The university offers a comprehensive range of academic disciplines, with 52 colleges/schools covering 12 major academic fields including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, and arts.
There are 141 undergraduate majors, 63 first-level master's degree authorization points, 49 first-level doctoral degree authorization points, 2 interdisciplinary doctoral degree authorization points; 44 postdoctoral research stations
18 disciplines (fields) have ESI rankings in the top 1% globally, with 2 disciplines ranking in the top 1‰ globally
The university has a strong faculty with 6,446 teachers, including 2,302 professors. There are 11 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, 51 dual-appointed academicians, and 7 distinguished professors in philosophy and social sciences.
The school campus covers an area of 6.11 million square meters, with a building area of 2.55 million square meters.
The school library has a collection of 7.91 million volumes of various books and has been designated as a depository library for UNESCO, UNIDO, and the World Bank.
Jilin University has produced many talented people, including 'Father of Two Bombs' Zhu Guangya, 'Contemporary Paul' Zhang Haidi, 'Role Model of the Era' Huang Danian, He Dongfeng (chief commander of the C919 large aircraft), and Ye Jianliang (chief commander of the South China Sea flammable ice trial mining), among other outstanding alumni.
The school focuses on cooperation with prestigious universities, gradually improving its global network layout. Currently, it has established cooperative relationships with 303 universities and research institutions in 40 countries and regions.
The school's infrastructure is complete. There is also the Rixin Building on campus, which integrates a supermarket, department store, food court, cinema, gym, and swimming pool. The Song Zhiping Gymnasium, completed in 2019, is the largest gymnasium in the country.
At Jilin University, there are 271 student clubs where you can realize all your imaginations about university life. The campus culture, with academic and technological activities, innovation and entrepreneurship competitions as the main body, and debate competitions, campus singing competitions, and club activities as the two wings, defines your rich and perfect life at Jilin University.
