Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
立命館アジア太平洋大学 (Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku) | |
| Motto | Freedom, Peace, and Humanism, International Mutual Understanding and the Creation of the Future of the Asia Pacific |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | April 2000 |
| President | Hiroshi Yoneyama (2024–) |
| Students | 5,948 (May 2016) |
| Location | , , Japan |
| Affiliations | AACSB |
| Website | www |
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (立命館アジア太平洋大学, Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku), commonly referred to as APU, is a private university in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was established in 2000 through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Beppu City, and the Ritsumeikan Trust.
The university has an enrollment of about 5,850, including approximately 2,900 domestic, and 2,900 international students (a 50–50 domestic-international ratio) originating from 90 countries and regions. Half of the 172 full-time faculty members are also foreign nationals who come from more than 30 countries and regions.