Aoyama Gakuin University

Aoyama Gakuin University
青山学院大学
MottoThe Salt of the Earth and Light of the World
TypePrivate
Established1874
ChancellorKenichi Semba
Academic staff
1,653
Administrative staff
1,983
Students19,993
Undergraduates18,527
Postgraduates1,436
Location, ,
35°39′40″N 139°42′38″E / 35.66111°N 139.71056°E / 35.66111; 139.71056
CampusUrban
Websitewww.aoyama.ac.jp/en/ (in English)
Robert Samuel Maclay (first president of Aoyama Gakuin)

Aoyama Gakuin University (Japanese: 青山学院大学, Hepburn: Aoyama Gakuin Daigaku, AGU) is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as tertiary component of the Aoyama Gakuin.

The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include courses on literature, law, economics, business, international politics, economics, communication, science, engineering and cultural studies. The university graduate programs include international management, law and professional accounting.

Aoyama Gakuin University participates in Hakone Ekiden, an annual university relay race between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan. Recently they won the races in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.