When universities under the new system of education were established following the school system reform in 1949, many of them were incorporated or merged by four-year universities (and partly to junior colleges) and finally abolished in 1951.
1949年の学制改革による新制大学設立に際し、多くは4年制大学（一部は短期大学）に包括・吸収され1951年に廃止となった。