Hokuriku University (北陸大学, Hokuriku Daigaku), abbreviated as Hokudai (北大) is a private university in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.

The university is locally nicknamed Hokudai, though typically the term is used nationwide to refer to Hokkaido University.

Founded in 1975, it was founded as a single-department college with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The School of Future Learning was established in 2004, making it the newest.

At the end of March 2005, Hokuriku University owned 4.44% of the outstanding stock in FM Tokyo.