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Gakushuin University

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Private university in Tokyo, Japan

Gakushūin University (学習院大学, Gakushūin Daigaku) is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima, Tokyo. The Gakushūin ('Peers' School') was founded in 1847, and Gakushūin University was established in 1949. During the Meiji period, Gakushūin was reorganized to educate the children of the Japanese nobility, but at that time the institution had only primary and secondary education departments.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Gakushūin University (学習院大学, Gakushūin Daigaku) is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima, Tokyo.2

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Japanese national universities 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 Quacquarelli Symonds, 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.

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Gakushuin High School1

Timeline

  1. 1949Founded Founded1

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