Keio University is an A-level university. It is also known as the six major private institutions in Japan along with Waseda University, Meiji University, Tongshe University, Rikkyo University and Aoyama College.

Asia ranked 23rd, lower than China Peking University 12 and Tsinghua 16. Higher than other domestic institutions.

Keio University, also known as Keio University, is a world-famous research-oriented comprehensive university and the first higher education institution in Japanese history. The predecessor of Qingying was "Lan Xue School" founded in 1858. It was a private school that spread western natural science during the Edo period. Under the guidance and influence of its founder Fukuzawa Yukichi, Keio continued to develop and played a pioneering and leading role in Japanese society.

Keio University is a top A university in the Super International University Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. It is a member of the Pacific Rim University Alliance, the Global University Presidents Forum, the Leading Graduate School Program, the Excellent Graduate School Program, the Academic Research Forum, the Global Management Education Alliance (CEMS) and the Six Universities Baseball League in Tokyo. It is a cooperative school of GID project.

Keio University ranks ninth in the world in the ranking of graduate schools for leaders of large multinational companies (20 13 times higher education) and 14 in the ranking of higher education institutions for enterprise executives (20 15 Thomson Reuters). The ranking of the most innovative universities in the world (20 15 Thomson Reuters) ranks 58th in the world. More than one-tenth of the presidents of Japanese listed companies graduated from Keio University, so Keio is also known as the cradle of entrepreneurs.