# Seikei University

Seikei University (成蹊大学, Seikei daigaku) is a private university in the Kichijōji area of the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
Its name derives from a passage in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Its campus is noted for its rows of zelkova trees, which is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.

## Overview

The university was established as a university in 1949 under the new School Education Law. Its predecessor dates back to 1906 and was supported by Koyata Iwasaki, the fourth head of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu. Before World War II, the institution was financially supported by donations from Mitsubishi Group. After World War II, it became independent from Mitsubishi Group after dissolution of the zaibatsu. However, Seikei University still has close connections with the Mitsubishi Group. This university has many graduates from families of noble or business backgrounds.
The university is one of the Tokyo Four Universities (Seikei, Musashi, Seijo, Gakushuin), the grouping of universities that evolved from pre-war high schools.

## Organization
### Undergraduate Faculties

* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Business
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Humanities
* Faculty of Science and Technology

### Graduate schools

* Graduate School of Economics
* Graduate School of Business
* Graduate School of Law and Political Science
* Graduate School of Humanities
* Graduate School of Science and Technology
* Law School

### Research institutes

* Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

## Academic rankings
### Alumni rankings

École des Mines de Paris ranks Seikei University as 89th in the world in 2009 (89th in 2008) in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. (The university is also ranked 9th in Japan.)

## Attached school

The university and its attached schools are jointly managed by the Seikei Gakuen School Corporation (学校法人成蹊学園).

### Seikei Senior High School

       Seikei high school has an exchange study program with St. Paul's School and Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and Cowra High School (since 1970) in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
       There is a study abroad program with Choate Rosemary Hall, Pembroke College, Cambridge and University of California, Davis.

### Seikei Elementary School
## Notable alumni

* Shinzō Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan (2006-2007, 2012–2020), former President of Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
* Keiji Furuya, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
* Shunpei Tsukahara, Japanese politician
* Mamoru Takano, Japanese politician of the Democratic Party
* Takao Sato, Japanese politician
* Izumi Kobayashi, Secretary of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
* Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, President of Fuji Heavy Industries
* Takashi Kusama, President of Mizuho Securities
* Susumu Shirayama, President of Seibu Railway
* Toshio Mita, Chairman of Chubu Electric Power
* Masahiro Ouga, President of Shogakukan
* Shiro Kikuchi, President of Asahi Soft Drinks
* Natsuo Kirino, novelist (Naoki Prize winner)
* Ira Ishida, novelist (Naoki Prize winner)
* Mariko Koike, novelist (Naoki Prize winner)
* Yuichi Takai, novelist (Akutagawa Prize winner)
* Aya Takashima, TV announcer
* Kiichi Nakai, actor
* Shingo Tsurumi, actor
* Kei Yamamoto, actor
* Luke Takamura, musician and songwriter
* Tadashi Nakamura, football player
* Hiroshi Kazato, racecar driver
* Maria Kamiyama, 2011 Miss Universe Japan
* Kwon Ri-se, 2009 Miss Korea contestant and Ladies' Code member
* Wataru Ishizaka, politician and social worker