Overview and Comparisonswith Other Universities

Number of Faculty
and Staff Members

8. Success in Qualification Examinations
8-1. Pass Rates in the Bar Examination

Number of Students

Pass Rates in the Bar Examination (Final Pass Rate)(%)

Admissions

100.0090.00

Enrollment

80.00

Success in Qualification Examinations

Success in Qualification
Examinations

Career Paths andEmployment Status

Graduate Degrees
Conferred

70.00

60.00

50.00

(9/72)

40.00(11/73)(8/74)

30.00(9/73)(12/67)(21/70)(11/74)
Research

20.00(19/74)

University HospitalIndustry-UniversityGovernment Collaboration

International

10.00

0.00

201520162017201820192020

2021

2022

Kyushu University

26.14

28.80

19.32

33.33

33.90

46.67

29.31

33.33

National Average (Excludingthe Preparatory Examination)

21.57

20.68

22.51

24.75

29.09

32.68

34.62

37.65

National University Average

31.56

29.26

32.07

35.26

39.37

38.41

41.79

46.68

Highest Pass Rate

55.63

49.61

50.00

60.00

62.69

77.78

66.67

68.00

Lowest Pass Rate

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Selection of Research/Education Programs

Income andExpenditure

(FY)

132

・ The figures in parentheses indicate the following: (Kyushu University’s Ranking/Total number)・ The contents is the same as FACT BOOK 2022 because the bar exam results are announced in November from 2023 and that made it
impossible to obtain the data for FY2023.
Source: MOJ website, Results of the Bar Examination, Number of entrants passing the bar examination by law school, etc.

KYUSHU UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2023

Overview and Comparisonswith Other Universities

Number of Facultyand Staff Members

8-1. Pass Rates in the Bar Examination (Continued)◆ Top 20 Universities by Number Passing ◆FY 2015

FY 2016

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

University170(1) Keio University
WasedaUniversity

FY 2018University

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

155(1) Keio University

144(1)

Kyoto
University152(2) The Universityof Tokyo134(2) The Universityof Tokyo

121(2) The Universityof Tokyo119(3) Keio University

118(3)The Universityof Tokyo149(3) TheofUniversity
Tokyo137(3) Chuo University

WasedaUniversity

145(4) Chuo University

136(4)

Kyoto
University

111(4)

Kyoto
University

128(5)

Kyoto
University

105(5)

WasedaUniversity

102(5) Chuo University

Hitotsubashi
University

79(6)Hitotsubashi
University

63(6)

Osaka
University

66(6)Kobe University

72(7)OsakaUniversity

42(7)Hitotsubashi
UniversityMeiji University

53(8) Kobe University
48(9)Hokkaido
University

42(10) Meiji University

NagoyaUniversity40(11)Nagoya
University

37(12)

Hokkaido
University

152(1) TheofUniversity
Tokyo

Kyoto
University126(3)Hitotsubashi
University

60(7) Kobe University

Kyoto
University

109(4) Chuo University30(10)

NagoyaUniversity

29(9)NagoyaUniversity

25(10)

25(11)

Hokkaido
University

24(12)

Doshisha
University

62(7) Kobe University

47(7)

51(7)

30(9)

Doshisha
University

39(9)TohokuUniversity27(9)Doshisha
University

28(10)

NagoyaUniversity

25(10)

Doshisha
University

25(10)

25(10)

TohokuUniversity

Tokyo Metropolitan26(11)
University

24(11)

Nihon
University

24(11)

Ritsumeikan
University

24(12)

NagoyaUniversity

23(12) Meiji University

22(12)

KyushuUniversity

22(12)

23(13) Tokyo MetropolitanUniversity

29(13)

Ritsumeikan
University

21(13)

Tokyo Metropolitan
University25(14)Doshisha
University20(14)

Hokkaido
University

23(13)

21(13)

TohokuUniversity

20(13)

Ritsumeikan
University

19(13)

Nihon
University

21(13)

University ofTsukuba19(14)

University ofTsukuba18(14)

SophiaUniversity

TohokuUniversity

18(15)

SophiaUniversity

18(15)

TohokuUniversity20(14)

Tokyo Metropolitan
University20(15)

KyushuUniversity

17(15) Tokyo Metropolitan
University

17(15)

17(16)

University ofTsukuba

18(16)

Hokkaido
University

19(16)

Hokkaido
University

17(15) Meiji University

16(17)

Nihon
University

17(15)

Osaka CityUniversity

15(17)

15(18)Okayama
University

16(18)

KansaiUniversity

15(17)12(19)Ritsumeikan
University

15(19)

Hokkaido
University

15(17)

12(20)

NagoyaUniversity

14(20)

Pass Rates(Rank)

University

68.00%(1)

29(15)

TohokuUniversity

23(15)

Hosei
University

29(15)

SophiaUniversity

Kwansei Gakuin
19(16)
University

18(15)

Hosei
University

Ritsumeikan
University

27(17)

Chiba
University

17(17)

KyushuUniversity

17(17)

Gakushuin
University

16(17) Soka University

Tokyo Metropolitan
University

17(17)

SophiaUniversity

16(18)

TohokuUniversity

15(18)

Hiroshima
University

14(18)

University ofTsukuba13(19)

Ritsumeikan
University

15(18)

Nihon
University

14(18)

Osaka CityUniversity

13(20)

Chiba
UniversityGakuin
12(20) Kwansei
University

16(17) Soka University

26(18)

Doshisha
University

Osaka CityUniversity

22(19)

KansaiUniversity

KansaiUniversity

22(19)

Kwansei Gakuin
University

15(19)

Hiroshima
University

15(19)

Kwansei Gakuin
University

12(20)

Hosei
University

15(19)

KansaiUniversity

12(20)

10(20) Soka University

KansaiUniversity

16(16)

10(20)◆ Top 20 Universities by Pass Rate ◆FY 2015

FY 2016

Pass Rates(Rank)

Hitotsubashi
University
Kyoto
University
The Universityof TokyoFY 2017

FY 2018

Pass Rates(Rank)

University

Pass Rates(Rank)

Hitotsubashi
55.63%(1)
University

49.61%(1)Kyoto
University

53.33%(2)The Universityof Tokyo

48.07%(2)

Hitotsubashi
UniversityUniversity

FY 2019

Pass Rates(Rank)

University

Tohoku Gakuin
50.00%(1)
University
49.59%(2)

Hitotsubashi
UniversityKyoto
UniversityUniversity

FY 2020

Pass Rates(Rank)

University

60.00%(1)Kyoto
University

59.50%(2)

Hitotsubashi
University

FY 2021

FY 2022

Pass Rates(Rank)

University

62.69%(1)Aichi
University

77.78%(1)Aichi
University

66.67%(1)Kyoto
University

Pass Rates(Rank)

59.82%(2)

Hitotsubashi
University

70.59%(2)Kyoto
University

61.62%(2)The Universityof Tokyo60.94%(2)60.00%(3)The Universityof Tokyo49.45%(3)59.26%(3)The Universityof Tokyo56.30%(3)The Universityof Tokyo59.43%(3)

Hitotsubashi
University

58.18%(3)

Hitotsubashi
University48.32%(4)44.29%(4)

Keio
University

The University
45.43%(4)of Tokyo48.02%(4)

Keio
University50.67%(4)Kyoto
University

57.84%(4)

Keio
University

55.07%(4)

Keio
University57.46%(4)Keio
University

45.53%(5)WasedaUniversity

35.85%(5)Osaka
University

40.74%(5)Kobe
University

39.53%(5)Aichi Gakuin
University

42.86%(5)TohokuUniversity

53.06%(5)TohokuUniversity

51.28%(5)TohokuUniversity

56.25%(5)Aichi
University

36.36%(6)Kobe
University

32.28%(6)Kobe
University

38.73%(6)Keio
University

39.20%(6)WasedaUniversity

42.06%(6)Kagoshima
University

50.00%(6)Toyo
University

50.00%(6)Aichi
University

50.00%(6)Chuo
University

35.79%(7)ChuoUniversity29.44%(7)Aichi
University

30.77%(7)Osaka
University

37.59%(7)Osaka
University

41.07%(7)Keio
University

49.80%(7)Yamanashi
Gakuin University50.00%(6)Kobe
University48.65%(7)WasedaUniversity

30.79%(8)KyushuUniversity

28.80%(8)WasedaUniversity

29.39%(8)WasedaUniversity

36.54%(8)TohokuUniversity

38.46%(8)Kobe
University

49.21%(8)WasedaUniversity

49.78%(8)Osaka
University

45.95%(8)Osaka
University

29.09%(9)Osaka
University

26.75%(9)Tokyo Metropolitan
University

26.96%(9)KyushuUniversity

33.33%(9)NagoyaUniversity

37.31%(9)KyushuUniversity

46.67%(9)Okayama
University

48.48%(9)WasedaUniversity

44.83%(9)Hokkaido
University

28.57%(10)Aichi
University

26.67%(10)Chuo
University

26.15%(10)NagoyaUniversity

30.53%(10)

Hiroshima
University

35.90%(10)NagoyaUniversity

40.35%(10)The Universityof Tokyo48.24%(10)SokaUniversity

37.50%(10)KyushuUniversity

26.14%(11)NagoyaUniversity

25.00%(11)TohokuUniversity

26.09%(11)

HakuohUniversity

28.57%(11)KyushuUniversity

33.90%(11)OsakaUniversity

37.78%(11)NagoyaUniversity

45.45%(11)Osaka City
University

36.59%(11)TohokuUniversity

25.74%(12)TohokuUniversity

23.96%(12)

Hokkaido
University

24.58%(12)TohokuUniversity

27.27%(12)Kobe
University

33.85%(12)WasedaUniversity

36.06%(12)Kobe
University

41.59%(12)KyushuUniversity

33.33%(12)NagoyaUniversity25.00%(13)

Hokkaido
University

23.44%(13)NagoyaUniversity

23.73%(13)

KagawaUniversity

25.00%(13)TokaiUniversity

28.57%(13)SokaUniversity

34.04%(13)OsakaUniversity

40.87%(13)

NanzanUniversity

33.33%(12)Tokyo Metropolitan
23.01%(14)University

Hiroshima
University

20.27%(14)

Kagoshima
University

20.00%(14)Hiroshima
University

25.00%(13)Chuo
University

28.39%(14)Chuo
University

29.41%(14)

DokkyoUniversity

40.00%(14)University ofTsukuba

32.73%(14)Chiba
University

19.77%(15)

Kumamoto
University

20.00%(14)Chuo
University

23.22%(15)SokaUniversity

24.62%(15)

Hiroshima Shudo
28.57%(15)
University

Doshisha
University

32.00%(15)

23.08%(16)

Hokkaido
University

University of24.04%(16)
Tsukuba

22.73%(17)

University ofTsukuba

23.38%(17)Okayama
University

Tokyo Metropolitan
Tokyo Metropolitan
22.33%(18)22.92%(18)
UniversityUniversity

22.86%(15)Tokyo Metropolitan
Kobe Gakuin
19.53%(16)
18.64%(16)
UniversityUniversity

20.00%(14)Aichi
University

Okayama
University

18.46%(17)SokaUniversity

19.40%(17)SokaUniversity

19.40%(17)

Shinshu
University

Kumamoto
University

18.42%(18)Okayama
University

18.03%(18)

University of
the Ryukyus

19.35%(18)

SokaUniversity

17.95%(19)

Shizuoka
University

16.67%(19)KyushuUniversity

19.32%(19)Okayama
University

21.57%(19)OMIYA LAWSCHOOL

Doshisha
University

17.46%(20)

Kobe Gakuin
University

15.38%(20)

Kwansei Gakuin
University

18.37%(20)

SokaUniversity

21.31%(20)

Kanagawa
University

Average21.57%

Average

20.68%

Average22.51%

Average24.75%

Average35.45%(15)Nihon
University

26.79%(16)

Chuo
University

31.80%(16)

Doshisha
University

30.86%(16)

26.67%(17)

University ofTsukuba

31.67%(17)Okayama
University

30.77%(17)Nihon
University

25.93%(18)

SokaUniversity

30.77%(18)

KansaiUniversity

28.30%(18)22.22%(19)

Doshisha
University

23.73%(19)Tokyo Metropolitan
29.63%(19)University

Hokkaido
University

27.78%(19)22.22%(19)Meiji
University

23.62%(20)

Kwansei Gakuin
University

29.41%(20)

KindaiUniversity

27.27%(20)

KyushuUniversity

29.31%(21)

Average34.62%

Average

37.65%

29.09%

Average

32.68%

Source: MOJ website, Results of the Bar Examination, Number of entrants passing the bar examination by law school, etc.

KYUSHU UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2023

Selection of Research/
Education Programs

・ Data excludes those passing the preparatory examination.
・ The contents is the same as FACT BOOK 2022 because the bar exam results are announced in November from 2023 and that made it
impossible to obtain the data for FY2023.

Income andExpenditure

Kanagawa
University
Osaka CityUniversity

University Hospital

47.30%(3)

KeioUniversity

Industry-UniversityGovernment Collaboration

KyotoUniversityInternational

48.85%(3)

KobeUniversity

ResearchUniversity

Success in Qualification
Examinations

KyushuUniversity20(14)

Career Paths andEmployment Status

22(13)

KyushuUniversity

Graduate Degrees
Conferred

Ritsumeikan
University
Tokyo Metropolitan
University

50(8)Success in Qualification Examinations

35(13)

Osaka
University

54(6)

Osaka
University

47(7) Chuo University

33(14)

13(19) Soka University

64(6) Kobe University

Osaka
University

Doshisha
University

Osaka City
University

Hitotsubashi
University

34(8)TohokuUniversity

15(19) Soka University

66(5)

51(7)

36(9) Meiji University

28(12)

Hitotsubashi
University

OsakaUniversity

26(9) Meiji UniversityNagoyaUniversity

104(3)

83(5)

75(6)

29(9) Meiji University30(12)

WasedaUniversityWaseda
UniversityKyushu
University

29(11) Meiji University

104(3)

96(4)

67(6)

31(9)

34(11)

114(3) Keio University

Hitotsubashi
UniversityTokyo Metropolitan
University

Hokkaido
University

Kyoto
University

85(4) The Universityof Tokyo

72(6)

44(8)

36(9)

107(3)

84(5) Chuo University

46(7) Kobe University

119(1)
117(2)

Hitotsubashi
University

50(8) Kobe University

Kyoto
University

125(2)

106(5)

OsakaUniversity

125(1)

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

115(2) The Universityof Tokyo

WasedaUniversity

55(8)University

WasedaUniversity

101(5)

41(8) Kobe University

FY 2022

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

126(1) Keio University

134(2) Keio University

110(4) Chuo University

University

Enrollment

KyushuUniversity

KyushuUniversity

WasedaUniversity

FY 2021

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

University

Admissions

158(2)FY 2020

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

University128(1) Keio University

Keio University

OsakaUniversity

FY 2019

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

University

Number of Students

Chuo University

FY 2017

Successful
Examinees(Rank)

University133