Imperial university

The title Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige or lineage.

Japan

Nine nihongo|Imperial Universities|帝國大學|teikoku daigaku were founded by the Empire of Japan between 1877 and 1939, seven in Japan, one in Korea and one in Taiwan. They were run by imperial government until the end of World War II. They are:

*nihongo|Tokyo Imperial University|東京帝國大學: Now nihongo|The University of Tokyo|東京大学
*nihongo|Kyoto Imperial University|京都帝國大學: Now nihongo|Kyoto University|京都大学
*nihongo|Tohoku Imperial University|東北帝國大學: Now nihongo|Tohoku University|東北大学
*nihongo|Kyushu Imperial University|九州帝國大學: Now nihongo|Kyushu University|九州大学
*nihongo|Hokkaido Imperial University|北海道帝國大學: Now nihongo|Hokkaido University|北海道大学
*nihongo|Osaka Imperial University|大阪帝國大學: Now nihongo|Osaka University|大阪大学
*nihongo|Nagoya Imperial University|名古屋帝國大學: Now nihongo|Nagoya University|名古屋大学
*nihongo|Keijo Imperial University|京城帝國大學: Dissolved and absorbed^{(Note 1)} as part of Seoul National University ( _ko. 서울대학교)
*nihongo|Taihoku Imperial University|臺北帝國大學: Now National Taiwan University ( _zh. 國立臺灣大學)^{(Note 2)}

Notes:
#Changed its name to Kyongsong University after World War II, and dissolved on August 22, 1946, by U.S. Military Ordinance No. 102.
#Chinese Kuomintang government overtook the control of the university and renamed it.

China

*Imperial Tientsin University: Later, Peiyang University and, now, Tianjin University.

Europe

In Europe, there are at least three additional universities which bear the title; it is debatable how accurate the title is in each case.
*Imperial College London
*Imperial University of Odessa, Ukraine
*Imperial University of Philosophy and Theology, Sofia, Bulgaria