is a private university in

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, 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 Japan, counting most of the members of the present Imperial Family 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 Truly Strong Universities ranking issued by Toyo Keizai. 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

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

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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. École des Mines de Paris 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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* Emperor Naruhito - 126th

, eldest son and heir of Emperor Akihito * Fumihito, Prince Akishino - younger son of Emperor Akihito * Kiko, Princess Akishino - wife of the Prince Akishino *

Sayako, Princess Nori , formerly , is the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine, curre ...

- daughter of Emperor Akihito *

Masahito, Prince Hitachi is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the younger brother of Emperor emeritus Akihito. He is the second son and sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun and is third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Nobody follows P ...

- brother of Emperor Akihito * Hanako, Princess Hitachi - wife of the Prince Hitachi * Atsuko, Princess Yori - sister of Emperor Akihito * Takako, Princess Suga - sister of Emperor Akihito * Yuriko, Princess Mikasa - aunt of Emperor Akihito, wife of the Prince Mikasa *

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- son of the Prince Mikasa * Princess Akiko of Mikasa - daughter of Prince Tomohito * Princess Yōko of Mikasa - daughter of Prince Tomohito *

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito. Originally known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, he received the title Prince Katsu ...

- son of the Prince Mikasa * Norihito, Prince Takamado - son of the Prince Mikasa *

Princess Noriko of Takamado , formerly , is a former member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado and Hisako, Princess Takamado. She married Kunimaro Senge, a commoner, on 5 October 2014. As a result, she gave up her imperial ...

- daughter of the Prince Takamado * Princess Yasuko of Mikasa - daughter of the Prince Mikasa *

Princess Masako of Mikasa , formerly , is a former member of the Imperial Family of Japan. She is the fourth child and second daughter of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. She is the wife of the 16th-generation Soshitsu Sen. Education For her early ...

- 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) *

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, director *

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, artist *

Yukio Mishima , born , was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, 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 considered fo ...

, novelist * Tarō Asō, former

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* Michihiko Kano, politician *

Shiono Nanami is a Japanese author and novelist known for her works on the history of Italy, especially those dealing with ancient Rome and the Renaissance period. Biography Shiono was born in Tokyo, on 7 July 1937. In high school she read Homer's ''Iliad'' ...

, 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 Entertainme ...

, 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 Band ...

, voice actor * Yoshinobu Shimamura, 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, politician *

Ryosuke Mizumachi is a former Japanese professional basketball player who played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. Mizumachi was born in Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan and started playing basketball while in elementary school. After gra ...

, basketball player * Keiko Nagaoka, politician * Yasuko Ikenobo, politician *

Yoshiki Kuroda , formerly , is the youngest child and only daughter of Daijō Tennō, Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Michiko, Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess ...

, urban designer * Tokugawa Tsunenari, head of Tokugawa house * Hiroyuki Namba, musician * Akiko Kobayashi, singer * Akira Yoshimura, author * Yoshiki Tanaka, author *

Yoshihiko Funazaki was a Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist, songwriter, and assistant professor of Shirayuri College. He has written more than 300 books. Biography Funazaki was born to a wealthy family in Tokyo. After graduating from Gakushuin ...

, author * Yuki Kawauchi, 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, TV announcer * Satomi Ton, author * Toshiyuki Hosokawa, 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, TV personality * Yūka Sugai, singer, member of Sakurazaka46

References

External links

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