Private company

Waseda University

Private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Waseda University (Japanese: 早稲田大学, Hepburn: Wasedadaigaku), abbreviated as Waseda (早稲田) or Sōdai (早大), is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the eighth and eleventh prime minister of Japan, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1882Founded1

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The story

Founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu in 1882.1

Leadership

Who has led Waseda University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Kaoru Kamata2010–2018
  2. Aiji Tanaka2018–2022
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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Gakko Hojin Waseda University

Subsidiaries

  • Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University
  • Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Law, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University
  • Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Accountancy, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Business and Finance, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Education, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Waseda University
All 57 subsidiaries
  • Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Law, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Public Management, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
  • Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
  • School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • School of Commerce, Waseda University
  • School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University
  • School of Education, Waseda University
  • School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
  • School of Humanities and Social sciences, Waseda University
  • School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
  • School of Law, Waseda University
  • School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
  • School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
  • School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
  • Totsuka Kyūjō
  • Waseda Aizu Museum
  • Waseda Children's Story
  • Waseda Law School
  • Waseda University Basketball Department
  • Waseda University Cheerleading Club
  • Waseda University Graduate School of Finance
  • Waseda University Graduate School of Law & Faculty of Law
  • Waseda University Press
  • Waseda University, School of Literature I
  • Waseda University, School of Literature II
  • Ōkuma-juku

Also owns

  • Chiune Sugihara relief
  • International Conference Center
  • Waseda Arena
  • Ōkuma Auditorium

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō1

Timeline

  1. 1882Founded Founded1

Sources

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