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Number of Colleges and Universities in Japan, 1955-2020

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
         

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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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