NARA INSTITUTE of SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
NAIST Students
Diversity in Student Acceptance
- The university accepts students from various fields who are enthusiastic to learn and conduct research, and researchers / engineers who are active contributors to society.
- The Entrance Examination is held 3 times a year
Past Entrance Examination Data: Numbers of Applicants, Examinees, and Subsequently Enrolled Students
- There is no written test but rather a general assessment based on interviews, survey reports, etc .
Division of Information Science
- Curriculum development compatible with students entering from diverse fields (basic courses, introductory courses, etc., wide-ranging lectures, seminars, problem-based research)
- Flexible curriculum management
(guidance by multiple faculty members , exchange of credits with other universities, assignment of research guidance counselors , semester system)
| Japanese Government Scholarship Students | Privately-Financed Students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120 | 267 | 387 |
| 2025 | 123 | 214 | 337 |
| 2024 | 142 | 177 | 319 |
| 2023 | 146 | 163 | 309 |
| 2022 | 137 | 164 | 301 |
| 2021 | 136 | 164 | 300 |
| 2020 | 112 | 163 | 275 |
| 2019 | 118 | 166 | 284 |
| 2018 | 123 | 138 | 261 |
| 2017 | 125 | 121 | 246 |
| 2016 | 124 | 109 | 233 |
| 2015 | 121 | 86 | 207 |
| 2014 | 87 | 107 | 194 |
| 2013 | 56 | 110 | 166 |
| 2012 | 38 | 108 | 146 |
| 2011 | 35 | 96 | 131 |
| 2010 | 32 | 88 | 120 |
| 2009 | 26 | 68 | 94 |
| 2008 | 24 | 51 | 75 |
| 2007 | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| 2006 | 28 | 41 | 69 |
| 2005 | 27 | 35 | 62 |
| Master's Program | Doctoral Program | Research Students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 133 (47) |
194 (79) |
60 (17) |
387 (143) |
| Pakistan | 2 (1) |
2 (1) |
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| India | 4 | 1 | 2 (1) |
7 (1) |
| Nepal | 1 (1) |
2 | 3 (1) |
|
| Bangladesh | 5 (2) |
8 (2) |
13 (4) |
|
| Sri Lanka | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Myanmar | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Thailand | 8 (4) |
11 (5) |
10 (6) |
29 (15) |
| Malaysia | 6 (3) |
16 (9) |
2 | 24 (12) |
| Indonesia | 15 (5) |
47 (29) |
2 |
64 (34) |
| The Philippines | 4 (2) |
17 (4) |
21 (6) |
|
| South Korea | 4 (2) |
2 | 6 (2) |
|
| Mongolia | 1 | 2 (1) |
3 (1) |
|
| Vietnam | 6 (2) |
6 (2) |
12 (4) |
|
| China | 60 (18) |
45 (18) |
9 (3) |
114 (39) |
| Laos | 1 | 1 | ||
| Taiwan | 2 (1) |
4 (1) |
6 (2) |
|
| Iran | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Syria | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lebanon | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sudan | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Tunisia | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
|
| Madagascar | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kenya | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Tanzania | 3 | 3 | ||
| Nigeria | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Morocco | 3 (1) |
3 (1) |
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| Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | ||
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mali | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rwanda | 1 | 1 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 1 (1) |
1 | 2 (1) |
|
| America | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mexico | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | ||
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | ||
| Haiti | 1 | 1 | ||
| Netherlands | 1 (1) |
2 | 3 (1) |
|
| Germany | 4 (1) |
6 (2) |
10 (3) |
|
| France | 2 | 12 (3) |
14 (3) |
|
| Spain | 1 | 1 (1) |
2 (1) |
|
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Russia | 1 (1) |
1 | 2 (1) |
|
| Slovenia | 2 | 2 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
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| Armenia | 1 (1) |
1 (1) |
*Figures in parentheses indicate the number of female students.
* International students who don't have a college student status visa are included in the research students.