Keio University Ranking and Address

Keio University Information

Keio University (慶應義塾大学 – Keiō Gijuku Daigaku) is the oldest university in Japan and can trace its roots back as far as the year 1858 The Keio University ranking is 10th in Japan, and 254th in the world. Similarly rated colleges in Japan include Hokkaido University, Tsukuba University, Kobe University, and Hiroshima University.

The university is located in the Minato part of Tokyo in Japan. Today the university caters for around 36,000 students and is governed by the chancellor Yuichiro Anzai. Keio has nearly 8,000 postgraduate students, just over half partake in Masters courses.

Being one of the most prestigious universities in Japan has enabled Keio to gain an enviable list of former faculty and alumni including politicians such as Junichiro Koizumi and Ryutaro Hashimoto, both of whom have been prime ministers of Japan. Other notable people include the chairman of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Taizo Nishimuro; the chairman of Tokyo broadcasting Yukio Sunahara; the actors Koide Keisuke, Nakata Atsuhiko and Hiro Mizushima; musicians Mariya Takeuchi and Asami Konno; the poet Sakutaro Hagiwara; and the architect Yoshio Taniguchi.

The Keio University ranking is number 22 in Asia in the University Review List. Similarly ranked colleges include Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Keio University, and Fudan University.

Keio University Address

Keio University
2-15-45 Mita
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8345
Japan

Other Campuses

Hiyoshi Campus
4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 223-8521

K2 Town Campus
144-8 Ogura, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-0054

Keio Osaka Riverside Campus
3F Dojima River Forum 1-1-12 Fukushima Fukushima-ku

Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus
1-5-30, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512

Shinanomachi Campus
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582

Shonan Fujisawa Campus
5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-0882

Tsuruoka Town Campus
14-1 , Baba-cho, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata 997-0035

Urawa-Kyoritsu Campus
600 kaminoda midori-ku saitama-shi, 336-0977

Yagami Campus
3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 223-8522

Ranking and Quick Facts

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References

Keio University; Asian Colleges