List of national universities in Japan


As of 2010, there were 86 '''National university, 95 public universities and 597 private universities in Japan. National universities tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities.
In 2004, the national university system underwent partial privatization. Since 2004, every national university has been incorporated as a "national university corporation" and given considerable autonomy in its operations. Faculty and staff are no longer
Although The Open University of Japan and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology are founded by the national government's initiatives and heavily subsidised by the government, they are classified as private.