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Gakushuin University
(学習院大学)
Former names
Gakushūjo(学習所); pre-war English translation: Peers School
TypePrivate
Established1847 in Kyoto and moved to Tokyo in 1877; reformed in 1949 as a private university
Studentsapprox. 8,600
Undergraduatesapprox. 8,000
Postgraduatesunder 600
Other students
international students in total: approx. 120
Location
Toshima
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Gakushūin University (Gakushūin University Central Lecture Room).

Gakushūin University (学習院大学, Gakushūin Daigaku) is an elite higher educational institution in Mejiro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. It was re-established after World War II as an affiliate of the Gakushūin School Corporation, the privatized successor to the original Gakushūin University or "Peers School" set up during the Meiji era to educate the children of the Japanese nobility. The Gakushūin University is still one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, having most of the members of the present Imperial Family as former and present students.[2] The average number of students has been kept low so that each one can receive personal attention from the staff.[3]

Although the outlook of Gakushūin is traditional, the education given there is liberal, and the prevailing atmosphere is one of camaraderie, toleration and broad-mindedness.[citation needed] This freedom of thought, combined with a lack of competition between students, has resulted in the fact that there are many well-known literary figures, artists, and diplomats among the alumni.[citation needed] However, despite the high academic level, research work conducted at the University has not brought to public attention; and therefore, the institution is not well known outside of Japan.[citation needed] Also, as virtually all the instruction is conducted in Japanese, there are relatively few foreigners studying at Gakushūin.[citation needed]

Faculties

  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Letters
  • Faculty of Science
  • Professional School of Law

Additionally, a range of Japanese language classes are provided for the foreign students; and though designed for Japanese students, approximately 60 classes are held in English. Each year the University admits approximately 80 foreign students (including short-term exchange students) of high academic and social standing to study in each faculty and graduate school.[citation needed]

Academic Rankings

University rankings
WE [ja] National[4] Employment 14
NBP Greater Tokyo[5][6] Reputation 10
Shimano National[7] Selectivity A1
QS Asia
(Asia version)[8]		 General 161
ENSMP World[9] Alumni 92
* The data of NBP is in 2009 rankings because of availability.
Program rankings
Social Sciences & Humanities
LAW

There are several rankings related to Gakushuin University, as follows:

General Rankings

The university was ranked 72nd in 2010 (63rd in 2009, 78th in 2008) in the ranking Truly Strong Universities by Toyo Keizai.[16] However, it should be noted that Gakushuin focuses on the Social Sciences and Humanities education rather than Natural Sciences; and therefore, it is usually ranked lower.[17]

QS World University Rankings also ranked Gakushuin University as 161st in Asia in 2010.[8]

Research Performance

Generally speaking, National Universities in Japan have better research standards. However, Gakushuin is one of the few private universities which compete with top national universities. According to Quacquarelli Symonds, Gakushuin is the 6th best research university in Japan and the 9th best in Asia in terms of citations per paper.[18]

Graduate school Rankings

Gakushuin Law School was 24th in 2009 and 25th in 2010 in Japan on the basis of the number of its successful candidates for bar examination .[19]

Alumni Rankings

According to the Yomiuri Weekly's 2008 rankings, Alumni of Gakushuin have the 3rd best graduate prospectives among Japanese universities.[20] Especially in Finance and Tourism industries, Gakushuin was top in the rankings.[20]

École des Mines de Paris ranks Gakushuin University as 92nd in the world in 2010 in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.[21][9]

Popularity and Selectivity

Gakushuin is a popular university in Japan. The number of applicants per place was 7.58(13,765/1,815) in the 2011 undergraduate admissions.[22] Its entrance exams are also selective.[23][24][25]

Notable alumni

Imperial House of Japan
Others

References

  1. ^ http://www.gakushuin.ac.jp/univ/profile/kouhyo/academic.html
  2. ^ http://oukai.etc.gakushuin.ac.jp/oukai80/oukai80c_33.htm
  3. ^ The number of students in 70% of the classes is within 40 students. http://www.isize.com/daigaku/%E5%AD%A6%E7%BF%92%E9%99%A2%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/sclSC000186/
  4. ^ "Employment rate in 400 major companies rankings" (in Japanese). Weekly Economist. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nikkei BP Brand rankings of Japanese universities" (in Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications. 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  6. ^ "Nikkei BP Brand rankings of Japanese universities" (in Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications. 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "GBUDU University Rankings" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "QS Asian University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "ENSMP World University Rankings" (PDF). École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  10. ^ Asahi Shimbun University rankings 2010 "Publification rankings in Law (Page 4)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  11. ^ "Kawaijuku japanese universities rankings in Engineering field" (in Japanese). Kawaijuku. 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "QS topuniversities world rankings in Engineering field". Topuniversities. 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Thomson Reuters 10 Top research institutions by subject in Japan" (in Japanese). Thomson Reuters. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  14. ^ a b "ARWU in Mathematics". Shanghai Jiaotong University. 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "ARWU in Computer Science". Shanghai Jiaotong University. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_TSU_N was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ see Truly Strong Universities#Criticisms
  18. ^ http://www.university-list.net/rank/univ-100053.html
  19. ^ http://laws.shikakuseek.com/data/2010data-2.html
  20. ^ a b http://www.gakushuin.ac.jp/univ/adm/adm/parent/job/ranking.html
  21. ^ http://www.mines-paristech.fr/Actualites/PR/Ranking2010EN-Fortune2009.pdf
  22. ^ http://www.gakushuin.ac.jp/univ/adm/adm/application/index.html
  23. ^ National and Public universities apply different kind of exams. so it's only comparable between universities in a same category.
  24. ^ e.g. Yoyogi seminar published Hensachi (the indication showing the entrance difficulties by prep schools) rankings http://www.yozemi.ac.jp/rank/gakubu/index.html
  25. ^ Japanese journalist Kiyoshi Shimano ranks its entrance difficulty as A1 (2nd most selective/out of 11 scales) in Japan. "危ない大学・消える大学 2012年版" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2011.

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