The university emphasizes social sciences and administration. Its graduate schools of Public Administration, Business Administration, Journalism, East Asian Studies, Land Economics, and International Law and Diplomacy are unique in the country and highly regarded.
由於學的是社會科學，尤其是法律、政治、外交、公行、新聞等系的畢業生，從政的特別多，一般認為，他們做風穩健踏實，對母校有很強的向心力，彼此間相當團結。