Separate

National Universities

VolumeQuarterly Reportby The Japan Association of National Universities (JANU)

15
2017

Current Situation of National Universities in Japan
Constituent Members
Students
By course(Unit: Persons)

Undergraduate

5.1%
17.3%
444,204 131,406

Master

59.0%
93,94077.6%
1,991,420
6.6%
34.3%
10,522 54,652
6.6% 25.0%
4,853 18,437

68.5%
50,561

DoctorProfessional

0%

37.4%
6,223

4.4%
733

20%

40%

National

Public

80%

100%

31.7%
140,65068.3%
303,554

公立
Public35.5%
46,632

64.5%
84,7740%PrivateNote: Total may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

40%

60%

80%

100%

Other areas
その他の地域

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “School Basics Survey 2016”
issued by MEXT

National universities provide university education
across the nation.

Labor Cost of Managers and Staff

Number of faculty at national universities (by gender)

Total of salaries, compensations, etc.

(Unit: Persons)(FY) 020%

Note: The three metropolitan areas here include Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture,
Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo Prefecture.

Master course and doctor course students at national
universities account for approx. 60% and approx. 70%of the total respectively.

Faculty24.2%
481,14375.8%
1,510,277

Three
三大都市圏
metropolitan
areas

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “School Basics Survey 2016”
issued by MEXT

(Unit: Persons)National
国立

私立
Private

58.2%
9,667
60%

By area (Undergraduate)

20,00040,00060,0002004

89.2%[Value]

10.8%[Value]

2016

83.7%
[Value]16.3%[Value]Male

80,000

0

(FY)

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

H19
2007

(Unit: 100M yen)
10,0009,362

60,897

H27
2015

8,834

64,771

Salaries paid to part-time managers, staff, etc.

FemaleNote: Faculty numbers include only full-time faculty members.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “School Basics Survey” (each year
version) issued by MEXT

Increase in the female headcount and rate
Employment of faculty members under age 40 at national universities

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

(Unit: 100M yen)
10,000

(FY)

H19
2007
2015
H27

2,146

4,082

(Unit: Persons)
0
(FY)

H19
2007
2015
H28

5,000

38.8%
[Value]62.9%[Value]10,00015,00061.2%[Value]37.1%[Value]20,00017,667

16,920

Permanent
Fixed-term
任期付き
任期無し
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on MEXT surveys.

Decrease in the young faculty headcount and increase in
the fixed-term faculty rate

Note 1: National university corporations and Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
Note 2: “Total of salaries, compensations, etc.” shows the total of compensations, salaries,
bonuses, and allowances paid to full-time managers and staff.
Note 3: “Salaries paid to part-time managers, staff, etc.” shows the total of salaries,
allowances and retirement allowances paid to part-time managers and staff, temporary
workers, etc.
Note 4: Welfare expenses (total of legal welfare expenses and non-statutory welfare
expenses) are not included.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Compensation levels of managers
and staff at national university corporations, etc.” (each year) issued by MEXT

Decrease in labor cost for full-time managers and staff,
increase in labor cost for part-time managers, staff, etc.

Education
Main Distinctive Faculties Newly Established after Incorporation
Shimane University
Faculty of Human Sciences (2017)

Tottori University
Faculty of Regional Sciences (2004)

Niigata University
College of Creative Studies (2017)
Yamagata University
Faculty of Education, Art and Science (2005)

Ehime University
Faculty of Collaborative
Regional Innovation (2016)

Akita University
Faculty of International Resource Sciences (2014)

Shinshu University
Faculty of Economics andLaw (2016)

University of the Ryukyus
Faculty of Tourism Sciences andIndustrial Management (2008)

Utsunomiya University
Faculty of Regional Design (2016)
University of Fukui
School of Global andCommunity Studies (2016)

Yamaguchi University
Faculty of Global Science
Studies (2015)

University of Yamanashi
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (2012)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
School of Language and Culture Studies / Schoolof International and Area Studies (2012)

Saga University
Faculty of Art and Regional
Design (2016)

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
School of Marine Resources and Environmental
Studies (2017)

Nagasaki University
School of Global Humanities andSocial Sciences (2014)
Yamaguchi University & Kagoshima
University
Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (2012)

Yokohama National University
College of Urban Sciences (2017)
Chiba University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (2016)

University of Miyazaki
Faculty of Regional Innovation (2016)

Nagoya University
School of Informatics (2017)

Wakayama University
Faculty of Tourism (2008)

Oita University
Faculty of Welfare and Health Science (2016)

Tokushima University
Faculty of Bioscience andBioindustry (2016)

Kochi University
Faculty of Regional Collaboration (2015)

Shiga University
Faculty of Data Science (2017)
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on materials provided by MEXT

Development of Educational Environment

Educational Reform Activities

Number of students per full-time teacher

Number of library books per student

Implementing the GPA system (strict grade assessment)(Unit: Persons)(Unit: books)

25.0

19.9

20.0
15.0
10.0

200.0

(Unit: Universities)

165.3

150.0
11.3

9.4

5.0

50.0

0.0

0.0

National
国立

93.7

100.0

Public
公立

Private私立

Note: Number of students/Number of (full-time)
faculty
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU basedon “School Basics Survey 2016” issued by MEXT

60

51

20
National
PublicPrivate
国立
公立
私立
Source: Created by the Secretariat of
JANU based on the FY2016 Factfinding Survey of Academic Information
Infrastructure (March 2017) conductedby MEXT

0

H20
2008

H23
2011

H26
2014

47.6%

50.0%

15,00040.0%

10,000
4,169

その他
Other

5,238

5,132

5,414

5,008

2007
H19

2011
H23

2015
H27

(FY)

Note: Only undergraduate courses
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “FY2014 University Education
Curriculum, etc. Reform Situation (outline)” (December 2016) issued by MEXT

Universities where over 50% full-time teachers participate in FD(Unit: Types of journals)

2,136

60

40

Types of available electronic journals per national university

5,000

73

80

152.0

出版社
Publisher

0

30.0%

29.1%

31.0%

2011
H23

2012
H24

36.5%

20.0%
10.0%
0.0%

(FY)

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on the Fact-finding Survey of Academic
Information Infrastructure (each FY) conducted by MEXT
Note: “Other” electronic journals show the number of e-journals purchased from service vendors thatcollect and offer e-journals from many publishers.

2013
H25

2014
H26

(FY)

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “FY2014 University
Education Curriculum, etc. Reform Situation (outline)” (December 2016) issued by
MEXT

National universities actively provide advanced, high-quality education.

Research
No. 1 Local National University in Each Field that Has Been Awarded theLargest Number of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
University
Ibaraki University

Field

University

Field(Former) Agricultural engineering /Rural planning
Web informatics/ Service
informatics

Nara Women's
University(Former) Human life
Clothing life/ Dwelling life

Wakayama
University

Library and information science /Humanistic social informatics
Modeling and technologies forenvironmental conservation andremediation

Tourism(Former) Phytopathology
Okayama
University

Developmental mechanisms andthe body works

Education

Educational Background1949

Hideki Yukawa

Physics

Kyoto University

Physics

Kyoto University

1968 Yasunari Kawabata

Literature

The University of Tokyo―
IBM Thomas J. Watson
Research Center

1973

Leo Esaki

Physics

The University of Tokyo

1974

Eisaku Sato

Peace

The University of Tokyo―

Kyoto University

Kyoto University
Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology

1981

Kenichi Fukui

1994

Kenzaburo Oe

Literature

Hideki Shirakawa

Chemistry

Applied health science

Sociology of education
Education on school
subjects and activities

2001

Hiroshima
University

Nagaoka University Environmental technology /of Technology Environmental load reduction

Surgical dentistry

2002

Properties in chemicalengineering process/Transfer operation/ Unit
operation
2008(Former) Carcinogens
Yamaguchi
University
KagawaUniversity

Shinshu University (Former) Human life

Childhood science (childhood
environment science)

Shizuoka
Domestic science / Human life
University
Hamamatsu
University School of
Psychiatric science
Medicine―

Ryoji Noyori

Chemistry

Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Kyoto University

Masatoshi Koshiba

Physics

The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo

University of Tsukuba
Nagoya University

Koichi Tanaka

Chemistry

Tohoku University

Physics

Nagoya University

Toshihide Maskawa

Physics

Nagoya University

Shimadzu Corporation
High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization
Kyoto Sangyo University

Yoichiro Nambu

Physics

The University of Tokyo

Chicago University

Osamu Shimomura

Chemistry

Nagasaki University

Boston University

Akira Suzuki

Chemistry

Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University

Chemistry

The University of Tokyo

Purdue University

Kobe University

Kyoto University

2010
2012

2014

Note: Local national universities here refer to national universities, other than the former seven imperial universities (Hokkaido University,
Tohoku University, The University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, and Kyushu University), anduniversities located in the three metropolitan areas (Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Osaka, Hyogo
Prefecture, and Kyoto).
Note 2: Universities sharing the No. 1 position with the same number of research fields are also included.
Note 3: Total number of new projects in the past five years
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on ”FY2016 Allocation of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Projects” (October2016) issued by MEXT

Kyoto University
The University of Tokyo

Makoto Kobayashi

Pathological inspection

Embryonic/ Neonatal
medicine
Environmental risk control
Ehime University
and evaluation
Parasitology (including
sanitary zoology)
Nagasaki
University
Infectious disease medicine(Former) Carcinogens

Affiliation at the Time of theAward
Kyoto University / Columbia
University
Tokyo University of Education

1965 Shin-Itiro Tomonaga

Human geography

Special needs education

University of Fukui

Field

2000

Economic statistics

Kanazawa
University

Name

Chemistry
Physiology or
1987 Susumu Tonegawa
Medicine

Respiratory surgery

Sports science
University ofTsukuba

Nobel LaureatesYearEi-ichi Negishi

Isamu Akasaki

Physiology or
Medicine
Physics

Kyoto University

Meijo University

Hiroshi Amano

Physics

Nagoya University

Nagoya University

Shuji Nakamura

Physics

Tokushima University

University of California, Santa
BarbaraTakaaki Kajita

Physics
Physiology or
Medicine
Physiology or
Medicine

Shinya Yamanaka

2015

Satoshi Ōmura

2016

Yoshinori Osumi

Saitama University

The University of Tokyo

University of Yamanashi

Kitasato University

The University of Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on NobelPrize.org website

Using each university’s strong points and distinctive featuresto promote various research projects across the country

All Nobel laureates graduated from national universities.

Allocation of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (for newly adopted projects)(『学術研究盤形成』)明のため、仮
特設分野研究研究』は前年度を使用しました

No. ofApplications

No. of Adopted
Adoption Rate Amount Subscribed
Projects(Unit: 1,000 yen)

Allocation
Amount (Total)

Direct Expenditure

Allocation Amount
Rate

Indirect
Expenditure

National

49,76914,61029.4%

240,895,669

53,326,390

41,020,300

12,306,090

Public

7,735

1,959

25.3%

23,684,098

4,796,870

3,689,900

1,106,970

5.7%

Private31,361

7,037

22.4%

86,725,154

15,631,590

12,024,300

3,607,290

18.5%

63.2%

Other

12,369

3,070

24.8%

54,356,421

10,583,040

8,140,800

2,442,240

12.5%

Total

101,234

26,67626.4%

405,661,342

84,337,890

64,875,300

19,462,590－

Note 1: The FY2016 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research are for research projects (newly adopted) (excluding “Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (research in a proposed research area): Formation of Academic Research
Support Infrastructure”, “Special Field Research” and “Encouragement Research”) and research projects (newly adopted) of the “Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Group)”.
Note 2: Total may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on ”FY2016 Allocation of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Projects” (October 2016) issued by Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT

Promotion of joint research with local companies, etc.
Top 30 universities in terms of joint research with private companies
No. of research projects
公立大学[Value]Research grant amount

公立大学[Value]

公立大学 私立大学[Value][Value]

私立大学[Value]
国立大学（三大都市圏）[Value]

国立大学（三大都市圏
以外）[Value]Top 30 universities in terms of number of joint
research projects with SMEs in the same prefecture

国立大学（三大都市圏）[Value]

国立大学（三大都市圏）[Value]

国立大学（三大都市圏以外）[Value]

私立大学[Value]

国立大学（三大都市圏以外）[Value](Unit: universities)

The three metropolitan areas here include Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Kyoto,
Osaka, and Hyogo Prefecture.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “FY2015 Universities, etc. Industry-Academia Collaboration Situation” issued by MEXT

Industry-Academia Collaboration
No. of Contracted Research Projects
Implemented and Amount Received(Unit: Million yen)
70,0003,796 60,000

Amount Received

No. of Joint Research Projects Implemented

20,0003,456
3,093 1,359
50,0002,625
2,344
15,0001,278
1,774 2,062
1,192
46,719
1,845
1,200
1,165
41,6031,470
1,121
39,02340,0009141,012
1,341639
34,14833,907
31,407964 585
10,00033,433432
15,666 30,000
31,077 29,451
14,336743
28,585
13,596347
13,10024,857
12,79320,00012,361
19,671
11,922
5,000
12,286
11,681
10,563
10,0009,658
7,774

10,00014,0008,000

12,71011,066
12,00011,32910,96012,28911,706
10,543
11,227
11,5289,765 9,682
10,000
8,668

6,000

8,000
3,968
4,175 4,158 3,872 3,757 3,732
4,105 6,000
4,249 3,917
3,889
3,847 3,519

4,000

2,000

621 495 459 405 423

公立等
Public,etc.

私立等etc.
Private,全体
Total

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Universities, etc. IndustryAcademia Collaboration Situation” (each FY version) issued by the Science andTechnology Policy Bureau, MEXT

The number of joint research projects
implemented and the amount received
are increasing.

4,000

国立等 etc.
National,

公立等
Public,etc.

Private, etc.
私立等

全体
Total

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Universities, etc. IndustryAcademia Collaboration Situation” (each FY version) issued by the Science andTechnology Policy Bureau, MEXT

Donations Received by National
Universities, etc.

(Unit: Patents)(Unit: 100M yen)

1,400

25,00019,40920,00017,254

1,265

1,1931,1681,190
1,1511,148
1,0951,080

1,200
1,000

438
431

14,527

15,000378 404 366 431

1,313

448
In-kind366 318

現物寄附
donation

800
10,942

10,0000665

The amount received has been stagnant inrecent years.

No. of Patents Held by National
Universities, etc.

5,000

582 690(FY)
H16H17H18H19H20H21H22H23H24H25H26H27’04 ‘05 ’06 ‘07 ’08 ‘09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ‘14 ‘15 (FY)H16H17H18H19H20H21H22H23H24H25H26H27(FY)’04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ’11 ’12 ‘13 ’14 ‘15 (FY)
国立等
National,
etc.

457 451 456 490

2,000
1,936 2,295
2,206 2,375
1,563 1,562 1,650 1,848
1,785
1,548 1,683 1,881
0

0

0

0

(Unit: Million yen)

（Unit: Projects）

No. of Contracted Research Projects Implemented（Unit: Projects）

Amount Received

No. of Joint Research Projects
Implemented and Amount Received

7,481
5,483

4,759
3,294
2,879
2,100 2,570
885 973 1,290 1,845
’07
H19

’08
H20

’09
H21

’10
H22

6,833

8,239

’11 ’12
H23
H24

other than
the above

600
400

4,125

現物寄附以外Donation

827

721 770 789

802 758

729 762

865

200
’13
H25

’14
H26

‘15 (FY)
H27

Domestic
国内 Overseas
外国
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Universities, etc. IndustryAcademia Collaboration Situation” (each FY version) ) issued by the Science andTechnology Policy Bureau, MEXT

The number of patents held in Japan andabroad is increasing every year.

0’08 H21’09 H22’10 H23’11 H24’12 H25’13 H26’14 H27‘15 H28’16 (FY)
H20(Provisional value)
Note 1: The amount for FY2016 is a provisional value .
Note 2: Figures may not add up to the totals due to rounding down.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on materials provided by MEXT
( “Financial Statements of National Universities,” etc.)

The amount of donations received shows a sign ofincrease, despite recent stagnant growth, as aresult of active efforts, etc. of each university.

Internationalization
No. of Courses Given in English

No. of International Students(Unit: Course)
20,000Undergraduate

15,000(Unit: Persons)80,0008,068

10,0005,000

60,00040,00047,83420,000049,54457,34559,078

1,406
9,084

1,302
9,674

1,636
10,293

1,670
11,481

2004
H16

2008
H20
国立
公立
National
Public2012
H24
私立Private2016
H28 (FY)

3,711

5,449

4,439

4,075

2,510

16,024

14,285

12,796

10,936

0

H24
2012

H25
H26
2013
2014
Undergraduate

H27
2015
Graduate

H28
2016

(FY)

Note: The number of FY2012 courses includes a part of language courses.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Follow-up Survey Results on the Further Promotionof Educational Internationalization at National Universities” (each year) issued by JANU

The number of courses given in English is increasing
both at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Graduate(Unit: Persons)
50,00040,00030,00020,000

8,694
1,302

11,103
1,316

10,00019,51820,2470

13,281
1,680
24,68014,397
1,928

No. of Overseas Sites

No. of International
Exchange Agreements(Unit: Sites)
400(Unit: Agreements)

350

27,153

300
2004
H16

2008
H20

National
国立

2012
H24
Public
公立2016
H28 (FY)250

私立
Private200

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “International Student Enrollment
Survey Results” (each year) issued by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)(Unit: Persons)
5.0%

3.9%
3.6%

20,000

2.9%

3.0%

6,962
6,283

10,000

5,000

0

2.2%

6,911

8,350

2011

10,392

14,132

230

2013

Undergraduate

8,549

7,000

H21 H23’09’11 H24’12 H25’13 H26’14 (FY)

5,000

’09
’11 H24’12 H25’13 H26’14 (FY)
H21 H23(Unit: Persons)
30,000(Unit: Persons)
100,000

27,71425,49024,48823,611
23,10795,00020,00015,4671.0%

93,32992,444
92,10990,44587,203

「国
流の
定訳
め仮

85,000’11 H24’12 H25’13 H26’14 H27’15 (FY)
H23

80,000’11 H24’12 H25’13 H26’14 H27’15 (FY)
H23

Note: Only national universities
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Overview of International Research Exchange”(FY2015) issued by MEXT

The number of researchers both accepted and sent
is increasing.

No. of Non-Japanese Teachers(Unit: Persons)
3,000

2012

7,847

No. of Japanese
Researchers Sent Abroad

15,0003.0%

2.0%

11,525

7,465

90,000
4.0%

5,578

4,769

9,000

No. of Non-Japanese
Researchers Accepted

25,00025,000316

Various activities for internationalization are increasing.

No. and Rate of Japanese Students Studying Abroad
30,0009,515

Note: Only for national universities
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Survey Results on Inter-university Exchange
Agreements with International Universities and Overseas Sites” (each year) issued by MEXTInternational graduate students at national
universities account for over 60% of the total.

15,000288 277

10,474

11,000352

2014

2015 (FY)

0.0%

Graduate

Note: Figures for FY2011 and FY2012 show the share of students studying abroad (not limited to Japanese
students). The denominator is the total number of students as of May 1 of the year. Figures for FY2013 andsubsequent years show the share of students studying abroad (limited to Japanese students). The denominator is[No. of students as of May 1 of the year – No. of non-Japanese students]
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “The 4th Follow-up Survey Results on the Further
Promotion of Educational Internationalization at National Universities” (2016) issued by JANU

The number and rate of both undergraduate andgraduate students studying abroad is increasing.

2,500
2,000
1,500

1,474

1,503

1,551

2004
H16

2006

H18

2008

1,770

1,997

2,329

2,574

2,788

1,000
500
0

H20

H22

2010

H24

2012

H26

2014

H27

2015

H28

2016 (FY)

Note 1: Only national universities
Note 2: The figures here are for full-time teachers in “Basic School Survey”
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “School Basics Survey” (each year) issued by MEXT

The number of non-Japanese teachers is increasing
every year.

World University Rankings
2. Overall

1. Overall
THE (Times Higher Education), UK
2016-2017

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Country, etc.

2016-2017

1

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

1

Harvard University

United States

2

California Institute of Technology

United States

2

Stanford University

United States

3

Stanford University

United States

3

University of California, Berkeley

United States

4

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

4

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

5Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States

5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States

6

Harvard University

United States

6

Princeton University

United States7

Princeton University

United States

7

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

8

United Kingdom

8

California Institute of Technology

United States

Switzerland

9

Columbia University

United States

10

Imperial College London
ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute ofTechnology Zurich
University of California, Berkeley

10

University of Chicago

United States

10

University of Chicago

United States

20

The University of Tokyo

24

National University of Singapore

32

Kyoto University

Japan

40

The University of Melbourne

Australia
China

9

University

United States
Singapore

29

Peking University

China

39

The University of Tokyo

Japan

43

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong
South Korea

72

Seoul National University

91

Kyoto UniversityJapan

201-250

Tohoku UniversityJapan

251-300

Osaka UniversityJapan

251-300

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Times Higher Education World
University Rankings 2016-17”

University

58

Tsinghua University

71

Peking University

China

72

Nagoya University

Japan

96

Osaka University

101-150

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China

101-150

Tohoku University

Japan

2
3
8
10
12
15
17
26
32
33
45

Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cambridge
California Institute of Technology
The University of Tokyo
Peking University
Kyoto University
Tsinghua University
Osaka University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
National Taiwan University
Tohoku University

Four Japanese universities ranked in the world top 100.

4. Japanese Universities
Country,
etc.

University

1
2

Harvard University
University of Oxford
London School of Economics andPolitical Science
The University of Tokyo

3
9

10 The University of Hong Kong
19 Peking University

2017

US

1

US
UK
US
Japan
China
Japan
China
Japan
Japan
Taiwan
Japan

2
3
9
16

Social Policy / Public Administration
2017

South Korea

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “Academic Ranking of World
Universities 2016”

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds Limited), UK
Physics & Astronomy
Chemistry

1

Japan

Seoul National University

3. By Subject

UniversityJapan

101-150

Two Japanese universities ranked in the world top 100.

2017

Country, etc.

Country,
etc.
US
UK
UK
Japan
Hong
Kong
China

29
31
33
49

University
Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology
Harvard University
Stanford University
The University of Tokyo
Kyoto University
Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Tohoku University
Osaka University
Nagoya University

THE (Times Higher Education)
20171

University

The University of Tokyo

National

2

Tohoku University

National

US3

Kyoto University

National

US
US
Japan
Japan

4

National

6

Nagoya University
Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Osaka University

7

Kyushu University

National

8

Hokkaido University

National

9

University of Tsukuba

National

10

Waseda University

Private11

Keio University

Private12

Hiroshima University

National

13

Kobe University

National

14

National

18

Hitotsubashi University
International Christian
University
Chiba University
Nagaoka University ofTechnology
Sophia University

19

Kanazawa University

National

20

Akita International University

Public

Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan

Country,
etc.
US

3

Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology
University of Cambridge

12

The University of Tokyo

Japan

15
47

Kyoto University
Osaka University

Japan
Japan

2

Category

1

Biological Science
2017

University

Country,
etc.

5

15

US

16

UK

17

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on ＱＳ World University Rankings by Subject 2017.

Japanese universities are leading the world in natural science subjects andsocial science subjects.

National
National

PrivateNational
National
PrivateSource: Created by the Secretariat of JANU basedon THE World University Ranking - Japanese
Universities 2017

Of the top 20 universities, 15 arenational universities.

National University Hospitals
Unit Price Paid by Outpatients and Inpatients

Total No. of Outpatients and New Inpatients(Unit: 1,000 persons)(Unit: 1,000 persons)

18,00017,00016,00015,00014,00013,000

’04
H16

’05
H17

’06
H18

’07
H19

’08
H20

’09
H21

’10
H22

外来患者延べ数（左軸）Total No. of outpatients (left)’11 ’12
H23
H24

’13
H25

’14
H26

(Unit: Yen)

(Unit: Yen)

800

20,00080000

600

15,000

60000

400

10,000

40000

200

5,000

20000

0
’15 (FY)
H27

0

’04

’05

’06

’07

’08

’09

’10

’11

’12

’13

0
’15 (FY)’14

Unit price paid by outpatients (left)
Unit price paid by inpatients (right)
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on JANU’s workshop documents

新入院患者延べ数（右軸）
Total No. of new inpatients (right)

The total number of both outpatients and new inpatients is increasing. The unit price paid by outpatients is also
increasing as a result of decreased average days spent in hospital, etc.

Response to Medical Policies

Shortage of Investment in Medical Equipment, etc.

Approval of Specific Function Hospitals

1400

7（8.3％）
41（48.8％）
8（9.5％）

28（33.3％）

National university hospital
Public university hospital
Private university hospital

1200
1000
800

Other

600

Note: Based on the survey conducted by the Medical Education Division, MEXT (as of September 2016)
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on JANU’s workshop documents▲ 658▲ 742 ▲ 681

▲ 512

400

National universities account for approx. 50% of
approved specific function hospitals.

200

No. of Organ Transplants

428

489

512

H23
2011

H24
2012

▲ 685

▲ 729

485

441

658

0

H22
2010

National university hospital379（20.5％）
1,076
343（58.2％）（18.6％）
51（2.8％）

Public university hospital
Private university hospital
Other

Note 1: Based on the survey by the Japan Organ Transplant Network (total between Feb. 28, 1999 and Dec.
29, 2016)
Note 2: Total may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on JANU’s workshop documents

National universities carry out approx. 60% of organtransplants.

Amount paid for medical
診療機器等の取得額
equipment, etc.

H25
2013

H26
H27
2014
2015 (FY)
Shortage of investment
投資不足額

Note 1: The amount paid for medical equipment, etc. shows the amount paid in each fiscal year. The amountis the total of medical equipment, administrative equipment, etc. that cost more than 500,000 yen and is usedin the activities of university hospitals.
Note 2: Assuming medical equipment is replaced after six years, approx. 117 billion yen needs to be invested
every fiscal year.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on the financial statements of national university
corporations (JANU’s workshop documents)

The function of university hospitals is decreasing due to 50 to
75 billion-yen underinvestment per fiscal year andpostponement of replacing necessary medical equipment, etc.

Financial Situation of National University Hospitals [except medical and dental schools]
Ordinary Expenditure Statistics
(FY)

0

2,000

2010 126

4,000

5,470

6,000

(Unit: 100M yen)

8,000

10,0003,806 411

159

5,771

3,985

392

2012

179

6,029

4,123

379

2013

189

6,376

2014

203

2015 206

6,656

4,645
Medical care

Labor

Ordinary Revenue Statistics
(FY)

2010

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

(Unit: 100M yen)

8,000

10,00012,000

1,400

8,489

481 10,370

2011 1,365

8,880

508 10,753

2012 1,226

9,314

577

11,2242013 1,201

9,652

409 11,745

2014 1,305

9,925

414 12,151

2015 1,303

10,36910,307
10,710

391

4,477

6,886

Education & Research

14,000

9,813

2011

4,268

12,000

Other

Operational grant

University hospital revenue

14,00011,117667 11,520
708 11,938
746 12,418
Other

Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “FY2015 Financial Results of National
University Corporations, etc.” issued by MEXT

Medical care expenditure has an increasing share of total ordinary expenditure in response to increasing needs
for medical care, etc. National university hospital revenue has an increasing share of total ordinary revenue.

Financial Situation
Budgets (National University Corporation Operational Grants, etc.)
0
(FY)

2,000

4,000

2004
H16

6,000

8,000

10,000

H24
2012
H27
2015
Ordinary
operational grant
一般運営費交付金

H28
2016
2017
H29

Special operational grant
特別運営費交付金

2,000

4,000

Special factor operational grant
特殊要因運営費交付金

University hospital operational grant
附属病院運営費交付金

9,113
9,092
0

14,00012,415741 581
1,305
11,813790 308 1,288
1,000 63 999
11,366
10,945
795
958

9,785
9,427
9,304
9,192

2008
H20

(Unit: 100M yen)

12,000

912
861
6,000

8,000

10,945920
973 45 10,970

10,00012,00014,000Function enhancement cost
Functionenhancement promotion cost
Specialfactor operational grant
Basic cost
基幹経費
機能強化経費
特殊要因運営費交付金
機能強化促進費
Note 1: The figures above do not include special account budgets for disaster restoration. (Special account budgets for disaster restoration: 5.7B yen for FY2012, 1.1B yen for FY2013, 700M
yen for FY2014, and 400M yen for FY2015)
Note 2: The university hospital operational grant is nil since FY2013.
Note 3: The budget for FY2015 shows figures after budget revision.
Note 4: The budget for beyond FY2016 is for a three-term budget, which is shown here by dividing the basic operational grant into the basic cost and the function enhancement cost.
Note 5: Function enhancement promotion cost is included for FY2017.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on on “National University Corporation Operational Grant Plan (90 Corporations Including Inter-University Research Institute Corporations”(each FY version) issued by MEXT

Financial Results (Ordinary Revenue)
1,059
1,936 （4.3％）（7.9％）
3,560（14.6％）

2004

24,454

Operational revenue
運営費交付金収益
11,654（47.7％）

6,245（25.5％）

University hospital revenue
附属病院収益Tuition revenue
学生納付金収益
Competitive funds, etc.
競争的資金等
Other
その他

2,153
2,256
(6.9%)（7.9％）
4,507
4,272(14.4%)（13.4％）

2015

10,820（34.6％）

3,433
3,407
(11.0%) 31,293（11.0％）
10,3809,939(33.2%)（33.2％）(Unit: 100M yen)

Note 1: Operational grants, etc. are recorded as a liability upon receipt, then sequentially transferred to a revenue account with the assumed progress of education, research, and otheractivities.
Note 2: Competitive funds, etc. for FY2004 show the total amount of subsidies, contracted research revenue, donations, research institution revenue, and other revenues. Competitive funds
etc. for FY2015 show the total amount of subsidies, contracted research revenue, donations, and research-related revenue.
Note 3: Total may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “FY2004 Financial Statements of National University Corporations” and “FY2015 Financial Results, etc. of National University
Corporations, etc.” issued by MEXT

Operational grant and tuition revenue have decreasing shares of total ordinary revenue. University hospital revenue frommedical fees, etc. has increased (but the earning rate has decreased due to the consumption tax hike). The share ofcompetitive funds, etc. has also increased.

Financial Results (Ordinary Expenditure)
1,039
1,836
（4.4％）2,332（7.8％）（9.9％）

2004
10,098 23,622 7,235（42.7％）（30.6％）
1,082（4.6％）

1,754
1,773（5.7％）（5.7％） 3,440

教育経費
Education
Research
研究経費（10.8％）

Medical care (including labor costs in university
診療経費
hospitals)（病院人件費を含む）
受託研究費等
Contracted research, etc.

人件費
Labor (excluding university hospitals)（附属病院以外）
General administration
一般管理費等

10,190（33.0％）

2015

30,901
2,302（7.4％）

11,542（37.4％）(Unit: 100M yen)
Source: Created by the Secretariat of JANU based on “FY2004 Financial Statements of National University Corporations” and “FY2015 Financial Results, etc. of National University
Corporations, etc.” issued by MEXT

Medical care costs account for an increasing share of total ordinary expenditure in response toincreasing needs for medical care at university hospitals, but the share of labor cost is
decreasing. Administrative cost has been reduced by energy saving, etc.
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