Entrance Examination Data for the past 3 years

As of October 1, 2022

CourseExamination CategoryYearNo. of ApplicantsNo. of Students who Subsequently EnrolledAmong Enrolling Students
Working Adults Other Fields Accelerated Placement
Master's CourseInformation science 2020 385 149 11 11 -
2021 423 167 14 16 -
2022 428 150 4 18 -
Biological science 2020 185 109 2 1 -
2021 155 103 3 3 -
2022 209 133 5 8 -
Materials science 2020 242 89 3 10 -
2021 206 92 4 0 -
2022 159 101 2 3 -
Doctoral CourseInformation science 2020 62 56 13 3 -
2021 51 51 8 1 -
2022 65 61 11 2 -
Biological science 2020 40 37 5 2 -
2021 37 37 3 1 -
2022 25 22 2 1 -
Materials science 2020 33 31 9 1 -
2021 30 29 5 1 -
2022 35 29 4 0 -

Note:

1. The numbers in the yellow boxes have been adjusted to include those students who were scheduled to enter NAIST as MEXT Scholars in fall of 2020 but changed their entrance to April 2021 due to restrictions limiting travel implemented for the COVID-19 conditions.

2. The numbers in the green box have been adjusted to include a re-admission student.

Entrance Examination Data for Master's Course (2022)

As of April 1, 2022

Information science
No. of Applicants No. Students Subsequently Enrolling
1st 257 104
2nd 108 23
3rd 29 5

Fall semester students are excluded.

Biological science
No. of Applicants No. of Students Subsequently Enrolling
1st 119 86
2nd 65 36
3rd 18 7

Fall semester students are excluded.

Materials science
No. of Applicants No. of Students Subsequently Enrolling
1st 96 61
2nd 48 33
3rd 13 5

Fall semester students are excluded.

Home School Locations for Students Enrolled in 2022

As of October 1, 2022

Master's Course
Japanese students (regions[prefecture])
Hokkaido 5
Tohoku 7
Kanto 46
Chubu 34
Kinki Shiga 32
Kyoto 49
Osaka 57
Hyogo 28
Wakayama 7
Nara 19
Mie 5
Chugoku 26
Shikoku 10
Kyushu 24
International students (countries/regions)
Bangladesh 1
Brasil 1
Canada 1
China 14
Haiti 1
Indonesia 2
Jamaica 1
Korea 1
Madagascar 1
Malaysia 1
Mauritius 1
Mexico 1
Pakistan 1
Singapore 1
Taiwan 1
Thailand 5
The Philippines 1
U.K. 1
Doctoral Course
Japanese students (regions[prefecture])
Hokkaido 0
Tohoku 1
Kanto 6
Chubu 1
Kinki 69
Chugoku 0
Shikoku 0
Kyushu 1
International students (countries/regions)
Bangladesh 3
Belgium 1
China 2
France 1
Indonesia 8
Iran 1
Malaysia 5
Sudan 1
Taiwan 1
Tanzania 1
Thailand 2
The Philippines 4
Other 4