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.
In Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.
Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country:
Tokyo University of Science has libraries in four different areas: Kagurazaka, Noda, Katsushika and Oshamambe.
As of 2016, Tokyo University of Science had academic exchange agreements with 75 overseas universities and research institutions, including those between departments and departments.
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