In the fiscal year 2021, students in Japan paid an average of around 931 thousand Japanese yen for tuition fees and about 246 thousand yen for entrance fees to be enrolled at private universities. The first-year students at private universities spent around 360 thousand yen more on average compared to those at national universities.
Average annual costs to enroll at universities per student in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type
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Tuition fee
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fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
fees for a first-year student
Supplementary notes
Fees for national universities are the base amount determined by the government. Fees for public and private universities are the average amount. Entrance fees for public universities are the fees for students who are not from the local area.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022. Figures have been rounded.
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MEXT (Japan). (December 21, 2021). Average annual costs to enroll at universities per student in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198476/japan-average-fees-universities-by-institution-type/
MEXT (Japan). "Average annual costs to enroll at universities per student in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198476/japan-average-fees-universities-by-institution-type/
MEXT (Japan). (2021). Average annual costs to enroll at universities per student in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198476/japan-average-fees-universities-by-institution-type/
MEXT (Japan). "Average Annual Costs to Enroll at Universities per Student in Japan in Fiscal Year 2021, by Institution Type (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198476/japan-average-fees-universities-by-institution-type/
MEXT (Japan), Average annual costs to enroll at universities per student in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198476/japan-average-fees-universities-by-institution-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average annual costs to enroll at universities per student in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], MEXT (Japan), December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198476/japan-average-fees-universities-by-institution-type/
