Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō

Waseda University

早稲田大学
Former names	Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō
Motto	Japanese: 学問の独立
Motto in English	Independence of scholarship
Type	Private
Established	October 21, 1882
President	Kaoru Kamata
Academic staff	2,176 full-time 3,327 part-time
Administrative staff	1,144 full-time 136 part-time
Students	51,129
Undergraduates	42,860
Postgraduates	8,269
Location	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Campus	Urban
Athletics	43 varsity teams
Colors	Maroon
Affiliations	Universitas 21 APRU URA AALAU
Mascot	Waseda Bear
Website	www.waseda.jp

Waseda University (早稲田大学, Waseda Daigaku), abbreviated as Sōdai (早大), is a Japanese private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.

Waseda is organized into thirty-six departments: thirteen undergraduate schools and twenty-three graduate schools. As of May 2016, there were 42,860 undergraduate students and 8,269 graduate students. In addition to a central campus in Shinjuku, the university operates campuses in Chūō, Nishitōkyō, Tokorozawa, Honjō, and Kitakyūshū. Waseda also operates twenty-one research institutes at its main Shinjuku campus. The Waseda University Library is collectively one of the largest libraries in Japan and currently hold some 4.5 million volumes and 46,000 serials.

Waseda consistently ranks among the most academically selective and prestigious universities in Japanese university rankings. It is often ranked alongside Keio University, its rival, as the best private university in Japan. In 2015–2016, Waseda ranked 212th in the QS World University Rankings. Waseda is among the top type of the select Japanese universities assigned additional funding under the MEXT's Top Global University Project to enhance Japan's global educational competitiveness.