There are 795 colleges and universities in Japan as of 2020, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The following shows the changes in the number of colleges/universities between 1955 and 2020.
Table: Number of Colleges/Universities, 1955-2020
| Total | National | Prefectural, Municipal | Private | |
| 1955 | 228 | 72 | 34 | 122 |
| 1960 | 245 | 72 | 33 | 140 |
| 1965 | 317 | 73 | 35 | 209 |
| 1970 | 382 | 75 | 33 | 274 |
| 1975 | 420 | 81 | 34 | 305 |
| 1980 | 446 | 93 | 34 | 319 |
| 1985 | 460 | 95 | 34 | 331 |
| 1990 | 507 | 96 | 39 | 372 |
| 1995 | 565 | 98 | 52 | 415 |
| 2000 | 649 | 99 | 72 | 478 |
| 2005 | 726 | 87 | 86 | 553 |
| 2010 | 778 | 86 | 95 | 597 |
| 2015 | 779 | 86 | 89 | 604 |
| 2016 | 777 | 86 | 91 | 600 |
| 2017 | 780 | 86 | 90 | 604 |
| 2018 | 782 | 86 | 93 | 603 |
| 2019 | 786 | 86 | 93 | 607 |
| 2020 | 795 | 86 | 94 | 615 |
The number of national colleges/universities has not changed much, and the number of private colleges/universities is increasing.
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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