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Meiji University
明治大学 | |
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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 |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | 1881 |
| President | Kosaku Dairokuno |
Academic staff | 2,897 (Spring 2020) |
| Undergraduates | 30,010 (Spring 2020) |
| Location | , , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Shikon (bluish purple) |
| Mascot | Meijirō |
| Website | meiji.ac.jp meiji.ac.jp/english |
Meiji University (明治大学, Meiji Daigaku) 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.[1]
As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergraduate students and 2,635 postgraduate students.[2] 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.[3] Meiji is a part of the Top Global University Project of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[4] As of 2021, 270 Meiji alumni have competed in the Olympics, garnering 40 medals: 14 gold, 13 silver, and 13 bronze.[5]
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