| 1887 |
Koshu Gakko is established in Tsukiji, Tokyo. |
| 1928 |
A new school building is completed in Shinjuku, Tokyo (now the Shinjuku Campus), and the school moves to the new site. The name of the school is changed to Kogakuin. |
| 1949 |
Kogakuin University is certified under the new school system. The Faculty of Engineering is established. |
| 1963 |
The Hachioji Campus opens in Hachioji, Tokyo. |
| 1964 |
The Graduate School of Engineering master’s program is established. |
| 1966 |
The Graduate School of Engineering doctoral program is established. |
| 1989 |
A high-rise building is constructed on the Shinjuku Campus. |
| 1992 |
A mid-rise building and office building are constructed on the Shinjuku Campus. |
| 2006 |
The Faculty of Informatics is established. |
| 2011 |
The School of Architecture is established. |
| 2015 |
The School of Advanced Engineering is established. |
| 2016 |
The Department of Information and Communications Engineering and the Department of Information Systems and Applied Mathematics(now the Department of Information Science), are established in the Faculty of Informatics. |