Though Saionji frowned on committing to a specific private school as a public figure, he continued to give tangible and intangible support to the development of Ritsumeikan Gakuen (academy) for the rest of his life.
西園寺は公人として特定の私学に肩入れすることをよしとしなかったが、最後まで立命館学園の発展に有形無形の支援を続けた。