Chronological Table
| CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | |
|---|---|
| 1592 | The "Sendan-Rin" School for Buddhist monks is founded in the precincts of Kichijoji Temple in Surugadai. |
| 1882 | The Sendan-Rin School is moved to Azabu and reorganized in the form of a modern university administered by the Soto School of Buddhism. 1882 is officially designated as the foundation year of Komazawa University. |
| 1905 | The Sendan-Rin School is renamed Soto-shu University. |
| 1925 | Soto-shu University is renamed Komazawa University. |
| 1949 | Komazawa University opens the Faculties of Buddhism, Letters, Commerce, and Economics. |
| 1950 | Komazawa Junior College is established. The College has a Department of Buddhism and an Evening Degree Program. |
| 1952 | Komazawa University establishes the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and the Evening Degree Program. In the same year the university establishes the Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences. The graduate division offers Master's Degree Programs in Buddhism, Japanese Literature, and Sociology. |
| 1957 | The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences inaugurates its Doctoral Degree Program in Buddhism. |
| 1962 | Celebration of the eightieth anniversary of Komazawa University. The Komazawa Junior College establishes the Department of Japanese Literature and the Department of English Language and Literature. |
| 1964 | Komazawa University opens its Faculty of Law. The university opens its Komazawa University Hokkaido College of General Education in Iwamizawa. |
| 1965 | The Faculty of Commerce and Economics is renamed the Faculty of Economics. |
| 1966 | The Graduate Division of Commerce opens, offering a Master's Degree Program in Commerce. The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences is opened; it offers a Master's Degree Program and a Doctoral Degree Program in Geography and in Japanese History. The Graduate Division also offers a Master's Degree Program in English Literature. |
| 1967 | The Department of Radiology is established in Komazawa Junior College. The Graduate Division of Economics offers a Master's Degree Program in Economics. The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences inaugurates a Doctoral Degree Program in Japanese Literature. The Graduate Division of Commerce initiates a Doctoral Degree Program in Commerce. |
| 1968 | The Graduate Division of Law starts the Master's Degree and Doctoral Degree Programs in both Public Law and Private Law. The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences commences a Master's Degree Program in Psychology. |
| 1969 | The Faculty of Business Administration is established. The Graduate Division of Economics starts a Doctoral Degree Program in Economics. |
| 1970 | The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences commences a Doctoral Degree Program in Psychology. |
| 1971 | The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Business Administration introduce their Evening Degree Programs. The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences opens a Doctoral Degree Program in English Literature. |
| 1972 | Celebration of the ninetieth anniversary of Komazawa University. The Faculty of Law establishes the Department of Political Science. The Faculty of Commerce and Economics, Evening Degree Program, is renamed The Faculty of Economics, Evening Degree Program. |
| 1973 | Komazawa Junior College opens a three-year Degree Program in the Department of Radiology. The Graduate Division of Business Administration introduces the Master's Degree Program in Business Administration. |
| 1977 | The Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences opens a Doctoral Degree Program in Sociology. The Graduate Division of Business Administration starts a Doctoral Degree Program in Business Administration. |
| 1982 | Celebration of the centennial anniversary of Komazawa University. |
| 1996 | The Department of Radiology, Komazawa Junior College, inaugurates its Advanced Degree Program. |
| 1998 | The Department of Psychology is established in the Faculty of Letters. Tomakomai Komazawa University is established with a Faculty of International Culture. Closure of Komazawa University Hokkaido College of General Education in Iwamizawa. |
| 2000 | A mainly daytime (Flex A) and a mainly evening (Flex B) program start in the Department of Economics and the Department of Law. |
| 2002 | Celebration of the one hundred and twentieth anniversary of Komazawa University. A mainly daytime (Flex A) and a mainly evening (Flex B) program start in the Department of Business Administration. The Department of International Communication is established in Tomakomai Komazawa University. |
| 2003 | Komazawa University establishes the Department of Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences. |
| 2004 | The Graduate Division of Legal Research and Training (Law School) is opened. |
| 2006 | The Faculty of Global Media Studies and The Faculty of Arts and Sciences are established in April. |
| 2007 | The Department of Contemporary Applied Economics is established in the Faculty of Economics. The Graduate Division of Health Sciences is opened, offering a Master's Degree Program in Radiological Sciences. |
| 2008 | The Department of Marketing Management is established in the Faculty of Business Administration. |
| 2009 | Discontinuance of Komazawa Junior College. |
| 2012 | Celebration of the one hundred and thirtieth anniversary of Komazawa University. |
| 2013 | The Graduate Division of Global Media Studies is opened. Tomakomai Komazawa University stops accepting applicants of the Department of International Communication. Tomakomai Komazawa University opens the Department of Career Studies. |
| 2020 | The Graduate Division of Buddhist Studies is opened. |
| 2022 | Celebration of the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of Komazawa University. |