Acceptance rate 25% (2015) Founded 1949 | President Yoichi Kamejima Colors Prussian blue Total enrollment 7,818 (1 May 2015) Phone +81 422-37-3531 | |
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Established Founded 1906,Chartered 1949 Notable alumni Shinzō Abe, Kiichi Nakai, Ira Ishida, Aya Takashima, Ran Usami Similar Seijo University, Hosei University, Gakushuin University, Meiji Gakuin University, Rikkyo University Profiles | ||
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Seikei University (成蹊大学, Seikei daigaku) is a private university in the Kichijōji area of the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Its name derives from a passage in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Its campus is noted for its rows of zelkova trees, which is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
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- Overview
- Faculties
- Graduate schools
- Research institutes
- Alumni rankings
- Attached school
- Notable alumni
- References
Overview
The university was established by charter in 1949. Its predecessor dates back to 1906 and was supported by Koyata Iwasaki, the fourth head of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu. Before World War II, This University was managed by donations from Mitsubishi Group, although after World War II, it became independent from Mitsubishi Group through dissolution of the zaibatsu. However, Seikei university still has close connections with the Mitsubishi Group. This university has many graduates from families of noble or business backgrounds.
The university is one of the Tokyo Four Universities (Seikei, Musashi, Seijo, Gakushuin).
Faculties
Graduate schools
Research institutes
Alumni rankings
École des Mines de Paris ranks Seikei University as 89th in the world in 2009 (89th in 2008) in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. (The university is also ranked 9th in Japan.)