Keio University

Keio by the Numbers

Basic Information

Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning

1858Year

Research centers and affiliated facilities

30Facilities

Graduate schools

14Schools

Full-time university faculty

Approx2,400People

*Including non-tenured faculty

In scholarship funds

240Billion ¥

Keio Medical Science Prize winners who became Nobel laureates

13People

Affiliated schools

10Locations

Olympic and Paralympic medals

Gold6Medals

Visitors to the Mita Festival

Approx200,000Visitors

Around 200,000 visitors to the Mita Festival

*One of the biggest university festivals in Japan

Major campuses in the Tokyo region

6Campuses

Undergraduate faculties

10Faculties

University students

Approx33,800people

Student-to-faculty ratio

14People

Dormitories

12Locations

Faculty members recognized among the world’s most influential researchers

7People

*From Highly Cited Researchers 2024 (Clarivate)

154 Olympians and Paralympians

Approx150People

Officially authorized student clubs

Approx380Clubs

Books in library collections

Approx5,330,000Volumes

Basic Information

Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning

1858Year

Major campuses in the Tokyo region

6Campuses

Research centers and affiliated facilities

30Facilities

Undergraduate faculties

10Faculties

Graduate schools

14Schools

University students

Approx33,800people

Full-time university faculty

Approx2,400People

*Including non-tenured faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio

14People

In scholarship funds

240Billion ¥

Dormitories

12Locations

Keio Medical Science Prize winners who became Nobel laureates

13People

Faculty members recognized among the world’s most influential researchers

7People

*From Highly Cited Researchers 2024 (Clarivate)

Affiliated schools

10Locations

154 Olympians and Paralympians

Approx150People

Olympic and Paralympic medals

Gold6Medals

Officially authorized student clubs

Approx380Clubs

Visitors to the Mita Festival

Approx200,000Visitors

Around 200,000 visitors to the Mita Festival

*One of the biggest university festivals in Japan

Books in library collections

Approx5,330,000Volumes

Study Abroad

Countries & regions represented in our student body

81Countries

Degree programs offered in English

20Programs

International partner institutions

341Partners

International students at Keio

Approx2,100People

Courses taught in a foreign language

Approx826Courses

*Includes courses taught in English, Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese in AY 2024

Double degree programs

30Programs

Keio students studying abroad

Approx260People

Study Abroad

Countries & regions represented in our student body

81Countries

Courses taught in a foreign language

Approx826Courses

*Includes courses taught in English, Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese in AY 2024

Degree programs offered in English

20Programs

Double degree programs

30Programs

International partner institutions

341Partners

Keio students studying abroad

Approx260People

International students at Keio

Approx2,100People

Rankings (National)

For Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (among private universities)

1st

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

In the number of successful examinees for the Japanese National CPA Examinations

1st

Highest number of university-based venture businesses

3rd

*From the Report on the Results of the FY 2024 Survey on University-Developed Venture Businesses (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

For the number of female faculty members (among private universities)

1st

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

In the number of successful examinees for the Japanese National BAR Examination

1st

In the funding amount of university-based startups

3rd

*From the 2024 Japan Startup Funding Report (Speeda)

Rankings (National)

For Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (among private universities)

1st

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

For the number of female faculty members (among private universities)

1st

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

In the number of successful examinees for the Japanese National CPA Examinations

1st

In the number of successful examinees for the Japanese National BAR Examination

1st

Highest number of university-based venture businesses

3rd

*From the Report on the Results of the FY 2024 Survey on University-Developed Venture Businesses (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

In the funding amount of university-based startups

3rd

*From the 2024 Japan Startup Funding Report (Speeda)

Rankings (International)

In the QS World University Rankings

215th

*From the 2026 QS World University Rankings

Among Japanese universities in the Nature Index ranking in 2025

11th

*From the 2025 Nature Index Annual Tables (among academic institutions in Japan)

92nd in the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Modern Languages

92nd

*From the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Rankings (International)

In the QS World University Rankings

215th

*From the 2026 QS World University Rankings

92nd in the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Modern Languages

92nd

*From the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Among Japanese universities in the Nature Index ranking in 2025

11th

*From the 2025 Nature Index Annual Tables (among academic institutions in Japan)

Alumni

Keio alumni

Approx410,000Visitors

Domestic alumni organizations

Approx800Groups

Astronauts

2People

(Chiaki Mukai, Akihiko Hoshide)

For the number of female CEO alumnae

2nd

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

Overseas alumni organizations

Approx75Groups

Prime ministers

4People

(Tsuyoshi Inukai*, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Junichiro Koizumi, Shigeru Ishiba)

*Enrolled for four years at Keio University before it became a comprehensive educational institution in 1898

For CEOs of companies listed on the Prime Market Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

1st

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

Alumni

Keio alumni

Approx410,000Visitors

Overseas alumni organizations

Approx75Groups

Domestic alumni organizations

Approx800Groups

Prime ministers

4People

(Tsuyoshi Inukai*, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Junichiro Koizumi, Shigeru Ishiba)

*Enrolled for four years at Keio University before it became a comprehensive educational institution in 1898

Astronauts

2People

(Chiaki Mukai, Akihiko Hoshide)

For CEOs of companies listed on the Prime Market Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

1st

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)

For the number of female CEO alumnae

2nd

*From the 2026 University Ranking (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)