Meiji University

Meiji University
明治大学
Former names
Meiji Law School
(1881–1903)
Motto権利自由、独立自治
Motto in English
Rights, Liberty, Independence and Self-governance
TypePrivate research university
Established1881 (1881)
PresidentKosaku Dairokuno
Academic staff
2,897 (Spring 2020)
Undergraduates30,010 (Spring 2020)
Location, ,
Japan
CampusUrban
Colours  Shikon (bluish purple)
MascotMeijirō
Websitemeiji.ac.jp
meiji.ac.jp/english

Meiji University (明治大学, Meiji Daigaku[a]) is a private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō) by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920.[2]

As of May 2023
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Meiji has 32,261 undergraduate students and 2,635 postgraduate students.[3] The university consists of 10 undergraduate, 12 graduate, and 4 professional graduate schools, and operates on four campuses around the Greater Tokyo Area: Surugadai, Izumi, Ikuta, and Nakano. Meiji University is the country's most applied-to university, with applications to its undergraduate degrees amounting to approximately 100,000 annually.[4] Meiji is a part of the Top Global University Project of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[5] As of 2021, 270 Meiji alumni have competed in the Olympics, garnering 40 medals: 14 gold, 13 silver, and 13 bronze.[6]
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  2. ^ "明治大学の成り立ちと創立者たち". 明治大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ "入学者数・在学生数、卒業・就職状況等". 明治大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ "私立大学「実志願者数」2023年版 トップは明治大学". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  5. ^ "Universities - Study in Japan(Japanese university) - Global30". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ "ALL ABOUT MEIJI データで見る明治大学". ALL ABOUT MEIJI (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-27.


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