Along with the increasing of universities/colleges, the number of university/college students is also increasing. According to a survey conducted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2.855 million students are studying at universities/colleges in Japan.
Figure: Changes in Number of Universities/Colleges Students in Japan, 1949-2014
- National = National Universities
- Municipal = Municipal Universities
- Private = Private Universities
Table : Changes in Number of Universities/Colleges Students in Japan, 1949-2014
(by type of university/college, by gender)
| Total | National | Municipal | Private | Men | Women | |
| 1949 | 126,868 | 38,687 | 3,799 | 84,382 | 118,732 | 8,136 |
| 1950 | 224,923 | 80,185 | 8,451 | 136,287 | 207,599 | 17,324 |
| 1951 | 313,158 | 119,659 | 13,163 | 180,336 | 283,975 | 29,183 |
| 1952 | 399,513 | 156,871 | 17,480 | 225,162 | 358,262 | 41,251 |
| 1953 | 446,927 | 169,677 | 21,024 | 256,226 | 396,262 | 50,665 |
| 1954 | 491,956 | 181,032 | 23,118 | 287,806 | 432,543 | 59,413 |
| 1955 | 523,355 | 186,055 | 24,936 | 312,364 | 458,274 | 65,081 |
| 1956 | 547,253 | 189,702 | 25,707 | 331,844 | 478,391 | 68,862 |
| 1957 | 564,454 | 189,655 | 26,077 | 348,722 | 493,302 | 71,152 |
| 1958 | 578,060 | 189,740 | 26,527 | 361,793 | 504,644 | 73,416 |
| 1959 | 597,697 | 191,516 | 27,394 | 378,787 | 518,877 | 78,820 |
| 1960 | 626,421 | 194,227 | 28,569 | 403,625 | 540,455 | 85,966 |
| 1961 | 670,192 | 200,233 | 30,299 | 439,660 | 574,086 | 96,106 |
| 1962 | 727,104 | 207,581 | 32,132 | 487,391 | 617,739 | 109,365 |
| 1963 | 794,100 | 215,334 | 34,731 | 544,035 | 671,918 | 122,182 |
| 1964 | 852,572 | 225,406 | 35,923 | 591,243 | 718,968 | 133,604 |
| 1965 | 937,556 | 238,380 | 38,277 | 660,899 | 785,437 | 152,119 |
| 1966 | 1,044,296 | 256,603 | 42,539 | 745,154 | 866,881 | 177,415 |
| 1967 | 1,160,425 | 274,858 | 45,350 | 840,217 | 957,205 | 203,220 |
| 1968 | 1,270,189 | 291,345 | 48,412 | 930,432 | 1,041,891 | 228,298 |
| 1969 | 1,354,827 | 302,022 | 50,078 | 1,002,727 | 1,110,859 | 243,968 |
| 1970 | 1,406,521 | 309,587 | 50,111 | 1,046,823 | 1,153,776 | 252,745 |
| 1971 | 1,468,538 | 316,444 | 49,389 | 1,102,705 | 1,199,892 | 268,646 |
| 1972 | 1,529,163 | 320,712 | 49,234 | 1,159,217 | 1,241,622 | 287,541 |
| 1973 | 1,597,282 | 333,273 | 49,623 | 1,214,386 | 1,282,016 | 315,266 |
| 1974 | 1,659,338 | 342,296 | 49,925 | 1,267,117 | 1,316,170 | 343,168 |
| 1975 | 1,734,082 | 357,772 | 50,880 | 1,325,430 | 1,365,824 | 368,258 |
| 1976 | 1,791,786 | 372,490 | 51,500 | 1,367,796 | 1,403,743 | 388,043 |
| 1977 | 1,839,363 | 382,243 | 51,992 | 1,405,128 | 1,434,569 | 404,794 |
| 1978 | 1,862,262 | 390,688 | 51,976 | 1,419,598 | 1,451,720 | 410,542 |
| 1979 | 1,846,368 | 398,359 | 51,748 | 1,396,261 | 1,438,431 | 407,937 |
| 1980 | 1,835,312 | 406,644 | 52,082 | 1,376,586 | 1,429,783 | 405,529 |
| 1981 | 1,822,117 | 415,353 | 52,071 | 1,354,693 | 1,419,113 | 403,004 |
| 1982 | 1,817,650 | 425,141 | 52,632 | 1,339,877 | 1,412,523 | 405,127 |
| 1983 | 1,834,493 | 435,512 | 53,517 | 1,345,464 | 1,419,163 | 415,330 |
| 1984 | 1,843,153 | 442,503 | 54,117 | 1,346,533 | 1,418,141 | 425,012 |
| 1985 | 1,848,698 | 449,373 | 54,944 | 1,344,381 | 1,414,297 | 434,401 |
| 1986 | 1,879,532 | 461,427 | 55,717 | 1,362,388 | 1,426,851 | 452,681 |
| 1987 | 1,934,483 | 477,250 | 57,358 | 1,399,875 | 1,457,091 | 477,392 |
| 1988 | 1,994,616 | 491,539 | 59,216 | 1,443,861 | 1,486,559 | 508,057 |
| 1989 | 2,066,962 | 504,890 | 61,264 | 1,500,808 | 1,521,721 | 545,241 |
| 1990 | 2,133,362 | 518,609 | 64,140 | 1,550,613 | 1,549,207 | 584,155 |
| 1991 | 2,205,516 | 528,687 | 66,694 | 1,610,135 | 1,580,325 | 625,191 |
| 1992 | 2,293,269 | 543,198 | 69,522 | 1,680,549 | 1,620,932 | 672,337 |
| 1993 | 2,389,648 | 561,822 | 74,182 | 1,753,644 | 1,665,124 | 724,524 |
| 1994 | 2,481,805 | 582,601 | 78,797 | 1,820,407 | 1,706,156 | 775,649 |
| 1995 | 2,546,649 | 598,723 | 83,812 | 1,864,114 | 1,724,756 | 821,893 |
| 1996 | 2,596,667 | 610,219 | 87,878 | 1,898,570 | 1,732,520 | 864,147 |
| 1997 | 2,633,790 | 614,669 | 91,642 | 1,927,479 | 1,734,356 | 899,434 |
| 1998 | 2,668,086 | 617,348 | 95,976 | 1,954,762 | 1,737,215 | 930,871 |
| 1999 | 2,701,104 | 621,126 | 101,062 | 1,978,916 | 1,741,614 | 959,490 |
| 2000 | 2,740,023 | 624,082 | 107,198 | 2,008,743 | 1,747,711 | 992,312 |
| 2001 | 2,765,705 | 622,679 | 112,523 | 2,030,503 | 1,739,307 | 1,026,398 |
| 2002 | 2,786,032 | 621,487 | 116,705 | 2,047,840 | 1,726,088 | 1,059,944 |
| 2003 | 2,803,980 | 622,404 | 120,463 | 2,061,113 | 1,716,549 | 1,087,431 |
| 2004 | 2,809,295 | 624,389 | 122,864 | 2,062,042 | 1,708,456 | 1,100,839 |
| 2005 | 2,865,051 | 627,850 | 124,910 | 2,112,291 | 1,740,151 | 1,124,900 |
| 2006 | 2,859,212 | 628,947 | 127,872 | 2,102,393 | 1,731,738 | 1,127,474 |
| 2007 | 2,828,708 | 627,402 | 129,592 | 2,071,714 | 1,701,957 | 1,126,751 |
| 2008 | 2,836,127 | 623,811 | 131,970 | 2,080,346 | 1,695,372 | 1,140,755 |
| 2009 | 2,845,908 | 621,800 | 136,913 | 2,087,195 | 1,687,518 | 1,158,390 |
| 2010 | 2,887,414 | 625,048 | 142,523 | 2,119,843 | 1,701,834 | 1,185,580 |
| 2011 | 2,893,489 | 623,304 | 144,182 | 2,126,003 | 1,693,307 | 1,200,182 |
| 2012 | 2,876,134 | 618,134 | 145,578 | 2,112,422 | 1,670,000 | 1,206,134 |
| 2013 | 2,868,872 | 614,783 | 146,160 | 2,107,929 | 1,652,860 | 1,216,012 |
| 2014 | 2,854,949 | 612,147 | 147,981 | 2,094,821 | 1,635,203 | 1,219,746 |
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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