Waseda University
| 早稲田大学 | |
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| Motto | 学問の独立 (Independence of Learning) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1882 |
| Endowment | N/A |
| President | Kaoru Kamata |
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Academic staff
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2,137 full-time 3,318 part-time |
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Administrative staff
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819 full-time 445 part-time |
| Students | 53,576 |
| Undergraduates | 44,295 |
| Postgraduates | 9,281 |
| Location |
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 35°42′33″N 139°43′10″E / 35.709203°N 139.719333°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | 43 varsity teams |
| Colors | Maroon |
| Mascot |
Waseda Bear (official) 
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| Affiliations | Universitas 21, APRU |
| Website | Waseda University |
 Tokyo city
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| Toyo Keizai National | General | 6 |
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| National | General | 13 |
| National | Employment | 11 |
| NBP Greater Tokyo | Reputation | 1 |
| Shimano National | Selectivity | SA |
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QS Asia (Asian Ranking version) |
General | 42 |
| ARWU Asia | Research | 44–68 |
| QS World | General | 201 |
| ARWU World | Research | 401–500 |
| ENSMP World | Alumni | 8 |
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LAW |
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| Asahi National | Research | 3 |
| BE Success National | Qualification | 5 |
| BE Pass rate National | Qualification | 12 |
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BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT |
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| Eduni MBA National | General | 2 |
| Eduni MBA World | General | 93 |
| CPA Success National | Qualification | 2 |
| Natural Sciences & Technology | ||
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Engineering |
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| QS World | General | 116 |
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ARCHITECTURE |
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| National | Qualification | 3 |
Waseda Bear (official)
Waseda University (早稲田大学 Waseda Daigaku?), abbreviated as Sōdai (早大?), is a large, private university with a main campus located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. First established in 1882 as the Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō or Tōkyō College by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed as Waseda University in 1902. The university consists of 13 undergraduate schools and 23 graduate schools. Waseda is one of the select group of universities assigned additional funding under the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Global 30" Project.
Waseda consistently ranks among the most academically selective and well-regarded universities in Japanese university rankings. In international rankings, published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) weighted towards academic peer review and published research output, Waseda ranked 212th in 2015/16.
The university has many notable alumni in Japan, including seven Prime Ministers of Japan and many CEOs, including Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of UNIQLO, Takeo Fukui, the former President and CEO of Honda, Norio Sasaki, the former CEO of Toshiba, Lee Kun-hee, the Chairman of Samsung Group, Mikio Sasaki, the former Chairman of Mitsubishi, and Hiroshi Yamauchi, former President of Nintendo.
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