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Message: Message from The Chancellor; Message from The President

Mission: Catholic Aspects of Sophia University; Jesuit Educational Institutions for Tertiary Education in the World; School Badge and the School Name; Sophia University School Song

History

HISTORY CHART (1549-2008)

Spirit of Sophia: Educational Ideals of Sophia University; The Society of Jesus and the Founding of Sophia University; Three Jesuit priests arrive at the port of Yokohama; Ignatius and the Jesuit religious order; The Spiritual Exercises as the spiritual foundation of the Jesuits; The Comrades of Ignatius and the Founding of the Jesuits; The Jesuits after the Death of Ignatius; The Suppression of the Society of Jesus because of its Resistance to Political Absolutism; The Society of Jesus and the Education of Women; The Development of Sophia University after World War II; Growth by Adding a Faculty of Science and Technology to the already existing Faculties

Learning about SOPHIA on the Web

Overview: Organization Chart; Sophia’s Special Characteristics; Sophia University at a Glance; Statistics 2012; Exchange Partner Institutions

Long-Range Planning (100th Anniversary of Foundation (A.D.2013))

"Grand Layout"for Renewal of Education, Research, and the Campus Facilities (the Board of Trustees' Draft Plan): Fundamental Principles and Guidelines; Grand Layout; Organization for Implementation

On the Occasion of the Announcement of the "Grand Layout"

Publications

Monumenta Nipponica

Sophia University Press: English titles; About SUP; Order Information

A Quarterly Magazine「SOPHIA」

Aiming for a campus without harassment

Definition of Harassment

How to prevent harassment

What to do if you are harassed

The steps to be taken for resolving harassment cases

What to do if your advice is sought

What to do if you witness a scene of harassment

Consultants

Guidelines for Preventing Harassment: Basic Policy concerning Harassment; Definition of Harassment; Activities to increase awareness of harassment and its prevention; The scope of the application of the Guidelines; Consulting; The process to reach a solution; Points to be noted about harassment; Regulations, committees and the rules on harassment

Regulations: Sophia School Corporation Code for Preventing Harassment; Regulations of the Harassment Prevention Committee; Regulations of Harassment Consultants

For the Press: News Media Policies and Shooting at Sophia University; Sophia University Official Facebook Page in English

Sophia University at a Glance

Sophia at a Glance（Data as of June 2011)

Campus :
Yotsuya Campus (Main Campus)
Mejiro Seibo Campus (including Seibo College, Seibo Nursing School)
Ichigaya Campus
Shakujii Campus

Founded: 1913

Academic calendar:
Spring Semester: April to July
Autumn Semester: September to February

Language of Instruction:
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Graduate School of Global Studies: English
Others: Japanese

Library:
Central Library: 1,013,743 volumes/10,847 periodicals
Law School Library: 21,978 volumes/601 periodicals
Shakujii Library: 128,206 volumes/508 periodicals

Total Full-time Student Enrollment: 11,986
10,528 Undergraduate
1,208 Graduate
250 Law School

Number of International Students: 721
512 Undergraduate
209 Graduate

Number of Faculty and Staff: 1,564
Full-time Faculty: 522 (15% International, 85% Japanese)
Part-time Faculty: 749 (13% International, 87% Japanese)
Staff: 293

Exchange Partner Institutions: 160
63 North America
61 Europe
18 Asia
10 Latin America
8 Oceania

Academic Exchange Partner Institutions: 18
1 North America
7 Europe
6 Asia
2 Latin America
2 Middle East

Total Tuition & Fees for Freshman 2011*:
Undergraduate: JPY 1,200,000 ～　JPY 2,050,000 / year
Graduate: JPY: JPY 1,220,000 ～　JPY 1,760,000 / year
*Tuition and fees vary according to the program

Admissions:
General Admission Acceptance Rate (Undergraduate): 21%
(23,468applied, 5,100 accepted)

Alumni:
Undergraduate (1918-2011): 105,271
Graduate(1953-2011): 12,908