Saitama University
埼玉大学 | |
| Motto | Japanese: 研こう！知と技 |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Let's cultivate! Knowledge and skill |
| Type | National |
| Established | 1873 (chartered 1949) |
| President | Sakai Takafumi |
| Undergraduates | 6821 |
| Postgraduates | 1520 |
| Location | , , 35°51′47″N 139°36′27″E / 35.86306°N 139.60750°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | English |
| Academic rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 64 |
| Global | |
| QS | 1001-1200 |
| THE | 1501+ |
| U.S. News & World Report | 1960 |
Saitama University (埼玉大学, Saitama Daigaku) is a Japanese national university located in a suburban area of Sakura-ku, Saitama City, capital of Saitama Prefecture in Tokyo Metropolitan Area.
Founded in 1873, it became a national university is 1949, and currently has five faculties (schools) for undergraduate education: Liberal Arts, Education, Economics, Science, and Engineering; and four graduate schools: Cultural Science, Education, Economic Science, and Science and Engineering. All of these schools offer programs leading to doctorates as well as master's degrees. The total enrollment in the university is more than 8,500 with more than 500 overseas students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Its abbreviated form is Saidai (埼大).