Chuo University

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Chuo University

中央大学
Tama Campus
Former name	English law school
Type	Private
Established	1885
Chancellor	Professor Tadahiko Fukuhara
President	Shozaburō Sakai
Academic staff	734(A.D. 2020)
Students	26,589
Undergraduates	24,957(A.D. 2020)
Postgraduates	1,768
Location	Hachiōji , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Myogadani Campus(Fac. of Law), Surugadai Campus(Law school), Tama Campus, Kōrakuen Campus(Fac. of Science and Industry), Ichigaya-Tamachi Campus(Fac. of Int'l Information)
Mascot	Chuo Prince "Chuouji"
Website	www.chuo-u.ac.jp

Chuo University (中央大学, Chūō Daigaku), commonly referred to as Chuo (中央) or Chu-Dai (中大), is a private research university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country.^[2] The university operates four campuses in Tokyo: the largest in Hachiōji (Tama campus), one in Bunkyō (Korakuen campus), and two others in Shinjuku (Ichigaya and Ichigaya-Tamachi campuses). Chuo is organized into six faculties, ten graduate schools, and nine research institutes. There are also four affiliated high schools and two affiliated junior high schools.

When written in Chinese characters, Chuo University shares the same name with National Central University in Taiwan and Chung-Ang University in South Korea.