Sichuan University
Region: Eastern Asia
Country/Region: China
Found Year: 1896
Address: No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Sichuan Province, China
Introduction

Sichuan University is one of China’s key universities under the direct supervision of Ministry of Education. Located in West China, it is identified as a key high-level comprehensive research university under Project 985 and Project 211. The CPC Committee Secretary of the University is Professor Yang Quanming, and the President is Professor Xie Heping. Sichuan University is located in downtown of Chengdu, a famous historic and cultural city known as “the land of abundance”. It consists of three campuses of Wangjiang, Huaxi and Jiang'an, and covers an area of 7050 mu (470 hectares) with a floor area of 308 hectares. The University, with its favorable environment and beautiful scenery, is a wonderful place for learning and researching . Sichuan University is actually the product of a series of mergers involving 3 national universities: the former Sichuan University, the former Chengdu University of Science and Technology, and the former West China University of Medical Sciences. The former Sichuan University began as the Sichuan Chinese and Western School, established by Lu Chuanlin, Governor of Sichuan, on the orders of Emperor Guangxu. It is the earliest higher education institute in southwest China. The former Chengdu University of Science and Technology was one of the earliest multidisciplinary universities of engineering to be established during the restructuring of colleges and universities. The former West China University of Medical Sciences originated from West China Union University which was established by western Christian groups in Chengdu in 1910. It was not only one of the first western-style universities, but also one of the first universities to offer postgraduate programs in China. In 1994, the former Sichuan University and the former Chengdu University of Science and Technology merged into Sichuan United University, and in 1998, it was renamed as Sichuan University in. CPC and state leaders including Jiang Zemin and Li Peng wrote inscriptions and gave their best wishes on the merger of the two universities. In 2000, Sichuan University and the former West China University of Medical Sciences merged and formed the new Sichuan University. “Sichuan University is a pioneer in the institutional reform of higher education as one of the first universities being reformed and has made historic contributions to the reforms of higher education in China.”, Li Lanqing, the former Vice Premier said. During the May 12th Wenchuan earthquake relief, CPC and state leaders including Wu Bangguo and Wen Jiabao paid visits to Sichuan University. Sichuan University enjoys a long tradition in education and boasts many renowned scholars. Over the past century, the University has attracted masters such as historian Gu Jiegang, philosopher Feng Youlan, writer Li Jieren, esthetician Zhu Guangqian, physicist Wu Dayou, biologist Tong Dizhou, botanist Fang Wenpei, public health expert C. C. Chen, and mathematician Ke Zhao. In its history, the University has been administered by Wu Yuzhang and Zhang Lan. It has also graduated many famous people, including: Zhu De, one of the founding fathers of the People’s Republic of China; Yang Shangkun, former Chairman of China; Guo Moruo and Ba Jin, renowned writers; as well as national heroes Jiang Zhujun and Mao Yingcai. Over 50 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering are alumni of Sichuan University, and among the 50 “Sichuan Cultural Celebrities” in 2001, 36 were alumni of Sichuan University. Sichuan University has a comprehensive range of disciplines covering 12 categories, namely literature, science, engineering, medicine, economy, management, law, history, philosophy, agriculture, education and art. It consists of 31 colleges, including a postgraduate college and an overseas education college. Sichuan University has 44 primary disciplines which offer doctor degrees. Besides, the University offers 349 doctoral programs, 443 master programs, 32 professional master’s programs, 133 undergraduate programs, and 37 post-doctoral research stations. It also has 46 national key disciplines and 4 national key cultivated disciplines. Sichuan University gathers many prominent scholars and professors. At the end of 2014, there are about 5049 full-time teachers, 1493 of whom have senior titles, 14 members of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, 6 Outstanding Professors, 61 experts from the 1000-elite Program, 38 professors of ChangJiang Scholars Program,13 Chair Professors, 9 Chief Scientists of 973 Project, 43 awardees of Young Scientists Fund and 12 awardees of National Award for Distinguished Teachers. In its long history of practicing education, Sichuan University has formed a rich culture and solid foundation of education. The motto of the university is: the ocean is exclusive because it embraces hundreds of rivers, and its spirit is embodied in the following four words: preciseness, diligence, truth-seeking and innovation. In recent years, in order to achieve the goal of constructing a first-class comprehensive research-oriented university, the school has formulated the modern concept of higher education in “putting people first, admiring scholarship and pursuing excellence”. It has formed a new management mechanism, in which teachers are the main body of education, students as center of education, with the management focus on colleges and departments. The university is focused on providing “elite education, with quality as the main proviso, taking an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to research and teaching”. The provision of this kind of education will be to “cultivate elites with profound humanity, solid expertise, strong sense of innovation and broad international sight”. There are over 40,000 undergraduate students, over 20,000 master and PhD candidatesand more than 2500 foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Since 2003, the University has been honored with 25 National Teaching Achievement Awards and 33 National Excellent Courses. 23 doctor students’ dissertations have been selected amongst the top 100 Excellent Doctor Students Dissertations. Sichuan University has been strong in science and research and making remarkable achievements over the years. It has 13 national key laboratories and engineering centers, 11 key laboratories and 6engineering research centers under the supervision of Ministry of Education, and 3 key laboratories under the supervision of Ministry of Health. It also has 9 national centers for talent training, scientific research and teaching, 8 National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centers, 1 National Base of Culture-Oriented Quality Education for College Students, 4 key National Research Bases for Philosophy and Social Sciences, 2 National Drug Clinical Experimental Institutes, 1 National Drug Clinical Research Base. Since 2005, the University has won 34 awards out of three national major award categories for science and technology. In 2014, the research fund of the University reached 1.8 billion Yuan, the number of papers published ranked 7th in China, and the number of SCI articles ranked 6th. In humanities and social sciences, several major books in culture was compiled,edited and published by experts of the University, including: a Chinese Dictionary, The Complete Works of Song Dynasty, A History of Chinese Daoism, The Confucianism. In recent years, the research results of 2 professors have been selected into the first and second top works of Selected works of the China National Fund for Social Sciences, the total number of works being selected ranking 1st together with another university. Sichuan University has actively promoted both national and regional development of economy and society, and its capacity to contribute to the society is becoming stronger. The University is one of the 6 national technology transferring centers and one of China’s 10 pilot universities in intellectual property rights protection. The Science and Technology Park of Sichuan University is one of the first 15 national college science and technology trial parks approved by the state and has incubated over 50 science and technology enterprises including one listed company. In recent years, the University has established cooperative relations in production, education and research with over 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities including Jiangsu, Sichuan, Tibet, and Xinjiang. Similarly the University has developed relationships with over five thousandenterprises and established about onehundred high-level university-enterprise platforms in production, education and research. It has undertaken more than 10000projects in technological development and technological restructuring for over 1000 enterprises in China. A series of major scientific and technological works have become leading technologies in related industries. Sichuan University has established contacts and cooperative relationships with over 216 renowned colleges and universities as well as research institutes from 32 countries and regions. It has established all-dimensional, multi-layer and multi-form joint education programs with 209famous universities from over 30 countries including United States and Australia and some European countries. The University has set up Jiuzhaigou International Study Center for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability together with University of California and University of Washington, Sino-US Institute for University Design with Arizona State University, Sino-German Joint Center for Energy Research with Clausthal University of Technology, Western China Poverty-Reduction Research Center with the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, State Council Leading Group Office of Western China Development, UNDP and the World Bank, Sichuan Post-Disaster Reconstruction Support and Research Center with Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The university collect over 6 million volumes of books, and the Humanity Museum houses over 54,000 cultural relics, the Natural Museum, over 860,000 pieces of fauna and flora specimen, and the Archives and History Exhibition Center, over 9000 volumes of historic archives. The university also has gymnasiums equipped with complete and advanced facilities, and other organizations including Campus Network, Analytical and Testing Center, Modern Education Technological Center, Intensive Language Training Center and Adult Education College and Distance Learning College.

Academic Ranking of World Universities
101-150
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151-200
2021
101-150
2022
101-150
2023
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
All Subjects
Subject
Rank
Best Ranked Subjects
Subject Rank
Chemical Engineering
4
Biomedical Engineering
6
Mining & Mineral Engineering
6
Dentistry & Oral Sciences
10
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
28
Nursing
28
Chemistry
31
Water Resources
35
Key Statistics
55419
Total Enrollment
3150(5.7%)
International Students
31098
Undergraduate Enrollment
2357(7.6%)
International Students
24321
Graduate Enrollment
793(3.3%)
International Students
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Advertising
Architecture (5 Years)
Basic Medical Base Class
Biological Engineering
Biological Sciences
Biology Base Classes
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Class
Chemical Engineering and Technology
Chinese As A Foreign Language
Chinese Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature Base Class
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering
Clinical Medicine (5 Years)
Clinical Medicine (Eight)
Clinical Medicine (Oral Medicine) (Eight)
Computer Science and Technology
Control Technology and Instrument
Economics
Electrical Information
Electronic and Information Science
Electronic and Information Science
Engineering Management
English
Environmental Engineering
Finance
Finance
Financial Engineering
Forensic Medicine (5 Years)
French Language
History Base Class
Industrial and Commercial Management
Industrial Design
Industrial Engineering
Information Management and Information System
Information Security
International Economy and Trade
International Economy and Trade
Journalism
Law
Law
Law
Light Chemical Engineering
Management of National Economy
Management Science
Math Base Class
Math Class
Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation
Medical Technology
Microelectronics
Nuclear Engineering and Nuclear Technology
Optical Information Science and Technology
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physics Base Class
Physics Class
Polymer Materials and Engineering
Preventive Medicine (5 Years)
Process Equipment and Control Engineering
Public Management
Public Management
Radio and Television Journalism
Rehabilitation Therapy
Safety Engineering
Software Engineering
Spanish Language
Stomatology (5 Years)
Stomatology (Seven-Year)
Tourism Management
Tourism Management
Water Conservancy
Graduate Programs
Accounting
Accounting
Administration
Aesthetics
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control
Agricultural Products Processing and Storage
Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering
Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Ancient Chinese Literature
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Anthropology
Applied Chemistry
Applied Computer Technology
Applied Electronics Physics
Applied Electronics Physics
Applied Mathematics
Applied Psychology
Applied Psychology
Applied Statistics
Aquatic Products Processing and Storage
Archeology
Architecture
Architecture and Civil Engineering
Archival Science
Art
Art and Design
Art Theory
Art Theory
Arts and Media
Asset Evaluation
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Basic Mathematics
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Biological Engineering
Biological Engineering
Biological Treatment of Major Human Diseases
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Physics
Biosafety
Botany
Business Administration
Business Management
Cell Biology
Cell Biology
Cell Biology
Cereals, Oils and Vegetable Protein Engineering
Chemical Biology
Chemical Biology
Chemical Biology
Chemical Biology
Chemical Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Process Equipment
Chemical Processes
Chemical Safety Engineering and Technology
Children Less Health and Maternal
Chinese and Foreign Political System
Chinese Classical Literature
Chinese Confucianism
Chinese Ethnic Art
Chinese International Education
Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
Chinese Philology
Chinese Philosophy
Circuits and Systems
Civil and Commercial Law
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering
Clinical Drug and Device Evaluation Science
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Stomatology
Communication
Communication and Information Systems
Comparative Literature and World Literature
Composites
Computational Mathematics
Computer Science and Technology
Computer Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Control Engineering
Control Theory and Control Engineering
Corporate Finance
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Cultural Criticism
Demographic
Dermatology and Venereology
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Design
Detection Technology and Automation Devices
Drama and Film & Tv
Drama and Film & Tv
Ecology
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Educational Economy and Management
Electrical Engineering
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Electrical Theory and New Technology
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Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Engineering Management
Engineering Mechanics
English Interpretation
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Ent Diseases and Clinical Basis
Environment and Natural Resources Protection Law
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Safety Engineering
Environmental Science
Environmental Science
Epidemiology and Health Statistics
Ethics
Ethnic Traditional Sports
Ethnology
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Medicine
Fashion Design and Engineering
Fermentation Engineering
Ferrous Metallurgy
Field and Microwave Technology
Finance
Finance
Financial
Fine Arts
Food Engineering
Food Science
Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Foreign Philosophy
Forensic
French Language and Literature
Genetics
Genetics
Genetics
Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Green Chemistry
Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering
Health and Social Behavior
Heritage and Museum
High Pressure Science and Technology
High Voltage and Insulation Technology
History of China
History of Economic Thought
Hospital Management and Health Policy
Hospital Management and Health Policy
Human Anatomy and Embryology
Human Movement Science
Humane Sociology of Sports
Hydraulic Structure Engineering
Hydraulics and River Dynamics
Hydrology and Water Resources
Hydromechanics
Hydropower Construction Project Management
Hygienic Toxicology
Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Immunology
Immunology
Immunology
Industrial Catalysis
Industrial Design
Industrial Design Engineering
Industrial Economics
Industrial Engineering
Industry Technology and Engineering
Information Science
Information Security
Information Systems Security
Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Instrumentation Engineering
Insurance
Integrative Foundation
International Business
International Law
International Political
International Relations
International Trade
Japanese Language and Literature
Journalism
Journalism and Communication
Labor Economics
Land Resource Management
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Language and Literature of Buddhism
Law (Law)
Leather Chemistry and Engineering
Leather Chemistry and Engineering
Legal (Illegal School)
Legal History
Legal Theory
Library and Information
Library Science
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Literary Anthropology
Literature and Art
Logistics Engineering
Management Science and Engineering
Marxist Philosophy
Marxist Theory
Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Physics and Chemistry
Materials Processing Engineering
Materials Processing Engineering
Materials Science
Materials Science
Materials Science
Materials Science
Materials Science
Maternal and Child Medicine
Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation
Mechanical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Design and Theory
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation
Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Medical Informatics
Medical Information Engineering
Medical Neurobiology
Medical Officer
Medical Physiology and Chronobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Metallurgical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Metallurgical Physical Chemistry
Metallurgical Physical Chemistry
Microbial and Biochemical Pharmacy
Microbiology
Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics
Military Law
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
National Economics
Natural Medicinal Chemistry
Natural Medicinal Chemistry
Neurobiology
Neurology
Neurology
Non-Ferrous Metallurgy
Non-Ferrous Metallurgy
Nuclear Energy and Technology Projects
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials
Nuclear Technology and Applications
Nuclear Technology and Applications
Nurse
Nursing
Nutrition and Food Hygiene
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Occupational and Environmental Health
Oncology
Oncology
Operational Research and Cybernetics
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Optical Engineering
Optical Engineering
Optics
Optics
Optics
Optometry
Oral Medicine
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology
Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics
Pathogen Biology
Pathology and Pathophysiology
Pathology and Pathophysiology
Pathology and Pathophysiology
Pathology and Pathophysiology
Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems
Pedagogic
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pedology
Pesticide Science
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Administration
Physical Chemistry
Physical Education and Training
Physical Education Teaching
Physical Electronics
Physiology
Physiology
Physiology
Plant Nutrition
Plant Pathology
Plasma Physics
Plasma Physics
Political Economy
Political Theory
Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Polymer Science and Engineering
Population, Resources and Environmental Economics
Power Electronics and Power Drives
Power Engineering
Power System and Automation
Precision Instrument and Machinery
Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
Procedural Law
Processing Mathematical Uncertainty
Project Management
Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene
Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene
Public Administration
Public Administration
Public Administration
Public Health
Publishing
Quantitative Economics
Radiation and Environmental Protection
Radiation Physics and Technology
Radio and Television Literary Theory
Radio Physics
Regional Economics
Rehabilitation Medicine & Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation Medicine & Physical Therapy
Religious Studies
Resources and Environment
Russian Language and Literature
Safety Engineering
School of Economics
Science
Signal and Information Processing
Signal and Information Processing
Social Medicine and Health Management
Social Security
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control
Solid Mechanics
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine
Statistics
Statistics
Stomatology
Surgery
Surgery
Surgery
Systems Science
Tax
Technology Economy and Management
Technology Economy and Management
Textile Chemistry and Dyeing and Finishing Works
Textile Engineering
Textile Materials and Textile Design
The Biomass Chemical and Engineering
Theoretical Physics
Tourism Management
Tourism Management
Tourism Management
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Transplant Science and Engineering
Transplant Science and Engineering
Urban and Rural Planning School
Urban Water Conservancy and Water Safety
Vehicle Engineering
Vehicle Engineering
Water Conservancy
Water Conservancy and Hydropower Project
Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering
Western Economics
World Economy
World History
Zoology