This paper examines the relationship between location and scale in private university management by analyzing the financial contents and student numbers of private universities. It attempts to clarify the optimal scale for the stable management of private universities by combining location population and university admission rates as a condition of location and numbers of students as a condition of scale.
The analysis revealed the following three findings: (1)smaller universities are more difficult to manage in areas with less population; (2)smaller universities are more difficult to manage in areas with low university admission rates; (3) universities with student populations of 4,000 or more tend to be stable except for certain location conditions.
These findings revealed that the location and scale of the university affect private university management.
