Keio University tops Japan private university donation rankings

Keio University has secured the top position in the 2026 ranking of private university donations in Japan, receiving 53.1 billion yen. The ranking, published by the web media platform ‘University Power Ranking’ and based on official statistics from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, analyzed cash donations received by 608 private universities during the 2024 fiscal year.

Keio University maintained its top spot from the previous year, with individual donations accounting for 29.0 billion yen, more than half of its total. Waseda University ranked second with 33.8 billion yen, recording the highest number of individual donations among the top 20 institutions. Soka University followed in third place with 32.5 billion yen, with individual contributions making up 73% of its total.

Other notable institutions in the top ten include Nihon University (4th), St. Luke's International University (5th), Toyota Technological Institute (6th), Aoyama Gakuin University (7th), Juntendo University (8th), Tenri University (9th), and Tokyo University of Science (10th).