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University of Waseda

Waseda University
早稲田大学
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Motto 学問の独立
(Independence of Learning)
Type Private
Established 1882
Endowment N/A
President Kaoru Kamata
Academic staff
2,137 full-time
3,318 part-time
Administrative staff
819 full-time
445 part-time
Students 53,576
Undergraduates 44,295
Postgraduates 9,281
Location Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
35°42′33″N 139°43′10″E / 35.709203°N 139.719333°E / 35.709203; 139.719333
Campus Urban
Athletics 43 varsity teams
Colors Maroon     
Mascot

Waseda Bear (official)

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Affiliations Universitas 21, APRU
Website Waseda University
Waseda University is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Waseda University
Tokyo city
University rankings (overall)
Toyo Keizai National General 6
National General 13
National Employment 11
NBP Greater Tokyo Reputation 1
Shimano National Selectivity SA
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)
General 42
ARWU Asia Research 44–68
QS World General 201
ARWU World Research 401–500
ENSMP World Alumni 8
University rankings (by subject)
Social Sciences & Humanities

LAW

Asahi National Research 3
BE Success National Qualification 5
BE Pass rate National Qualification 12

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Eduni MBA National General 2
Eduni MBA World General 93
CPA Success National Qualification 2
Natural Sciences & Technology

Engineering

QS World General 116

ARCHITECTURE

National Qualification 3

Waseda Bear (official)

Waseda University (早稲田大学 Waseda Daigaku?), abbreviated as Sōdai (早大?), is a large, private university with a main campus located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. First established in 1882 as the Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō or Tōkyō College by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed as Waseda University in 1902. The university consists of 13 undergraduate schools and 23 graduate schools. Waseda is one of the select group of universities assigned additional funding under the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Global 30" Project.

Waseda consistently ranks among the most academically selective and well-regarded universities in Japanese university rankings. In international rankings, published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) weighted towards academic peer review and published research output, Waseda ranked 212th in 2015/16.

The university has many notable alumni in Japan, including seven Prime Ministers of Japan and many CEOs, including Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of UNIQLO, Takeo Fukui, the former President and CEO of Honda, Norio Sasaki, the former CEO of Toshiba, Lee Kun-hee, the Chairman of Samsung Group, Mikio Sasaki, the former Chairman of Mitsubishi, and Hiroshi Yamauchi, former President of Nintendo.


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