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FACTS

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About Keio University

01-02

Campuses

03-04

Programs and Courses

05-06

Students and Staff

07–08

Global Outlook

09–12

Top Global University Project

13–14

Research at Keio

15-18

SDGs at Keio

19-20

Notable Alumni

21-22

Career Capability

23-24

Finance

25-26

At a Glance

27-28

About Keio University
Keio University has its headquarters in Tokyo, one of the world's largest
cities, with a population of around 14 million people and covering an
area of approximately 2,188 km2.
It has six main campuses: Mita, Shinanomachi, and Shiba-Kyoritsu inTokyo, and Hiyoshi, Yagami, and Shonan Fujisawa in the adjacentprefecture of Kanagawa (refer to pages 3–4).
Keio University was founded in 1858 under the feudal system of Edo
period Japan.

Independence.
Solidarity.
Keio.

Its founder, Yukichi Fukuzawa, believed that for Japan to keep up with
the Western powers of the time, it was vital to modernize not only thenation's systems but also the way its people think, leading him toestablish a private school.
Keio University went on to produce many of Japan's nascent industrial
leaders. True to this tradition, many of its graduates continue to play
active roles in the development of industry to this day.
Keio University in its current form is a large university encompassing 10
undergraduate faculties, 14 graduate schools, and approximately
33,500 students. Although research universities around the world areoften characterized by their output in the sciences, Keio University is
notable for its high output of research in the humanities and social
sciences. It is a comprehensive university with a highly-regarded
university hospital providing advanced medical care in Tokyo.
Keio University has over 400,000 graduates and its alumni network is
one of its most valuable assets. Today, they are making their presence
felt as thought leaders in a variety of fields, including industry, medicalcare, law, education, science, politics, art, culture, and sports, both
domestically and internationally.

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Campuses
Keio University has its six main campuses in the Greater Tokyo Area aswell as three Town Campuses which are centers for research andinnovation: in Tsuruoka (Yamagata Prefecture), Shin-Kawasaki, andTonomachi (both in Kanagawa Prefecture).
As of May 2023

Mita

HiyoshiYagamiS

11,143

S

11,562

S

3,634

F

422

F

320

F

255

University Campus

Town Campus

Yamagata Pref.

Shonan Fujisawa

Shinanomachi

Tsuruoka

Shiba-Kyoritsu

S

5,037

S

1,060

S

1,082

F

199

F

357

F

50

S: Number of undergraduate and graduate students
F: Number of full-time faculty members

Keio also has nine affiliated schools providing elementary throughsecondary education in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as the Keio
Academy of New York, a high school accredited in both the UnitedStates and Japan.

Tokyo Met.
Saitama Pref.

Urawa-Kyoritsu

Kanagawa Pref.
Osaka Pref.

Keio Osaka

Mita
Shinanomachi
Shiba-Kyoritsu
Keio Marunouchi

HiyoshiYagamiShonan Fujisawa
Shin-Kawasaki
Tonomachi

04Programs and Courses

Fields of Study at Keio
Arts & Humanities:

Programs and Courses Taught in English

31 21 970

Double Degree
Programs

DegreePrograms

Courses

As of June 2023

Keio University is a comprehensive university with 14 graduate schools
and 10 undergraduate faculties.
Most courses in the graduate schools are offered in Japanese, butthere are also programs available with coursework conducted
exclusively in English. These include advanced degrees in Economics,
Taxation Policy and Management, Medicine, Health Management,
Science and Technology, Media and Governance, Media Design,
System Design and Management, and Global Legal Practice.
Likewise, undergraduate students can also earn degrees while taking
courses taught entirely in English through PEARL*1 at the Faculty of
Economics or GIGA*2, a joint program offered by the Faculty of Policy
Management and Faculty of Environment and Information Studies.
*1 Programme in Economics for Alliances, Research and Leadership*2 Global Information and Governance Academic Program

In addition, Keio offers programs such as Thesis@Keio, which allows
graduate students from overseas universities to visit Keio and conduct
research for their thesis. The Japanese Language Program andshort-term Keio Summer Program are also available for those who wish
to learn more about Japanese culture and language.

Archaeology, Architecture/Built Environment,
Art & Design, Classics & Ancient History,
English Language & Literature, History, Linguistics,
Literature (Japanese/Chinese/French/German),
Modern Languages, Philosophy
Engineering & Technology:
Computer Science & Information Systems,
Engineering (Chemical/Civil & Structure/Electrical &Electronic/Mechanical/Aeronautical & Manufacturing)Life Sciences & Medicine:
Anatomy & Physiology, Biological Sciences, Medicine,
Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Psychology, Nursing
Natural Sciences:
Chemistry, Geography, Materials Science, Mathematics,
Physics & Astronomy
Social Sciences & Management:
Accounting & Finance, Anthropology,
Business & Management Studies,
Communication & Media Studies, Economics & Econometrics,
Education, Law, Library & Information Management,
Politics & International Studies, Sociology,
Statistics & Operational Research

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Students and Staff
Keio University has over 33,500 students. Around 85% areundergraduate students, and of these, approximately 70% arestudying for degrees in the humanities and social sciences. 50% of
graduate students are studying for degrees in the natural sciences,
technology, and medicine.
There are over 2,100 international students from 85 countries andregions at Keio. In addition to regular degree programs, international
students study through exchange programs, the Japanese Language
Program, short-term programs, and specialized research programs.
Hiyoshi Commemorative Hall at Hiyoshi Campus

Keio has 2,767 faculty members, 3,093 administrative staff members,
and 1,926 medical staff* (doctors and nurses) (as of March 2023).
*“Medical Staff” (doctors and nurses) may also be included under “Faculty.”

Faculty

Full-time only (tenured and non-tenured)

Number of Students
Degree Programs

Professors

Domestic

International

Total

Undergraduate
27,9492,384
Graduate (Master’s Program)
1,171
Graduate (Doctoral Program)
388
Graduate (Professional Degree Program)

798
550
231
47

28,747
2,934
1,402
435

Total

31,892

1,626

33,518
As of May 2023

Associate
Professors

Assistant
Professors

Other

842 362 399 1,164
Total

2,767

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Global Outlook
Keio ranked 214th in the QS World University Rankings 2024, placing itin the top 15% of the total 1,500 evaluated institutions.
In the individual categories of the rankings, Keio placed 42nd for
Employer Reputation, 50th for Employment Outcomes, and 156th for
Academic Reputation.

QS World University Rankings 2024

42nd
50th

Employer Reputation

156th

Keio has over 340 overseas partner institutions with which it enjoys
student exchange programs and research collaborations. It is also an
active member of various major international university consortiums,
including RU11, a group comprised of leading Japanese research
universities.

APAIE

RENKEI

Asia-Pacific Association forInternational Education

Japan-UK Research and Education Network forKnowledge Economy Initiatives

APRU

RU11 Japan

Association of Pacific Rim
Universities

Research University 11(Consortium of top research universities in Japan)

CEMS

SDG-UP

The Global Alliance in Management
Education

United Nations University SDG-Universities Platform

GULF

T.I.M.E.

Global University Leaders Forumthe World Economic ForumTop International Managers in Engineering

PRRLA
Pacific Rim Research Libraries
Alliance
Employment OutcomesAcademic Reputation

U7+ Alliance ofWorld Universities(International alliance of research universities of theG7 and other countries)

10Calling on G7 Leaders for Investment in Education to
Promote Peace and Security
On March 2023, Keio University hosted the fifth annual U7+ Alliance ofWorld Universities Presidential Summit. More than 75 presidents andvice-presidents from universities in 16 countries, including someparticipating online, joined the summit to focus on the common
challenges faced by today's global society. The discussions were
centered around peace and security, and the summit was anopportunity to work on establishing a framework for concrete actions to
be taken by universities.
Timed to precede the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May, the theme of thissummit was “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: Universities as
Engines of Innovation for Peace and Security.” Over the two-day
summit, the participants engaged in discussions on the four key issuesof Peace and Security, Access to Higher Education – Global South
Perspectives, Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression, and G7
Engagement.

Group photo at the U7+ Alliance Presidential Summit

To call on G7 leaders to invest in education on peace and security, U7+
compiled the voices of member universities in the “Tokyo Statement:
Universities as Engines for Innovation for Peace and Security” andsubmitted it to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, chair of the G7
Hiroshima Summit.

Host of the summit and president of Keio University, Kohei Itoh (second from the right), speaking alongside
President Meric Gertler of Toronto University (furthest right) and other panelists

12Top Global University ProjectIn 2014, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology initiated the 10-year Top Global University Project. This
project promotes the internationalization of higher education by
supporting new initiatives, interactions, and partnerships among theworld’s top universities.
Keio University was selected as a Type A University, one of the top 13
universities conducting world-leading education and research in Japan.
Keio University has adopted the conceptual theme of “Enhancing
Sustainability of Global Society Through Jitsugaku (Science).” Byprioritizing initiatives in longevity, security, and creativity throughinternational joint research, educational programs, and academic
exchange, Keio is working to solve complex problems to realize a moresustainable society. Keio also established the Keio University Global
Research Institute (KGRI) in November of 2016. It is a core education
and research center to carry out cross-disciplinary research under thethree initiatives.
This project will conclude in March of 2024. However, even after its
conclusion, Keio University will continue to pursue interdisciplinary
and international research to contribute to improvements insustainability.
Keio University is a place where students are part of a diverse
academic community, where they can find accessible courses offered
in English or as a part of a double degree program, and where they
can achieve a thorough awareness of the university’s mission and therole of education in cultivating global citizens.

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Longevity
Realizing a society
where people live better,longer lives

Integrative
Approaches

Security

Creativity

Ensuring a safer,more sustainable society

Bolstering innovationin education and research

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Research at Keio

Hope for Development of Therapies to Prevent
Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer

In FY 2022, Keio University allocated research funds in total of 26.5
billion yen (199 million dollars*) of which 3.6 billion yen (27 million
dollars*) came from Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, the largest
competitive research fund provided by the Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS). This was the greatest amount received
by a private university in Japan and the 11th highest overall.

A research group led by Professor Toshiro Sato of the Sakaguchi
Laboratory at the Keio University School of Medicine has developed a
new technique for observing live human colorectal cancer stem cells inreal time, capturing how some cells evade chemotherapy by remaining ina dormant state and then actively proliferating to re-form new cancer
tissues.

*$1=¥133

Upon investigation, the researchers found that a signal instructing cells
to adhere to basement membranes plays an important role. Furthermore,they demonstrated that suppressing this signal after chemotherapy
significantly delayed cancer recurrence in an animal model, pointing to
the potential for clinical applications and new modes of treatment that
focus on preventing the recurrence of colorectal cancer.

Research Funds by Type

Total Funding : 26.5 billion yen(199 million dollars)

Joint Research

14.6%

Contracts University Funds

0.1% 7.2%

Subsidies

22.1%
GrantsCommissioned
Research

47.6%

Percentages do not necessarily add up to 100%as they are rounded off to one decimal place.

1.8%
Specified
Contributions

6.4%

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Four Researchers from Keio University Selectedamong the World's Most Influential Researchers

Keio’s Bio2Q Selected as One of the 17 World
Premier International Research Centers in Japan

Professor Kenya Honda (Department of Microbiology and Immunology),
Associate Professor Koji Atarashi (Department of Microbiology and
Immunology), Professor Toshiro Sato (The Sakaguchi Laboratory/
Organoid Medicine), and Project Assistant Professor Nobuo Sasaki(affiliated with the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the
Department of Internal Medicine at the time of research, now aprofessor at Gunma University), have been selected as Highly Cited
Researchers in 2022 by Clarivate.

Keio University's "Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum ResearchCenter (Bio2Q)" was chosen to be a part of the 2022 World PremierInternational Research Center Initiative (WPI). WPI is a Japanese
project aiming to promote the formation of research centers thatprovide highly internationalized research environments and maintainworld-class standards.

The Highly Cited Researchers list recognizes outstanding scientists andsocial scientists who have published multiple papers landing in the top
1% of citations for research in their respective disciplines, covering 21
fields and multidisciplinary areas.

Professor

Led by Prof. Kenya Honda, a leading scientist in intestinal microbiomes
and researcher at the Keio University School of Medicine, Bio2Q aims
to deepen the scientific understanding of internal mechanisms that
support healthy biological ecosystems by collecting data on the
microbiome and multiorgan networks concerning human illnesses,
development, and aging—facilitated by AI technologies and quantum
computing to generate faster and more complex analyses of this data—in collaboration with cutting-edge research labs around the world.

Professor

Kenya Honda

Toshiro Sato

Associate Professor

Koji Atarashi

Project Assistant Professor

Nobuo Sasaki

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SDGs at Keio
Keio Initiatives in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
On June 12, 2023, Keio University’s Office for Equity, Diversity, andInclusion hosted a symposium which explored the challenges and goalsof promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education.
Keio Vice-President Akiyo Okuda was a driving force behind the event,giving a platform to female academics to share their international
perspectives on these complex issues. Professor Kyoko Ohara from
Keio moderated the discussion between the panelists: Professor
Sachiko Kazekami from Keio University, Professor Karla Beatriz
Valenzuela Ocaña of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de
México, Professor Wai Yee Yeong of Nanyang Technological University,and Professor Uma Ravat of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The speakers drew on their experiences gained from participating in the
Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) mentoring program run by
the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).

Keio University Ranked in the Top 100 Universities
in the World for Three Categories of the SDGs in the2023 THE Impact Rankings
Keio University placed in the top 100 in three categories of the 2023
edition of the THE Impact Rankings. These rankings aim to evaluate
universities around the world based on their impact on global society
through their achievements within the framework of the United Nation’s
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 1,591 institutions from 112
countries and regions participated in the 2023 rankings.

77th
86th
32nd

(Left to right) Vice-President Akiyo Okuda, Prof. Sachiko Kazekami,
Prof. Karla Beatriz Valenzuela Ocaña, Prof. Wai Yee Yeong, and Prof. Kyoko Ohara

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Notable Alumni

There are over 400,000 Keio alumni. The university's alumni
associations are referred to as “Mita-kai,” with 885 of these currently
operating, 77 of which are based overseas (as of February 2023).

Akihiko Hoshide

Naoko Imoto

JAXA astronaut

Executive Director,
SDGs in Sports, andan Olympic Swimmer(Atlanta ’96)

Photo: JAXA/NASA

Shoko Yamaguchi

Toshio Suzuki

Journalist
Appointed Officer of the French
Legion of Honor in January 2023

Producer, Studio Ghibli
Photo: Nobuyoshi Araki

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Career Capability

Where AY 2022 Keio Graduates Work
(Total Graduates: 4,400)

Keio University is known for producing exceptional lawyers, certified
public accountants, and doctors working throughout Japan. In 2022,
the university was ranked first in Japan for the 48th consecutive year
in number of people who passed the certified public accountant (CPA)examination. In 2022, Keio also ranked third in Japan for the numberof those passing the bar examination.

Civil Service
excluding( Education)

Construction

2.7% 1.2%
2.7%
2.7
3.2%
Transport andMedicine,
Healthcare Postal Services
and Welfare

Other

Real Estate,
Goods Rental
and Leasing

3.3%

Finance andInsurance

19.9%

Hospitality

7.9%
Wholesale andRetail Trade

Keio’s Graduates
are Active
in Every Sectorof Society

9.7%

Manufactuaring

10.4%

Information andCommunications

Scientific Research,
Professional andTechnical Services

19.4
%
17.0%

As of May 1, 2023, according to data from surveyed graduates.
“Other” includes, but is not limited to, the following industries: electricity, gas, heating and water supply,
agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and mining.
Percentages do not necessarily add up to 100% as they are rounded off to one decimal place.
The above data include some graduates entering further education while working.

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Finance
For the academic year ending March 31, 2023, Keio had an annual
revenue of about 177 billion yen (1.3 billion dollars). Of this total
revenue, about one-third comes from tuition and other fees, anotherthird from medical services, and the remaining third from government
subsidies, gifts and donations, investments, etc. Keio has scholarshipfunds of approximately 24 billion yen (180 million dollars).

177 Billion Yen
1.3 Billion Dollars($1=133)

Other Income

14%

31%

Gifts

4%

Financial Report

Investment
IncomeSummarized financial information for the academic year ending
March 31, 2023
Revenue
Student Income
Medical Services
Sponsored Support
Investment Income
Gifts
Other Income
Total Revenue
Expenses
Employee Benefits
Other Expenses
Total Expenses

JPY

USD

55.3
70.3
15.0
4.8
6.8
25.2
177.5

414
527
112
36
51
189
1,329

JPY

USD

73.5
99.5
172.9

550
745
1,295

Operating Results

4.6

34

Transfers

(5.2)

(39)

Operating Results after Transfers

Student Income

(0.6)

(5)

In billions of Yen

In millions of Dollars($1=￥133)

3%

Sponsored
Support8%

Medical Services

40%

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At a Glance
As of June 2023

Est

1858

24
Billion

5.29
MillionTotal scholarship funds (yen)Number of volumes heldby the library（5th among
university libraries in Japan）

6

33,500+2,700+

Japan’s first modern institutionof higher learning

Major campusesin the Tokyo region

Total number of university
students

Total number of full-time
university faculty

the worldinin Japan

214
th

11

9

1 of 15970

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QS World University Rankings
2024

for Grant-in-Aid for Scientific
Research

Keio Medical Science Prizewinners who became Nobel
laureates

One of the 15 Core ClinicalResearch Hospital in Japan

Courses taught in English

Degree programs offered in

31

85

340+

400,000+

75+

380+

Double degree programs

Countries & regions
represented
in our student body

International partners

Total number of alumni

Total number of overseas
alumni organizations

Official extracurricular clubsthEnglishand teams

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