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While the transition in the number of entrants into universities and junior colleges is shown in Chart 1-20, its transition, classified as new upper secondary school graduates and Ronin students, is shown in Chart 1-23 for universities (undergraduate courses) and junior colleges (regular courses), respectively.

According to this chart, 424,000 students were admitted to universities in 1975, of whom 66.9% or 283,000 were new upper secondary school graduates and the remaining 141,000 were Ronin students. While the total number of entrants into universities has been on a steady yearly increase, the proportion of new upper secondary school graduates among those entrants had been in a downward trend until 1964, but rose sharply in 1965-66, when the number of upper secondary school graduates increased radically. Then, after turning downward again due to the increase in the number of Ronin, and decline of new upper secondary school graduates, the total number has been turning upward since 1971.

In 1975, 175,000 students were admitted to junior colleges, of whom 90.4% or 158,000 were new upper secondary school graduates and the remaining 17,000 were Ronin students. Little change has been shown in the proportion of new upper secondary school graduates to the total number of entrants into junior colleges.

Chart 1-23. Number of Entrants into Universities and Junior Colleges, Classified as New Upper Secondary School Graduates or Ronin Students