Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)

立命館アジア太平洋大学 (Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku)
Motto	Freedom, Peace, and Humanism, International Mutual Understanding and the Creation of the Future of the Asia Pacific
Type	Private
Established	April 2000
President	Haruaki Deguchi (2018–)
Students	5,948 (May 2016)
Location	Beppu , Ōita , Japan
Affiliations	AACSB
Website	www.apu.ac.jp

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (立命館アジア太平洋大学, Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku), commonly referred to as APU, is a private university in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was established in 2000 through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Beppu City, and the Ritsumeikan Trust.

The university has an enrollment of about 5,850, including approximately 2,900 domestic, and 2,900 international students (a 50–50 domestic-international ratio) originating from 90 countries and regions.^[1] Half of the 172 full-time faculty members are also foreign nationals who come from more than 30 countries and regions.