Sons of the Imperial Family members, local lords, and clans descended from the Imperial families (the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, and Ariwara clan, and so on) lived in Shogakuin to attend classes at Daigaku-ryo.
奨学院には、皇親、諸王、皇別氏族（源氏・平氏・在原氏など）一族の子弟が寄宿し、大学寮に通った。