How Much Does It Cost To Go To College in Japan, 2016
In terms of Japanese residents, at least you need 4.575 million yen ($40,255 €36,632) for the college cost.
According to Japan Finance Corporation's research, the cost of studying in college is the following. It includes tuition fee and the living cost. You can see $ version or Euro version in Table 3-6.
Table1 : Cost for college (unit: 10,000 yen)
| Type of college | Major | 1st year | 2nd-4th year (2nd-6th Med.) |
Total |
| National | All | 175.8 | 93.9 | 457.5 |
| Private | Law, Economics, Literature | 248.9 | 142.2 | 675.5 |
| Private | Science, Engineering | 284.0 | 178.0 | 818.0 |
| Private | Medical | 598.2 | 415.1 | 2,673.7 |
If your college is far from your house, and you have to rent a room near the college, the cost will be more expensive, like the below.
Table 2: Cost for college with renting a room (unit: 10,000 yen)
| Type of college | Major | 1st year | 2nd-4th year (2nd-6th Med.) |
Total |
| National | All | 345.7 | 218.8 | 1,002.1 |
| Private | Law, Economics, Literature | 418.8 | 267.1 | 1,220.1 |
| Private | Science, Engineering | 453.9 | 302.9 | 1,362.6 |
| Private | Medical | 768.1 | 540.0 | 3,468.1 |
Table 3: Curreny Euro version
| Commute from home | ||||
| Type of college | Major | 1st year | 2nd-4th year (2nd-6th Med.) |
Total |
| National | All | 14,076 | 7,519 | 36,632 |
| Private | Law, Economics, Literature | 19,929 | 11,386 | 54,087 |
| Private | Science, Engineering | 22,740 | 14,252 | 65,497 |
| Private | Medical | 47,898 | 33,237 | 214,083 |
Table 4: Curreny Euro version (with renting a room)
| Cannot commute from the parents house | ||||
| Type of college | Major | 1st year | 2nd-4th year (2nd-6th Med.) |
Total |
| National | All | 27,680 | 17,519 | 80,238 |
| Private | Law, Economics, Literature | 33,533 | 21,387 | 97,693 |
| Private | Science, Engineering | 36,344 | 24,253 | 109,103 |
| Private | Medical | 61,502 | 43,238 | 277,691 |
Table 5: Curreny US$ version
| Commute from home | ||||
| Type of college | Major | 1st year | 2nd-4th year (2nd-6th Med.) |
Total |
| National | All | 15,455 | 8,255 | 40,219 |
| Private | Law, Economics, Literature | 21,881 | 12,501 | 59,383 |
| Private | Science, Engineering | 24,966 | 15,648 | 71,910 |
| Private | Medical | 52,588 | 36,491 | 235,045 |
Table 6: Curreny US$ version (with renting a room)
| Cannot commute from the parents house | ||||
| Type of college | Major | 1st year | 2nd-4th year (2nd-6th Med.) |
Total |
| National | All | 30,390 | 19,235 | 88,095 |
| Private | Law, Economics, Literature | 36,817 | 23,481 | 107,259 |
| Private | Science, Engineering | 39,902 | 26,628 | 119,786 |
| Private | Medical | 67,524 | 47,471 | 304,881 |
Source is Japan Finance Corporation. 教育費負担の実態調査結果
www.jfc.go.jp/n/findings/pdf/kyouikuhi_chousa_k_h27.pdf
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