Type Private Founded 1965 | Total enrollment 2,641 (1 May 2015) Phone +81 45-681-5150 | |
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Established 1965, predecessor institution from 1870 Location Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Website www.ferris.ac.jp/welcome/index.html Address Japan, 〒231-8651 Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama, Naka Ward, Yamatecho, 37 Notable alumni Mirei Kiritani, Mariko Ōe, Saho Narushima, Shiori Suzuki, Jane Su Similar Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, Shirayuri Women's University, Toyo Eiwa University, University of the Sacred H, Seisen University Profiles | ||
Ferris University (フェリス女学院大学, Ferisu Jogakuin Daigaku, "Ferris Women's University") is a private women's college in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. It is a part of Ferris Jogakuin (学校法人フェリス女学院).
The predecessor of the school was founded by American Presbyterian missionaries in 1870 with the assistance of James Curtis Hepburn, primarily to teach the English language and western cultural values to women. The male counterpart of the school later became Meiji Gakuin University. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1965.
The school currently has two campus locations: the main Ryokuen campus in Izumi-ku, Yokohama and a subsidiary Yamate campus for 3rd and 4th year music students at Naka-ku, Yokohama. Composed mainly of the departments of Humanities, International Studies and Music, the school has a student population of 2,667 undergraduates and 78 graduates, with a teaching staff of 85 professors and lecturers.
History
Ferris Women's College was established in 1965. It originated from the Ferris Seminary, named by 1875 and established by Mary Kidder.
In 1988, Ryokuen campus was founded.