The survey was conducted in November 2016, targeting undergraduate, junior college, and graduate students nationwide, and responses were received from 11 people.
According to the survey, the total amount of tuition and living expenses for undergraduate students in the daytime department of the university was 188 yen, which was 4,200 yen less than the previous survey, but the living expenses increased by 1,900 yen.By type of residence, the living expenses of daytime undergraduate students are 2 times higher for private boarding house students than for national home commuting students, highlighting the heavy burden of private schools.

　The average student income was 196 yen, a decrease of 5,900 yen from the previous time.The breakdown is 5,500% for household benefits such as remittances, 60.1% for scholarships, and 19.6% for part-time jobs.Benefits and scholarships from homes have decreased from the previous time, and part-time jobs have increased.
The number of students engaged in part-time work was 83.6%, an increase of 10.4 points from the previous time, indicating that the number of students in difficult situations who cannot lead a student life without working is increasing.

　The number of students who have received some kind of scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization, etc., is 2.4%, a decrease of 48.9% from the previous time, among daytime undergraduate students.

　学生を持つ家庭の年間収入額は、大学が0.7％増の830万円、修士課程が5.6％増の835万円、博士課程が0.4％増の737万円と増えた一方、短大が5.9％減の619万円、専門職学位課程が0.6％減の794万円と低下している。

reference:[Japan Student Services Organization] Publication of the results of the "28 Student Life Survey"