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, formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally or simply is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.HistoryTokyo 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 (then the Imperial University). 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., it is the only university that produced the Nobel Prize winner as a private university in Japan. At the Nobel Prize in the Natural Sciences field, as of 2016, it is the only university that produced prizes as a private university in Asia.Academic rankingsGlobal university rankingsAcademic Ranking of World Universities ranked Tokyo University of Science in equal 13th place in Japan.Graduate school rankingsEduniversal ranked Tokyo University of Science second in its rankings of "Top business school with significant international influence" in Japan.Alumni rankingsIn Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.CampusesTokyo University of Science main campus is located in the Kagurazaka district of Shinjuku. The nearest station is Iidabashi Station.