Gakushuin Women's College Rankings

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#7294 of 14,131 In the World
#2846 of 5,830 In Asia
#543 of 719 In Japan
#70 of 84 In Tokyo

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Gender
All female
Acceptance rate
40%
Enrollment
1,698
Funding
Private
Website
www.gwc.gakushuin.ac.jp
Languages
Japanese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate40%
Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - August; September-January)
Enrollment1,698
Full time employee40
Student:staff ratio42:1

We've calculated the 40% acceptance rate for Gakushuin Women's College based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Tuition

Local studetns Undergraduate tuition, 840,000 per annum; Graduate tuition, 600,000 per annum. (JPY)

Programs and Degrees

Gakushi International Studies, Japanese

Notable alumni

  1. Sakura Andō

    Sakura Andō
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress.

  2. Princess Tsuguko of Takamado

    Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Enrolled in Gakushuin Women's College
    Studied in 2005
    Occupations
    aristocrat
    Biography

    Princess Tsuguko of Takamado is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado, and Hisako, Princess Takamado.

  3. Takako Shimazu

    Takako Shimazu
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Enrolled in Gakushuin Women's College
    In 1957 graduated with bachelor's degree in English literature
    Occupations
    board memberpunditaristocrat
    Biography

    Takako Shimazu, born Takako, Princess Suga (清宮貴子内親王, Suga-no-miya Takako Naishinnō), is a former member of the Imperial House of Japan. She is the fifth and youngest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun, the youngest sister of the Emperor Emeritus of Japan, Akihito, and the paternal aunt of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She married Hisanaga Shimazu on 3 March 1960. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law.

  4. Princess Yōko of Mikasa

    Princess Yōko of Mikasa
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Enrolled in Gakushuin Women's College
    Graduated with bachelor's degree in Japanese studies
    Occupations
    volunteerpatron of the artsaristocrat
    Biography

    Princess Yōko of Mikasa is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). She is also the niece of Japan's 92nd prime minister Tarō Asō (who is the older brother of her mother), great-niece of author and literary critic Ken'ichi Yoshida, and great-granddaughter of Japan's 45th prime minister Shigeru Yoshida.

  5. Hiro Saga

    Hiro Saga
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1914-1987 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Hiro Saga was a Japanese noblewoman and memoir writer. She was the daughter of Marquis Saneto Saga and a distant relative of Emperor Shōwa. She was married in 1937 to Pujie, the younger brother of Puyi, the last monarch of the Qing dynasty of China between 1908 and 1912 and the ruler of Japanese-backed Manchukuo between 1932 and 1945. After her marriage to Pujie, she was known as, and identified herself as, Aishinkakura Hiro (愛新覺羅•浩) or Aixinjueluo Hao in Chinese.

  6. Hanako, Princess Hitachi

    Hanako, Princess Hitachi
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    aristocrattranslator
    Biography

    Hanako, Princess Hitachi, is a member of the Japanese Imperial Family as the wife of Masahito, Prince Hitachi, who is the younger son of Emperor Shōwa and the only brother of Emperor emeritus Akihito.

Gakushuin Women's College faculties and divisions

Faculty : Intercultural Studies Asian Studies, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages Education, International Economics, Japanese, Library Science, Media Studies, Native Language Education, Political Sciences
Graduate School : International Cultural Relations Art Management, Cultural Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies

General information

Alternative names GWC
学習院女子大学
Founded 1998
Accreditation Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)

Location and contacts

Address 3-20-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, 162-8650
Japan
City population 14,048,000

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