Zhengzhou University was founded in 1954 as the first comprehensive university established by the State Council, by faculty who moved to Zhengzhou from universities in Shandong, Peking, Jilin and the northeast. Its medical education goes back to the National Fifth Sun Yat-sen University of 1928, which moved to Zhengzhou in 1952 and founded Henan Medical College. Zhengzhou University of Technology was founded in 1963 under the Ministry of Chemical Industry.
On 10 July 2000 Zhengzhou University merged with Henan Medical University and Zhengzhou University of Technology. The university was admitted to Project 211 in 1996, belongs to the Double First-Class Construction initiative, and is a member of the National Alliance of High-level Local Universities.
The campuses cover about 1,070 acres in all. The main campus, 799 acres on Science Avenue and Changchun Road in the northwest of the city, houses most of the schools. The East campus, on the site of the former Henan Medical University, hosts clinical medical education. The South campus, on Daxue Road, is the site of the former Zhengzhou University, and the North campus, at 97 Wenhua Road, is the site of the former Zhengzhou University of Technology, where the School of Cyberspace Security is located. A satellite campus lies in Luoyang, Henan.
About 72,600 students study at the university. In 2020 the breakdown was about 51,000 undergraduates, 19,000 graduate students and 2,600 international students. The university reports 5,926 administrative staff, more than 6,000 staff in all, including about 4,000 academic members. Its faculty includes 747 professors and 1,600 associate professors, and 37 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering are linked to it.
Fifty-one schools and departments cover twelve fields, among them medicine, engineering, law, economics, arts and history. Examples are the School of Clinical Medicine, the School of Law, the School of Mathematics and Statistics, the School of Music, the School of Fine Arts and the School of Civil Engineering. Nine hospitals are affiliated, and the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University has more than 10,000 beds. Alumni include the computer scientist Zhang Hongjiang. Check the current tariff. Teaching is mainly in Chinese.
Domains taught:
Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Materials, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Statistics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Nine affiliated hospitals including the First Affiliated Hospital, Project 211, Double First-Class Construction, and the National Alliance of High-level Local Universities.
Research:
Clinical medicine, engineering, mathematics and statistics, cyberspace security, civil engineering, law, music and fine arts, with 37 academicians of the Chinese academies.
Famous Alumnis:
Zhang Hongjiang, Chen Quanguo, Liang Jun
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
5926
Current students***:
72600
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Comprehensive university in central China, large clinical medicine school with nine affiliated hospitals, Project 211 and Double First-Class status.
Cons
Very large, campuses spread across Zhengzhou, teaching mainly in Chinese, competitive national admission.
Best For
Students seeking a very large comprehensive university in central China, with a strong clinical medicine school.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of chemistry, mathematics and materials can consider Soochow University, and it covers nanotechnologies and physics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 39,000 students against roughly 72,600 here.
A good alternative in the same country is Henan University, which likewise covers chemistry, mathematics and materials; it covers physics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 50,000 students against roughly 72,600 here.
For students who like the materials, life sciences and data analytics focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Shenzhen University fits well: it also offers mba programmes and covers marine science and optics as well.
Among national alternatives, Guangzhou University stands out for its focus on civil engineering, chemistry and mathematics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 34,000 students against roughly 72,600 here.
Qingdao University is the closest domestic counterpart for chemistry, materials and life sciences; it is smaller, enrolling about 46,000 students against roughly 72,600 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
University of the Basque Country offers an international parallel to this university, with chemistry, mathematics and materials as common ground; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers fluid dynamics and physics as well.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on chemistry, mathematics and life sciences is Complutense University of Madrid in Spain, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
For a study option in France with a comparable spread of chemistry, statistics and mathematics, Université Paris Cité is the reference point: it has almost the same size, at about 64,100 students, and is also a public institution.
On content, University of Vienna in Austria and this university are close, as both teach chemistry, statistics and mathematics; it is slightly larger, at about 85,243 students against roughly 72,600 here, and is also a public institution.
King Saud University in Saudi Arabia is the nearest foreign match on civil engineering, chemistry and mathematics; it is slightly smaller, at about 61,412 students against roughly 72,600 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is Zhengzhou University?
In Zhengzhou, Henan, with the main campus on Science Avenue.
When was it founded?
In 1954, as the first comprehensive university established by the State Council.
Which institutions merged in 2000?
Zhengzhou University, Henan Medical University and Zhengzhou University of Technology.
When did it join Project 211?
In 1996.
How many campuses does it have?
Main, East, South and North campuses in Zhengzhou, and a satellite campus in Luoyang.
How many students does it have?
About 72,600, including about 2,600 international students in 2020.
How many schools and departments are there?
Fifty-one, spanning twelve fields.
How many hospitals are affiliated?
Nine, including the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University with more than 10,000 beds.
Which school is on the North campus?
The School of Cyberspace Security.
What does it cost?
Check the current tariff.
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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
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