is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima Ward,

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. It was re-established after

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as an affiliate of the

Gakushūin The or Peers School (Gakushūin School Corporation), initially known as Gakushūjo, is a Japanese educational institution in Tokyo, originally established to educate the children of Japan's nobility. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002)"Gakushū-i ...

School Corporation. The privatized successor to the original Gakushūin University (or "Peers School") was established during the

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to educate the children of the

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. It is still one of the most prestigious universities in

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, counting most of the members of the present

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among its former or present students. The average number of students is capped so that each student can receive personal attention from the staff.

Faculties

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* Faculty of Law * Faculty of Economics * Faculty of International Social Sciences * Faculty of Letters * Faculty of Science * Professional School of Law The university provides a range of Japanese-language classes for foreign students. Although 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.

Academic rankings

General rankings

The university was ranked 72nd in 2010 (63rd in 2009, 78th in 2008) in the

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ranking issued by

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. Because Gakushuin focuses on

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and

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education rather than on

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, it is usually ranked lower than its peers.

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ranked Gakushuin University as 161st in Asia in 2010.

Research performance

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generally have higher standards of research than private universities. However, Gakushuin is one of the few private universities which competes with the top national universities. According to

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, Gakushuin is the 6th-best research university in Japan and the 9th-best in Asia in terms of citations per paper. Gakushuin is the highest-ranked Japanese university in the Nature Index measurement of research output quality.

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.

Alumni rankings

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

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ranked 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.

Popularity and selectivity

Gakushuin had 7.58 applicants per place (13,765/1,815) in the 2011 undergraduate admissions. Its entrance exams are also selective.

Notable alumni

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- former 125th

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- 126th

, eldest son and heir of Emperor Akihito *

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- younger son of Emperor Akihito *

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- wife of the Prince Akishino * Sayako, Princess Nori - daughter of Emperor Akihito *

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- brother of Emperor Akihito *

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- wife of the Prince Hitachi * Atsuko, Princess Yori - sister of Emperor Akihito * Takako, Princess Suga - sister of Emperor Akihito *

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- aunt of Emperor Akihito, wife of the

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- son of the Prince Mikasa *

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- daughter of Prince Tomohito *

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- daughter of Prince Tomohito *

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- son of the Prince Mikasa *

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- son of the Prince Mikasa * Princess Noriko of Takamado - daughter of the Prince Takamado * Princess Yasuko of Mikasa - daughter of the Prince Mikasa * Princess Masako of Mikasa - daughter of the Prince Mikasa ;

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* Lieutenant General Prince Imperial Ui Min * Prince Yi Geon of Korea * Prince Yi Gu of Korea * Prince Yi Kang of Korea * Prince Yi U of Korea * Princess Deokhye of Korea

Others

* Princess Huisheng of Aisin Gioro ( Qing ruling family of Imperial China) *

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...

, director *

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

, artist *

Yukio Mishima , born , was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Nationalism, nationalist, and founder of the , an unarmed civilian militia. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. He was ...

, novelist *

Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician serving as the Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. Asō previously served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and Minister of Finance from 2 ...

, former

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Michihiko Kano was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was Minister of Agriculture. He lost his seat in the 16 December 2012 general election. Kano was born in Yamagata. He graduated from Gakushuin University is a private univer ...

, politician * Shiono Nanami, author *

Marina Inoue is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was signed into Aniplex until 2007. She was chosen out of 2,000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Entertainment ...

, voice actress *

Tetsuya Kakihara is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He was affiliated with 81 Produce before he became a freelancer in June 2013. He set up his own agency, Zynchro, in July 2014. Since 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai ...

, voice actor *

Yoshinobu Shimamura is a Japanese politician. Overviews Born in Edogawa, Tokyo, he graduated from the Faculty of Politics & Economics at Gakushuin University in 1956 and then entered ENEOS, a Japanese oil company. He also worked as an aide to the Head of the D ...

, politician *

Hisaoki Kamei is a former Japanese politician of the now defunct People's New Party and was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanoashi District, Shimane and graduate of Gakushuin University, he ran unsucce ...

, politician *

Akiko Kamei is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and a member of the House of Representatives. She is a former member of People's New Party and of the House of Councillors. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Gakushuin ...

, politician * Ryosuke Mizumachi, basketball player *

Keiko Nagaoka is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Gakushuin University she was elected for the first time in 2005. ...

, politician * Yasuko Ikenobo, politician * Yoshiki Kuroda, urban designer *

Tokugawa Tsunenari is the present (18th generation) head of the main Tokugawa house. He is the son of Ichirō Matsudaira and Toyoko Tokugawa. His great-grandfather was the famed Matsudaira Katamori of Aizu and his paternal great-grandfather was Tokugawa Iesato. ...

, head of Tokugawa house *

Hiroyuki Namba (occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for ''Dallos'', the first anime Original video animation. However ...

, musician * Akiko Kobayashi, singer *

Akira Yoshimura was an award-winning Japanese writer. Internationally he is best known for his novels ''Shipwrecks'' and ''On Parole''. Life and work Yoshimura was the president of the Japanese writers' union and a PEN member. He published over 20 novels, o ...

, author *

Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist. Early life and education He was born in Hondo, Kumamoto, Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushuin University, Gakushūin Universit ...

, author * Yoshihiko Funazaki, author *

Yuki Kawauchi is a Japanese marathon runner. He came to prominence after running the 2011 Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:37, finishing as the first Japanese citizen and third overall. He was known as the "citizen runner" given that he used to work full-time for the go ...

, runner *

Kuniko Asagi is a Japanese actress and television presenter. Her real name is . Early career She attended Kokubunji High School in Tokyo, and Gakushuin University. Her resume includes Tokyo Disney Resort advertising, shown widely when the park opened. ...

, TV presenter *

Mona Yamamoto is a Japanese TV announcer and presenter. Her father is Norwegian and she became a naturalized Japanese citizen at the age of 6. After graduating from Gakushuin University, Mona joined the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as an announcer. She p ...

, TV announcer *

Satomi Ton is a feminine Japanese given name which is also used as a surname. Possible writings Satomi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *里美, "hometown, beauty" *怜美, "wise, beauty" *聡美, "wise, beauty" *智美, "wisdo ...

, author *

Toshiyuki Hosokawa was a Japanese actor and disc jockey, whose credits included roles in television, film, stage and musical theater. He reached prominence in Japan for his starring role in the 1970 film ''Eros Plus Massacre'', which was directed by Yoshishige Yosh ...

, actor *

Masakazu Motoki Masakazu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Imafuku Masakazu (died 1582), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Takeda clan *Kobori Masakazu (1579–1647), artist and aristocrat in the reign o ...

, businessman *

Kiyoshi Kodama was a Japanese TV personality and actor. He hosted the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation quiz show '' Panel Quiz Attack 25'' continuously for thirty-six years from its start in April 1975 until he was forced to step down due to poor health at the ...

, TV personality *

Yūka Sugai is a Japanese tarento and actress. She is the former captain of idol group Sakurazaka46, represented by Sony Music Records. She is also the former Special Ambassador for the Japan Equestrian Federation. Career Sakurazaka46 On August 21, 201 ...

, singer, member of

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References

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