Established in 1906, Jinan University was the first university established by the Chinese government to recruit overseas Chinese students. Now being the No.1 university in international students in mainland China, Jinan University is committed to foster a culture of openness, diversity and creativity in our community and students.

Campuses

JNU has five campuses in three cities -- Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai -- closely connected by Pearl River Delta transportation. The main campus is in Guangzhou.

Faculty

2,716 full-time faculty members

879 professors

1,060 associate professors

904 doctoral advisors

2,138 postgraduate tutors. 

Schools, Departments and Programs

37 schools and 58 departments

105 undergraduate programs

41 first-level master’s degree programs

19 first-level doctoral programs

32 professional degrees

Program Rankings

ESI (Essential Statistic Indicator) Top 1%: 17 programs including engineering, chemistry, clinical medicine, pharmacology and toxicology, material biology, biochemistry etc

MOE (Ministry of Education) Discipline Ranking Top 20: Chinese language and literature, finance, accounting, journalism and communication, traditional Chinese pharmacology, statistics, fundamental medicine, optical engineering 

Enrollment

JNU recruits students from 31 provinces (or municipalities, autonomous regions) in mainland China. With 94 admissions offices in 59 countries, JNU is the first choice for overseas Chinese students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. 

Students

30,180 full-time undergraduates

18,400 graduate students

Student Origins

Students come from more than 100 countries and regions around the world. JNU has more than 11,000 students from overseas, the largest number in the country.

International Students

China Scholarship Council (CSC) program approved university

2,477 international students: 1,529 undergraduates and 948 graduate students

Research

More than 30 key research institutes (3 national institutes)

11 joint labs established with the USA, Canada, Germany and Hong Kong

Ranks high among the China’s universities in the number of national (social) science research programs 

Resources

Fully connected, high-speed campus network

More than 3.6 million books, 152 Chinese and foreign databases 

International Exchanges

JNU has established relationships with 271 universities and research institutes in 50 countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and has more than 250 sister universities. It has built a joint institute with the University of Birmingham, which will soon start recruiting students, and a Confucius Institute with Rhodes University in South Africa.

 (Last modified:  November，2023)