| Surugadai University | |
| Established: | 1987 |
| Type: | Private |
| City: | Hanno, Saitama |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.8325°N 139.3337°W |
| Undergrad: | 4,026[1] |
| Postgrad: | 109 |
| Faculty: | 142 |
| Campus: | Small city, |
| Colors: | Blue and green |
| Sports Nickname: | Sundai |
| Endowment: | $601 million[2] |
is a private university in Hannō, Saitama, Japan, established in 1987. Aiming to produce people who can contribute to today's internationalized, information-oriented society, the university places emphasis on thorough small-class teaching, foreign language education, acquisition of rich computer skills, and preparation for certifying examinations.[3]
Surugadai University was founded by (1926-2010). His father,, was one of the early Japanese students studying abroad in the Meiji period. He was accomplished as a Harvard- and Yale-trained scholar of English literature and a professor of Meiji University. Toshiharu successfully established a cram school, Sundai Preparatory School for high school students and had a lifelong dream of establishing an American-style liberal arts college in Japan.
Taking over the cram school and following his father's wishes, Haruyuki established Surugadai University as a college of law in 1987.[4]
Since then, the college has evolved into a university of five undergraduate faculties and four graduate schools.[5]
Surugadai University occupies a 200acres campus, with over 12 buildings, including the (Lecture building); (Lecture building No. 2); (Seminar building); (Administrative center building); the Media Center (library); the Frontier Towers dormitories; the Haruyuki Yamazaki memorial sports gymnasium.[6]
Surugadai University has five undergraduate faculties: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Media and Information Resources, Faculty of Contemporary Cultures, and Faculty of Psychology.