The following brochure contains comprehensive information about Waseda University, from student enrollment and faculty numbers to honorary doctorate recipients and university finances (income and expense).
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Enrollment
Undergraduate students:
(As of April 2008)
| School |
Total(Int'l Students) |
Men(%) |
Women(%) |
| Political Science |
4,579 |
3,458 |
(76) |
1,121 |
(24) |
| Law |
3,784 |
2,671 |
(71) |
1,113 |
(29) |
| Letters, Arts and SciencesI *1 |
2,862 |
1,428 |
(50) |
1,434 |
(50) |
| Letters, Arts and SciencesII *1 |
1,589 |
856 |
(54) |
733 |
(46) |
| Culture, Media and Society *2 |
1,881 |
855 |
(45) |
1,026 |
(55) |
| Humanities and Social Sciences *2 |
1,524 |
710 |
(47) |
814 |
(53) |
| Education |
5,170 |
3,188 |
(62) |
1,982 |
(38) |
| Commerce |
5,170 |
3,436 |
(74) |
1,182 |
(26) |
| Science and Engineering *1 |
3,911 |
3,468 |
(89) |
443 |
(11) |
| Fundamental Science and Engineering *2 |
1,151 |
1,023 |
(89) |
128 |
(11) |
| Creative Science and Engineering *2 |
1,292 |
1,085 |
(84) |
207 |
(16) |
| Advanced Science and Engineering *2 |
1,123 |
908 |
(81) |
215 |
(19) |
| Social Sciences |
3,224 |
2,395 |
(74) |
829 |
(26) |
| Human Sciences |
2,838 |
1,636 |
(58) |
1,202 |
(42) |
Human Sciences
(Distance learning) |
809 |
359 |
(43) |
450 |
(57) |
| Sport Sciences |
1,982 |
1,394 |
(70) |
588 |
(30) |
| International Liberal Studies |
2,855 |
1,100 |
(49) |
1,755 |
(61) |
| Total |
45,192 |
29,970 |
(66) |
15,222 |
(34) |
Graduate students:
| Graduate school |
Total |
Master (%) |
Doctoral (%) |
| Political Science |
247 |
150 |
(61) |
97 |
(39) |
| Economics |
118 |
60 |
(51) |
58 |
(49) |
| Law |
262 |
119 |
(45) |
143 |
(55) |
| Letters, Arts and Sciences |
772 |
376 |
(49) |
396 |
(51) |
| Commerce |
181 |
102 |
(56) |
79 |
(44) |
| Science and Engineering *1 |
193 |
53 |
(27) |
140 |
(73) |
| Fundamental Science and Engineering *2 |
583 |
543 |
(93) |
42 |
(7) |
| Creative Science and Engineering *2 |
738 |
694 |
(94) |
44 |
(6) |
| Advanced Science and Engineering *2 |
942 |
843 |
(90) |
95 |
(10) |
| Education |
336 |
188 |
(56) |
148 |
(44) |
| Human Sciences |
308 |
202 |
(66) |
106 |
(34) |
| Social Sciences |
199 |
105 |
(53) |
94 |
(47) |
| Sport Sciences |
238 |
178 |
(75) |
60 |
(25) |
| Asia-Pacific Studies |
431 |
257 |
(60) |
174 |
(40) |
Global Information and
Telecommunication Studies |
334 |
247 |
(74) |
87 |
(26) |
| Japanese Applied Linguistics |
167 |
108 |
(65) |
59 |
(35) |
| Information, Production and Systems |
469 |
340 |
(72) |
129 |
(28) |
| Environment and Energy Engineering |
91 |
76 |
(84) |
15 |
(16) |
| Asia-Pacific Studies(Business School)*3 |
72 |
72 |
(100) |
0 |
0 |
| Commerce(Business School)*4 |
322 |
322 |
(100) |
0 |
0 |
| Public Management |
141 |
100 |
(71) |
41 |
(29) |
| Law School |
818 |
818 |
(100) |
0 |
0 |
| Finance, Accounting and Law |
355 |
355 |
(100) |
0 |
0 |
| Accountancy |
231 |
231 |
(100) |
0 |
0 |
| Teacher Education |
57 |
57 |
(100) |
0 |
0 |
| Total
| 8,609 |
6,602 |
(77) |
2,007 |
(23) |
Note:
1)*1 are reorganized into newly established schools *2.
2)The initiative for *3 program has changed to *4 since 2007.
3)*1 and *3 will be terminated when all existing students graduate.
Faculty and Staff
Full Time:
(As of April 2008)
( ): Number of foreign nationals
| |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Professors |
976 (39) |
90 (6) |
1,057 (43) |
| Associate Professors |
136 (18) |
35 (6) |
171 (18) |
| Assistant Professors |
101 (6) |
25 (3) |
126 (9) |
| Teachers (Affiliated Senior High Schools) |
101 (2) |
9 (1) |
110 (3) |
| Research Associate |
270 (22) |
53 (10) |
323 (32) |
| Total |
1,575 (81) |
212 (26) |
1,787 (107) |
| |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Visiting Faculty (Full-time) |
272 (34) |
63 (5) |
335 (39) |
Part Time:
| |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Visiting Faculty (Part-time) |
476 (59) |
48 (5) |
524 (64) |
| Lecturers |
2,811 (219) |
764 (109) |
3,575 (328) |
| Total |
3,287 (278) |
812 (114) |
4,099 (392) |
Administrative Staff:
| |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Full-time |
598 |
190 |
788 |
| Part-time |
100 |
103 |
203 |
| Total |
698 |
293 |
991 |
( ): Number of foreign nationals
Student Exchange (International Student Enrolment)
(As of May 2008)
Academic Level:
| Undergraduate |
942 |
| Graduate |
1,516 |
| SISL One Year program |
188 |
| Center for Japanese Language |
184 |
| Total |
2,830 |
Region of Origin:
| Asia |
2,312 |
(81.7 %) |
| North America |
212 |
(7.5 %) |
| Europe |
204 |
(7.2%) |
| Central & South America |
39 |
(1.4 %) |
| Middle East & Africa |
32 |
(1.1 %) |
| Oceania |
31 |
(1.1 %) |
| Total |
2,830 |
(100 %) |
Top10 Universities in Terms of the No. of International Students in Japan
Source: Japan Student Services Organization
(As of May 1 , 2007)
| |
National Universities |
Private Universities |
| 1 |
Tokyo |
2,297 |
Waseda |
2,435 |
| 2 |
Kyoto |
1,275 |
Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific |
2,352 |
| 3 |
Tsukuba |
1,221 |
Osaka Sangyo |
1,327 |
| 4 |
Tohoku |
1,179 |
Kokushikan |
1,300 |
| 5 |
Kyushu |
1,171 |
Takushoku |
1,095 |
| 6 |
Nagoya |
1,155 |
Teikyo |
1,062 |
| 7 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
1,038 |
Ritsumeikan |
1,024 |
| 8 |
Osaka |
1,032 |
Nihon |
989 |
| 9 |
Kobe |
951 |
Keio |
870 |
| 10 |
Chiba |
866 |
Ryutsu Keizai |
752 |
Library
(As of March 2008)
Total Number of Volumes
| Total Number of Books |
5,269,532 |
| Japanese Books |
3,392,435 |
| Foreign Books |
1,877,097 |
| Total Number of Serials |
51,573 |
| Japanese Serials |
33,565 |
| Foreign Serial Titles |
18,008 |
Collections by Library
| Central Library |
2,496,372 |
| S. Takata Memorial Research Library |
465,294 |
| Toyama Library |
350,267 |
| Science and Engineering Library |
429,713 |
| Tokorozawa Library |
173,523 |
| Faculty Libraries |
471,920 |
| Research Institute Libraries |
300,724 |
| Student Reading Rooms |
336,914 |
| Senior High School Libraries |
244,805 |
Land Area
(As of March 2008)
Land Area
| Campus |
Square Meters |
(Acres) |
| Waseda |
125,183 |
(31) |
| Toyama |
33,030 |
(8) |
| Okubo |
44,894 |
(11) |
| Tokorozawa |
365,668 |
(91) |
| Higashi-Fushimi(Sports Ground) |
90,527 |
(22) |
| Honjo |
873,046 |
(216) |
| Other |
580,459 |
(143) |
| Total |
2,112,807 |
(522) |
