The university was founded in 1928 by Yoshimori Yoneda (米田吉盛) as Yokohama Academy (横浜学院, Yokohama gakuin). It was an evening school for the working youth. In 1929 the school was renamed Yokohama College (横浜専門学校, Yokohama semmon gakkō), which had both day and evening schools (Day school: Department of Commerce / evening school: Departments of Commerce and Law). On 15 May 1930 the college moved to present-day Rokkakubashi Campus. In 1939 it added the technical departments (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Industrial Administration). In 1949 the college was developed into Kanagawa University, under Japan's new educational system.
The university at first had three faculties: the Faculties of Commerce and Engineering and the evening school's Faculty of Commerce. The latter history of the university is as follows:
1950: the Faculty of Commerce was renamed Faculty of Law and Economics.
1965: the Faculty of Foreign Languages (English and Spanish) was established.
the Faculty of Law and Economics was divided into two faculties.
1967: the Graduate Schools of Law (master's/doctoral), Economics (master's/doctoral) and Engineering (master's courses only) were established.
1989: Hiratsuka Campus was opened (Shonan Hiratsuka Campus today).
the Faculties of Business Administration and Science were established.
1990: the doctoral courses were added to the Graduate School of Engineering.
1992: the Graduate School of Foreign Languages was established (master's courses only).
1993: the Graduate Schools of Business Administration, Science and History & Folklore Studies were established (master's courses only).
1995: the doctoral courses were added to the Graduate Schools of Business Administration, Science and History & Folklore Studies.
2004: the School of Law was established.
2006: the Faculty of Human Sciences was established.
2019: the School of Law was closed
2020: the Fuculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies was opened.
2022: the Fuculty of Architecture and Building Engineering was established.
2023: Shonan Hiratsuka Campus was closed.
2023: the Fuculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry was established.
2023: the Fuculty of Informatics was established.
2024: the Graduated School of Foreign Language was renamed Graduate School of Humanities.
Graduate schools
Shonan Hiratsuka CampusYokohama Campus
Graduate School of Law
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Business Administration
Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of History & Folklore Studies
Undergraduate schools
At Yokohama Campus
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Department of Local Government
Faculty of Economics
Department of Economics
Contemporary Economics Major
Economic Analysis Major
Department of Contemporary Bussiness
Faculty of Human Sciences
Department of Human Sciencees
Psychology and Human Development Course
Sports and Health Course
Human Society Course
Faculty of Science
Department of Science
Mathematics Course
Physics Course
Chemistry Course
Biology Course
Global Environmental Science Course
Comprehensive Science Course
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineer
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Department of Applied Physics
Fuculty of Architecture and Building Engineering
Architecture and Building Engineering Course
Urban Life Design Course
Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Faculty of Informatics
Department of Computer Science
Department of Applied Systems Mathematics
Advanced Informatics Program
Minato Mirai Campus
Faculty of Business Administration
Department of International Bussiness Administration
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Department of English
Department of Spanish
Department of Chinese
Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies
Department of Cross-Cultural Studies
Department of Japanese Cultures
Department of History and Folklore Studies
Institutes
Library
Institute for Legal Studies
Institute of Economics and Foreign Trade
Institute of International Business and Management
Institute for Humanities Research
Center for Language Studies
Center for Clinical Psychology
Research Institute for Integrated Science
Institute for Technological Research
Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture
Center for Asian Studies
Institute for Architecture and Building Engineering
Research Institute for Marine and Port Studies
Athletics
American football
The Kanagawa University American football team is the ATOMS.
Cheerleading
The Kanagawa University Cheerleading Club is the WILDCATS or WINGS of Kanagawa University.
Baseball
The Kanagawa University baseball team is known for their long history of success in Kanagawa Univ. Baseball League.
Football
The Kanagawa University football team participated in the Emperor's Cup, in 1997,2006,2016.
Rugby
The Kanagawa University Rugby Football Club
Kendo
The Kanagawa University kendo club. Graduates of the Kendo club include Hiroyasu Koga, Yukio Mishima Harakiri(Seppuku) supported("Mishima Incident"1970).
Kanagawa University students have become businessmen, leading politicians, writers, architects, athletes, actors, musicians, scientists, engineer, and video game developers. Among the notable alumni are:
