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Meiji University
Logo: https://www.meiji.ac.jp/hogaku/6t5h7p00000awdo9.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Private research university in Tokyo, Japan
Meiji University (Japanese: 明治大学, Hepburn: Meiji Daigaku) is a private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō) by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920. As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergraduate students and 2,635 postgraduate students.2 It is part of Meiji University Educational Foundation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.meiji.ac.jp
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Meiji University (Japanese: 明治大学, Hepburn: Meiji Daigaku) is a private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō) by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920.2
Corporate structure
Meiji University sits at the top of its group. 8 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Meiji University
- Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University Subsidiary
- Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University Subsidiary
- School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University Subsidiary · Japan
- School of Commerce, Meiji University Subsidiary · Japan
- School of Law, Meiji University Subsidiary · Japan
- School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University Subsidiary · Japan
- School of Science and Technology, Meiji University Subsidiary · Japan
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Meiji University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- ChairKeiichirō Tsuchiya Apr 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 20201
Products and brands
The Nikkei Shimbun on 16 February 2004 surveyed about the research standards in engineering studies based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Meiji was placed 37th in this ranking.
Meiji has filed the 62nd highest number of patents in the nation as its research outcomes.
From Wikipedia’s article on Meiji University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Meiji University Educational Foundation
Subsidiaries
- Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University
- Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University
- School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University
- School of Commerce, Meiji University
- School of Law, Meiji University
- School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University
- School of Science and Technology, Meiji University
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Meiji Law School1
Timeline
- 1881Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.meiji.ac.jp1
- Websitewww.meiji.ac.jp/cip/chinese_gb1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Meiji_Univ_PR1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/meiji_university1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCHUGfWlMLpUhgTfh2pwFK8g1
- WikipediaMeiji University
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ46492
Sources
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- 1WikidataMeiji University on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMeiji University on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsMeiji University photo by Lombroso, Public domain