Shirayuri University traces its origin to the Convent of Saint Paul Chartre, which was founded in a small village in France at the end of the 17th century.

Activities in Japan began with the arrival of three French nuns in Hakodate, in 1878, with an ardent mission to establish a convent.

Since then, the college has been lauded for expanding and enhancing the curricula and facilities to include a graduate school for each the four departments, enriching the program and providing an education based on the spirit of Catholicism.

The president of the university mentions that the school's goal is "to pursue truth, polish their [student's] intellect, learn to empathize with other, know the joys of serving others and deepen their awareness of the true beauty of all the natural things and happenings which surround them."

Shirayuri boasts their high-level courses and offers: The emblem depicts a fleur-de-lys holding a sword.