On October 2017, 10, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the evaluation results of the 2 "Law School Public Support Review Strengthening / Addition Program".Based on indicators such as the passing rate of the judicial examination and the competition rate in the latest enrollment selection, 2018 universities including Chiba University, Tokyo University, Keio University and other national and private universities received the highest evaluation.

 The "Law School Public Support Review Reinforcement / Addition Program" introduced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology from the 2015 budget promotes voluntary organizational reviews such as optimizing the enrollment capacity of law schools, and through support for leading efforts. , A well-balanced budget allocation between law schools to improve the quality of education.

 The examination committee, which consists of experts, examines and evaluates past efforts and achievements using 6 indicators such as the cumulative passing rate of the bar examination, and scores them into three types.By doing so, in addition to setting the basic amount, the additional amount will be set according to the content of the efforts proposed by each law school.The final allocation rate is determined based on this basic amount and the additional amount.

 Of the 16 law graduate schools, 21 national universities and 37 private universities, the highest ranked "Type 1" were Chiba University, Tokyo University, Hitotsubashi University, and Nagoya University. , Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kobe University, Kyushu University, 8 national universities and Keio University, Chuo University, Waseda University, Aichi University, 4 private universities, 12 schools in total.

Reference: [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] [Material 5-1] List of types for setting the basic amount calculation rate for the 30 "Law School Public Support Review Strengthening / Addition Program" (PDF)

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