The first government-sponsored overseas students after the revision of the system included Kazuo HATOYAMA who became a statesman and Jutaro KOMURA who became a diplomat, which shows that Kuki eventually achieved his goal.
なお、制度変更後の第一回国費留学生には政治家となった鳩山和夫、外交官となった小村寿太郎などの人材がおり、結果的に九鬼の目標は達成されたと言える。