Kinki University received the 17th rating from the Rating and Investment Information, Inc., and received the third highest "AA (Rating Direction: Stable) rating out of 21. Since receiving the AA rating in 3, 2016 For the year in a row, it was the highest rating among school corporations that received rating ratings from Rating and Investment Information, Inc.
According to Kinki University, the main reason for the high evaluation is that the number of applicants for general admissions has become the number one in Japan for eight consecutive years due to the improvement of the university's brand power and extremely strong student recruitment ability, and a wide range of research areas as an integrated university. Taking advantage of its strength, the number of contract research conducted by private companies has been the highest in Japan for four consecutive years.
In addition, as the new coronavirus infectious disease spreads, it was highly evaluated that it is promoting new educational initiatives such as on-demand lessons.
University rating evaluation has been active in the United States for some time, but Hosei University in 2003 was the first in Japan.Private universities have relied on student payments to reduce their income, but as the 18-year-old population declines and the environment surrounding universities becomes more difficult, diversification of financing and cost reduction are required.
Compared to long-term borrowing from financial institutions such as banks, financing by issuing school bonds can be expected to reduce the cost of interest payments, and if it receives high praise, it will be possible to widely inform that the financial condition of the university is good.For this reason, the number of domestic universities receiving rating evaluations is increasing.
