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The Ministry of Justice announced the result of the fourth national legal examination under a new system on September 10th, showing that Hitotsubashi has kept the first place among all law schools since last year in terms of the success ratio. From Hitotsubashi law school, 83 of 132 graduates passed the exam, representing a success ratio of 62.9 percent, as compared to the national average of 27.6 percent. We also occupied the top spot on the first legal exam three years ago.
The result of the 4th national legal examination
(Top 10 universities in the success ratio)
| Law Schools | Number of applicants | Number of successful applicants | Success ratio(%) | |
| 1 | Hitotsubashi University | 132 | 83 | 62.9 |
| 2 | The University of Tokyo | 389 | 216 | 55.5 |
| 3 | Kyoto University | 288 | 145 | 50.3 |
| 4 | Kobe University | 149 | 73 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Aichi University | 41 | 20 | 48.8 |
| 6 | Keio University | 317 | 147 | 46.4 |
| 7 | Chuo University | 373 | 162 | 43.4 |
| 8 | Hokkaido University | 156 | 63 | 40.4 |
| 9 | Tokyo Met. University | 87 | 34 | 39.1 |
| 10 | Chiba University | 64 | 24 | 37.5 |
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