Number of applicants and new students at universities Japan AY 2024, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 20, 2025

In the academic year 2024, approximately 3.7 million people applied for private universities in Japan, of which around 493.6 thousand succeeded in entering those universities. That year, only around 15 percent of all applicants for admission were newly enrolled at universities.

Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s)

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Statistic: Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s)

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Release date

December 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

academic year 2024; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

"Newly enrolled students" only include the number of students who were enrolled at universities as of May 2024. 

Figures have been rounded.

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