Jilin University

Jilin University

吉林大学
Motto	求实创新 励志图强[1]
Motto in English	Truth · Innovation · Aspiration[2]
Type	National, public
Established	1946; 79 years ago (1946)
President	Zhang Xi (张希)[3]
Academic staff	6,326 (2023)
Administrative staff	15,626 (2023)
Undergraduates	41,846 (2023)
Postgraduates	22,769 (2023)
Doctoral students	9,561 (2023)
Location	Changchun , Jilin , China
Campus	1,815 acres (7.35 km2)
Nickname	吉大
Affiliations	Double First-Class Construction 211 Project 985 Project
Website	www.jlu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	吉林大学
Traditional Chinese	吉林大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jílín Dàxué

Jilin University (JLU) is a leading public research university, located in Changchun, Jilin, China. Established in 1946, the university has grown into a large and highly respected institution that serves as a leader in education, research, and innovation. JLU is directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education. The university is strongly supported by China's Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction, which are national-level strategic programs aimed at fostering world-class universities in China. The university’s motto, “Truth-Seeking, Innovation, Aspiration, and Virtue,” reflects its commitment to academic excellence and character development. It currently enrolls 75,332 students, including 41,846 undergraduates, 22,769 master’s students, and 9,561 doctoral students.

Jilin University is one of China’s most prestigious and comprehensive public research universities. The university’s campus covers an area of 1815 acres, its buildings have a total floor area of 30.78 million square feet. The university is home to 52 colleges covering 13 major disciplinary categories, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, arts, and interdisciplinary studies. The university offers 140 undergraduate programs, 56 master’s programs, 48 doctoral programs, and 7 programs for emerging interdisciplinary studies. Additionally, it has 36 professional master’s programs, 9 professional doctoral programs, and 48 postdoctoral research stations. 19 disciplines (fields) rank in the top 1% globally in the ESI, with 5 disciplines in the top 0.1% globally.

The university has 6,326 full-time faculty members. Among them, there are 2,456 full professors, 12 fellows of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 7 national distinguished professors in philosophy and social sciences, 21 members of the State Council Academic Degree Evaluation Committee, 7 national-level teaching masters, 30 experts selected for the National "Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talent Project," 42 recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 56 recipients of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, and 152 experts included in Jilin Province’s "Changbai Mountain Scholars" program.

Jilin University is home to 6 national key laboratories, 1 national engineering laboratory, 6 national-local joint engineering laboratories, 1 national engineering research center, 4 national international science and technology cooperation bases, 1 national applied mathematics center, 6 humanities and social sciences key research bases of the Ministry of Education, 12 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 6 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, 2 international cooperative joint laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 4 collaborative innovation centers co-established by the Ministry of Education and provincial governments, 1 field science observation and research station of the Ministry of Education, 1 innovation center for basic medical research under the Ministry of Education, and 25 other key laboratories under industry or government departments.