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Tokyo University of Science

Tokyo University of Science (東京理科大学, Tōkyō Rika Daigaku), formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally Rikadai (理科大) or simply Ridai (理大) is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo University of Science was founded in 1881 as The Tokyo Academy of Physics by 21 graduates of the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo. In 1883, it was renamed the Tokyo College of Science, and in 1949, it attained university status and became the Tokyo University of Science. The leading character appearing in Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume's novel Botchan graduated from Tokyo University of Science.

As of 2016, it is the only private university in Japan that has produced a Nobel Prize winner and the only private university in Asia to produce Nobel Prize winners within the natural sciences field.

Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Tokyo University of Science in equal 13th place in Japan.

Eduniversal ranked Tokyo University of Science second in its rankings of "Top business school with significant international influence" in Japan.

In Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.

Tokyo University of Science main campus is located in the Kagurazaka district of Shinjuku. The nearest station is Iidabashi Station.

Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country:

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