Kansai University

Kansai University

関西大学
Latin: Universitas Kansaiensis
Former names	Kansai Houritsu Gakko
Motto	"Gaku no Jitsuge" (学の実化)[1]
Motto in English	"Harmony between Academia and Society"[1]
Type	Private
Established	1886,; 138 years ago (1886,) Founded Nov. 4, 1886, Chartered Jun. 5, 1922
Endowment	US$1.3 billion (JP¥144.8 billion)
President	Keiji Shibai
Academic staff	534 full-time
Undergraduates	28,568
Postgraduates	1,546
Doctoral students	1,779
Other students	1,032 (International)
Location	Suita, Takatsuki, Sakai, Umeda , Osaka , Japan 34°46′13″N 135°30′29″E / 34.770375°N 135.508147°E / 34.770375; 135.508147
Campus	Suburban / Urban, 191 acres (0.8 km2)
Athletics	45 varsity teams
Colors	Kandai Blue
Nickname	Kaisers
Affiliations	Kansai Big 6
Mascot	Ambassador Magma (unofficial and historical)
Website	https://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English

Kansai University (関西大学, Kansai Daigaku), abbreviated as Kandai (関大) or Kansaidai (関西大), is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university with its main campus in Suita, Osaka, Japan and two sub-campuses in Sakai and Takatsuki, Osaka. Founded as Kansai Law School in 1886, It has been recognized as one of the four leading private universities in western Japan: Kan-Kan-Do-Ritsu (関関同立), along with Kwansei Gakuin University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University.

In 2013, the university was ranked eighth among Japanese private universities for "schools to which parents wish to send their child," and is ranked consistently in the top 10 in other categories as well.^[2]

The athletic teams at Kansai University are known as the Kaisers and are primarily members of the Kansai Big 6. The Kansai–Kwansei Gakuin rivalry is a college rivalry between two universities located in Kansai, Japan.