page_title: Meiji University
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Meiji University / Organization
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 明治大学考古学資料
context_page_description: Meiji University is a private university with campuses in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three Meiji-era lawyers, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the few most prestigious Japanese universities with famous alumni in various fields according to major college-preparatory schools in Japan.
  The University has nine schools with a total of approximately 33,000 students on four campuses in Ochanomizu in Chiyoda, Tokyo, the Izumi neighborhood of Suginami-ku, Tokyo, the Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, and in the Nakano neighborhood of Nakano.
  Their most known schools are the school of law, the school of political science and economics, and the school of commerce. The school of political science and economics has sent many famous alumni to the Japanese political world. The three former world leaders, Miki Takeo, Murayama Tomiichi, and Zhou Enlai, previously studied at this university. The acceptance rate varies by school, but the average is usually around 15% throughout the university. The University is one of the most prestigious Tokyo six universities known as "Tokyo-roku-daigaku."
caption: Meiji University Museum (Department of Archaeology).
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