Kwansei Gakuin University

Kwansei Gakuin University (関西学院大学, Kansei Gakuin Daigaku), colloquially known as Kangaku (関学), is a private, non-denominational Christian coeducational university in Japan. The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to around 25,000 students in almost 40 different disciplines across 11 undergraduate and 14 graduate programs. Kwansei Gakuin's main campus is the Nishinomiya Uegahara Campus, the university's other campuses consist of the Kobe Sanda, Nishinomiya Seiwa, Nishinomiya Kitaguchi, Osaka Umeda, and Tokyo Marunouchi campuses. Kwansei Gakuin University has been selected for inclusion in the Japanese government's Top Global University Project as a Type B (Global Traction) university. The university is often referred to as one of the four leading private universities in the greater Kansai region. The university maintains academic standards that rank among the highest of all Japanese universities and colleges.

Kwansei Gakuin University
関西学院大学
Latin: Universitas Collegii Kwanseiensis
Motto奉仕のための練達, Hōshi no Tame no Rentatsu (Japanese)
Motto in English
Mastery for Service
TypePrivate
EstablishedSeptember 28, 1889 (1889-09-28)
Religious affiliation
United Church of Christ in Japan
Academic affiliations
ACUCA
Endowment¥196.9 billion (2022)
(1.33 billion USD)
ChancellorMotoo Nakamichi
PresidentYasutoshi Mori
Chair of the Board of TrusteesIppei Murakami
Academic staff
786 (2023)
Administrative staff
523 (2023)
Students25,679 (2023)
Undergraduates24,314 (2023)
Postgraduates1,365 (2023)
Other students
1,040 International Students (2023)
Address
1-155 Uegahara Ichiban-cho
,
Nishinomiya
, ,
662-8501
,
Japan

34.7692°N 135.3472°E / 34.7692; 135.3472
CampusUrban, 148 acres (60 ha)
ColorsBlue, White, and Yellow
     
NicknameFighters
Sporting affiliations
Kansai Big Six
MascotSoraran
Websiteglobal.kwansei.ac.jp
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