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 (in 1,000 Japanese yen)
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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 May 25, 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 May 25, 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: May 25, 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 May 25, 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/