According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the total amount of payments for the first year, including the experimental training fees for new students who advanced to private universities in 2021, was 1 yen, 0.2% higher than the previous year.Admission fees, facility maintenance fees, and experimental training fees have continued to decline slightly, but overall they have increased slightly due to the increasing trend of tuition fees.

 The survey was compiled by receiving data from 597 private universities, 282 private junior colleges, and 3 private colleges of technology from the Japan Private School Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation.

 According to it, the first year payment per person excluding the experimental training fee is 1 yen for private universities, 135 yen for private junior colleges, and 7,080 yen for private technical colleges.Private technical colleges were about the same as the previous year, but private universities and private junior colleges increased slightly by 112-7,586%.

 The graduate school costs 105 yen for the first half of the doctoral program, 4,844 yen for the second half of the doctoral program, and 87 yen for the professional degree program.Professional degree programs are 194% cheaper than the previous year, but the first and second semesters of the doctoral program are up 134-4,817%.

 By faculty of private universities, the medical and dental faculty was 489 yen, an increase of 539% from the previous year.The Faculty of Arts is 0.8 yen, the Faculty of Science is 118 yen, and the other faculties are 8,991 yen.Both were almost the same as the previous year.

 The total amount of payments per person for the first year was 1 yen in FY2008, but it has continued to increase slightly except after the Great East Japan Earthquake.During this period, the disposable income of each household has decreased, and many households have been forced to reduce their revenue due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and the environment surrounding students is becoming more severe.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Survey results of student payments, etc. for students enrolled in the 3rd year of Reiwa at private universities, etc.

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