Kyushu University School of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Statistics

Enrollment Limit and Present Number

School of Medicine

As of May 1st, 2025

  Classification 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 6th year Total
Department of Medicine Enrollment Limit 105 105 105 110 110 110 645
Present Number 109 129 114 105 120 114 691
(32) (31) (28) (34) (27) (22) (174)
Department of Biomedical Sciences Enrollment Limit 12 12 12 12 - - 48
Present Number 14 20 14 8 - - 56
(9) (12) (6) (3) - - (30)
Department of Health Sciences Enrollment Limit 134 134 134 134 - - 536
Present Number 147 130 151 134 - - 562
(110) (108) (117) (112) - - (447)
Total Enrollment Limit 251 251 251 256 110 110 1,229
Present Number 270 279 279 247 120 114 1,309

Figures in parenthesis indicate the number of female students.

Graduate School (Master’s Course)

As of May 1st, 2025

Course Classification 1st year 2nd year Total
Master’s Course in Graduate School of Medical Sciences Enrollment Limit 20 20 40
Present Number 30 17 47
Master’s Course in Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Department of Health Sciences Enrollment Limit 27 27 54
Present Number 32 29 61
Total Enrollment Limit 47 47 94
Present Number 62 46 108

Graduate School (Doctoral Course)

As of May 1st, 2025

Department Classification 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year Total
Department of Medical Sciences Enrollment limit 107 107 107 107 428
Present Number 135 116 107 150 508
Department of Health Sciences Enrollment limit 10 10 10 － 30
Present Number 10 7 20 － 37
Total Enrollment limit 117 117 117 107 458
Present Number 145 123 127 150 545

Graduates and Degrees awarded

School of Medicine Graduates

Department 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY Total
(1991.7.1～2025.3.31)
Department of Medicine 109 120 100 3,570
Department of Biomedical Science 12 10 16f 186
Department of Health Sciences Nursing 73 65 65 1,329
Radiological Sciences 35 33 30 650
Medical Technology 31 34 27 656
Subtotal 139 132 122 2,635
Total 260 262 238 6,391

School of Medicine (Old System) Graduates

Department of Medicine
Department (Under the old system) 4,766
Department (Under the new system, 1949-1991.6.30) 3,858
Medical College 838

Doctorate Conferred

Classification 　 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY Total
(1991.7.1～2025.3.31)
Doctoral Course Degrees Awarded Doctor of Philisophy
(Medical Schience)		 98 88 124 2,825
Doctor of Science - - - 82
Doctor of Nursing 1 2 2 45
Doctor of Health Science 6 6 5 74
Thesis Accepted Doctor of Philisophy
(Medical Schience)		 14 14 18 1,277
Doctor of Science 0 0 0 8
Master’s Course Master of Medical Sciences 9 14 16 367
Master of Public Health - - - 38
Master of Nursing 9 11 11 151
Master of Health Science 25 19 17 345
Professional Degree Course Master of Health Administration 17 21 22 397

Doctorate Conferred (Old System)

The number of Degrees under the old system Degrees under the new system
（Fukuoka Medical College, Kyushu Imperial University , Kyushu University） Degrees Awarded
(1949-1991.6.30)		 Theses Accepted
(1953-1991.6.30)
Doctor of Philosophy
(Medical Sciences)		 Doctor of Philosophy
(Science)		 Doctor of Philosophy
(Medical Sciences)
5,310 891 16 1,549

Research Cadavers

Genealogical Anatomy

Classification 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY Average during 5 years
Cadavers 46 44 43 42 41 43
Cadavers collected 34 42 41 49 47 43

Pathologic Anatomy

Classification 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY Average during 5 years
Cadavers 12 18 25 16 15 17

Number of Staff

Faculty of Medical Sciences

As of May 1st, 2025

Classification Faculty Total
Professor Associate professor Lecturer Assistant Professor Research Associate
Active staff 65 (1) 46 (8) 30 (6) 125 (17) 0 (0) 266 (32)

Figures in parentheses indicate the number of faculty members of special projects.

School of Medicine

As of May 1st, 2025

Classification Non-Faculty Total
Administrative Staff Medical Technician
Active staff 18 2 20

Staff of the Administrative office for the Faculty Sciences etc. are not included.

Grant-in-Aids for Scientific Research

(thousand yen)

Faculty of Medical Sciences
(other than Department of Health Sciences)		 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY
number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost
Grant-in-Aids for Specially Promoted Research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 4 22,900 6,870 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) 3 8,200 2,460 4 14,900 4,470 9 95,700 28,710
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) 2 72,600 21,780 2 56,400 16,920 2 56,400 16,920
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) 4 41,500 12,450 5 45,000 13,500 5 52,700 15,810
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 28 114,800 34,440 33 138,000 41,400 36 151,100 45,330
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 123 111,500 33,360 125 135,000 39,900 114 117,300 35,190
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering) 2 22,800 6,840 1 1,500 450 3 15,500 4,650
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) 14 29,100 8,730 15 33,300 9,990 9 16,000 4,800
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists 49 63,500 18,720 54 56,251 16,875 68 75,029 22,509
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up 14 11,500 3,450 10 10,700 3,210 15 14,100 4,230
Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 470 0
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows 8 7,300 270 12 10,900 1,200 12 11,900 2,190
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research Home-Returning Researcher Development Research 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28,600 8,580
International Collaborative Research 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4,600 1,380
Total 251 505,700 149,370 261 499,951 147,915 276 639,399 190,299

(thousand yen)

Department of Health Sciences 2022 FY 2023 FY 2025 FY
number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost
Grant-in-Aids for Specially Promoted Research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 2 8,100 2,430 5 19,100 5,730 4 15,400 4,620
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 26 17,650 5,295 28 25,150 7,545 24 24,000 7,200
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) 1 900 270 2 3,300 990 3 4,800 1,440
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists 13 8,900 2,550 13 8,400 2,520 13 9,000 2,700
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up 3 2,200 660 2 1,000 300 5 4,600 1,380
Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows 0 0 0 1 900 0 1 900 0
International Collaborative Research (Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research) 1 3,000 600 1 2,100 630 0 0 0
Total 46 40,750 11,805 52 59,950 17,715 50 58,700 17,340

Joint research and Funded research

(thousand yen)

Faculty of Medical Sciences
(other than Department of Health Sciences)		 2013 2014 2015
number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost
Joint research 60 133,508 26,612 63 102,648 22,372 56 103,497 20,855
Funded research 42 385,505 61,122 44 479,880 77,149 97 907,744 140,540
Department of Health Sciences 2013 2014 2015
number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost number of cases direct expense indirect cost
Joint research 6 7,960 1,592 6 1,500 300 9 11,164 2,236
Funded research 3 5,411 715 2 946 284 4 8,700 2,610

Donations received

(yen)

Faculty of Medical Sciences
(other than Department of Health Sciences)		 2017 2018 2019
The amount of Donations received 1,226,024,186 1,048,391,814 1,430,395,172
Department of Health Sciences 2017 2018 2019
The amount of Donations received 13,700,555 6,275,555 7,537,778

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