Gakushuin University

Gakushuin University
学習院大学
Former names	Gakushūjo (学習所); pre-war English translation: Peers School
Type	Private
Established	1847 in Kyoto and moved to Tokyo in 1877;; reformed in 1949 as a private university
President	Ichiro Arakawa
Administrative staff	279 (full time only)
Students	approx. 8,600
Undergraduates	approx. 8,000
Postgraduates	under 600
Other students	international students: about 120
Location	Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Website	www.univ.gakushuin.ac.jp

Gakushūin University (学習院大学, Gakushūin Daigaku) is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima, Tokyo. It was re-established after World War II as tertiary component of the Gakushūin School Corporation as privatized successor to the original Gakushūin University (or "Peers School") was established during the Meiji period to educate the children of the Japanese nobility. It is still one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, counting most of the members of the present Imperial Family among its former or present students.^[2] The average number of students is capped so that each student can receive personal attention from the staff.^[3]

^ "公表情報コーナー：専任教員数：大学概要：学習院大学". Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
^ "これからの学習院". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
^ The number of students in 70% of the classes is 40 or under. http://www.isize.com/daigaku/%E5%AD%A6%E7%BF%92%E9%99%A2%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/sclSC000186/

[1] "公表情報コーナー：専任教員数：大学概要：学習院大学". Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

[2] "これからの学習院". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

[3] The number of students in 70% of the classes is 40 or under. http://www.isize.com/daigaku/%E5%AD%A6%E7%BF%92%E9%99%A2%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/sclSC000186/

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