Waseda University

**Waseda University** is a well known university in Japan. The main campus is in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was founded in 1882. Waseda thirty-six departments: thirteen undergraduate schools and twenty-three graduate schools. As of May 2016, there were 42,860 undergraduate students and 8,269 graduate students.  It is called  in Japanese.

## History

Ōkuma Shigenobu started this school in 1882. It started with departments of political science and economics, law, and physical science. There was also an English language course where all students could learn English.

Much of the campus was destroyed in the fire bombings of Tokyo during World War II, but the university was rebuilt and reopened by 1949.

## Campus

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Waseda University's main campus is in Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku. The nearest station is Waseda Station, but nearby Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line is the main access to the university.

Waseda also has other campuses around the country:
- Waseda (Main) Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Toyama Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Nishi-Waseda Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Nihonbashi Campus: Chūō-ku, Tokyo
- Higashifushimi Campus: Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
- Tokorozawa Campus: Tokorozawa, Saitama
- Honjō Campus: Honjō, Saitama
- Kitakyūshū Campus: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka

### F-Campus

This group of five universities in Tokyo started in 2001. Students from these universities may take courses at the other universities in the group. The members are:
- Gakushuin University
- Gakushuin Women's University
- Japan Womens University
- Rikkyo University
- Waseda University

### International Associations

Waseda is a member of:
- Universitas 21
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities

### Alumni

Many famous and influential people have graduated from Waseda including:
- Yasuo Fukuda
- Haruki Murakami
- Makiko Tanaka
- Shinichi Oishi - mathematician
- Tadashi Yanai
- Miori Shimosaka - professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.

### Former Professors

- Ryogo Hirota

## Related pages

- Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
- Waseda Shibuya Senior High School
- Waseda Jitsugyo
- Waseda University Go Club

## Other websites

- Waseda

## Infobox (chinese)

- **child**: yes
- **headercolor**: #a52a2a
- **kanji**: 早稲田大学
- **romaji**: Waseda daigaku
- **hiragana**: わせだ だいがく
- **katakana**: ワセダ ダイガク


## Infobox (university)

- **name**: Waseda University
- **native name**: 早稲田大学
- **image**: Okuma Auditorium.jpg
- **mottoeng**: Independence of scholarship
- **established**: October 21, 1882
- **type**: Private university, Private
- **president**: Aiji Tanaka
- **city**: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku
- **state**: Tokyo
- **country**: Japan
- **students**: 51,129
- **undergrad**: 42,860
- **postgrad**: 8,269
- **faculty**: 2,176 full-time
3,327 part-time
- **staff**: 1,144 full-time
136 part-time
- **campus**: Urban area, Urban
- **former names**: Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō
- **colors**: Maroon
- **free label**: Athletics
- **free**: 43 varsity teams
- **affiliations**: Universitas 21
Association of Pacific Rim Universities, APRU
Universities Research Association, URA
Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities, AALAU
- **mascot**: Waseda Bear
- **logo**: Waseda university logo.svg