The notation used for evaluation results, such as accredited, unaccredited, and suspended, differs for each CEA agency and indicates, as shown below, whether the institution is in conformity with the evaluation criteria established by each CEA agency (School Education Act, Article 109, Paragraph 4 and Article 123).
| Key to Evaluation Results | |||
| CEA agency | Notation if in conformity | Notation if not in conformity | Other |
| Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)
（Universities） |
accredited | unaccredited | suspended |
| JUAA (Junior Colleges) | accredited | unaccredited | |
| accreditation with limitation | |||
| JUAA（Professional Graduate Schools） | accredited | unaccredited | |
| JUAA
(From the 2011 academic year to the 2017 academic year) |
accredited | unaccredited | |
| accreditation with limitation | |||
| National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) （Universities, Junior Colleges, College of Technology ） |
satisfied | unsatisfied | |
| NIAD-QE （Graduate Law Schools） |
accredited | not accredited | |
| Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE) | suitable for accreditation | not suitable for accreditation | deferral |
| JIHEE
(Until the 2011 academic year) |
accreditation | unsuitable for accreditation | deferral |
| Japan Association for College Accreditation (JACA) | accredited | disapproved | probation |
| conditionally accredited | |||
| Japan Law Foundation (JLF) | approved | disapproved | |
| JIME | accredited | － | |
| Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists (FJCBCP) | accredited | unaccredited | deferral |
| The Institute for the Evaluation of Teacher Education (IETE) | accredited | unaccredited | |
| Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) | accredited | not-accredited | |
| Institution for Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Professional Higher Education (QAPHE) | satisfied | unsatisfied | |
| Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture (JILA) | accredited | － | |
| Japanese Association for Social Work Education(JASWE) | accredited | － | |
The evaluation results and evaluation reports given here are the latest results and reports with respect to the overall condition of that university or other institution’s education and research.
| Institution | Year evaluated | Evaluation result | Evaluation report | Evaluation agency | Notes |
| Hokkaido University | 2015 | satisfied | Link | National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) | an example |