WASEDA UniversityAbout Waseda
Waseda University is known around the world as one of
the top universities in Japan. It has produced seven prime
ministers so far, and its alumni are widely active invarious fields, not only in Japan, but also on the worldstage. Furthermore, under the principle that its founder
Shigenobu Okuma advocated“, Harmonization of Easternand Western Cultures ” , Waseda University has
proactively opened its doors to international students
since its founding. 7,156 international students wereenrolled from about 100 countries during the academicyear 2016, which is the largest number among Japanese universities. Without a doubt, Waseda
is the most internationalized university in Japan.
History
Waseda University was founded by Shigenobu Okuma in 1882. Throughout its history theuniversity has been supported by three principles of learning, centered on Independence ofScholarship, and other ideals such as enterprising spirit and an anti-elitist philosophy. Waseda
continues to maintain these traditions while also continually engaging in the creation of neweras and culture through global standard education and research activities.
Data about Waseda
1. Academic Institution: 13 Undergraduate Schools , 25 Graduate & Professional Schools
Undergraduate Schools
 Political Science and Economics
 Law
 Culture, Media and Society Humanities and Social Sciences Education
 Commerce Fundamental Science and Engineering Creative Science and Engineering Advanced Science and Engineering
 Social Sciences Human Sciences
 Sport Sciences International Liberal Studies

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Graduate Schools
 Political Science Economics
 The Okuma School of Public Management* Law (academic)
 Law School (professional) Letters, Arts and Sciences Education
 Teacher Education*
 Commerce Finance, Accounting and Law*
 Accountancy
 Science and Engineering* Fundamental Science and Engineering Creative Science and Engineering Advanced Science and Engineering Global Information and Telecommunication Studies* Environment and Energy Engineering Information, Production and Systems
 Social Sciences Human Sciences
 Sport Sciences Asia-Pacific Studies
 Japanese Applied Linguistics
 International Culture and Communication Studies
 Business and Finance (Business School)* stopped accepting applications

Enrollment: 50,221 (41,965 Undergraduates/ 8,256 Postgraduates)
Faculty and Staff
Faculty: 5,488 (Full-time: 2,164 Part-time: 3,324)
Staff: 1,267 (Full-time: 1,128 Part-time: 139)
Alumni: Over 620 thousand
Finances:
Income: JPY 101 Billion (US$ 904 Million)
Expenses: JPY 95 Billion (US$ 845 Million)
Global Network: 779 partner institutions in 91 countries
Student exchange: 7,156 int’l students from about 100 countries and 4,086 Waseda students
studying abroad.
Oversea offices: 9 offices in Belgium, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and US.

International Activities
Has Double degree program agreements with world's top-ranked universities such as
Colombia University, Peking University, Fudan University, National University of Singapore
and National Taiwan University.
Provides an International Student House (WISH) dormitory, where 900 students, half Japaneseand half international, can live together for daily interaction and cultural exchange
Offers English-based Degree Programs at 7 undergraduate schools and 15 graduate schools.

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Undergraduate Schools

Graduate Schools

School of Political Science and Economics, / School of SocialSciences, / School of International Liberal Studies (SILS),/ Schoolof Fundamental Science and Engineering,/ School of Creative
Science and Engineering,/ School of Advanced Science andEngineering, /School of Culture, Media and Society.

Graduate School of Political Science,/ Graduate School of Economics,/Graduate School of Law,/ Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences,/Graduate School of Commerce (Doctoral program only),/ Graduate Schoolof Fundamental Science and Engineering,/ Graduate School of Creative
Science and Engineering,/ Graduate School of Advanced Science andEngineering,/ Graduate School of Social Sciences,/ Graduate School ofSport Sciences (Doctoral program only),/ Graduate School of International
Culture and Communication Studies,/ Graduate School of Asia-PacificStudies (GSAPS), /Graduate School of Information, Production andSystems (IPS),/ Graduate School of Environment and Energy
Engineering(Doctoral program only),/ Waseda Business School (MBA,Finance, Double MBA)Research Activities

Research Assistance

Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ResearchInstitute for Science and Engineering and Kagami Memorial ResearchInstitute for Materials Science and Technology)
Global Information and Telecommunication InstituteEnvironmental Research Institute
Information, Production and Systems Research Center
Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences
Institute for Sport Sciences
Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS)
Institute for Advanced Social Sciences
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)
Center for Japanese Language
The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum
Aizu MuseumCenter for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWins)

Accommodate about 389 faculty members from abroad and send 3,738 faculty members
overseas (including short and long trips).
Changes in amount of research funds received:(Million yen)
2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

2,671

2,844

2,794

2,774

2,867

Subsidies

2,779

2,290

2,838

1,809

1,118

Contract/Joint research (public)

2,665

3,366

3,375

4,128

4,070

Contract/Joint research (private)

1,030

1,241

1,408

1,511

1,619

Research grants

152

150

133

134

118

Designated donations

336

406

345451585

9,633

10,297

10,893

10,806

10,377Total

Comprehensive Research Organization
Organization for University Research Initiatives
Organization for Islamic Area Studies
Green Computing Systems Research Organization
Advanced Collaborative Research Organization for Smart Society
Research Organization for Next Generation Vehicles
Future Robotics Organization
Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation
Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies
Waseda Institute of Political Economy
Institute of Comparative Law
Center for Professional Legal Education and Research
Research Institute for Letters, Arts and Sciences
Institute for Advanced Studies in Education
Research Institute of the Faculty of Commerce(Research Institute of Business Administration and WBS ResearchCenter)
Center for Finance Research

982 projects selected for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research.

Top Global University Project: “Waseda Goes Global”
Within 10 years…
 Produce 100,000 global leaders Rank among the world’s top 100 universities in 18 research areas