A Thorough Explanation of the Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program: Competition Ratios, Past Exams, Maternal Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and Interviews

We will provide a detailed explanation of the Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program, including the 2027 entrance exam schedule, number of students to be admitted, actual competition ratios, written exams in maternal and pediatric nursing, past exam questions, interviews, and academic transcripts.

The Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University is a one-year course aimed at obtaining eligibility to take the national midwifery examination. The admission quota for the 2027 academic year is 15 students, and the entrance exam consists of a comprehensive evaluation based on specialized subjects in maternal and pediatric nursing, an interview, and academic transcripts. There are no English tests, TOEFL, short essays, or research proposals. Looking only at the exam subjects, it may seem like an easy-to-enter program or a hidden gem among midwifery training courses.

However, the impression changes significantly when you check the actual number of applicants. In the 2025 academic year, there were 91 applicants and 22 successful candidates. Dividing the number of applicants by the number of successful candidates results in a ratio of approximately 4.14 times. In the 2022 academic year, there were 101 applicants, with the competition ratio reaching approximately 5 times.

The Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program is not a hidden gem with few exam subjects. Because there are no English or short essay requirements, it is located in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and it allows students to aim for midwifery certification in one year, it is actually a highly competitive school that tends to attract many applicants.

In this article, based on the latest entrance exam information and results published by the university, we will organize the reality of the entrance exam that cannot be seen from the superficial admission quota alone.

What is the Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program?

Tokyo Healthcare University offers two courses that allow students to obtain eligibility for the national midwifery examination: the Midwifery License Acquisition Program in the Graduate School of Nursing and the one-year Midwifery Program.

These two are not the same course.

The graduate school is a two-year master's program where students aim to obtain a master's degree and eligibility for the national midwifery examination while studying midwifery and research. On the other hand, the Midwifery Program is a one-year course focused on midwifery training and obtaining eligibility for the national examination.

When you search for "Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery," information about the graduate school, the Tokyo Midwifery Program, and the Wakayama Midwifery Program will be mixed together. Since the admission quotas, exam subjects, locations, and past exam questions are different for each, you must distinguish between them when checking entrance exam information.

This article covers the one-year Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program held in Tokyo.

The admission quota for the 2027 academic year is 15 students

The admission quota for the 2027 academic year is 15 students.

However, the university clearly states that this figure of 15 includes "internal recommendations." In other words, there are not 15 spots reserved solely for those taking the general entrance exam from outside the university. After successful candidates are determined through internal recommendations, external applicants may compete for the remaining spots.

The past entrance exam results published by the university are figures that combine general entrance exams and recommendation entrance exams. Therefore, it is not possible to separate the number of applicants or the competition ratio for external general applicants alone.

It is not accurate to look only at the admission quota of 15 and assume that all 15 will be selected from general applicants. (Tokyo Healthcare University)

2027 Entrance Exam Schedule

The application period for the 2027 academic year is from August 14 to August 31, 2026.

The exam date is September 6, 2026, and the successful candidates will be announced on September 11.

The entrance examination for this midwifery training program is held relatively early. Since many national and public graduate schools and other midwifery programs conduct their exams from late September to October, for many students, Tokyo Healthcare University is their first real exam.

Schools that hold exams early tend to attract not only those who consider the school their first choice but also students who are considering applying to multiple schools. The early exam date is considered one of the reasons why the number of applicants tends to increase.

The entrance examination subjects are Maternal Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and an interview.

For the 2027 academic year entrance exam, a comprehensive evaluation will be conducted using the following materials and tests.

Written Examination on Specialized Subjects

The scope of the questions covers Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing.

Interview

Evaluation includes reasons for applying, the applicant's background, reasons for wanting to become a midwife, and the learning environment after enrollment.

Academic Transcript

Academic performance in basic nursing education is also used as selection material.

There is no English examination. Scores from external English tests such as TOEFL or TOEIC are not required. There is no separate essay examination. There are no research proposals or prior consultations like those required for graduate school entrance exams. (Tokyo Healthcare University)

Looking only at this exam structure, the scope of preparation appears relatively narrow. However, because all applicants focus their preparation on Maternal Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and the interview, it is an entrance exam where slight differences in written test scores or interview evaluations can easily determine success or failure.

It is better to consider this an exam where rankings are reliably determined by evaluation items other than English, rather than thinking it is easy because there is no English test.

Competition Ratio for the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University

Looking at the entrance exam results published by Tokyo Healthcare University, the midwifery program attracts many applicants every year.

2021 Academic Year

There were 60 applicants, 22 successful candidates, and 21 enrolled students.

Dividing the number of applicants by the number of successful candidates, it is approximately 2.73 times.

2022 Academic Year

There were 101 applicants, 20 successful candidates, and 20 enrolled students.

The acceptance rate is approximately 5.05 times.

2023 Academic Year

There were 76 applicants, 20 successful candidates, and 20 enrolled students.

The acceptance rate is 3.80 times.

2024 Academic Year

There were 69 applicants, 20 successful candidates, and 20 enrolled students.

The acceptance rate is 3.45 times.

2025 Academic Year

There were 91 applicants, 22 successful candidates, and 20 enrolled students.

The acceptance rate is approximately 4.14 times.

Over the past five years, the number of applicants has ranged from 60 to 101, while the number of successful candidates has remained around 20. Although there are year-to-year fluctuations, the acceptance rate ranges from approximately 2.7 to 5 times. Based on recent performance at the very least, it cannot be considered a hidden gem school with a low acceptance rate.

The '1.33' in the university's official documents is not the acceptance rate

The university's information disclosure documents list the number '1.33' for the 2025 Midwifery Program.

Looking at this number alone, it might appear that the acceptance rate was 1.33 times. However, this is not the competitive ratio calculated by dividing the number of applicants by the number of successful candidates.

The 'A/B' in the table is the value obtained by dividing the number of enrolled students by the enrollment capacity.

In the case of the 2025 academic year, dividing the 20 enrolled students by the capacity of 15 results in approximately 1.33. This is the ratio of enrolled students to the capacity, which is a figure close to the enrollment capacity fulfillment rate.

To see the actual competitive situation, it is necessary to compare the 91 applicants with the 22 successful candidates. This calculation results in approximately 4.14 times.

Therefore,

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In articles dealing with entrance exam information for Tokyo Healthcare University, it is important not to confuse these figures.

Is the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University a hidden gem?

In conclusion, the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University is hard to call a hidden gem.

The conditions that make it look like a hidden gem are all there.

• You can aim for eligibility to take the national midwifery exam in one year

• There is an enrollment capacity of 15 students

• There is no English exam

• There is no short essay

• There is no research proposal

• It is located in the Tokyo metropolitan area

• You can take the exam even if you are only expected to obtain eligibility for the national nursing exam

However, these conditions are also attractive to applicants.

People who are not good at English, people who want to avoid writing a graduate school research proposal, people who want to obtain their qualification in one year instead of two, and people who want to commute from Tokyo or neighboring prefectures all gather at the same school.

As a result, 91 people applied in the 2025 academic year, and 101 people applied in the 2022 academic year.

The Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University is best evaluated as:

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Are past exams officially and widely available?

While there is information about past exams on the university's applicant website, it does not necessarily mean that questions from every year are available for anyone to view in their entirety. You need to check the scope of disclosure and usage methods for each year. (Tokyo Healthcare University)

On the other hand, our school has received reports from students who have taken the entrance exam for the Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program regarding the content of the written exams and interviews.

We have accumulated reports not just from a single year, but over multiple years. Therefore, we base our preparation not only on the subject names 'Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing' provided by the university, but also on the actual fields and formats that have been tested.

At schools where past exam questions are not officially fully disclosed, a gap in preparation accuracy emerges between students who study the exam scope aimlessly and those who prepare based on actual exam reports.

The specialized subjects are not limited to Maternal Nursing

At the Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program, not only Maternal Nursing but also Pediatric Nursing is officially included in the exam scope.

Since they are applying for a midwifery training program, some students focus their studies exclusively on Maternal Nursing. However, as Pediatric Nursing is included in the same specialized subject area, you cannot afford to neglect either one.

In Maternal Nursing, the foundations include pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, newborns, lifelong health for women, and maternal and child health.

In Pediatric Nursing, it is necessary to broadly review the content learned in basic nursing education, such as growth and development, observation of health status, pediatric diseases, support for families, and pediatric nursing techniques.

What is important here is not simply the number of terms you have memorized.

You need the ability to understand the conditions of the mother, fetus, newborn, and child from the perspectives of pathophysiology and developmental stages, and to determine what the questions are testing.

While solving National Nursing Exam questions helps confirm basic knowledge, simply memorizing those questions does not necessarily mean you are prepared for the format and requirements of the Midwifery Program entrance exam.

How to view the absence of an essay exam

For the 2027 academic year, the Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program does not have an independent essay exam.

This may seem advantageous to students who are not good at writing essays.

However, because there is no essay, the specialized subjects, interview, and academic transcripts become the direct focus of evaluation.

You cannot compensate for a low written score with an essay. If your performance in specialized subjects is insufficient, it will directly affect your academic evaluation. If you give vague answers in the interview, it will affect the assessment of your character and your potential to complete the program.

Having fewer exam subjects does not mean the admission criteria are lenient. Because there are fewer items being evaluated, the level of perfection in each one becomes critical.

A general statement of purpose is not enough for the interview

The Tokyo Healthcare University Midwifery Program determines admission comprehensively using specialized subjects, an interview, and academic transcripts.

The university does not publicly disclose the details of what is checked during the interview. However, since they are selecting students to enter a one-year midwifery training program, simply saying 'I want to be a midwife' is insufficient.

Your motivation for becoming a midwife, the reason you chose midwifery over nursing, your reasons for choosing Tokyo Healthcare University, the issues you identified through nursing practice and clinical experience, and your environment for sustaining a year of lectures and clinical practice must all be connected to your own background.

In particular, working professionals and graduates may be asked about their career history after graduation, reasons for changing jobs, timing of resignation, preparations made before taking the exam, and reasons for pursuing further education.

If there are circumstances such as low academic grades, a history of repeating a year or taking a leave of absence, or low evaluations in maternal or pediatric nursing, you must prepare to ensure that the content of your transcript does not contradict your interview answers.

At our school, we organize questions tailored to each applicant's background, based on interview content reported by past examinees.

The Significance of Being Evaluated on Transcripts

Tokyo Healthcare University explicitly states that it uses transcripts as selection material.

In other words, success or failure is not determined solely by the written exam and interview on the day of the entrance exam.

How consistently you have studied during your basic nursing education, and what kind of evaluations you received in subjects such as maternal nursing, pediatric nursing, and clinical practice, also serve as material for understanding the applicant.

However, the specific weighting of the transcript and which subjects are prioritized are not disclosed.

While low grades do not necessarily mean you will fail, it is important to demonstrate basic academic ability in the written exam and be able to explain your past study situation and current preparation during the interview.

Check Eligibility Requirements Early

Although the Midwifery Program is not a graduate school, it is a course you enter after graduating from university.

While graduates or prospective graduates of nursing universities often meet the standard application requirements, graduates of three-year nursing vocational schools or junior colleges may require an individual qualification screening.

Just because you are eligible to take the national nursing examination does not mean you are automatically eligible to apply.

If you check just before the application period, you may miss the deadline for qualification screening. Applicants who graduated from vocational schools or do not hold a bachelor's degree must check the application guidelines and contact the university at an early stage.

Which is Easier to Target: Graduate School or the Midwifery Program?

Tokyo Healthcare University has both a graduate school program for obtaining a midwife license and a Midwifery Program.

The graduate school is a two-year program that aims to obtain eligibility for the national midwife examination and a master's degree. The number of students recruited for the entire Advanced Practice Midwifery Course is about 5 in the first semester and a few in the second semester. Since this includes internal special selection and programs for those who already hold a midwife license, it is not clear how many spots are available for external applicants who do not yet have a midwife license.

The Midwifery Program is a one-year course with a capacity of 15 students. There is no English or research proposal required; selection is based on maternal nursing, pediatric nursing, interviews, and transcripts.

If you compare only the recruitment structure and exam burden, the Midwifery Program appears easier to apply for.

However, the Midwifery Program attracts between 60 and 100 applicants every year. Since the competition ratio for the graduate school's midwife license acquisition program alone is not published, it cannot be concluded which is easier to pass based solely on the number of recruits.

At the very least, this program is not a 'hidden gem' just because it only accepts 15 students.

To those applying to the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University

The Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University does not have an English exam or an essay requirement, and the specialized subjects are limited to Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing.

However, the acceptance rate over the past five years has been approximately 2.7 to 5 times the number of available spots.

Having fewer entrance exam subjects does not mean the preparation is easy. You must earn a higher evaluation than dozens of other applicants within a limited range of subjects.

At our school, based on reports from past applicants, we have a grasp of the actual written exam content, the trends for each academic year, and the questions asked during interviews.

For those applying to Tokyo Healthcare University, we provide integrated preparation for the application documents and interviews, in addition to subject preparation for Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing.

If you would like specific preparation for the subject exams, application documents, and interviews, please use the Midwifery School Subject Preparation, Application Document Preparation, and Interview Preparation services at NS Online School.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many students are recruited for the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University?

For the 2027 academic year, the number is 15. This includes internal recommendations and is not the number of spots for external general applicants alone.

What are the entrance exam subjects?

It is a comprehensive evaluation based on a written exam in the specialized subjects of Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing, an interview, and academic transcripts.

Is there an English exam?

No. Scores from external English exams such as TOEFL or TOEIC are also not required.

Is there an essay exam?

For the 2027 academic year entrance exam, there is no independent essay exam.

What was the acceptance rate for the 2025 academic year?

There were 91 applicants and 22 successful candidates, resulting in a rate of approximately 4.14 times.

What is the figure of 1.33 found in the official university documents?

This is the number of enrolled students (20) divided by the capacity (15). It is not the competitive ratio based on the number of applicants and successful candidates.

Are there past exam papers available?

Information on past exam papers can be found on the university's prospective student website. However, the scope of disclosure may vary depending on the academic year. Our school has obtained reports on questions from multiple years from past examinees.

Is the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University a hidden gem?

The past competitive ratio has been approximately 2.7 to 5 times, so it cannot be called a simple hidden gem. While it may appear easy to apply to because there is no English or essay test, it is a popular school that attracts many applicants for that very reason.

Summary

The Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University is a course that aims to help students obtain eligibility to take the national midwifery examination in one year.

The admission capacity for the 2027 academic year is 15 students, including internal recommendations.

The entrance examination evaluates candidates comprehensively using specialized subjects in Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing, interviews, and academic transcripts. There are no English tests, essays, TOEFL requirements, or research proposals.

However, having fewer exam subjects does not mean it is a hidden gem.

In the 2025 academic year, 91 people applied and 22 were accepted. The competitive ratio was approximately 4.14 times. Over the past five years, it has fluctuated between approximately 2.7 and 5 times.

The Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University is

a school with a high competitive ratio where students from the Tokyo metropolitan area concentrate, even though it appears easy to apply to because there is no English or essay test

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Our school has grasped the actual questions asked in Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing, the question trends, and interview content over multiple years based on reports from past examinees.

If you wish to prepare for the entrance examination for the Midwifery Program at Tokyo Healthcare University, please use the NS Online School's midwifery school subject preparation, application document preparation, and interview preparation services.

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