average for 2019-2021 for all sectors (fractional count method) (Note 2) For percentages, values are rounded, so the total for each category may not equal 100%.
10 【Top 10% papers】
(Source) This chart is prepared by the JANU based on “Benchmarking of Scientific Research 2023,” National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.