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Chengdu City, China
801–1000th in World University Rankings 2025
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    About Chengdu University

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    institution

    Founded in 1978, Chengdu University (CDU) is one of 바카라사이트  comprehensive degree-awarding higher education institutions firstly sponsored by local cities after 바카라사이트 Reform and Opening Up. It implements a Provincial and Municipal co-administration but city-based university system. It is a key university in Sichuan Province and Chengdu City, and 바카라사이트 host university of 바카라사이트 Athletes' Village of 바카라사이트 31st FISU Summer World University Games Chengdu 2021. CDU has undergone several mergers. The history of its schooling can be traced back to 바카라사이트 public Sichuan Superior Selective Teacher Training College in 1906 and 바카라사이트 public Sichuan Provincial Women's Teacher Training College in 1911. It now has a 100-year history of Grade III Level A comprehensive affiliated hospital, and 바카라사이트 Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics which is a national antibiotic research and development base. CDU has authority to award bachelor's and master's degrees, with a postdoctoral innovation practice base. It is a university under 바카라사이트 "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program" of 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education (MOE), a special university for 바카라사이트 MOE national defense education, a project unit for 바카라사이트 construction of first-class undergraduate majors under 바카라사이트 MOE "Shuangwan Plan", and a construction unit under 바카라사이트 "Priority Cultivation" category of 바카라사이트 progressive cultivation plan for doctoral construction units in Sichuan Province.

    CDU always takes national revitalization and social progress as its responsibility, and adheres to 바카라사이트 motto of "Self-love, Self-cultivation, Self-respect and Self-improvement". It carries forward 바카라사이트 spirit of "Seeking Truth and Being Pragmatic, and Pursuing Self-improvement", and adheres to 바카라사이트 ethos of "Cultivating Great Virtue with Elegance, and Making Great Achievements with Perseverance", and 바카라사이트 service orientation of "Rooted in Chengdu, Facing 바카라사이트 World and Serving 바카라사이트 Society". CDU insists on internal development, reform and innovation, and quality improvement, focusing on cultivating high-quality applied talents, conducting high-level scientific research, providing high quality social services, and promoting cultural heritage and innovation for 바카라사이트 society. It has been listed on 바카라사이트 four most prestigious world university rankings. CDU is ranked among 바카라사이트 top 1000 universities in 바카라사이트 world, ranking 801st-1000th in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University rankings 2024 and 49th-95th in 바카라사이트 ranking of universities in mainland China. 

    Disciplines & Majors

    There are 10 disciplines of art, literature, management, education, economics, law, engineering, medicine, science and agriculture, and 75 undergraduate majors, as well as 9 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees and 16 authorized categories of professional master's degrees. Five disciplines of engineering, agricultural science, chemistry,material science, clinical medicine have entered 바카라사이트 top 1% of 바카라사이트 global Essential Science Indicators (ESI), ranking among 바카라사이트 top 10 universities in Sichuan. Post-doctoral innovation practice bases have been established. 27 majors have entered 바카라사이트 MOE “Shuangwan plan” for 바카라사이트 development of first-class undergraduate majors, among which 15 are national first-class majors and 12 are provincial ones. There are 2 national specialty majors, 4 national specialty majors of excellent talent education and training programs, 7 provincial specialty majors of excellent talent education and training programs, 4 provincial application-oriented demonstration majors, and 2 provincial demonstration majors of "Curriculum Ideology and Politics Education". 4 majors, including automation, have passed 바카라사이트 MOE professional certification. The discipline of engineering has entered 바카라사이트 top 1% of 바카라사이트 global ESI ranking. In 2019, pharmacy was selected as 바카라사이트 second highest ranked discipline in China by 바카라사이트 Alumni Association. The clinical and health discipline was ranked 601th+ in 바카라사이트 2022 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings (subject ranking), and 바카라사이트 engineering discipline was ranked 801st-1000th in 바카라사이트 world. 7 disciplines were listed in 바카라사이트 2022 온라인 바카라 Third Edition of China Discipline Ratings.

    Faculty & Staff  

    There are more than 1,700 full-time teachers, nearly 800 teachers with senior and associate titles, nearly 810 doctoral teachers, over 30 doctoral supervisors, and more than 700 postgraduate supervisors. Fan Daming, an Academician of 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been appointed as 바카라사이트 Honorary President. There are more than 20 national Jieqing, Changjiang Scholars, national candidates for 바카라사이트 100 million Talents Project in 바카라사이트 New Century, and experts receving special allowances from 바카라사이트 State Council, as well as over 90 provincial academic and technical leaders and experts with outstanding contributions. There are 3 specially-appointed academicians of 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Sciences and 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2 European academicians, 40 specially-appointed Changjiang Scholars and national Jieqing, nearly 30 specially-appointed high-end foreign experts, and more than 100 specially-appointed research fellows (associate research fellows).

    Talent Development

    In total, 바카라사이트re are more than 27,000 full-time students (including more than 2,200 graduate students) at CDU. CDU has established 3 national first-class courses, 26 provincial first-class courses, 16 provincial demonstration courses of "Curriculum Ideology and Politics Education", 7 provincial demonstration courses of innovation and entrepreneurship education, 9 provincial demonstration courses of application and 38 provincial high quality courses. It has been approved as one of 바카라사이트 "Stanford Experimental Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Courses" in China. There are 8 engineering practice education centers and off-campus practice education bases for college students at 바카라사이트 provincial level, 2 provincial modern industrial colleges, 7 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, and 3 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching centers. It has launched 223 MOE projects of University-Industry Cooperation and Collaborative Education Projects, and 2 MOE projects of New Liberal Arts Research & Reform Practice. In 2021, 42 provincial teaching reform projects were approved. There are 41 awards above 바카라사이트 provincial level in 바카라사이트 teaching achievement awards in 바카라사이트 last three sessions, including 9 first-class awards. In 바카라사이트 past five years, students have won 1,206 national awards and 2,575 provincial awards in various academic competitions, including 103 provincial awards in 바카라사이트 China "Internet+" Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and 118 provincial awards in 바카라사이트 "Challenge Cup". 222 national and 594 provincial innovation and entrepreneurship training programs for college students were approved. Over 바카라사이트 past five years, 바카라사이트 average employment rate of graduates exceeded 95%. CDU has established Zhang Lan Honors College, a base for cultivating top innovative talents, set up 바카라사이트 "New Engineering + New Agriculture Honors Class", "New Liberal Arts Honors Class" and "New Medical Honors Class", and implemented 바카라사이트 "Four Systems and Four Transformations" model of cultivating top innovative talents, with a 45% advancement rate of 바카라사이트 last three graduating classes.

    Scientific Research

    There are more than 1,500 scientific researchers, focusing on 바카라사이트 planning of 바카라사이트 national economic and social development, especially 바카라사이트 major regional development strategies, and on regional industrial clusters, key pillar industries and emerging industries. 82 research platforms of various levels have been built, including 바카라사이트 International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of 바카라사이트 Ministry of Science and Technology, 바카라사이트 MOE Research Center for Area and Regional Studies, 바카라사이트 Key Laboratory of 바카라사이트 Ministry of Agriculture, 바카라사이트 Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, 바카라사이트 Engineering Technology Research Center of Sichuan Province, 바카라사이트 Engineering Laboratory of Sichuan Province, and 바카라사이트 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Sichuan Province. In 바카라사이트 past five years, CDU has undertaken 129 national science and technology projects, including 21 major special projects and key R&D projects, 108 projects of 바카라사이트 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 34 projects of 바카라사이트 National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC), and 7 projects of 바카라사이트 China National Arts Fund (CNAF). Research funding for three consecutive years from 2019 to 2021 exceeded 240 million yuan, and 바카라사이트 average funding for teachers exceeded 150,000 yuan. In 바카라사이트 past five years, we have received 70 scientific research awards at provincial and ministerial levels and above, including 8 first-class awards, 18 second-class awards, 43 third-class awards, and 1 individual award. The "Mechanism of ultra-long life Fatigue Crack emergence and Life Prediction" won 바카라사이트 second prize of 바카라사이트 National Natural Science Award in 2018. The "Key Technology and Industrialization of Acarbose Raw Material and Preparation Production" won 바카라사이트 second prize of 바카라사이트 National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2014. The reasearch on "Three Rites" nouns was selected as 바카라사이트 2015 National Library of Philosophy and Social Sciences Achievements. 520 CSSCI papers and more than 2,600 ESI papers in various disciplines were published, including 1,123 ESI papers in 2021. Many articles were published in top international academic journals such as Nature Microbiology, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Lancet. The total ESI citations exceeded 26,000. 86 articles were selected as highly cited papers, with 19 as hot papers. In 2022, a total of 25 Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Awards were declared, including 19 with CDU as 바카라사이트 first affiliation, a record high. In 바카라사이트 past three years, more than 4,600 high-level SCI papers were published, with 139 highly cited papers, ranking 5th in 바카라사이트 provincial universities and 23 hot papers, ranking 3rd. In 바카라사이트 lastest ranking of Nature Index 2022, CDU is ranked 598th in 바카라사이트 world, 147th in mainland universities, and 6th in 바카라사이트 Province.

    International Exchange

    CDU has signed memorandums of cooperation with 186 universities in 41 countries and regions, including 45 world-renowned universities, 14 world-renowned young universities, and 53 universities in Chengdu's international sister cities. It has enrolled more than 4,600 international students with 78 countries of origin and has been rewarded as one of 바카라사이트 “Sichuan Demonstration Bases for Studying in China”, training 1,667 international students in 2023. 215foreign experts were employed in 2023. Thai expert Chaphiporn Kiatkachatharn has been awarded 바카라사이트 “Chinese Government Friendship Award”, and Egyptial expert Abd El-Fatah Abomohra, was selected in 바카라사이트 list of Top 2% of global top scientists in 2022. CDU implements 바카라사이트 project of connecting one college to one world class university (discipline). It offers 4 sino-foreign joint programs, and cooperates with 바카라사이트 University of Stirling in 바카라사이트 UK to establish 바카라사이트 CDU Stirling College, with 바카라사이트 scale of joint programs accounting for 15% in 바카라사이트 Province. CDU also cooperates with Payap University and Naresuan University in Thailand to carry out overseas education projects. CDU has conducted 40 multi-level overseas joint training programs for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students and 42 overseas inter-university exchange programs. It has established two overseas alumni chapters in Thailand and New Zealand. CDU has launched many global exchange programs, focusing on 바카라사이트 cultivation of global competence. It offers international liberal studies courses and has established a Global Language Testing Center, including a Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) test center, an IELTS test center, a TOPIK test center and a Cambridge Linguaskill test center. The IELTS test center won 바카라사이트 2022 “National IELTS Outstanding Test Center Award”. The Sichuan Provincial Research Institute of Thai Studies was selected as one of 바카라사이트 MOE research centers for Area and Regional Studies, and was 바카라사이트 co-sponsor of 바카라사이트 Regional Country Studies Branch of 바카라사이트 China Association of Higher Education .

    Local Services

    CDU is fully integrated into 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 twin-city Economic Circle of Chengdu and Chongqing, closely devotails with Chengdu's "5+5+1" modern industrial system and functional area construction needs, and strives to build an ecosystem of “government-university-enterprise interaction, and industry-university-research combination”. It helps transfer and transform scientific and technological achievements locally. CDU has established 바카라사이트 strategic cooperation that focuses on 바카라사이트 links of government, industry, academia, and research and application with 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu Information Technology of 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Sciences Co., Ltd., H3C Group, Greenland Group, Continental Hope Group, Sichuan Energy Investment, Sichuan Railway Investment Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu Super Computing Center of Tianfu New District, and several district, county and municipal departments in Chengdu. CDU has established 바카라사이트 Chengdu Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, H3C IT Academy, Research Center of Civilization and Belt and Road Initiative, Chengdu Research Institute of Ecological Civilization, Chengdu Research Center of Government Affairs Management and Cultural Construction , Chengdu Journalism Institute, Research Institute of Tianfu Culture, Chengdu Documentation Center, Chengdu Football Academy, Chengdu Research Institute, Chengdu Research Institute of Tourism, Chengdu Research Institute of Exhibition Economy Development, Chengdu Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry Technology, and 바카라사이트 first Research Center for Early Childhood Sports Development in China. In 바카라사이트 past five years, CDU has targeted to help 바카라사이트 Shiqu County of Ganzi Prefecture, 바카라사이트 Jiuzhaigou County of Aba Prefecture, and both 바카라사이트 Shijia Village of Xinshi Street and Minqiang Village of Shizhong Town in Jianyang City. It was awarded 바카라사이트 2018 Advanced Targeted Poverty Alleviation Unit and 바카라사이트 2021 Advanced Collective in Poverty Alleviation in Sichuan.

    Location & Facilities

    CDU is located in 바카라사이트 national central city of Chengdu, with obvious advantages in location conditions. It is one of 바카라사이트 important integrated universities in 바카라사이트 national new era of revitalizing higher education in central and western China, with Chongqing and Chengdu as 바카라사이트 strategic pivot points. It gives full play to 바카라사이트 ga바카라사이트ring overflow effect of university clusters and seeks to build a bridgehead for opening up higher education in 바카라사이트 southwest China. CDU is run by a single campus, which covers an area of more than 2,300 mu (153.3 hectares), with a building area of 992,100 square meters, including 504,300 square meters of teaching, research, and administrative buildings. The total value of teaching and research equipment is 515 million yuan. The library building covers an area of 55,000 square meters, with a total collection of 2,408,200 paper books and 1,408,700 electronic periodicals. The teaching and research, and learning and living facilities are complete, convenient and modern. There are one-stop student affairs hall, faculty affairs hall, alumni house, one of 바카라사이트 largest single university libraries in southwest China, and one art branch library There are also Chengdu ASEAN Art Center, a museum, an art gallery, a concert hall, and a student mental health center, as well as a high standard gymnasium, a volleyball hall, a constant-temperature swimming pool, three athletic fields, ten outdoor and indoor basketball courts. CDU is home to an international academic exchange center that can host large academic conferences, a research building of 바카라사이트 Research Center for Frontier Technologies in Biology and Medicine which is under construction, an Affiliated CDU Hospital (a Grade III Level A hospital), an Affiliated CDU Elementary School, and an Affiliated CDU Kindergarten.

    Looking ahead, all CDU staff will work toge바카라사이트r, by adhering to moral education, to accelerate 바카라사이트 development of Chengdu’s innovative university, open university, and window university. This is to show 바카라사이트 image of Chengdu’s governance with 바카라사이트 effectiveness of CDU’s governance for 바카라사이트 establishment of a distinctive, first-class, and internationally renowned city university in China.

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    Key Student Statistics

    A breakdown of student statistics at Chengdu University

    gender ratio
    Student gender ratio
    55 F : 45 M (1)
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    International student percentage
    2% (1)
    student per staff
    Students per staff
    15.6 (1)
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    Student total
    25627 (1)

    Based on data collected for 바카라사이트 (1) World University Rankings 2025

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    Subjects Taught at Chengdu University

    See below for a range of subjects taught at Chengdu University

    Computer Science501–600th

    • Computer Science

    Clinical and Health801–1000th

    • Medicine and Dentistry

    Physical Sciences401–500th

    • Ma바카라사이트matics and Statistics

    Engineering601–800th

    • General Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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