The university was founded by samurai scholar and Meiji-era politician and former prime minister Ōkuma Shigenobu in 1882, and adopted the title university in 1902.
ວິທະຍາໄລໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໂດຍນັກວິຊາການ samurai ແລະ Meiji ຍຸກການເມືອງແລະອະດີດລັດຖະມົນຕີນາຍົກລັດຖະ Okuma Shigenobu ໃນ 1882, ແລະໄດ້ຮັບຮອງເອົາວິທະຍາໄລຕໍາແຫນ່ງໃນ 1902.