Keio University

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Keio University

慶應義塾大学
Latin: Universitas Keio
Motto	ペンは剣よりも強し Calamus Gladio Fortior
Motto in English	'The pen is mightier than the sword'
Type	Private; Research University
Established	23 April 1858; 166 years ago (23 April 1858)
Founder	Fukuzawa Yukichi
Affiliation	AACSB, APRU, CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education, COBS, ASAIHL
President	Kohei Itoh
Academic staff	2,791 full-time (As of May 1, 2022)[1]
Administrative staff	3,252 full-time (As of May 1, 2022)[2]
Students	33,437 (As of May 1, 2022)[3][needs update]
Undergraduates	28,641 (As of May 1, 2022)[3][needs update]
Postgraduates	6,222 (As of May 1, 2022)[3][needs update]
Location	Minato , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Urban
Flag
Colors	Gold, Navy Blue, and Red
Mascot	Keio Unicorn
Athletics	43 Varsity Teams
Website	keio.ac.jp
Japanese name
Kanji	慶應義塾大学
Hiragana	けいおうぎじゅく
Transcriptions Romanization Keiōgijuku Daigaku

Keio University (慶應義塾大学, Keiō Gijuku Daigaku), abbreviated as Keio (慶應) or Keidai (慶大), is a private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

It is the oldest institute of western higher education in Japan. Its founder, Fukuzawa Yukichi, originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becoming one of the first private universities in the country.

The university is one of the members of the Top Global University Project (Top Type), funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.^[4] Keio University is also one of the member universities of RU11^[5] and APRU, and it is one of two Japanese universities (alongside the University of Tokyo) to be a member of the World Economic Forum's Global University Leaders Forum.^[6]