Private Medical School Capacity Applications from FY2026
Overview
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published, on October 16, 2025, a list of applications for changes to academic regulations to increase the enrollment capacity of private university medical schools from FY2026. Related materials include information on medical school capacity increases, summaries of initiatives by each university, medical school admission capacity by university, and materials on establishment plans for national university medical schools.
Key points
- A list of applications for approval of academic regulation changes related to increases in the enrollment capacity of private university medical schools was published.
- The publishing entity is the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
- Reference materials, including information on medical school capacity increases and summaries of initiatives by each university, were also published.
Overview
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published a list of applications for approval of academic regulation changes concerning increases in the enrollment capacity of private university medical schools from FY2026. The materials cover applications for approval related to increases in the enrollment capacity of private university medical schools, and the title of the published document is “List of Applications for Approval of Academic Regulation Changes Related to Increases in the Enrollment Capacity of Private University Medical Schools from FY2026 (October 2025).”
In addition to the application list concerning private universities, this publication includes reference materials on increases in medical school capacity for FY2026, summaries of initiatives by each university, medical school admission capacity and related figures by university, and establishment plans related to increases in the enrollment capacity of national university medical schools.
Details
The published materials are in PDF format and present the application list for academic regulation changes at private university medical schools, as well as “About Increases in Medical School Capacity for FY2026,” “Summaries of Initiatives by Each University Related to Increases in Medical School Admission Capacity and Related Figures for FY2026,” “List of Medical School Admission Capacity and Related Figures by University,” and “List of Establishment Plans Related to Increases in the Enrollment Capacity of National University Medical Schools from FY2026.”
For inquiries, the Office for University Establishment and Evaluation, Higher Education Planning Division, Higher Education Bureau, handles matters concerning consultations, while the Medical Education Division, Higher Education Bureau, handles matters concerning increases in the enrollment capacity of medical schools. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be required to view the PDFs.