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In the 2026 edition of Japan’s “Truly Strong Universities” rankings (Weekly Toyo Keizai), Waseda University was ranked second overall among 544 national, public, and private universities nationwide for the third consecutive year. 

According to this ranking, Waseda University is highly rated for its “international strength,” such as the number of partner institutions for study abroad and the proportion of international faculty members, as well as for its admission competitiveness (ratio of applicants to enrollment capacity). 
 
The “Truly Strong Universities” ranking is a multifaceted evaluation of a university’s overall strength based on 13 objective indicators, including educational and research capabilities, employability, financial strength, and international strength. It is a ranking that aims to reveal the underlying strength of a university that cannot be measured by entrance exam deviation scores alone. 

The top schools for 2026 are as follows: 

1st place: University of Tokyo 
2nd place: Waseda University 
3rd place: Keio University 
4th place: Kyoto University 
5th place: Tohoku University 

For further details, please refer to the Toyo Keizai Weekly Special Edition and Toyo Keizai Online’s “2026 Truly Strong Universities” rankings (Japanese only). 

Waseda University will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2032. We will take this opportunity to return to the spirit of our founding and, based on the principle “Do not think only of your own interest, your family’s interest, or the interests of your country alone, but be ambitious to contribute to humankind throughout the world,” we will promote our 150th Anniversary  Project, aiming to evolve into “a university that contributes to humankind throughout the world” by 2050.